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Ranger Guide - Classes in Dungeons and Dragons 5e
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- MONSTERS OF DRAKKENHEIM is 300+ pages of eldritch horror inspired monsters for 5e by the Dungeon Dudes! Coming to Kickstarter March 26th, 2024: www.kickstarter.com/projects/... An in-depth video guide to the Ranger class in Dungeons and Dragons 5e.
The ranger is the ultimate wilderness survivalist. This video guide will help you choose the best ability scores, skills, feats, spells, and other build options to prepare your ranger for the hunt . We also look at famous examples of rangers from movies, television shows, and more to inspire your next character, and as well as roleplaying ideas to help develop your ranger's background and personality.
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I once said that a Paladin does the honorable thing, and a Rogue does the sneaky thing, but a Ranger does the practical thing.
Agreed!
I think rogues would argue that their approach is the practical one. The difference IMO is that rangers have the skill to do the sneaky thing but choose to be honorable instead. Whereas the paladin is so honorable that it never enters his mind not to be.
@Witchfinder Nielsen yep. I'm playing a chaotic neutral Half-Orc ranger right now. Orphaned due to his parents being murdered (illegitimate child in a community of allied orc and human clans, kept a secret. The orcs found out and slaughtered his family) during his childhood he left the orphanage and took to life in the wilderness, eventually working as a guide for parties traveling through the countryside.
no no no no no....Paladins do the honorable thing, Rangers do the practical thing.....Rogues do the RIGHT thing no matter what. =D
@Witchfinder Nielsen So Goblin hunter? I mean he'll do anything as long as it kills goblins/the enemy, whether that's poison, torture, ambushes, poison gas, flooding and besides using a bow he's also used daggers, throwing axes and a sling.
This is the only video I've found that hasn't crapped all over the ranger. Thank y'all for making this. I'm playing my first campaign as a ranger and this is helping a TON!
My nephew absolutely shita on Ranger. He says a fighter is better using a bow, yet I've never met a fighter who preferred a bow to a sword, axe or hammer. Also, I think it's the best class where the class features are better used outside of battle than for it. Combat is amazing, but you spend more time out of combat.
Same! Every other video is like, Rangers Suck. Even my DM discouraged me to play as a Ranger [>
i avoided the "lone wolf" players by running a campaign that brought the party together by them all being adopted in childhood by the same woman whose goal it was to give misplaced orphans a home
everyone gets a separate backstory but they're all adoptive siblings who have to stick together or they'll upset their mommy
That's great
God
So you watched a Mark Walburg movie? LOL!
Back when I started playing D&D, in the late 70s, I always liked the Ranger. I haven't played it since I was in the Army (got out in '86) but recently my son started playing, so I just rolled up a Dragonborn Ranger to join in on the fun. But hearing all the historical and cultural references, I'm surprised not to have heard Daniel Boone get listed. Thinking back, he was one of my childhood heroes and likely the reason I always wanted to play a ranger. c.f. Davy Crockett.
BTW, my 8 year old son likes your videos. Keep up the good work!
Rangers lead the way!
@@paulh3892 Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of the Revolutionary War were the original rangers.
Yes. A classic fictional character is also Natty Bumppo ("Leatherstocking/Hawkeye") from Last of the Mohicans.
Another classic ranger is Mowgli, who became a gamekeeper as an adult.
The Last of the Mohicans included the telling of the massacre at Fort William Henry, an actual historical event, though the character of Hawkeye is fictional it too may be based on a real person. American history has many examples of real mountain men and frontiermen like Jeremiah Johnson, Buffalo Bill, and Kit Carson that serve as examples for rangers.
I never read The Jungle Book. I didn't know the book showed Mowgli growing up to be a game warden. I did read Kim. His character will fit more the type of a rogue/spy.
I think the character of Tarzan would be more a type of barbarian than ranger.
I like the idea of Teddy Roosevelt as a Ranger
Ultimate ranger: Walker AKA Chuck Norris
Well a fake ranger
Bully!
