A shaman might be fun, too. Heavens looks nifty.
Maybe a Wood Oracle? Wood Mystery gets a scaling boost to attack that keeps up with the full BAB classes with wooden weapons so you can keep doing the archer thing if you want while still getting all the cures and restorations your party needs outside of combat.
Of course, as WK said the real weak link of the party is the Fighter and he'd do well to switch to Paladin or something... but I'm assuming the Fighter isn't willing to switch.
Well, everyone's already pretty much said the important part, fighter is the weak link
I would look at a summoning oriented summoner. Their spell list is amazing and the ability to throw down bodies is super helpful in a small party.
2nd I'd look at a caster druid with an animal companion.
Really ranger archers are a solid choice so not so sure you have to change. If you have a companion that's an extra body and ranger archers do excellent damage and have great out of combat utility.
Need more info re: wizard.
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Well, everyone's already pretty much said the important part, fighter is the weak link
I would look at a summoning oriented summoner. Their spell list is amazing and the ability to throw down bodies is super helpful in a small party.
2nd I'd look at a caster druid with an animal companion.
Really ranger archers are a solid choice so not so sure you have to change. If you have a companion that's an extra body and ranger archers do excellent damage and have great out of combat utility.
To be honest the summoner in paper looks good but our DM have strong feelings against the summoner and we are playing for the first time since 2nd edition
The caster Druid is a really neat option, time for me to read some guides and learn more of the class
If you go druid your animal companion can tank and with some luck take over for the fighter. Its better it dies then a player. If nothing else its a flanking partner. That being said i loved playing my caster druid. You get good buffs and some nice crowd control that if the wizard wants to go more blaster he could do that.
I would give your animal companion a 3 int and get him improved natural weapon so it does more damage. If it has more than one attack get it for its main atk first then when you feel comfy get it for its secondary atk as well.
In my group my animal companion tanked up till level 15 so i know they can handle it. Only down fall is you have to mem cure spells, and you get them a level later than clerics and other divine casters. But it was still loads of fun and i think its really worth checking out.
I don't know enough about Oracle to suggest them or not. But Warpriest or Paladins could be a good fit for you as well if you find something you don't like about the Druid.
Just keep the ranger and stock up on wands. You will do fine. The party offense between the fighter and ranger will really kill things fast. Pick UMD, you won't be trained in it but grabbing skill focus and circlet of persuasion puts you at +19 at level 10 with +0 for CHR. Then pick up a bunch of cleric scrolls.
Don't listen to people, go Paladin Divine Hunter, or Cleric.
I give voska +1
Don't change, just invest in out of combat healing, CLW are cheap for what they do.
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So reading through all the posts what I believe is the optimal for our party is a hibrid healer
From all the opinions
Ranger - keep with it but buy lots of wands and improve my UMD, maybe put a feat in boon companion to make my pet more tanky. Don't know if will be better to make a switch hitter instead of a dedicate archer to be more flexible
Druid - to have more spells options and tougher pet. Wich kind of weapon should I use with the Druid??
Pally - to be the main tank and healer and let the fighter goes two handed freely and our damage dealer and also let the wizard go blaster
Cleric or Oracle - maybe a reach cleric or something more war oriented?? Wood or battle oracle
Inquisitor, Hunter, shaman, war priest???
There's a lots of options here, anyone got some filling to the war priest there's an archetype for the sacred fiat that looks good
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Druid - Summoner - Paladin
It would cover nearly everything you need. Summoner to throw summons down hallways to check for traps/trigger traps. Summons to kick ass too.
Paladin are powerful melee and charismatic enough to focus on the essential social skill (Diplomacy).
The druid would just go full caster in that party comp, he and the summoner can literally fill the battlefield with summons.
Con:
you probably won't take advantage of a lot of knowledge skills which do help a lot during this AP.
Now with the ACG options tho:
-There are ways too many possible 3 man combo. Just one of the many possibilities:
-Investigator - Bloodrager - Arcanist
This should cover most if not all your basics need. Investigator for skills, and a lot of them could avoid fights during the AP.
Bloodrager, just a beast melee.
Arcanist (White Mage) toss in some healing and kick ass with arcane.
I would stick with a Ranger. You probably don't even need UMD since you have a decent spell list for wands anyway.
I would encourage the Wizard to max UMD. Especially attractive if he has an improved familiar who can also use the skill.