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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brisk-sg" data-source="post: 1614620" data-attributes="member: 5037">This has not been a problem for me.  It sounds to me like the Rangers in your game are being treated like front line fighters.  If you give them d10 hit dice, will that make them die less often?  It depends on why they die so much.  If it is the playstyle of the person(s) playing the ranger it might make little difference.  If the ranger player is always leading the charge into combat, then he will die more often then someone who does not have a tendency to do this.  Also, what is the standard make up of the group?  Are there several other front line fighters?  Or is the ranger filling in for that spot? The difference between d8 and d10 isn't very large, so not sure how big of a difference that will make.  Also, how will this impact the players of other classes in the group?  Will someone be less likely to play a fighter because a ranger has been given d10 hd instead of d8?  Thus the only thing the fighter has going for it in comparison is more feats, and he can wear heavy armor.  The ranger on the other hand gets same BAB, same HD, 4 more sp a lvl, 2 good saves, and good class abilities almost every level (more often then a fighter gets feats). Now if this wont cause any grief for the players, and you think it would solve the problem, go for it.  But in my experience, I don't think its the class thats the cause of the death.</blockquote>