D&D 5E - It's official, WOTC hates Rangers (Tasha's version of Favored Foe is GARBAGE) | Page 12

Posted by Fernande Dalal on Tuesday, August 13, 2024
And Barbarian! The other wilderness fighterey guy that also has to worry about colonialism problems.

The design space for ranger is significantly smaller than it used to be.

All of those existed back when Rangers were first made.
The issue is that WOTC got imaginative after the PHB. When they were force due to needing subclasses for Xanatars and now Tasha's.

Gloom Stalker, Horizon Walker, Monster Slayer, Swarm Keeper, and Fey Warden. Ideas after PHB.

The design space is massive

  • Subclasses based on enemies (Hunter, Monster Slayer, Bounty Hunter, Giant Killer,)
  • subclasses based on terrains (Gloom Stalker, Horizon Walker, Arctic/Desert/Forest/Plains Runner, Mountain Man)
  • Subclasses based on the ranger's alliances (Fey Warden, Drakewarden, Seeker, Ranger Lord)
  • Subclasses based on companions (Swarmkeeper, Falconer, Houndmaster, Liontamer, Drakewarden)
  • Plenty of design space untouched.

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