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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 9669042" data-attributes="member: 63508">Well the Bard didn't start as a full caster.Bard and Warlock became full casters because WOTC and 3PPs suck at balancing not full casters.Also the community is too freaking wizard biased to extend niches to other types of magic.But I'll say it again The ranger exists and is a half caster because you need distinct rules for many rangery things.You cannot heal with the Medicine skill.You cannot charm an animal with Animal handling skill.You cannot cover yourself with natural armor of bark or stones with Nature skill.You cannot make special tracking tools with Survival skill.Animal handling, Medicine, Nature and Survival are traditionally Ranger skills along with Stealth.But we all agree for the most part at most tables...<h3>Animal Handling, Medicine, Nature and Survival don't "do anything".</h3>The ranger class exist to introduce those prepackaged effects associated with wilderness survival and hunting along with high skill rolls in order to add them to the game.The major issue with 5E is that for the most part WOTC and most 3PPs forgot ranger is a skills class and rangers either had exclusive access to some skill uses or had spells that removed limitations/restrictions on defined skill uses.</blockquote>