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Good points. Another thing about the article is that it kind of represents some of Gandalf's abilities as lighting bolts and fireballs. It also assumes a mage or a similar arcane caster. In the books Gandalf's spells are sometimes portrayed as fire based, but more often his greater feats (when...

I think out of all these, only the Giant Slayer got somewhat touched by the PHB Ranger. And no, no matter what some people say, the ranger was not always the "magical" class in DnD. Certainly not by 5E standards, that make it essentially a hybrid. Did they get some magical abilities? Sure they...

I lke the scout myself too. If my DM allows it, i might convert my current battle master into one. I planned on MC-ing into a ranger anyways. Maybe it's a good idea to see if they release any more kits though.

Not an easy thing to do and one has to think of the priorities. The only cRPG i've ever played that come close to DnD in both rule set and interface is probably ToEE. It had both the setting, the rule set and the mechanics of a core PnP game. However is it my favorite iteration of a DnD game...

Ah, thanks!

This surprised me quite a bit. Mostly because of the seaming similarity between our games. We are also a lvl 3 group of 4, and our play sessions last 3-4 hours on average. Actual combat also averages on 1.5 hours. We also use grid at times, not always, but around 2/3rds of the time. What is very...

Not a character, but character's "biology". As i mentioned the same array can be played or role played in different ways, but the "base body" remains the same. I just prefer a more "diverse gene pool". What surprised me is that a relatively small percentage of people here did so as well. The...

Peltasts were originally light troops recruited from the poor classes, but as time progressed, the term came to signify troops armed in certain way. So professional soldiers and even elite guards came to be known and armed as peltasts. They wore smaller and lighter shields then the average...

Thanks for taking the time to elaborate. I got really stuck on this one:p

Maybe i chose the wrong word. By "samish" i meant, generally all fighters in all campaigns at all times would be samish if using the standard array or point buy. Say Bob the Big Hammer hitter is a base party member with 16 Str and 14 Con at the start. If Bob dies or retires along the way, you...

So, a (say) 16HP increase and +1 STh is in general better then 32HP increase? I would definitely include the HD bonus if some of the classes had multiple hit dice per level, but this way i just don't see that particular bonus as that much useful.

Perhaps it would help if all those "situational" features were attributed to the group, not just the ranger. Yeah, rangers should excel when soloing, or when moving in ranger bands, but as already mentioned a dozen of times, most DnD adventuring groups don't roll this way. Nor should they be...

Trust me, my group had a year or so lasting campaign in 4E. By the time we reached lvl 12-16 each combat encounter lasted an eternity, unless it involved minions. If i could show you my damage books, and char statistics they are 2-3 times longer then they are for comparative levels in 5E. Yeah...

I already got resilient Wis at lvl12, which gave me a Wis score of 14. My current array is: 20 13 14 12 14 10 We already have a life cleric, so we are not in a great need of healing. Why would you go +2 Con over toughness?

I begin to see all the sides of die/coin now. I can understand why standard arrays and point buys get so much proponents. My only gripe with them is their greatest strength.... balance. All PCs are equal, and thus in the long run all PCs are "samish". Especially in multiple campaigns. Unless...

What do you guys think it's better for a lvl 16 warrior? A Tough feat, thus extra 32HP? Or Athlete feat, giving him a total of 14 DEX (from 13) and opening up the possibility for medium armor sneaking plus the other benefits? Alternative line of thought, Alert feat. The PC will gain one more...

Statistically interested here. What is your favorite or preferred method of generating ability stats, both as DM's and as players, and why? 1. Completely arbitrary numbers assignment; 2. Standard array 3. Point buy 4. 3d6 5. 4d6, minus the smallest roll 6. 4d6 (or other rolling method), but...

Pretty much this. Also, the UA Spell less ranger variant (AKA Aragorn) is already a hybrid or a MC of its own, specifically designed to address the issue of not having to MC to play that particular archetype. As such, if i was a DM, i would specifically prohibit using the class for MC-ing. I...

I'm doing my concept 2E justifier in 5E, so the other class is a ranger. Where do the rules state we can't take R e s i l i e n t more then once? EDIT: found it: "You can take each feat only once, unless the feat’s description says otherwise"

A related question. I have a level 10 PC (6+4 MC - primary class fighter) With the following stats: 20 STR 13 DEX 14 CON 12 INT 13 WIS 10 CHA I have 3 optional stat/feat increases at lvl 12, 16 and 20. As a fighter i have proficiency at STR and CON. What do you think should be the path to...