Recent content by Rocker26a

Disregard all that! I discovered my error too late! Oh, well, that makes my other thought easier. Why don't they just Polymorph themselves into a Giant Eagle and go collect the friendly Cleric?

I also had that thought, and as your maths suggest, it's a non-starter. I thought a Brontosaurus might be a workable alternative, that it's Gargantuan size would make up for it's lower Strength score than the Huge size Beasts, but. The rules on carrying capacity are less generous than those for...

You could also Polymorph a party member into a Beast capable of transporting the petrified party member to town! Rules as written say no! Which seems ridiculous! Or... Y'know. Just go into town, and. Ask the friendly Cleric to accompany you to the location where the petrified party member...

While it's not the subject of this thread specifically, I will admit I am somewhat split on spell components as far as Ranger goes. If balance was no object, I feel like I probably would say "let Rangers have Subtle Spellcasting". But I'm unsure how to act on that in a way that isn't a massive...

I disagree, but that's probably more down to different reads on the magic in question than anything else. I disagree, unlike PWT being a fitting way to express the journey to Amon Sul, I'd say Disguise Self is a poor way to express Aragorn being Strider in the Prancing Pony. It's more an act...

Sure! But just to clarify, didn't mean like "you were wrong to include these", more just, they don't perfectly jive with the vague notion of Ranger I have in my head. They would be fine for someone else. But yeah, let me go through and try and explain why; Disguise Self: It's just not the sort...

Hmmmm. I just gave the Class Features UA another look, and I realized it's actually only levels 1 and 2 that you get two spells. That has me wondering if, maybe that'd be good to carry over to this. Hunter's Mark and Zephyr Strike at level 2, Pass Without Trace and Enhance Ability at level 5...

I do think that's a fair take, but I'd sooner overcorrect than under, if that makes sense. Ranger has eaten their meat, they should get their pudding now.

I think it'd probably be okay? Horizon Walker already gets it, Two Paladin Oaths get it.

"We have Haste at home", right? Oh yeah, for sure. Don't have to be limited to any one single solution, though! Can be a few different things helping prop it up!

I'm not sure I can concisely explain it beyond "the platonic ideal of a baseline Ranger". Like the opposite of a list of subclass spells, all generalist and no specialist. I think the other spells/potential spells are probably more illustrative; Druidcraft at 1st, Hunter's Mark at 2nd, Pass...

In part, sure. It's as you said, many concepts are under the umbrella of "Ranger". And I think most, if not all of them, would almost certainly have certain spells such as HM or PWT if mechanical appeal and access were no objects. I don't really want to get into whether or not this notion holds...

This is true! However, my contention is that; some spells exist, or it could be argued that some spells ought to exist, outside that fact. When was the last time you saw a Ranger that didn't have Hunter's Mark, and that fact wasn't notable in any way? It definitely happens, but it's usually a...

Oh yeah I definitely agree on both counts, don't get me wrong. After it's made actually good at long last, then we can talk about Ranger getting it for free. And then also their primary class feature being reminiscent of it without being exactly the same. (It's just I've already done both of...

You forgot Hunter's Mark but included Pass Without Trace! But yes, while I might personally omit some of those, I'm trying to identify those sorts of spells from across the spell lists for 3rd, 4th, and 5th level.