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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 8260800" data-attributes="member: 6704184">I will say this, the Ranger Multi-classes better with Tashas. A lot better. Assassin Rogue/Gloomstalker Ranger was already good, now it's very good. Especially with the Poisoner feat.When you get Assassinate, a level 10 (which is admittedly high level for most games, but within the range of most games at least) Assassin5/Gloom5 can stack 3d6 Sneak Attack, 3 attacks (4 if dual wielding), 2d8 poison, 1d4 FF. Let's say this is a non-powergamer type, who uses a shortsword and shield, so it's just 3 attacks with a non optimal weapon. That's 3d6 (10.5) + [1d6+6]x3 (28.5) + 1d4 (2.5) + 2d8 (9) = 50.5 average damage, not counting any additional setup like casting Hunter's Mark instead of using FF, which would bring it up to 58.5 by replacing the 2.5 with 10.5. Actually writing it out, only poisoner is from Tasha's in that in terms of actually improving damage. I'm pretty sure even if we assume a dual weilder hunter's mark will still come out ahead. *But Tasha's let's level 1 be useful in all campaigns, and gives a way to just not even choose Hunter's Mark and still be effective in terms of damage. So, I'm cool with that. *Let's do a dual weilder, then Fighting Style changes to TWF. That's 3d6 (10.5) + [1d6+4]x4 (30) + 1d4 (2.5) + 2d8 (9) = 52 (10.5+30+2.5+9), using Favored Foe.Using Hunter's Mark, cast ahead of time, it's; 3d6 (10.5) + [1d6+4]x4 (30) + 3d6 (10.5) + 2d8 (9) = 60 (10.5+30+10.5+9)Hunter's Mark, cast in the first round while maintaining stealth, which for this build should be easy; 3d6 (10.5) + [1d6+4]x4 (30) + 2d6 (7) + 2d8 (9) = 56.5 (10.5+30+7+9)Yeah, Hunter's Mark is more damage in any scenario other than a long fight using the most generous possible reading. Honestly, if you use the most strict reading, I'm not sure FF is even worth dropping more languages and knowing more about certain types of creatures. It's really just the low number of spells known that would make me tempted to take it, and since we use feats I'd probably just take Fey Touched and leave my ranger spells for more interesting things. But with the generous reading, I really might take FF.</blockquote>

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