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Ranger Playahs: How do you choose favored enemies?
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<blockquote data-quote="greymarch" data-source="post: 1007406" data-attributes="member: 4625"><p>In D&D 3.5, the ranger favored enemy bonus is no longer a precision-based bonus, so it will work against creatures that normally cannot be affected by a critical hit (undead, constructs, plant creatures, elementals, etc..)</p><p></p><p>This means that picking undead as your favored enemy is definitely the way to go. There are more undead type creatures in D&D than any other subtype.</p><p></p><p>In D&D 3.5 you can also pick humans even if you are not evil, so alot of rangers will choose this option. My DM hardly ever uses humans though, so I didnt pick it.</p><p></p><p>Giants are always a popular choice, especially if you plan on being level 9 to 16 for quite a while.</p><p></p><p>In D&D 3.5, outsider-evil is now an option. This covers all kinds of creatures, including devils, demons, yugoloths, and other assorted fiends.</p><p></p><p>If I was creating a 20th level ranger for D&D 3.5, here are the favored enemies I would want the most:</p><p></p><p>1. Undead</p><p>2. Magical beasts</p><p>3. Aberrations</p><p>4. Evil-outsiders</p><p>5. Giants</p><p></p><p>About 70% of all creatures fall into the above five categories.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greymarch, post: 1007406, member: 4625"] In D&D 3.5, the ranger favored enemy bonus is no longer a precision-based bonus, so it will work against creatures that normally cannot be affected by a critical hit (undead, constructs, plant creatures, elementals, etc..) This means that picking undead as your favored enemy is definitely the way to go. There are more undead type creatures in D&D than any other subtype. In D&D 3.5 you can also pick humans even if you are not evil, so alot of rangers will choose this option. My DM hardly ever uses humans though, so I didnt pick it. Giants are always a popular choice, especially if you plan on being level 9 to 16 for quite a while. In D&D 3.5, outsider-evil is now an option. This covers all kinds of creatures, including devils, demons, yugoloths, and other assorted fiends. If I was creating a 20th level ranger for D&D 3.5, here are the favored enemies I would want the most: 1. Undead 2. Magical beasts 3. Aberrations 4. Evil-outsiders 5. Giants About 70% of all creatures fall into the above five categories. [/QUOTE]
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