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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6669534" data-attributes="member: 20323">Tier 1That makes a lot of sense, since my version of the ranger is more focused on dealing damage.The feature has the same practical limit as hunter’s mark - concentration. But yes, it is better. I agree that the second part - overwatching an area - is a better fit for the Borderlands Guard. Thanks!Wisdom (Survival), just like it says in the core rules.Ah, I can see how that might be unclear translating between English and French!So only the 1st level part of Wilderness Lore pertains to “traveling for 1 hour or more.”The 6th level and above parts of Wilderness Lore are just constant benefits.I actually get the opposite result: that Wildcrafts are “underpowered.” Here’s my math…Ok, so the question is do Wildcrafts (Invocations) roughly balance against PHB Ranger Spellcasting as a replacement?To compare, we’re using this assumption:Two 1st-level spells = 2/3 feat = 1 Wildcraft or InvocationThen we convert the 1st-level spells to spell points using the DMG variant:4 spell points = 2/3 feat = 1 Wildcraft or InvocationThen we total up the number of spell points the PHB Ranger gets over the course of their adventuring career (at 20th level):(4*2) + (3*3) + (3*5) + (3*6) + (2*7) = 64 spell pointsSo then we take those spell points and figure out how many Wildcrafts would be equivalent:64 spell points / 4 = 16 Wildcrafts or InvocationsWe’d expect 16 Wildcrafts to replace PHB Ranger Spellcasting, but it turns out my Ranger X gets 8 Wildcrafts over the course of their adventuring career (at 20th level).I think this is OK, because ranger spells generally break down into 1/2 combat and 1/2 utility (with a dash of healing and defense). I've basically replaced combat spells with Overwatch. Which leaves the Wildcrafts to replace the utility spells. Seems well balanced to me!Ack! I made a typo! The Wildlands Warden’s spellcasting progression should be identical to the Eldritch Knight. I’ll fix it.More to come...</blockquote>

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