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<blockquote data-quote="Sobran" data-source="post: 4875470" data-attributes="member: 45528">I completely agree with this statement. It sort of seems like this player is having a tough time and it doesn't sound like much is being done to mitigate it. Would buffing the ranger have made the difference between failure and victory in this encounter? No, by your own admittance. By the same token, why has the DM not addressed this shortcoming. If not rerolling, at least letting the character be tweaked a bit in hindsight would address the poor character planning. If this goes against the DMs philosophy, he could throw him a bone a couple other ways. A sweet magical bow that just screams &quot;give it to the ranger,&quot; social and skill challenges that play to his non-combat strengths, or a cloak that allows him to assume the shape of a raven, thereby allowing him to aid the party in creative ways. Granted, I don't have all the facts here. This player could be an obnoxious twit that no one wants to help. But this sounds like a failure on the part of more than just the one player that clearly didn't know what the hell he was doing. In a hobby like this, it takes some teamwork to ensure everyone has fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sobran, post: 4875470, member: 45528"] I completely agree with this statement. It sort of seems like this player is having a tough time and it doesn't sound like much is being done to mitigate it. Would buffing the ranger have made the difference between failure and victory in this encounter? No, by your own admittance. By the same token, why has the DM not addressed this shortcoming. If not rerolling, at least letting the character be tweaked a bit in hindsight would address the poor character planning. If this goes against the DMs philosophy, he could throw him a bone a couple other ways. A sweet magical bow that just screams "give it to the ranger," social and skill challenges that play to his non-combat strengths, or a cloak that allows him to assume the shape of a raven, thereby allowing him to aid the party in creative ways. Granted, I don't have all the facts here. This player could be an obnoxious twit that no one wants to help. But this sounds like a failure on the part of more than just the one player that clearly didn't know what the hell he was doing. In a hobby like this, it takes some teamwork to ensure everyone has fun. [/QUOTE]

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