I love playing ranger cause if you have a good beefy tank in your group you can just sit back and pick away at health. My character is a 73 year old human with one eye and a giant badger named snuffles who is basically like my seeing eye dog ever since I lost my eye to a mob boss
You guys are probably too young for this reference but there was a movie in 1982 starring Marc Singer called "The Beastmaster" that I would often base my Ranger on. He fought with a black tiger (fighter), a pair of ferrets (cunning little thieves) and a hawk (his eyes in the sky). He used a two handed sword and strange boomerang as a ranged weapon.
That movie was out while I was learning D&D. Got it on Video Cassette and did the same.
the beastmaster's sword was a falchion
@@brianmccleary3508 its on DVD too
You guys remind me of a Canadian Jay and silent Bob. No vulgarity and completely polite and cool. Great posts gents, thanks for making these!
Ive never made the comparison but YES!! 😂😂
27:38 I was immediately reminded of, “You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!”
I'm planning my next character and I was considering Ranger. Ultimately, you convinced me that it's not for me. Your suggestions were well thought out and they really conflict with my playstyle. Thanks for laying out a good explanation of the class and how to play it. It's not really for me.
Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't mention the novel series of Ranger's Apprentice
Halt approves
Relzyn I used to LOVE that series...
@@QuiescentPilot I am the same.
Best example of Rangers as a class, especially the first two books
@@dakotamonroe9746 This is who my Ranger is based off of, HALT is SO Cool, so is Maddie, and will
I really liked having the Alert feat with my ranger, the ability to basically always strike or respond first (+9 initiative!) And not giving up disadvantage by never being surprised was extremely useful!
The both of you make classes sound sensational to play, the approach at the start of each video where you describe the classes are the perfect draw to new players. I wish I had these when releasing my campaign pitch handouts to explain classes.
Chet Manly you do. They’re available on public domain via youtube.
He probably already was playing the campaign when the video came
Whoa whoa whoa..! - let's not forget the quintessential Walker, Texas Ranger...
I thought he was more Monk or Fighter.
He's a monk with a disguise kit pretending to be a ranger
"Were you born to be wild?"
Dammit Monty, spit my drink out.
I submit 'Daryl' from the Walking Dead is a Ranger.
Absolutely. Great example!
Agreed, I currently use him as inspiration for a Rogue Scout, almost the same
Ranger works for Daryl though I think he is more a Crossbow Fighter.
The Rogue Scout gets double proficiency in Nature and Survival, so that could work for Daryl. However, we see him pull off stunts that are outside of "expertise" and may be better represented by spells... So maybe Daryl is better as a Ranger than Scout.
How would you put the rest of the Walking Dead, at least the T.V. Show. I put Carol as a Rogue. Morgan as a Monk. Michonne maybe a Ranger or a Fighter, if Samurai is an option. Jesus is a Rogue or Bard. Any ideas for the rest?
I’ve been playing D&D for nearly 40 years and I really enjoy these videos gives me some new perspective and I like trying out some of the suggestions, I love the fact that there’s so much content now and the game I love is so popular it’s brilliant so many people are playing now I think we are in a golden age of TTRPGs and gaming in general.
I played a Van Helsing ranger/cleric multiclass for fun turned out more potent than I thought.
Just starting out in D&D and wanted to say, "Thanks." You guys are a wealth of information and am enjoying the videos!!!
People always miss goodberry. Right before a rest, you can spend the rest of your spell slots and make that times ten as basically a lay on hands pool, as they last for a full 24 hours
The ranger has always been my favorite class. My ranger is a half-elf, partially inspired by Tanis Half-Elven from the Dragonlance books. The reason for his connection to nature is that he is the son of the elven king, but his mother was human (they met while on a campaign in his younger days, but she died before they could wed). Growing up only half-elven, and in all regards a bastard in the eyes of the elves, he took to spending more time in the woodland outside the city. He became a protector and guide, helping lost travelers and also fighting off the denizens in the wood that would attack his people as well as wanderers that had been attacked by monsters.
Statistically its not as optimized as elves, but he's a lot of fun to role-play, and he can still hold his own. I put the +1s in Dex and Wis, obviously, and with the feats you mentioned like Sharpshooter, he is very effective in combat. His skills are also what makes him well rounded and fun to play.
