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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 6606756" data-attributes="member: 63508">The major aspect is that they made the ranger unique and gave it mechanics. The ranger has access to healing spells, exploration spells, AOE spells, and hunter's mark while at the same time having combat bonuses from Extra Attack and skill bonuses for Favored Enemy, Natural Explorer, HIPS, and Vanish. For example, if the core 3e class if directly converted to 5e are unique you'd only end up with the barbarian, cleric, rogue, and wizard. Maybe the druid (if you don't make wild shape into a channel divinity) and bard (if you think bardic music is powerful.) Mutliclassing rules and current feats replicate the rest.To me, the first thing you do when you make a class after creating its story and background is design its 1st, 2nd, and 5th level class features. You define the first few class features that the class uses all the time that others cant and the first upgrade of that.</blockquote>