Rangers vs undead

[Sir ThornCrest]

Is it worth it, for a Ranger to specialize in the Undead? Stacking his favored enemy 100% against the Undead. We have a PC that died already (a ghost basically ate the Psion) and that guy wants to introduce a Ranger that is 100% anti undead.

Thorncrest

 

[Jdvn1]

Yeah, why not? In some games it'd come in really handy.

 

[Felon]

The favored enemy damage bonus applies to undead in 3.5, and many undead are intelligent enough that Bluff and Sense Motive checks may actually come into play. The only reason it would be a bad choice is if undead just aren't commonly encountered in that campaign.

 

[Jondor_Battlehammer]

The bonuses would come into play enough to count, just not AS much with other creatures. However, undead are one of the few catagories where you can find out of the book challenges at nearly every CR, so over some choices it has an advantage. If you use additional sources, such as the CompleteX series, there are feats that make up for the loss of FE damage to undead.

 

[Turanil]

It's a perfectly viable choice, especially if the character later takes some kind of Ghost Hunter / Undead Slayer prestige class.

 

[MerricB]

Works very well. Really, how often do you use the other skills against your favoured enemy? The most important thing is the Damage!

Cheers!

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

You can also take the feat Supernatural Blow: Undead; it lets you do extra damage when you would have had a critical hit against an undead target. Instead of a crit, you replace your extra crit dice with d6s. It was in "Masters of the Wild" but I'm not sure what 'Complete' book it's in (if any).,

Try it with a scythe. 2d4 with a x4 crit becomes--oh, wait, what is this?-- 2d4 + 6d6 when you hit the undead with a Supernatural Blow.

 

[Li Shenron]

In classic D&D adventures undead are omnipresent at every level, so you can't go wrong in specialising this way.

 

[The Human Target]

I don't think the mechanics support it as well as they do others, but it isn't completly worthless.

 

[Li Shenron]

I don't think the mechanics support it as well as they do others, but it isn't completly worthless.

I think he meant 3.5, where undead as favored enemy don't give anything less than other types.