James Gasik's latest activity

same, and then they built the '24 version around it and a part of my soul died on seeing that design choice.

Lol, well, it's funny you say that. The Gnome has the same identity crisis as the Ranger. What is a Gnome? They're small sized and...

Until WotC either: A, specifies that this is or isn't intended. B, explains whether Ready is or isn't it's own unique action type. Or...

Hunter's Mark is basically a variant of Hex. Nature's Veil is a small number of 1 round invisibility as a bonus action uses per day...

That’s actually a really interesting argument, and I think there’s a historical parallel that makes it even richer: the Bronze Age...

Really the biggest issue is that D&D spellcasting is a "go hard or it's a Waste" system. You can't really dabble in spell slots as you...

Level Up's version of Favored Enemy, Studied Adversary, allows you to replace your current studied adversary with a new one every time...

Not specially but bows had a higher rate of fire. Ranger bonus damage applied on each shot.

Oh yeah, against "giant-class" enemies. I remember it was a pretty random list (like Tasloi were on it for some bizarre reason, lol)...

If you count Pathfinder 1e as D&D, then that is probably the best version of the Ranger, especially with the ability to swap out class...

While the 3.5 Ranger had access to one of two Combat Styles, the PF1 Ranger had access to a lot more from its' core rulebook and...

I mean it's a personal preference. I still feel I could make a multiclassed character that gives me anything I'd want from Ranger...

Maybe I missed something, were 1e Rangers better archers than Fighters, or were they about the same? I vaguely recall Rangers being...

In 3.5, yes, but not in 3.0. I should have specified which 3e I was talking about, and I probably should have mentioned the 3.5 Ranger...

It's funny that the Ranger hasn't always even been an archery expert. In 2e and 3e, for example, the Ranger had a two-weapon fighting...