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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Is this homebrew Revised Ranger class balanced?
Is this alternate Ranger class balanced compared to the official classes? Obviously, the higher tier features and capstone are stronger than the base Ranger, but they were considered the weakest ...
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Ranger sub-class that make somewhat decent melee?
On P&P D&D 5e, is there a ranger sub-class that make somewhat decent melee? Perhaps some option that give 1-3 melee buffing per short rest, or a good spell to increase AC that doesn't require ...
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Can a 11th level Beast Master ranger still attack after using their action for Bestial Fury?
The Beast Master’s 3rd feature Primal Companion allows you to command your beast in combat using a Bonus Action, but it also says this:
You can also sacrifice one of your attacks when you take the ...
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Do features that increase Speed apply retroactively when gaining a new special Speed?
When playing a 2024 Ranger and taking the Swarmkeeper subclass, does the speed increase from Roving apply to the flying speed granted by Writhing Tide?
Relevant rules:
Speed, Rules Glossary (PHB, p. ...
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Does Volley work with crossbows?
While attacking a temple of Lolth, a ranger in my party came into a number of captured hand crossbows and, more importantly, a large number of bolts that had been treated with purple worm venom. As ...
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What actions can a Beast Master's companion take?
The Ranger's Companion feature of the Beast Master conclave details some specifics of how an animal companion behaves:
The beast obeys your commands as best as it can. It takes its turn on your ...
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How do the stats of a Beast Master's companion scale?
The Ranger's Companion feature of the Beast Master conclave allows a ranger to adopt a beast companion. While the beasts's CR is always restricted to be 1/4 or less, the beast's other stats scale with ...
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Can a level 15 Drakewarden's Drake eat an enemy if they fail a dexterity saving throw, since the drake is large?
Can a level 15 Drakewarden's Drake eat an enemy, that is small or medium sized, if they fail a dexterity saving throw, since the drake is large?
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How does the Ranger feature Favored Enemy (with Beasts chosen as the creature type) work with an unknown beast?
In D&D 5e, when a ranger who has chosen Beasts as his favored enemy sees a beast that the DM says he doesn't know, he can't use the Favored Enemy feature benefits to investigate that beast. Could ...
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In classes that gain spells after 1st level, do the lower levels count in spell power?
When a Bard or Ranger get Druid spells, do you count the first (or first seven) levels when you calculate the spells effect? (Paladin with cleric spells, etc.)
Specific Example: Would a 8th level ...
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What happens when a ranger uses Favored Foe with Hunter's Mark?
Let's say I have a ranger who is using the optional feature "Favored Foe" from TCoE (p. 56):
When you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can call on your mystical bond with nature to ...
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Can a Small Beast Master Ranger ride its Primal Companion as an Independent Mount?
The rules for Mounted Combat stipulate that a Medium creature with suitable anatomy can serve as a Small creature's mount:
A willing creature that is at least one size larger than a rider and that ...
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Can you move between an attack and the attack granted by Horde Breaker?
If a Ranger with the Hunter subclass takes the Attack action to make a weapon attack, and then makes another attack using Horde Breaker, can they move between the two attacks?
The related rules are ...
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Does casting Goodberry consume the mistletoe? [duplicate]
I'm playing a ranger in my next game, and I took the Goodberry spell. I was wondering if I have to buy a sprig of mistletoe every time I want to cast this spell, or do I just need one?
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Is there a way to swap my longbow from being a ranger for a shortbow?
I'm playing as a fairy ranger in the next game I'm in. I can't use a longbow because I'm a fairy, and therefore small. Can I trade it for a shortbow before the game starts?
That's pretty much all I ...
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