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Is it possible to become 4x Proficient in a skill? [duplicate]
With the ranger’s Deft Explorer trait, you add your proficiency bonus twice in one of your stats that you already have in a stat. If I were to gain expertise in the stat first, and then gain that ...
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How does the Hunter ranger's Horde Breaker feature interact with the Mounted Combatant feat's ability to redirect an attack to the rider?
Roger is a Hunter ranger that has chosen the Horde Breaker option for the Hunter's Prey class feature (Player's Handbook, p. 93):
Once on each of your turns when you make a weapon attack, you can ...
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Does Evasion work against Elemental Adept'ed spells?
I really think its a silly question, but does evasion from a ranger reduce damage from a spell (Dex save), cast from a caster with Elemental adept?
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How can a ranger have the Snare Crafting feat at level 1?
The Snare Crafting skill feat is required to create snares. The only requirement is that the character be trained in Crafting.
How can I build a level 1 ranger with Snare Crafting? Typically initial ...
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How many times does a Mature Animal Companion attack per encounter without orders?
The Mature Animal Companion feat for Rangers (CRB p173) is really ambigious:
If you have the Hunt Prey action, your animal companion assaults the prey even without your orders. During an encounter, ...
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Crossbow feat with leg-strap to fire multiple times [closed]
If I (Monster Slayer Ranger) take the crossbow feat at lvl 4, is it possible to shoot more than two crossbow bolts in a turn. I'm envisioning at lvl 5 when I get an extra attack. I would think I could ...
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How does the Sharpshooter feat interact with the Hunter ranger's Volley feature?
This question follows from this one: Is the Hunter ranger's Volley feature considered a single attack or multiple attacks?
The Sharpshooter feat (PHB, p. 170) reads, in part:
Before you make an ...
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Does the Crossbow Expert feat's extra crossbow attack work with the reaction attack from a Hunter ranger's Giant Killer feature?
I'm planning on making a Goblin Ranger (Hunter subclass). I was reading over the Hunter ranger's Giant Killer option at 3rd level:
When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or ...
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Is an ability score improvement better than crossbow expert in combination with extra attack? [duplicate]
i am making a level 5 ranger with 16 dex, a normal longbow shot would be:
1d8 + 3 (dex) * 2(extra attack)
I was wondering if my level 4 trait should be crossbow expert or a ASI.
with crossbow ...
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Precise Shot and Improved precise shot
If I have the Improved Precise Shot feat through the Ranger's Archery Combat Style, but don't have Precise Shot, do I still incur the -4 penalty to ranged attacks for firing into melee?
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How is attack bonus calculated for rapid shot?
The description of rapid shot reads:
You can get one extra attack per round with a ranged weapon. The attack is at your highest base attack bonus, but each attack you make in that round (the extra ...
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Can you throw back ammunition caught with Snatch Arrows?
This question is for the Pathfinder ruleset. It involves the Snatch Arrows feat:
Snatch Arrows
When using the Deflect Arrows feat you may choose to catch the weapon instead of just deflecting it. ...
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Can a Ranger's Fighting Style be a prerequisite for the feat Two-Weapon Defense?
My Player's Handbook, in French, as well as this other source, describes Combat Style (two-weapon fighting) as follows:
Si le rôdeur choisit le combat à deux armes, il peut se battre comme s'il ...
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Do NPCs gain feats in certain circumstances?
I'm stating an NPC as a Ranger via the DMG design steps (pages 187-188). It says they gain the Fighting Style class feature and I've chosen Two-Blade Fighting (page 104 of the PHB), which says they ...
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