My next character is a ranger based off the “Rangers apprentice” series and was raised as a orphan inside the kingdom until he turned 15 and was selected to be trained as a ranger. The campaign takes place right after he finished his training
Skulker for Rangers who focus on stealth can really push that build to the next level. Not giving away your position on missed attacks is honestly amazing.
This may be a bit of a stretch, but Samus Aran from Metroid is a Ranger:
Her games have a great emphasis on exploration of the unknown: She travels through dangerous planets, uncivilized enviroments with different biomes and climates. And not only exploring, but surviving in these conditions are one of the main points of the game.
Above that, combat is the second most prominent feature. If Samus had favored enemies, those are probably the space pirates and her greater favored enemy, Metroids.
It's a good feelin stretch !
Doesn't feel like a stretch at all except for the fact that she'd wear heavy armour.
Wow I miss the glory days of the Metroid games. I've thought of already making a goblin that would sort of act like rambo in my campaign. Now I can do a Samus one...
@@dayalasingh5853 Is it heavy armor though? She seems extremely mobile. It's advanced armor, but not heavy I'd say
@@darkmantlestudios yeah I guess you're right, maybe having the spell mage armour on top of medium armour could replicate it better.
Just found all your guides and I'm really enjoying them. I recently played in a one-shot, and I made a halfling beastmaster ranger, which I RP'd as a cowboy. I had a mule as my animal companion, and used the Rope of Entanglement as a lasso. Favored enemies included beasts & humanoids, so I could protect my cattle from wolves and rustlers. It was nowhere close to optimized for combat, but it was an awesome RP experience!
I love that you guys recommend variant human for every class. I actually agree, but it’s also funny. 😊
I'm giving this video a like before i even watched it just because of Kelly's N7 hoodie
Mordecai from the Borderlands games is totally a Beastmaster Ranger. Switch out the sniper rifle for a heavy crossbow to give proper the technology level.
Get em Bloodwing!!
Varient Human grab Medium Armor Master at 1st level. Is my favorite build for rangers. Nothing like 17 AC without stealth disadvantage
Medium Armor Master is pretty good, but you can get 17 AC in studded leather armor (12 + 5 for dex 20). Half Plate gives 15 + 2 (or +3 with the feat) for 17(18) maximum AC. I can see where this might be tempting if you rolled rather badly or you're using the standard array so the highest you can get is 16 dex, but you're still going to want to max out dex anyway and half plate is expensive for that measly +1 potential AC. I would say reserve this particular build for a more melee focused ranger as it gives you the armor class up front and lets you focus on more strength-based weapons.
For STR rangers though, it's the go-to build to make sure they don't fall behind on armor. STR is the main way to do dual wielding by way of longswords. Though now a 1 lvl dip with monk using the new alternate class features UA let's you use longswords with dex so if that gets official publishing it may be the new go-to since lvl 20 ranger ability is garbage.
(And the ranger's variant features actually make it not work since they forgot to write in that your marked target counts as your Favored enemy or whatnot since it was a replacement ability, whoops!)
jemm13 the go-to build for a STR Ranger is a build that requires 16 DEX? I dunno about that one...
Sharpshooter is also great
Showed you, I made a heavy armor wearing, great sword wielding ranger that destroyed everything that stood in his path.
Just wrapped up my campaign. In spring, it will be time to be a player again after way too long. I literally chose ranger as my class and seconds later this video comes out. 😱🤤
Never played a ranger, played AD&D 2e for years, then missed the last 10 years, before circling back and jumping all in with 5e. My caricature character... Firbolg Ranger... Trim Treebow. 😂
I've read about a really unique charisma/wisdom based ranger (usually half-elf) who basically acts like a dirty cop/detective, with proficiency in insight, investigation, and perception, and has the criminal background. Not good in combat, but great for campaigns and roleplay
I currently am playing an urban ranger. He's a city watch detective in Baldur's Gate.
My first ever character is an Aarakocra Beast Master Ranger Outlander. Luckily I rolled well with character building, but it’s been a lot of fun with playing her. Plus, I love how my group loves the archery proficiency bonus. I’m still so new to D&D, thank you for your video.
I would love to see a deeper drive into Beastmaster from you guys.
Steve Irwin as a Ranger.
Just stay away from rays, and remember to say, "Crikey, that's a big one" every time you see a monster.
