I'd like to do some druid lives to pump up my hirelings. How fun/easy/tedious is it to go 1-20 as a druid caster, compared to a wizard, sorcerer, arty, alchemist, fvs or cleric?
Also, how does it go in epics? Can druid casters hang in R4 after level 20?
Or, if I want druid lives, am I pretty much gimped unless I play a melee?