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And that's the rub typically in D&D how most DMS create their dungeons the monsters are already at 100% power and readiness. They...
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See That's the problem... Most DMs run monsters that would be wrecked by better prepared, more offensive minded adventurers. The main...
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I think people are missing my point I'm It's not that you'd be expected to fight 100 goblins It's that goblins in D&D in 0e, 1e, 2e...
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1e MM Goblins... "NO. APPEARING: 40-400" :p
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Level 3: Ranger Lord Whenever you make a Charisma roll, you gain a bonus to the check equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of +1)...
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I've seen it. That's why this is mostly a DM problem of DMs not adjusting to tiers. Outside of the 1 caster, your enemies lack...
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The stay spread of the 1E ranger don't translate to modern game design because the the 1E was practically impossible to ambush nor see...
Oct 23, 2025
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They rewrote it with stuff already in D&D. That's the point. They literally A/B test PHB vs Tasha when they made the 24 ranger.
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They weren't allowed to. Too many of the 5e audience want 5e to be errataed but compatible with 2014 so their official and 3pp books...
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THe grandfather issues is 2024's backwards compatibility with 2014's elements.
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Indeed not! Right, I think a lot of Ranger's problems come from this sort of place. Like, it's most clear in hindsight what the issues...
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Because Rage is worth more than Sneak Attack but less than Smite. That's the issue. You can't make an Action, Rage, SA, FE, and Smite...
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That's the point. In order to get a satisfactory version of Rage, sneak attack, and smite, you have to make them difficult to be used...
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sure, but they weren't exactly the only classes that existed in that edition were they? and the list of feats the fighter could take...
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I've yet to see a company publish a system that works that way and is successful in getting sales. The typical drawback of classes...
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