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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 3443209" data-attributes="member: 141">@Nonlethal Force: Good point about the RP.  And as far as a tuning device, I'm inclined to think that it's kinda like a rogue's sneak attack- the class is balanced assuming that the ability is always going to be useful. Maybe I'm wrong.  But having encounters with multiple different types would, I presume, be the norm; the ranger will be more effective against some and less effective against others.  But if several encounters pass without the ranger being able to use his ability then it does need retuning.The other thing that is rattling around in my head is the warblade (Bo9S) Weapon Aptitude ability.  With an hour's practice in the morning he can swap around weapon specific feats. Kinda like how wizards do with spells.What if rangers could do something similar?  They might still find themselves with the wrong FE prepared (just like wizards find themselves wishing they hadn't swapped a spell they did) but it make it more likely they aren't hosed for a level's worth of encounters.The favored enemies might have to come from a list of creatures known.  2 at first level, then 1/level thereafter.  A 10th level ranger would choose 3 of them (+4/+4/+2, or +6/+2/+2), and could switch them every morning if he liked.</blockquote>