Druid trip fighter?

[Stygofthedump]

Druid trip fighter anyone?
Just curious what this would like with CORE only 3 books.
Lv 10 Dire ape with wild armour and Reach weapon? can one get bigger than large in this way?

thanks

[Karl Aegis]

If you're in core only the druid supports the most concepts. It does anything physical better than the physical classes.

[eggynack]

I'm inclined to think that you'd be better off skipping the fighter half, just picking some form that has reasonable tripping power. Canine forms do pretty well at that, and the trip ability is generally comparable to something like improved trip. Of course, combining that stuff with improved trip would work out pretty well, as you're basically getting the knock-down half of the knock-down+improved trip combo for free. As for size, whatever size you pick up will likely have to come outside of class, and the issues with stacking magical size increases is always present. That part might not work as a result. Beyond that, summons and the companion can definitely support your tripping, with a riding dog teaming up with a dire wolf army to keep a battlefield locked down. I don't think that all of this would necessarily be the best plan if you go straight druid, but it works out well enough.