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<blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 8253845" data-attributes="member: 6704184"><p>Just example spells. Truth is, there are only so many thematic utility spells in the game. Besides, most of the spells I picked are utility. But especially with level 1 and 2 spells, there's only so much to choose from, and frankly part of the ranger's toolkit is going to be combat, even when we look at terrain, because part of learning to be a ranger in the tundra is learning to fight in it. Remember that a ranger is someone who guards the border between wilds and civilization, not just a tracker or scout.</p><p></p><p>So, the idea here is that any ranger needs to be able to get information from the land, and those spells represent doing so magically, at a higher level than a mundane scout could. Making it 1/day free is simply mechanically satisfying with how these things tend to work in 5e, especially with how newer options are being built.</p><p></p><p>Ah, my plan is to not even have a damage bonus involved in favored enemy. Bane is a tactical edge, not a damage buff. Things like making a creature with flight slower and clumsier, and have to save vs prone and thus falling when they land, or when they try to move their full speed, or making a creature with regeneration lose or reduce that feature until they save against the bane. </p><p>Possibly with the addition that at level one you pick from normal stuff, and then fey, dragons, fiends, maybe giants, can't be chosen until level 6, but...eh I don't know about that. There are too many fairly low level fey, fiends, and giants, and even some of the lesser dragons.</p><p></p><p>Yeah, it definitely needs iteration for clarity and concise language and formatting.</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p><p></p><p>Yeah, Tasha's has optional class features which many consider to "fix" the ranger, along with some new archetypes, and a fighting style where you simply gain 2 druid cantrips of your choice. </p><p></p><p>I'll review your second post and make a separate reply to it, so it's easier to keep things straight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doctorbadwolf, post: 8253845, member: 6704184"] Just example spells. Truth is, there are only so many thematic utility spells in the game. Besides, most of the spells I picked are utility. But especially with level 1 and 2 spells, there's only so much to choose from, and frankly part of the ranger's toolkit is going to be combat, even when we look at terrain, because part of learning to be a ranger in the tundra is learning to fight in it. Remember that a ranger is someone who guards the border between wilds and civilization, not just a tracker or scout. So, the idea here is that any ranger needs to be able to get information from the land, and those spells represent doing so magically, at a higher level than a mundane scout could. Making it 1/day free is simply mechanically satisfying with how these things tend to work in 5e, especially with how newer options are being built. Ah, my plan is to not even have a damage bonus involved in favored enemy. Bane is a tactical edge, not a damage buff. Things like making a creature with flight slower and clumsier, and have to save vs prone and thus falling when they land, or when they try to move their full speed, or making a creature with regeneration lose or reduce that feature until they save against the bane. Possibly with the addition that at level one you pick from normal stuff, and then fey, dragons, fiends, maybe giants, can't be chosen until level 6, but...eh I don't know about that. There are too many fairly low level fey, fiends, and giants, and even some of the lesser dragons. Yeah, it definitely needs iteration for clarity and concise language and formatting. Thanks! Yeah, Tasha's has optional class features which many consider to "fix" the ranger, along with some new archetypes, and a fighting style where you simply gain 2 druid cantrips of your choice. I'll review your second post and make a separate reply to it, so it's easier to keep things straight. [/QUOTE]
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