Green Knight
First Post
Which can be found here:
http://www.montecook.com/images/Ranger2.pdf
And I must say, it is one HELL of an improvement over the original class!
For one, it's no longer as constrictive a class. If you don't want a Ranger who fights 2-weapon style then you don't have to have one, as rather than getting 2-weapon style fighting and ambidexterity, you get a bnus feat at 1st level (you still get Track for free). It's weaker than the normal Ranger, as you come out 1 Feat shorter, but it allows for more customization. So you can have a Ranger who's really good with a bow (Take Point Blank Shot and Precise Shot) rather than having a guy who fights 2-weapon style.
And if you still want to fight 2-weapon style, then it's still better as they're REAL Feats, not virtual feats, and without restriction. So you'll still be able to fight 2-weapon style, even when using a double weapon (like a quarterstaff or a two-bladed sword), or when you're wearing medium armor.
Also, you continue to gain bonus feats as you go up. Nowhere near as numerous as the Fighter, of course. You get them starting at 4th level, and every 3 levels after that (4, 7, 10, 13, 16, and 19). Of course the bonus feat list isn't an exact duplicate of the Fighters', as the Ranger is a different class and has its own set of preferred Feats.
Monte's Ranger also offers a Reflex saving throw bonus, as well as a Fortitude save. Not to mention 6 skill points per level, rather than 4.
You have a D8 hit die per level, which is cool. Nobody ever said the Ranger was supposed to be as hard as the Fighter. Ranger's still got his Favored Enemy and his spells, though his progression is sped up a little (just slightly, as the Ranger eventually ends up with 1 more 1st level spell than the normal PHB Ranger at 20th level. Not exactly a big deal).
All in all, I love this Ranger! He's a lot more customizable as opposed to constrictive and isn't front-loaded. Not to mention giving you more of a reason to stick with the class into the higher levels, rather than just taking it for 1 level and then multi-classing into something else. I REALLY wish this had been the Ranger that had been put into the PHB.
So what're your opinions about Monte's Ranger? Like it? Dislike it? Wish WoTC would slip it into the PHB in a later printing? Discuss.
http://www.montecook.com/images/Ranger2.pdf
And I must say, it is one HELL of an improvement over the original class!
For one, it's no longer as constrictive a class. If you don't want a Ranger who fights 2-weapon style then you don't have to have one, as rather than getting 2-weapon style fighting and ambidexterity, you get a bnus feat at 1st level (you still get Track for free). It's weaker than the normal Ranger, as you come out 1 Feat shorter, but it allows for more customization. So you can have a Ranger who's really good with a bow (Take Point Blank Shot and Precise Shot) rather than having a guy who fights 2-weapon style.
And if you still want to fight 2-weapon style, then it's still better as they're REAL Feats, not virtual feats, and without restriction. So you'll still be able to fight 2-weapon style, even when using a double weapon (like a quarterstaff or a two-bladed sword), or when you're wearing medium armor.
Also, you continue to gain bonus feats as you go up. Nowhere near as numerous as the Fighter, of course. You get them starting at 4th level, and every 3 levels after that (4, 7, 10, 13, 16, and 19). Of course the bonus feat list isn't an exact duplicate of the Fighters', as the Ranger is a different class and has its own set of preferred Feats.
Monte's Ranger also offers a Reflex saving throw bonus, as well as a Fortitude save. Not to mention 6 skill points per level, rather than 4.
You have a D8 hit die per level, which is cool. Nobody ever said the Ranger was supposed to be as hard as the Fighter. Ranger's still got his Favored Enemy and his spells, though his progression is sped up a little (just slightly, as the Ranger eventually ends up with 1 more 1st level spell than the normal PHB Ranger at 20th level. Not exactly a big deal).
All in all, I love this Ranger! He's a lot more customizable as opposed to constrictive and isn't front-loaded. Not to mention giving you more of a reason to stick with the class into the higher levels, rather than just taking it for 1 level and then multi-classing into something else. I REALLY wish this had been the Ranger that had been put into the PHB.
So what're your opinions about Monte's Ranger? Like it? Dislike it? Wish WoTC would slip it into the PHB in a later printing? Discuss.
