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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Khorod" data-source="post: 561596" data-attributes="member: 1636">The problem with taking the focus off Favored Terrains is that there is so little else to go on.  If I want my ranger to have uncanny dodge and be sneaky, I want him to multiclass.  Same for raging.One of the challenges with building a good ranger is that Wilderness Lore covers almost everything natury- without doing stuff to specialize that, there's not much left but borrowing aspects of other classes- or making a monster slayer.Your version of the ranger takes a lot from the Barbarian and Druid.  Since I am planning my next campaign without these classes immediately available, that would be a good thing- but I don't want to force people into an 'angry ranger' concept...When I consider this class, I am thinking of that campaign- it will take place in forests, hills, mountains, cities, natural caverns, a couple dungeons.  But I will be moving the player's around pretty fast.  Hm.  Maybe I wasn't thinking in terms of that.Okay, take Favored Terrain, replace the dodge bonus with a Concealment bonus of some sort, which works when they are not in melee combat.  Now, give them an escalating 'Survival Instinct' ability.  This allows them to add there Wisdom bonus as an Insight bonus to Reflex saves and AC.Now, wherever they go, they are hard to harm.  In their own terrain, they are hard to find & hard to harm.WARNING: Now on a track to being overpowered...</blockquote>