If I'm Dming and I have a Steve Erwin-esque ranger PC I'm definitely writing a dire sting ray as an encounter. Maybe a sub boss.
And a humanoid Gatorman as an NPC party member.
@@nathanbaca5131 maybe have the ranger be a lizardfolk, and have it talk to a "camera" animal companion. "That there's a Beholder. Just one blast with any of its eyestalks and I'm a goner!"
...
"I'm gonna swipe its goldfish..."
Awe I wanted to make the sting ray joke lol!
😂😂😂
I like the idea of making a ringer who’s parents were farmers and he was the one sent out to hunt food for the family, getting good with the bow and spending lots of time in the wild. I would make beasts his favoured target.
9:06
Granny DM says, "It is better to say something rude than say nothing at all."
Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn could also be considered a ranger.
I really like that you’re providing examples from pop-culture and real life to help visualize the class. Most class overviews focus too much on the mechanics and not enough on the characters themselves.
I love Horizon and totally agree with you!
I once played a Drizzt clone type Ranger that had goblins as his favorite enemy. Ran into a tribe of the bastards and was forced into killing every last one of them. I failed a check and went berserk.
My monster slayer Ranger is such a badass. Definitely my favorite character I’ve made after playing for 9 years.
I just had a session with my Goblin Gloomstalker. As a player that usually plays barbs and fighters, I had alot of fun with it
You guys forgot a modern example of a Ranger; Rambo!
1000% this, minus the guns he fits right in as a Ranger/Barbarian
Rambo was a fighter. He had multiple attacks
I also thought about Rambo!! Lol
I would have taken Rambo to be a fighter.
I was the ranger in a group trekking through the forest. It was up to me to find the best place to camp. Once, when I was otherwise occupied, the group decided to camp in this low spot which was prone to dampness. I liked to sleep in trees and didn't do it all the time preferring to stay on the ground when I was with a group. On this particular night, I slept in a tree.This same group was out hunting down a weird construct. The going got tough so the not-so-tough got going away from the area leaving me behind. I finished off the big baddie using my bow and colossus slayer, picked up some loot and headed back to camp. It was easy to track the path of the party. When I arrived, they were sitting in the damp with a puny fire talking about the best place to set up a toilet so that "stuff" wouldn't get in their bedrolls. I suggested they climb a tree and tie themselves to a branch for the night.
Hahaha! Your ranger sounds like a real survivalist, with a sense of humor to boot. Awesome!
Thank you. To be fair, those with whom I was playing were adolescent males and I am an over 50 year old female so real life experience may have been a factor in this episode. I haven't seen a video addressing the different playing styles of males/females or adults/adolescents. If one is considered, I have many insights. I have been playing for almost 40 years.
Now whenever I think of a ranger, and the very few I have played myself, I always see it as that sniper who hits you across town blindfolded while aiming towards their feet, be it with spell or Arrow. Though one of my friends swears by the blade toting ranger, so here is a couple concepts we both came up with.
First is mine. The Event Horizon Bullseye Ranger. This is a multiclass of The Horizon Walker Ranger and the Arcane Archer fighter. This is a Ranger who has decided that the Splitting of their bow and their Natural magic potential is not strong enough to hunt their prey in this or the other planes, and so they have decided to fuse them together to maximize their true power. They will go anyway and take any weird angle in order to get that shot and show the skill and power of a master of nature.
Next my friends, which he lovingly calls, The Wilds Offspring Goblin Ranger. It is the multiclass of the Way of the Kensei monk and the Hunter Ranger, with the race Goblin. Sense wisdom and Dex are the highest stats normally on a ranger, why not take advantage of that by using the class that uses the exact same stats, while while also doing really good amounts of damage and having ac that would make most barbarian and paladin blush. Become that little goblin who was raised by ocelots and took up a fighting style from watching the creatures all around him and show the world the true ferocity of the wilds.
Dudes! Thanks so much for putting together these comprehensive videos. Really helps to filter out all the info.
I'm just starting a campaign as a ranger. I wasnt too keen in it initially (we rolled for classes) however, after watching this I've been swayed more into wanting to play it. Love your vids guys, keep it up!
