Confirmed - Rangers get d8 HD in 3.5e.

[Joseph Elric Smith]

Good thing almost everyone made up their own version already. If they are giving up HD, they'd best get a LOT in return. 'Overpowered' was NOT one of the ranger's problems.

depends what you mean by over powered? If some one actually played a ranger for all his levels, but then again I've never seen that.

Ken

 

[Wormwood]

I'm not sure I like a boost to favored enemy.

+5 to one species was bad enough - I'm hoping it isn't just being doubled.

Favored enemy still probably caps out at +5, but it would seem that you get +1/level. You probably pick a new enemy every 5 or so levels (for a total of 4 enemies, +5 to each at level 20)

That would really be great, since it encourages you to pick progressively stronger monsters as your enemies.

 

[krunchyfrogg]

If thats true, then I feel sorry for any TWF rangers. Does anyone want to go toe-to-toe with a d8 for HD, light armor, and no shield?

Unless, of course, your offhand weapon is a spiked shield.

You noticed that to, heh? If their combat styles are limited by armor, that's the first thing I'm house ruling. I hate the idea of rangers being hampered by chain mail. Full plate, fine. Chain mail, no.

To each his own. The current version can still wear a chain shirt for armor (something Drizzt wears, if anybody cares).

Ah, I had no idea as I never played 1e. Oop.

No problem, lunchbox.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

They did Drizzt wrong in the FRCS. He's wearing chain mail, so he can't use his TWF. Serves him right for not buying the feats with his bonus fighter feats

 

[Knight Otu]

I am very sure that the Drizzt in the FRCS was designed as taking his TWF as a fighter feat.

 

[DonAdam]

I like the d8 hit die. I don't use it on my homebrew, but I'm fine with it.

It makes the character, on average, his level +1 hit points behind. That's probably about 1-2 less hits in the average encounter before he goes down. It reinforces the hit and run aspect of a ranger.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

I haven't counted Drizzt's feats, but I did take a look at Artemis. He took one level of ranger, and he also took the two feats.

It looks like he just poached the feats from one level of ranger

 

[BOZ]

the ranger/fighter in my party is not going to like to hear this...

he's got over 90 hp's, and he's only 8th level!

 

[Lela]

the ranger/fighter in my party is not going to like to hear this...

he's got over 90 hp's, and he's only 8th level!

Is he dealing out 226 damage a round (to one opponant)? Mine was level 13, used a bow, and liked Manyshot. Lord Ao had him smited on the spot. In return, I've told him I'll make him a god after the world is destroyed.

 

[Irda Ranger]

I like the d8 HD. I never saw the Ranger as a toe-to-toe character the way the other "Warrior" classes were. More of special-ops hunter was my take.

I think that the d8 HD will force PCs to think a little more, since they can't take the same damage the "damn the torpedos" classes can.

I am really looking forward to this revision.