doctorbadwolf
Heretic of The Seventh Circle
I think that rangers should be able to gather intel from nature in ways that others simply can't ever do, maybe even druids. So, the Druid can cast speak with plants, maybe the ranger can cast a spell to experience what the plant experienced? Like psychometry for plants?
I think part of the problem is simply how few spells the ranger knows. Can you really justify taking animal messenger, beast bond, animal friendship, or even stuff like longstrider and jump, when you also kinda need to be able to turn spell slots into damage and tactical advantages with stuff like hunter's mark and ensnaring strike? I mean, obviously you can, but it sucks to have to choose between them in as limited an amount as the ranger gets.
Which is why I give rangers spells known equal to 1/2 level rounded down plus wisdom mod.
I think part of the problem is simply how few spells the ranger knows. Can you really justify taking animal messenger, beast bond, animal friendship, or even stuff like longstrider and jump, when you also kinda need to be able to turn spell slots into damage and tactical advantages with stuff like hunter's mark and ensnaring strike? I mean, obviously you can, but it sucks to have to choose between them in as limited an amount as the ranger gets.
Which is why I give rangers spells known equal to 1/2 level rounded down plus wisdom mod.