Thank you for the very informative video! My first character is going to be a ranger and I can't wait for my first experience of the game😁 Definitely subscribed
Just rolled one of my only natural 18 creating a Haregon. Cant wait to turn it into a ranger.... Should be fun
Thank god all the video went through without mentioning Walker Texas Ranger.
Thanks :)
I'm currently playing my first D&D ever, I'm playing a level four half-Elf ranger, dual weapons, and long bow.although in my illustrations, his weapon looks more like a Mongol composite bow.Hunter's Mark, Elven Accuracy, and colossus slayer, so yeah, all in all, pretty bad ass .
I love the videos you dudes make. I wanted to play a ranger since the 70s but never rolled the right stats. I think a seaside ranger with a harpoon and crossbow would be unreal. Thanks for all the great ideas.
How have I just found you guys? Can't wait for more videos after binging all of your current ones. Patiently waiting for the druid video!
We are working to get through all the class guides! We might have to bump up the Druid Guide now that's we've had a few people ask for it. Anything you'd like to hear us discuss or weigh in on about Druids? Any questions we can cover to help?
Dungeon Dudes One of the things I am curious about is what feats and cantrips you would suggest.
I have shillelagh and thorn whip and am level 3 in my campaign currently, but when I hit 4 I'm wondering whether I should bump stats up or if there is a feat I might have overlooked.
Can't wait!
I always love seeing the intros to these videos, because you put your favorite archetypes as if they were your middle names.
Thank you for making these guides, Dudes, they are fun, informative and well made :D
What I'm doing right now, as my ranger, is when necessary and possible, I'll cast hunters mark which (in the way that its flavored) allows me to know where the enemy is via magic. So what I'll do is get behind cover, and "blindfire" so I cant get hit. I came up with this during a fight w a beholder and it really saved my life
As a half wood elf ranger, I️ spend most of my rough battles snipping from trees, being the guys who saves injured friends, or being turned into a frog and waiting for an hour to chaise our human weretiger jungle guide in the rainforest.
Nice! Sounds like you might be playing Tomb of Annihilation... it's a perfect playground for a ranger!
Misread that last bit as you waiting for your friend to kiss you and turn you back into a halfelf, somehow lmao
I remember my first character was a ranger beast master. He was an Eladrin who left his clan with his rogue half brother. He turned out to be a powerful, well rounded character with magic initiate and martial adept feats that allowed him to disarm enemies and take the brunt of attacks. His lawful evil alignment also made it understandable that he wasn't concerned if his party was taking damage from his aoe attacks so long as the end justified the means
Great help!! Thanks for the variety of information.
So good listening to you two... You always have such great insights.
Thank you!
fantastic ideas... thnks.. I just created my first D&D character as a Ranger and this really helped me work out my backstory. Your arch-type of Katniss was the perfect inspiration for my Ranger.
When you guys mentioned Geralt of Rivia.
If you don't go ranged Ranger the Dual Weapon Mastery Feat goes a long way...does give you an extra hit to benefit from the hunter's mark.
Either melee or ranged the Observant or even better Resilient Feats are good for bringing up your Wis some with a solid feat. Resilient shoring up easily the 2nd best saving throw to be proficient in. Exception is if you go Gloomstalker you get wisdom saving throw proficiency for free.
Really should have brought up the "Revised Ranger" as for a straight up ranger its not over powered and much better especially the beast conclave one.
Robin Hood is definitely a Swashbuckler Rogue. He is charming/dashing, steals as his main gimic, and loves attention. Charismatic is really not very "ranger" like persay.
Totally agree on the Robin Hood statement.
Benjamin Frost just add in the war caster feat so you can cast spells while using 2 weapons, and you’re set.
You can still benefit from dual wielding without taking either the fighting style or the feat, though it is true that you would benefit from taking both.
