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The OCFs in general were a let-down for me. Primal Awareness was another sticking point, just something about expressing Ranger's connection to nature solely through spells irked me. I just feel like if anything should be innate, it should be that. Just from what I've seen, that seems to be a...

Exactly, they were close with Tasha's Favoured Foe. But they were still too safe with it! Can do it as a part of your attack and it gets better at nice levels, but. Still concentration, still single target, a reduced base damage die from Hunter's Mark even! And then as you say, even if you...

I tend to conceptualize Ranger as ideally being a mechanical and thematic counterpoint to Paladin. For example, where Paladin's signature is doing a big nova attack, Rangers act more as a rolling snowball with their damage, defined by a sense of momentum over the course of a fight. So ideally...

What, give 'em something like the Hunter's features at the baseline?

Ahhh, okay. That'd explain it. Don't generally watch those. Prefer reading the released material myself. Quite possibly! Either way, it's just lame to me. I still think Ranger should be mechanically on par with Paladin (if nothing else), and until it is, it'll always be a little underwhelming.

I might be blind, but I can't seem to see a more recent update that changes that. I will take your word for it though. But even still, it shouldn't have made it to playtest at all in my opinion. If they wanted those spells to be exclusive to Ranger, then they should. Do that. Not make them...

This particular case of wanting to supply an item for a particular character did prompt this train of thought, but if I was to make something functional as a result, I'd want it to be applicable elsewhere in the future. That is part of the appeal of the Instruments of the Bards, you can easily...

I'd invite you to do so, I still think it sucks and is lame (despite still somehow being among the least worst iterations of the class)! I hate the fact that it turned Conjure Barrage + Volley into class features! Like even if those spells were a part of the fantasy of Ranger for me, I'd still...

So, it feels relatively uncontroversial to say that Bards shouldn't be necessarily required to choose between either a musical instrument or a components pouch for their spellcasting focus (despite the rules as written suggesting that is exactly the case). Even just in general, nevermind...

Well, they're my words to describe Beasts and the Monstrosities that feasibly pass as them, yeah! Only flagging it up in case you didn't know, since it seems strange to be allowed to Wild Shape into a sapient creature, is all. Also even more minor point, but; sapient, not sentient! All these...

I would personally say that's a somewhat slim benefit for a feat, and also it's system of definitions is a bit complex for the actual language the game runs off of. Like, I get the idea of course, but if you're having to assess which creatures are suitable anyway, I feel like just going...

Thanks! And that's reasonable of course about the spell, that's why the spell is markedly weaker and lacks any scaling or similar, I wasn't looking to hand over Druid's place on the top spot. It's similar to my feelings on Beast companions I guess, I think it could be cool for all the Primal...

Thanks! I like the other stuff better than the movement limitation removal, to be fair. I do think that makes sense and is fair enough, it's just, yeah. Not a significant factor for me personally. Especially on Druid where, I am compelled by the flavour their primary mechanic, turning into...

Sounds about right! It reminds me, I've always thought it's maybe a little weird that all(?) "domesticated" Beasts have negative Charisma modifiers. I feel like they ought to be higher, and then that is part of the utility of those creatures. Become/summon a dog, distract some civilians by...

That's actually something else I adopted for our house rules! I just didn't mention it in this post because, small potatoes. But yeah! It's such a nice thing! Should've been that way from the start I feel like. Lets you avoid that dumb "oh i've just gone on a scouting journey but now i can't...

Last year I was debating how I'd improve Wild Shape. I dislike how Moon Druid has a near monopoly on it's combat application after the early levels, and I just think it could be a little better in general, make Druid a more attractive prospect compared to Cleric. So I worked some changes out...

So, I really like Wild Shape as an ability! But I do think it's limitations can be unnecessarily frustrating. Moon Druid is a particular fly in the ointment for me. I feel about them like some people feel about Hunter Rangers I think, where I kind of wonder if you'd be better served rolling...

I think that can be a part of the Barbarian in general, sure. But I don't think that's necessarily the intent with Reckless Attack itself. I feel like it is more about hopefully killing the thing you're attacking than it is painting a nice convenient target on your back. "hey guys, i just...

Yeah! Like, I think even that is better than opening yourself up to being dogpiled by all the little buggers in a given encounter once your turn ends. But not so much better that it's a ridiculous proposition.

I don't think it's awful or anything, I just think it could be a bit better personally. I think advantage on all incoming attacks for the round is a pretty heavy mechanical cost, and can also just let down the roleplay a bit. (And also I will say, I feel like that GIF is more in line with what...