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Need balancing advice and contructive criticism for Ranger Subclass 5e
Ranger: Pact Keeper
Some rangers stand as a gateway between humanity and the chaotic presence of the feywild, and some fey stand with them. You’ve made a pact with an organization upholding safety for ...
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Does the Drakewarden's Drake have to increase in size at lv7 and lv15?
So, I'm playing a Drakewarden Ranger and at lv7, the drake grows in size.
The rules state the following:
In addition, while your drake is summoned, you and the drake gain the following benefits:
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How do favored enemies work as a Hooded Champion ranger?
The Hooded Champion ranger archetype replaces the first instance of favored enemy at level 1.
What happens at level 5? Does the ranger get its first favored enemy at +2 or +4? Does the ranger get one ...
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Are the ranger subclasses from Xanathar's Guide to Everything compatible with the UA revised ranger?
My games use the UA revised ranger (from Unearthed Arcana: The Ranger, Revised) instead of the PHB version of the class. The question did not previously come to mind, because until now my players ...
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Is this homebrew Dragon Rider ranger archetype balanced?
Firstly, this was inspired by these recent questions:
Is this homebrew Dragon Rider class balanced compared to the other official classes?
Is this Revised Dragon Rider homebrew class balanced ...
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Does the Sky Stalker Ranger lose Favored Terrain for Level 2 or not?
In the Ranger Archetype Tableon the d20 site, it shows that a Sky Stalker ranger loses Level 2 Favored Terrain. On the Sky Stalker class page it does not state that it does, however it does state that ...
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Is this Silencer homebrew ranger archetype balanced against the other ranger archetypes?
I'm planning a new campaign setting which treats most magic use as a significant cultural taboo, unless used by trained and certified practitioners. Use of magic by untrained individuals is seen as ...
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Have the developers given a reason why the ranger has fewer spells than caster archetypes for non-casting classes? [closed]
I was just curious why the Designers have the ranger class (a half spell-caster) had less spells known than spell archetypes ie. Arcane Trickster and Eldritch Knight. Both Arcane Trickster and ...
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What are the restrictions on the use of Slayer's Prey?
In the recent book Xanathar's Guide to Everything, there are some subclasses/archetypes added for Rangers, among them the Monster Slayer (p. 43), which gives some specific helpful features.
Hunter's ...
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Combining Ranger archetypes: guide/urban ranger
I want to take two ranger archetypes: Guide and Urban Ranger from the APG.
How does the Favored Community and Favored Terrain work together? Can any of those bonuses, say the initiative, stack?
Let'...
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Limitations on Ranger: Falconer archetype animal companion?
So I was thinking of taking a two level dip into this class and the archetype appealed to me as flavorful.
Falconer archetype page
At 1st level, a falconer earns the trust and companionship of a ...
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