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<blockquote data-quote="Dandu" data-source="post: 5472749" data-attributes="member: 85158">The ranger might be the most average class in D&amp;D. It doesn't suck&nbsp; but it doesn't really do anything too well. I'd generally avoid the two&nbsp; weapon fighting combat style and stick to the archery combat style to be&nbsp; an effective ranger.Cons: Rangers are&nbsp; limited to light armor and only have a d8 hit dice, a problem to those&nbsp; who went the two weapon fighting route. Rangers by themselves don't have&nbsp; a high damage output, especially when fighting against non-favored&nbsp; enemies. Rangers suffer from MAD: needing a decent dex, con, wis, int,&nbsp; and str to be effective. The ranger's animal companion is way too weak&nbsp; to even consider using in combat. Rangers are half-casters so their&nbsp; spells won't be too reliable in combat without a few tricks.Pros: Rangers get 5 bonus feats total and&nbsp; they don't have to meet any prequisites for their combat feats. 6 skill&nbsp; points/level and a pretty good set of class skills are a very nice&nbsp; thing. Rangers have enough class variants across many splatbooks to keep&nbsp; things interesting. Rangers multiclass well with scouts, paladins, and&nbsp; monks thanks to the class-combo feats. Rangers do have a solid spell&nbsp; list, especially if you have access to certain splatbooks. -NinjarabbitBasically, more skills, more skill points, actual class features, and broad enough support.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dandu, post: 5472749, member: 85158"] The ranger might be the most average class in D&D. It doesn't suck but it doesn't really do anything too well. I'd generally avoid the two weapon fighting combat style and stick to the archery combat style to be an effective ranger. [B]Cons:[/B] Rangers are limited to light armor and only have a d8 hit dice, a problem to those who went the two weapon fighting route. Rangers by themselves don't have a high damage output, especially when fighting against non-favored enemies. Rangers suffer from MAD: needing a decent dex, con, wis, int, and str to be effective. The ranger's animal companion is way too weak to even consider using in combat. Rangers are half-casters so their spells won't be too reliable in combat without a few tricks. [B]Pros:[/B] Rangers get 5 bonus feats total and they don't have to meet any prequisites for their combat feats. 6 skill points/level and a pretty good set of class skills are a very nice thing. Rangers have enough class variants across many splatbooks to keep things interesting. Rangers multiclass well with scouts, paladins, and monks thanks to the class-combo feats. Rangers do have a solid spell list, especially if you have access to certain splatbooks. -Ninjarabbit Basically, more skills, more skill points, actual class features, and broad enough support. [/QUOTE]

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