Ranger / Paldin Spells and Casting

[reapersaurus]

yeah, the triple-punishing of rangers and paladins for magic is absurd.

First, they get really slow progression and low #'s of spells.
They also get jack for spell selection - many of the spells are almost useless.
Finally they have to cast what meager number and selection of spells at 1/2 caster level?

WTF?

Anyone got a list of spells, and could analyze which ones are pretty much negated by the 1/2 caster level?

 

[hammymchamham]

they also have good BAB and other nifty abilities that full spell casters don't get. Their spells are ment to complement them, but they aren't spell casters. They're bastard classes

 

[mystraschosen]

They are bastards?....Frankly I am shocked at the language sir pig,hate them if you will but bastards they are not.

hehe *iconic hammy irritater*

 

[Dr. Zoom]

It was easy to calculate?

Doc Zoom: Favored Enemy of rangers... If it starts at +2, then many elven or dwarven rangers with Fav En humans rock A LOT in my rather low magic humano centric settings...

I think that would be too much.

Yeah, favored enemy (human) is quite potent, especially if it is +2. But I don't really find it to be too much, at least not yet. Actually, I find it refreshingly gritty considering it is the ranger's main special ability. Like I said, it gives the ability some teeth. Perhaps your human population should fear those elven and dwarven, or even gnoll, rangers who know how to hunt them.