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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xeviat" data-source="post: 7623405" data-attributes="member: 57494">Nah.I just think the companion is what would make the ranger stand apart as a class of its own. The base concept is kind of just a fighter/rogue/druid, or a rogue/druid, but multiclassing makes that unnecessary. Thus, it needs something of it's own.Like it or not, having a pet has become synonymous with the ranger for some people. WoW made it a core part of their hunter class. Pillars of Eternity put it in their ranger. It would give the class something unique that other classes don't have.Favored enemy is an old mechanic and I'm really surprised to see it is still there. This could have been the basis for subclasses, but it does fall into DM charity territory. I like the idea of favored terrain being something they learn on the fly, and I too think it should compare to the Rogue's expertise. I don't want to give up my spells for a companion. If a paladin can get a CR 1/2 horse with a 2nd level spell and a CR 2 mount with a 4th level spell, I want my CR 1/4th pet from a first level spell.And Hunter's Mark should have been a class ability that was powered off spell slots like smite.</blockquote>