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Ranger Beast Master: errata will add new features to your animal companion!
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<blockquote data-quote="OB1" data-source="post: 7525794" data-attributes="member: 6796241"><p>Again, the balancing point of 5e is not so sharp that you can’t increase or decrease the power level of most anything without it becoming unbalanced. The pre errata Beastmaster was balanced, the post errata Beastmaster is balanced. </p><p></p><p>What the errata did was take two of the biggest complaints about the Beastmaster and addressed them. </p><p></p><p>My companion is too easily killed by AOE attacks and from ranged attacks when I try to keep it out of direct combat. </p><p>My companion is ineffective against creatures with normal weapon resistance at higher levels. </p><p></p><p>The designers looked at the complaints, looked to see if changing the subclass to address those complaints would unbalance the class in the too powerful direction, decided that the class was still balanced with the change, and made it. </p><p></p><p>I’m pretty sure they also looked to see if the change made the class feel and play differently than what is presented. I would say this errata doesn’t change the feel of the Beastmaster as a companion that helps and protects you and that you in turn help and protect. The later piece of which is IMO of critical importance to many of those who enjoy the class.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OB1, post: 7525794, member: 6796241"] Again, the balancing point of 5e is not so sharp that you can’t increase or decrease the power level of most anything without it becoming unbalanced. The pre errata Beastmaster was balanced, the post errata Beastmaster is balanced. What the errata did was take two of the biggest complaints about the Beastmaster and addressed them. My companion is too easily killed by AOE attacks and from ranged attacks when I try to keep it out of direct combat. My companion is ineffective against creatures with normal weapon resistance at higher levels. The designers looked at the complaints, looked to see if changing the subclass to address those complaints would unbalance the class in the too powerful direction, decided that the class was still balanced with the change, and made it. I’m pretty sure they also looked to see if the change made the class feel and play differently than what is presented. I would say this errata doesn’t change the feel of the Beastmaster as a companion that helps and protects you and that you in turn help and protect. The later piece of which is IMO of critical importance to many of those who enjoy the class. [/QUOTE]
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