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Spells are an integral part of a Ranger for me. I see them in Tolkein's description of Aragorn and I see it in most of the D&D iterations. While they do describe what a Ranger can do, as an abstract in the D&D rule set it fits nicely. Drizzt does not fit well in my definition of a stereotype...

I am not really "ok" with HM being a central part of the class and a specific class feature for four levels. The only thing that makes it "ok" is that the rest of the class and especially subclass abilities let you build a fun character despite that. You can basically ignore those features for...

Lost Library of Cormanthyr. Baylee is the main character in the novel and was adopted and trained by a Wizard named Faant Golsway. Golsway also trained at least two other Rangers, one of whom is Baylee's rival and lover. In the book the training part is "backstory" as Baylee and the other two...

IDK Baylee Arnold was trained by a Wizard in Waterdeep and he is one of relatively few Rangers written about in official D&D novels.

I would like to see more varied Ranger spells, especially Arcane-type spells but that is true whether they keep or delete Hunter's Mark. If we removed Hunter's Mark from the game we would obviously need to replace or change the four class features that are specific to it, but I would not...

Me either. TBH I think the players who actually use HM extensively are the ones most unsatisfied with the class.

IME they are dealing substantially more damage than Valor and Bladesinger from level 7 onward in the 2024 rules. They also deal substantially more at level 5 and generally more at level 1-4. Level 6 is the only level they are outdamaged by a single class Valor or Bladesinger IME. I've seen EK...

I am a Ranger fan, I play more Rangers than any other class, both in 5E and in 2024 and I did not agree, I don't think Rangers need a damage boost at all, there are other classes players should play if they are DPR focused. In 5E I never played a Ranger that had HM past level 4. Also in 10...

Not in 2024. While there is some debate about what constitutes a "Wizard Cantrip" for War Magic, I don't think even the most liberal interpretation would include Eldritch Blast.

No, what I believe he is saying is using Truestrike with extra attack generally requires two different abilities making it more difficult to optimize than Green Flame Blade or Booming Blade which only require one ability, hence why they should be left legacy. Additionally GFB and BB are...

That is kind of what I meant when I siad WOTC was enamored with the spell. I think you are bound to be disappointed if you try to make Hunter's Mark into something that a Ranger can rely on as a central component of the class function in play at high levels focusing on Hunter's Mark to make the...

That seems way to fiddley and complex. I just don't get why everyone, including WOTC designers, are so enamored with HM and why it is so important to prop it up or make it better. Just let HM die on the vine, like we do other crap spells and give Rangers the option to prepare a separate...

Martial damage is already top tier in 2024, and martial classes other than Ranger arguably OP in terms of damage in most games at high level. IMO I don't think there is a good reason to increase their damage.

I talk to my players during every game and we talk at length about the rules we are going to play with in session 0. Their feelings are generally that we should play by the rules we agreed to play by. I know that factually and they are unanimous in that in terms of a general position. With...

I came here to tell people the feats changed, and explain how we realized it. Not to tell them my PC was bummed about it.

That is not it, it is more like I am not going to do this because I said I wasn't going to do it in session 0, we will change it in the next game. I do this, in session 0. I find that discussions like this in the middle of the campaign sometimes cause problems. You presume everyone in the...

I don't know I am a pretty experienced DM and so are many of the DMs I play with and those who switched to 2024 are using that guideline. Based on my experience, I think as a starting point it is solid advice period, certainly any table can play with any variations they want. Just like a table...

No that is not true, usually it was done with a bonus action or haste or action surge or they had an aura up (before an aura was technically a thing) or it was to get positioning. Most of the time disengaged is used in games I play as an action or bonus action the intent is to move past...

That is not the only time they said it. I agree that the context was using the 2024 rules. I think he is simply explaining how to do it and how it is intended to work.

Sure, you can do anything you want in your game.