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Bugbears as PCs balanced??
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<blockquote data-quote="zero skill LPB" data-source="post: 4445560" data-attributes="member: 9941"><p>The party I'm running through Thunderspire Labyrinth has a Bugbear Ranger. What's more, said Ranger took Sneak of Shadows to have a Sneak Attack for use at his discretion. What's more-more, I let him start with a Bag of Holding to go along with his Quick Draw feat (thereby expanding his potential weapon selection in any given situation). And I think it's gonna work out fine. Why?</p><p></p><p>Hunter's Quarry: minor action to fire off, tactical position relevant</p><p>Predatory Eye: minor action to fire off, requires combat advantage</p><p>Sneak Attack: constrained weapon list, requires combat advantage</p><p>Oversized Weapon: bumps damage die one tick on the track</p><p></p><p>If he has the actions to spend and the opportunity to spend 'em, great! It's entertaining to see a murder machine do it's thing. </p><p></p><p>He's a monster. NPCs react to him appropriately. Everyone at the table is having a great time with that too.</p><p></p><p>The Bugbear Ranger named 'Buttercup' has earned checkmarks in every win column 'round these parts. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>That said, my opinion is skewed towards acceptance since the party kinda lucked out in that they're themed in such a way as to blend with the story/backdrop rather nicely. </p><p></p><p>When the party was originally being put together they knew next to nothing of the backdrop or the story arc. I let them go nuts with the MM playable races and ended up with a Drow Warlord, Bugbear Ranger, Shadar-Kai Wizard, Tiefling Warlock and a Dwarf Fighter. They all designed their PCs to be trained in Stealth -- the non-Rangers all juggled stats to take Warrior of the Wild. They're a bunch of mercs that specialize in scouting missions and ambushes. And, coincidentally, blend pretty dang well in the Seven Pillared Hall. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zero skill LPB, post: 4445560, member: 9941"] The party I'm running through Thunderspire Labyrinth has a Bugbear Ranger. What's more, said Ranger took Sneak of Shadows to have a Sneak Attack for use at his discretion. What's more-more, I let him start with a Bag of Holding to go along with his Quick Draw feat (thereby expanding his potential weapon selection in any given situation). And I think it's gonna work out fine. Why? Hunter's Quarry: minor action to fire off, tactical position relevant Predatory Eye: minor action to fire off, requires combat advantage Sneak Attack: constrained weapon list, requires combat advantage Oversized Weapon: bumps damage die one tick on the track If he has the actions to spend and the opportunity to spend 'em, great! It's entertaining to see a murder machine do it's thing. He's a monster. NPCs react to him appropriately. Everyone at the table is having a great time with that too. The Bugbear Ranger named 'Buttercup' has earned checkmarks in every win column 'round these parts. :) ----- That said, my opinion is skewed towards acceptance since the party kinda lucked out in that they're themed in such a way as to blend with the story/backdrop rather nicely. When the party was originally being put together they knew next to nothing of the backdrop or the story arc. I let them go nuts with the MM playable races and ended up with a Drow Warlord, Bugbear Ranger, Shadar-Kai Wizard, Tiefling Warlock and a Dwarf Fighter. They all designed their PCs to be trained in Stealth -- the non-Rangers all juggled stats to take Warrior of the Wild. They're a bunch of mercs that specialize in scouting missions and ambushes. And, coincidentally, blend pretty dang well in the Seven Pillared Hall. :) [/QUOTE]
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