Heartily disagree on the Robin Hood statement. Robin was never a pickpocket, cutpurse, burglar, or assassin. He did not keep thieves' tools in his back pocket or give any indication he knew how to pick locks. He disguised himself from time to time, and occasionally he had cause to climb into a second-story window, but these are things anyone can do, not just a rogue. Robin was an archer, swordsman, hunter, and rebel who had a strict moral code of his own that went contrary to popular law, which got him outlawed. He would scope out his targets and then defeat them in a sudden ambush, or better still, reveal his tactically superior position and convince them to simply surrender. And when he robbed people, he made his demands up front rather than sneaking things behind their backs. In certain versions, yes, he is a charismatic yet self-centered individual who loves attention, but there's nothing stopping a ranger from being the life of the party, and there's nothing that says only high-charisma people can be boastful. In fact a lot of people forget that the dashing rogue is a very specific archetype and not every rogue falls into it. I would argue that Robin could be D&Dized as a Hunter Ranger with the Folk Hero background, Archery fighting style, and Sharpshooter feat.
Been playing since 1980, just started playing 5E Ranger. Great video, learned a lot. Thanks
This is really good information, well done guys!
I've watched sooo many of your videos before deciding to comment on this one, BUT I had to sent a shoutout to you guys for always having the best information presented in the most fun, honest, and interesting way! Keep the content coming you are fueling my visions for all things D&D! PS: Thanks for helping me decide on a cleric subclass in your tier rank videos XD (it's Tempest Domain...)
I Start playing D&D, thank you guys for all this info It’s very helpful, specially for a beginner. :) thank you for the tips. 👍🏻
I want to try out a weird combo of a water genasi, who gets a +1 in wisdom for racial bonus, and being a good support ranger. I have never played dnd before but I want to try this out as my first character.
My favorite stand alone book is Last of the Breed by Louis L’Amour and it’s about a mixed Native American / European man in the US Air Force that gets shot down by the soviets and taken prisoner in Siberia. He escapes and the whole book is him running from, hiding from, and hunting the Russians in the forests/mountain ranges. I’m trying to make a half-elf hybrid to follow suit and this video helped a lot as a new player! Thank you so much for the awesome videos.
Hunters from Supernatural are also largely Rangers. Less on the magic side, but pragmatic, versatile, monster hunting, lore specialties, et al.
Yes I was thinking that too great catch 👏
Hey boys. Really good stuff. I like your chemistry. Well done.
My first ranger character was a high elf hunter ranger name Bethrynna Holimion, and I played her in my family's Tomb of Annihilation game. Her favored enemies were giants and undead, and her favored terrain was forests/jungles. She was born as a noble, heir to the throne at an Elven city. As part of her royal training, she learned to fight with various different weapons, gravitating towards the longbow. She used to be very charismatic as well, being trained in the art of diplomacy, and she also learned to play the lyre. But she had a wild side, as well. She would sneak into her father's meetings to eavesdrop on conversations. She would often venture out of the palace, disguising as a commoner so she could explore the city without being crowded by civilians. But she had to flee her home at an early age (for an elf) because her city was destroyed by rampaging giants. Knowing she wasn't skilled enough to take on the giants head-on, she fled the city into the surrounding wilderness, using the shadows of the buildings and trees as cover so the giants didn't notice her. She was the only one (that she knew of) who escaped. Bethrynna tracked the giants to their homeland, where she studied them, being careful not to be noticed by them. She studied their language, mannerisms, fighting strategies, and everything else she could learn about them. As soon as she felt like she was confident in her knowledge about them, she went back into the wilderness once again, determined not to let the giants track her. She learned to survive in the forests and jungles, since she knew this was where she'd be most able to hide from the giants. As she traveled, she came across a wood elf druid named Gallidan (played by my brother), who was living as a hermit. He wasn't really open about his past, but he was very kind. The two of them became good friends, and started traveling together. A few years later they met a human paladin named Sophronia (played by my mom). Although initially suspicious of her, Bethrynna became friends with her, as well. The three of them were summoned by a friend of Sophronia's who was suffering from the dreaded Death Curse. She sent them on a quest to explore the land of Chult and find an end to the death curse.
Hey dungeon dudes , I love you guys and your awesome channel!, with all due respect I have a comment to make , the “conjure animals spell” does not say in anyway that the DM has to decide what animals are summoned, when you think about it, it makes sense that the player decides what creature he/she conjures, otherwise you take away the ability that decides weather the player wants to summon two big animals or a large pack of wolves. Also I don’t think that there is any “conjure “ spell that specifically states that the DM decides what’s conjured, I really think it’s for the same fact of giving the player the option to conjure a creature much the same way a person chooses a specific tool for the job at hand. Thanks keep up the good work!
thanks for the guide, im trying the new beast master changes from tashas as a goliath melee (str) beast master in a rime of the frost maiden campaign right now and i appreciate the insight into the class and help with making decisions.
