Questions tagged [ranger]
For questions about the ranger, a class or archetype appearing in a number of different RPGs that has both martial prowess and skills in the wilderness. Rangers may have an animal companion, depending on the game system.
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"Each of your turns" Gathered swarm clarification
I'm trying to figure out if I can do the reaction polearm master and use gathered swarm if I hit
I'm just honestly confused by the "each of your turns" part of gathered swarm.
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How much total damage can a 3rd-level Ranger with 2 shortswords and the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style deal in one round?
How much damage can a 3rd level Ranger with 2 short swords (with Two- Weapon Fighting fighting style) deal in total during a round?
The Ranger rolls 2d20 and hits the enemy with both (with no bonus or ...
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Is the DC of the Swarmkeeper ranger's Gathered Swarm feature affected by a Moon Sickle?
In the Swarmkeeper ranger's 3rd-level feature Gathered Swarm, one of the possible effects after you hit a creature with an attack on your turn is:
The attack’s target must succeed on a Strength ...
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Can a Gloom Stalker Ranger (potentially) make an attack roll five times in one turn via the Attack action?
As the DM, a player at my table is playing a Gloom Stalker Ranger, at level 11. This player was able to make an attack on their first turn of combat while utilising two-weapon fighting, per the PHB ...
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Gathered Swarm damage vs resistance and immunity
Assume we're a Swarmkeeper Ranger who's fighting a werewolf and attacking with a magical weapon.
Does the swarm's damage affect the werewolf?
More precisely, there are two questions:
Is the swarm's ...
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Does a drakewardens companion keep attacking the same creature or must it be told to do so every round?
I have been reading Fizban's Treasury of Dragons and playing Drakewarden. I noticed the wording of the Drake Companion:
It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on ...
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Does the Monster Slayer Ranger's Hunter's Sense feature reveal conditional resistances and those from traits?
The Monster Slayer Ranger's Hunter's Sense ability gives insight into immunities, resistances and vulnerabilities. The important bit saying this:
"At 3rd level, you gain the ability to peer at ...
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How is the Precision edge shared?
A few ranger feats share the hunter's edge benefits, namely Animal Companion and Warden's Boon (and the feats that require it):
Ranger: When you Hunt Prey, your animal companion gains the action's ...
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Multiattack defense vs legendary actions
I have a question about the DnD 5E Ranger Hunter Multiattack Defense feature.
Should you or do you get Multiattack Defense against legendary actions? For example, when you get a bite and two claw ...
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As a rogue, what are the most reliable ways to gain advantage on attacks?
I am making a very specific Ranger/Rogue multiclass that heavily relies on getting sneak attacks. What are some reliable ways to gain advantage on attacks in combat, especially at early levels?
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How do I deal with an Umbral Sight Ranger's enormous advantages in Curse of Strahd? [closed]
I'm playing the module Curse of Strahd. The Tabaxi Ranger with the Umbral Sight ability causes a lot of problems.
Fights take place in dark rooms or at night. Almost all undead have darkvision, but ...
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Can you activate your Extra Attack from the Bonus Action Attack of your primal companion?
As stated in the title, I got curious about the interaction between the Attack action of my beast (which requires my Bonus Action) and the Extra Attack feature.
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack ...
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How can my Beastmaster ranger use its animal companion as a mount?
My player's Beastmaster ranger has a panther companion that he would like to turn into a riding mount. Is there a way to permanently enlarge the panther to horse-size?
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Is this companion ability unbalanced?
I have created a bit of a homebrew companion for a Ranger (Beastmaster) PC, using the PHB companion rules. It's a raccoon, based on the Badger stats (with some minor tweaks; like a climb speed instead ...
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Can the Hunter subclass use their Volley feature with a melee weapon?
The Ranger subclass in D&D 5e, Hunter, has an 11th-level feature called Multiattack which allows them to pick Volley or Whirlwind.
Volley.
You can use your action to make a ranged attack against ...
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