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<blockquote data-quote="Edgar Ironpelt" data-source="post: 9050334" data-attributes="member: 32075">I didn't answer the poll because it doesn't apply to my &quot;Brotherhood of Rangers&quot; game, which is the only D&amp;D I've run in years. It's 3.5e instead of 5th edition, and the players are all gestalt-rangers and thus blessed/tainted with those class abilities. That said, the two fighter-ranger gestalts in the party do hold their own. One did require some character optimization &amp; archery specialization instead of trying to be both a supreme bowman and a supreme swordsman, while the other was a melee combat guy from the first - but his player is really bad at dealing with even the basic crunch; the rest of the players (and me) have to keep reminding him &quot;Now add your Greatsword bonus to that D20 roll...&quot;It turned out that the party wizard being a gestalt wizard-ranger helps the party dynamics too. He isn't under the usual pressure to &quot;go nova-spells or go home&quot; as he can competently do things with his ranger abilities, with occasional chances to shine when he does cast a spell. And similarly with the party cleric.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edgar Ironpelt, post: 9050334, member: 32075"] I didn't answer the poll because it doesn't apply to my "Brotherhood of Rangers" game, which is the only D&D I've run in years. It's 3.5e instead of 5th edition, and the players are all gestalt-rangers and thus blessed/tainted with those class abilities. That said, the two fighter-ranger gestalts in the party do hold their own. One did require some character optimization & archery specialization instead of trying to be both a supreme bowman and a supreme swordsman, while the other was a melee combat guy from the first - but his player is really bad at dealing with even the basic crunch; the rest of the players (and me) have to keep reminding him "Now add your Greatsword bonus to that D20 roll..." It turned out that the party wizard being a gestalt wizard-ranger helps the party dynamics too. He isn't under the usual pressure to "go nova-spells or go home" as he can competently do things with his ranger abilities, with occasional chances to shine when he does cast a spell. And similarly with the party cleric. [/QUOTE]

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