My favorite spell earlier on is Zephyr Strike. At least when I play, I notice that spell casters are more AoE style ranged marks, and Rangers are the ones best suited in hitting that one person who's just out of reach for your magic users and mele users to get... Normally a boss that gets really annoying.
However, focusing on the bow makes you a great target for mele fighters and, given you can't quickly get rid of a longbow, Zephyr Strike is a great way to get out of a bad spot, avoid getting hit and take out the annoyance on the big baddy with some extra oomph to your attack.
Similar to the 'watch a nature doc' or Crocodile Dundee thing, I've kinda gone with a regular old country hick for my RP.
Figuring out how to RP my new ranger was tough. I didn't want to go the Aragorn/Legolas route, and kinda settled on a halfling with the idea of starting off as something like the Sheriffs of the Shire - basically just guides and people who make sure there aren't robbers or wild beasts on the roads, and then takes that to the next level on the transition to Ranger. But I couldn't quite click with that into how to interact, without just being Merry or Pippin and that didn't work for me. Just felt cliched and boring as an RP inspiration.
So I thought about his background some more, growing up in pastoral country (the rural part of Shadowdale, like a day's ride out from the village) but on the edge of Cormanthor, going hunting with his dad as a kid, really getting to know the wilds and survival, and realized that it sounded a lot like some of my 'hick' relatives/ancestors in rural Florida. All of the boys in the family and some of the girls spent a lot of time out in the scrub and swamps hunting or fishing or screwin' around. So just transplanting that to the D&D world, well while he was out playing and hunting and playing hide and seek with his friends out in the woods, he started picking up on the channels and flows of the magic that pervades nature, too.
So now instead of trying to play up some crazy Welsh or Irish accent and pretending to be a character out of some novel, I just imagine what would happen if I translated my great uncle who could build a shelter out of palmetto fronds in two hours, and who would often feed his whole family from an afternoon fishing, and plunked him down in a world where he thinks, "Yeah them city folk are sorcerers and paladins an' sh_t, and all I got is my good ol' nature magic and my bow, but I can still go toe to toe with any of 'em, an get out in the forest or the jungle, those city boys wouldn't know an asp from their elbow."
If you're from another part of the US or from Canada or Australia or just about anywhere where people live near and sometimes go play in woods or open fields or whatever, and off you go. Hillbilly, Yooper, cowboy, any of those can work as your RP background for a ranger.
My first character was a ranger, back in 3.5, but this has really made me want to play a ranger again and really see what 5e has to offer
This was a great help. We just started a family D&D game through Skype as we all live far away from each other. My son had the idea to do this so we can all connect once a week. I’ve never played before, and I chose the Ranger, half elf, basically because I love Legolas and Aragorn. This video gave me some great ideas!
Another great video. I love my two weapon Fighting ranger who uses Tavern Brawler.
Two weapon fighting doesn’t work when unarmed in the current meta. Unarmed don’t count as weapons, so you don’t fill the criteria for making an offhand attack as a bonus action.
Teemo from League of Legends is a great example of a ranger who is charismatic when not on a mission, but terrifyingly efficient when on the job.
Dont forget the rangers apprentice series. That's who I base alot of my ranger characters on. It's a great story and an in depth look at being a ranger.
I just created my first DnD character. Darvin Evenwood. He’s a Half Elf Ranger. His mother was a Wood Elf, and his father a human. He was raised by his mother until he was 9 years old. She was killed by a band of orcs. The other elves treated Darvin poorly (not intentionally, but elves are just kind of dicks) since he was a half breed. He left the elves at age 10, to find his father. His father was part of a Ranger Tribe (similar to the Dúnedain in Lord of the Rings), and had rose to being Chieftain. Darvin spent the next 11 years learning the ways of the Ranger and the forest from his father and the other Rangers. The Rangers of the Evenwood (the forest they primarily live in) protect the nearby towns and villages from evil creatures. I gave him the Forester Outlander background. I decided against Nobility, since even though he’s the son of the Chieftain, that doesn’t give him special privileges. The Chieftain’s role is more like a sheriff or a military leader, with a little bit of a king thrown it. The laws that govern Ranger conduct are agreed upon by the whole group, with the Chieftain having the deciding vote if a tie occurs. The Chieftain also enforces the laws, and if they are broken, decides the punishment. Then finally, the Chieftain is in charge of assigning where the Rangers patrol, and who has what patrol. The role is not strictly hereditary, it commonly is, unless the child of the current Chieftain does not want the role, then the next most senior Ranger assumes the position.
