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<blockquote data-quote="Lancelot" data-source="post: 7526081" data-attributes="member: 30022"><p>So, some idle thoughts.</p><p></p><p>Why would the ranger not be thematic? You gain bonuses on monster knowledge and tracking, favored terrain, etc. Monster Slayer allows you to determine a creature's hidden weaknesses by glancing at it, Horizon Walker allows you to detect nearby portals, Gloom Stalker gives you additional darkvision and stealth vs same. All of these scream Inquisitive to me. I could see a Sherlock Holmes (or Rudolph van Richten) tracking or analysing monsters with these abilities. If you care about combat, you can't go wrong with <em>hunter's mark</em>, and some of the other low-level ranger spells are both on-theme and highly useful. They usually don't even require a deep dip into Wisdom. The 3rd level damage bonuses from the above sub-classes are also very helpful, plus the fighting style benefit.</p><p></p><p>You've quickly dismissed cleric, but are you maybe just thinking of the typical heal-bot? Knowledge Domain would give you <em>identify, augury, suggestion</em>, +2 more languages, +2 more expertise skills (!), + proficiency in any skill through Channel Divinity.</p><p></p><p>Frankly, either of the options above, with the correct spell/sub-class choices, are basically psionics classes already. What's the meaningful difference between a psion and the following class: extra languages, extra skills, skill "absorption" (be proficient in anything), telepathic control (<em>command, calm emotions, hold person, suggestion</em>), object reading (<em>detect magic, identify, locate object</em>), extra sensory powers (<em>detect poison, detect evil, augury, zone of truth</em>), and telekinetic attacks (<em>guiding bolt, spiritual weapon</em>)? Sure, the Knowledge cleric keys off Wisdom, but it's just a skin. There's nothing a 3rd level (3e/4e) psion gets that a 3rd level (5e) Knowledge cleric can't simulate, at least to a reasonable extent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lancelot, post: 7526081, member: 30022"] So, some idle thoughts. Why would the ranger not be thematic? You gain bonuses on monster knowledge and tracking, favored terrain, etc. Monster Slayer allows you to determine a creature's hidden weaknesses by glancing at it, Horizon Walker allows you to detect nearby portals, Gloom Stalker gives you additional darkvision and stealth vs same. All of these scream Inquisitive to me. I could see a Sherlock Holmes (or Rudolph van Richten) tracking or analysing monsters with these abilities. If you care about combat, you can't go wrong with [I]hunter's mark[/I], and some of the other low-level ranger spells are both on-theme and highly useful. They usually don't even require a deep dip into Wisdom. The 3rd level damage bonuses from the above sub-classes are also very helpful, plus the fighting style benefit. You've quickly dismissed cleric, but are you maybe just thinking of the typical heal-bot? Knowledge Domain would give you [I]identify, augury, suggestion[/I], +2 more languages, +2 more expertise skills (!), + proficiency in any skill through Channel Divinity. Frankly, either of the options above, with the correct spell/sub-class choices, are basically psionics classes already. What's the meaningful difference between a psion and the following class: extra languages, extra skills, skill "absorption" (be proficient in anything), telepathic control ([I]command, calm emotions, hold person, suggestion[/I]), object reading ([I]detect magic, identify, locate object[/I]), extra sensory powers ([I]detect poison, detect evil, augury, zone of truth[/I]), and telekinetic attacks ([I]guiding bolt, spiritual weapon[/I])? Sure, the Knowledge cleric keys off Wisdom, but it's just a skin. There's nothing a 3rd level (3e/4e) psion gets that a 3rd level (5e) Knowledge cleric can't simulate, at least to a reasonable extent. [/QUOTE]
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