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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thorvald Kviksverd" data-source="post: 80402" data-attributes="member: 1495">Hej Haggar!Here's a re-posting from about a year ago (I still think it's a pretty good approach <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> )......Just where exactly would a first level ranger garner this extensive experience with respect to something as dangerous as say, a dragon? Yet if you wanted to maximze your effectiveness against them at later levels you would have to take them as a favored enemy at first level.Now I know there are those who can justify having this experience early on, and like the idea of slowly building on this experience.In deference to both camps I offer the following twist on your suggestion...Bonus Slots by Level <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 1st: +1(new bonus slot)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 5th: +1, +2(new bonus slot)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 10th: +1, +2, +3(new bonus slot)...</li> </ul>Each time you gain a bonus slot you assign your favored enemies(the new one as well as any old ones you may have)to the slots in any manner you desire.The only restriction is that you may never assign an enemy to a lower bonus slot than it already occupies.Example...1st: +1 vs goblins(prior to beginning your adventuring career you amassed considerable experience tracking and fighting the goblins that plague your frontier community)5th: +1 vs goblins(they haven't bothered you much lately), +2 vs giants(but the ogres coming down from the mountains in unheard of numbers are another story).10th: +1 vs goblins(not much chance to gather experience when they run in fear at the sight of you), +2 vs Dragons(seems the ancient red wyrm that decided to take up residence is what was driving the Ogres down), +3 vs giants(but you still had to battle through a hoard of ogres and a handful of hill giants to get to him).Well, there you have it.I think this system allows greater flexibility in developing your ranger and reflecting his adventuring career, while still keeping the overall bonuses the same.And if someone prefers the old system? Well you can still model the old results with this one.</blockquote>

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