This comment comes with a looot of delay but, is half elf a good ranger? I wanted a create one so bad, but I’m a total noob!
@@DDarwin_ Yes. Half-Elf Rangers are pretty good. Sadly, my campaign ended shortly after I wrote this comment, due to scheduling conflicts.
@@dylanlewis3038 which one is better ranger or rogue. I like ranger but a lot of people are telling that ranger isn't a good class
@@nevermind-9630 Core rules Ranger is a little strange. The Revised Ranger from the Unearthed Arcana is better. If your GM allows Unearthed Arcana to be used, use the Revised Ranger. Core Ranger is still fun. I haven't played Rogue much. Most of my characters have been Rangers or Fighters.
I'm currently making a ranger build based on Dora the Explorer for a oneshot and you guys are always such a big help!
In a star wars reskin 5e I'm in, I'm playing a Ranger / Fighter to build a Mandalorian, tis working very well so far.
The template I use for my ranger is basically the "Jeremiah Johnson" type mountain man hunter/trapper/scout. Of course I substitute longbow for the rifle. He fled to the woods at the age of 13 after a band of Orcs killed his family and burned their frontier farmstead. so he made his living off the skills his former fighter father had taught him, hunting and trapping, and the plant and animal skills his probably druid mother taught.
US Army Rangers have a long history of being the archetype you describe, going all the way back to the 1700’s. In Vietnam a six-man recon team (LRRP) would go into the jungle for weeks at a time, using stealth and cunning to spy on or hunt the enemy.
Thank you for your videos.
Great info for my build of my half elf ranger named Cordel Wallker!
I am currently playing a Lizardfolk Ranger. He is a Hunter sub type with Colossus Slayer and Duelist. He uses javelins as his ranged weapon and prefers to be upfront when fighting. I play him as a typical Lizard folk that has to be told by the party to not eat people in towns.
Thanks for this!
Aragorn is quite Charismatic too!
Anyway my High Elf (Half Moon Elf Half Sun Elf) Sage Ranger her stats are: 14 Strength, 15 Dexterity, 12 Constitution, 12 Intelligence, 12 Wisdom, 11 Charisma currently lvl 1.
She chose Deft Explorer instead of Favored Terrain and in total she knows 8 languages currently. I'm planning on Drakewarden Subclass and likely Duel-Weapon Fighting Style.
Additionally, Favored Enemy you get 3 of them and the biggest benefit of that to me is the additional language from each.
You just earned a sub!
Just a fast question, love your guides I watch them before every new campaign, really helps me to get a idea for what character I want to build, wanted to know if you will do a guide for 5e blood hunter class any time soon ?
Starting my first adventure in 5e and I’m playing a dual wielding ranger. Thanks for the tips
Aragorn has an incredible high charisma score!
Well he is a half-elf who lives among humans, so that alone puts him way ahead. :)
I’ve seen an upcast healing spirit get an entire party to full health
the horizon walker is amazing
3.5 deep wood sniper gang where we at
I'm surprised that the Monster Hunter series didn't come up in the inspirations section. I mean, it's literally a series based off going out into the wilds and slaying beast 100x your size, and then making weapons and armor out this them.
Also, no love for Lizardfolk Ranger?
I am creating a Ranger that is a Wizard assassin, took the Mage Slayer feat and will specialize in Two Weapon fighting, taking the Monster Slayer arquechetype
Thanks for the additional inspiration! Some great ideas here!
I would've loved some info on ranger multiclassing.
I am considering playing a ranger/druid with potentially having a bear companion and shifting into bear myself at times. I am very new to D&D and don't know if that's even possible.