D&D 5e Ranger Class Guide ~ Those Aren't Berries... You've Never Met an Owlbear Have You?

[@DontStopThinking]

Sorry everyone, I made a small mistake when recording the audio for the ranger hit dice at 2:30. Their hit dice is 1d10 and the average hit points they would get when leveling up is 6 hit point, as displayed on screen.

[@SkyEcho751]

You also missed that you put down undead twice on the favored enemies list at 3:15. Still a great video, just waiting for the sorcerer and artificer class videos to see what your take is on them.

[@linkeswaran857]

Hey can you do a beast master build

[@Nico-uy2so]

linkes waran no

[@TheSilverCanine_R3D-H]

It’s okay, we are all only human

[@bokudensatsujin]

Thanks so much for making these videos, they've helped my new players so much! It's one thing to talk for 30mins about a topic, but when mixing an infographic style it really helps people learn!

[@davegreenlaw5654]

Yet another great video...makes me want to break out my PHB *RIGHT* *NOW* to read up more on the crunchy details. I really am looking forward to Sorcerer soon.

[@peytonmarkel8431]

I'm fortunate enough to still be able to play my first character. He's a Half-Elf Ranger who's a bounty Hunter by trade. I find it funny, a party member of ours is a renowned criminal and our characters just met. I disarmed him of his crossbow and knocked him out after he tried to shoot a civilian, simply because he wanted some extra coin!

[@finnishhistorian8912]

My first D&D character ever was a Ranger. Even after trying others over several campaigns, I can safely say that this is my favourite class.

[@novikovPrinciple]

I'm a sucker for ranged characters in fantasy games, but DnD's Ranger never really hit me as _beginner-friendly_ as, say, bards and fighters.

[@ifirox666]

Check out the ranger revised version :D

[@dogethe2nd410]

ifirox666 revised ranger definitely blows the PHB Ranger out of the water

[@am25deek]

I don't understand rangers. Is there a way to build a ranger without asking the gm for how I should build him?

[@lorddiddlywinkle8429]

@aweshum If you really don't want to consult your DM, which is something I encourage anyways, the Revised Ranger gives you a Favored enemy option of Humanoids in general -so dwarf, gnoll, elf, human, all of them-, and the favored terrain feature is replaced with the far better natural explorer giving you buffs in every environment; ya even cities.

[@voyalbonbon]

I just bought the players manual and this is the perfect guide! Thank you so much!

[@deanofett]

My favorite class by far. Mostly because I love multi classing, and exploration. Put hunters mark on a monk and you just get so much value out of it

[@chrisanderson9256]

My favorite class is the Beastmaster ranger. If done correctly they can be extremely over powering

[@christopherrivera1214]

im a new player about to play a beast master because its true to me irl, i recognize how its underwhelming compared to other classes but seeing this and the revised ranger from unearthed im looking forward to it

[@legendarydigitize2523]

The new tasha's core ranger optional features make rangers seemed fixed and practical now

[@mongodroid4842]

i still think that they could use some work, i like UA's version of favored foe where instead of it being its own thing, it's a beefed up hunter's mark that doesn't take up your concentration

[@PoliglotaOnline]

Loved it, please make more!

[@yoko3182]

Undead is in the Favored Enemy list twice.

[@TheTomoyaNagase]

New video yeahy!

[@d20minotaur59]

Next can you please do D&D race’s

[@mme.veronica735]

Is the Warlock next? Because I saw a flying halfling spewing flames from it's hands. And a pentagram flew out of its butt.

[@markcecil5977]

What does hit dice do

[@RiverHorse01]

The Ranger seems very interesting. But remembering all the class spells/attacks and what they do seems impossible

[@TheYugiboy13]

Please make a monk one

[@SirDrasticG]

make the revised version pls

[@nelsonrateau8617]

YES, ranger is my favorite class and I always call my berrys a senzu throwing them into my teammates mouth

[@kurniawandwiseptian]

Please add caption

[@germainiribarne8646]

Why the automatic subbing dont work on the video?

[@DontStopThinking]

I should.

[@SkyNinja759]

Pro tip: Use the Unearthed Arcana rules for the Ranger, it's the most underpowered/least satisfying class from the base game. Wizards of The Coast will most likely officially release the "Revised Ranger" in a future book anyways so you might as well jump into the new ranger now... unless you like being next to useless outside of your environment and moderately powerful at best in your element. Don't get me started on how bad the Beastmaster subclass is. If you like it good on you, but the Ranger is the worst class overall based on player feedback to the creators (by a large margin).

[@marygebbie6611]

I'm super invested in the story going on in the animations here XD

[@quietstarsilence7038]

My dm made me a special bow. I named it shadowbolt. It can be turned into a double ended sword. I also have a larger quiver with special arrows that do different sorts of dammage. Like fire, poison and ice arrows

[@eman2198]

QuietStar silence your dm is nice. I hope I can be a nice dm like that

[@celtoucan4956]

In a one shot campaign the dm gave everyone special equipment. I was a ranger and I was given a bow that can shoot three arrows at a time

[@quietstarsilence7038]

@@eman2198 my Dm spoils my group. We have alot of magic items. But in return all The monsters are harder and stronger

[@eman2198]

QuietStar silence sound like f u n

[@quietstarsilence7038]

@@eman2198 my charecter who had this bow, got disintegrated. I'm now on number 4

[@OGNoNameNobody]

...one of these days, I'm going to find out EXACTLY what a "Spellcasting Focus" is.....

[@cheeseballpie2685]

Noname Nobody A focus is just another way to satisfy the Material (M) component needed to cast a spell where it's required. If a spell needs a material component, you can use your focus instead. If the material component has a monetary value, for example a Pearl worth at least 100gp, then that specific material is still needed. -someone on dnd beyond

[@mrviggs1493]

If the material component is consumed, the material is needed there as well

[@chadwickstrongpants1620]

A new video? On Halloween? Forget going outside for candy. The REAL TREAT is staying home to create my Ranger class with your class guide.

[@davidreno6]

oh my gosh it's Chadwick strong pants!!!!

[@snakeorbreak6258]

Me: *watches this video on halloween* *sees this comment* *sees "2 years ago"* What. The. F-

[@14.huanle60]

ah..... Morning Wood, best character ever !

[@TheTomoyaNagase]

at 2:30 you say that the ranger starts with 8 hitpoints instead of 10.

[@TheTomoyaNagase]

and you say they gain 5 hitpoints per level but if they have an d10 wouldn't that be 6 hitpoints?

[@DontStopThinking]

Oh damn, I must have been half-asleep when I recorded that.

[@JuckiCZ]

If you like idea of str-based ranger, I have nice build for you to try - it has many possibilities. First to say - I am using only PHB, point buy, don't use polearm master - OP in my opinion (and i love it this way ;-)). Half-orc(Mountain Dwarf) Str 17 Dex 8(10) Con 16 Int 8 Wis 15 Cha 8 Feats/A.S.I.: lvl4 Heavily armored (str 18) lvl8 ...see further... lvl12 con 17 + wis 16 lvl16 Resilient Con (con 18) lvl19 str 20 Hunter Two handed (horde destroyer)- Take defensive fighting style, great weapon master on lvl8, horde breaker, escape the horde, whirlwind and evasion or uncanny dodge. You can do d12 or d10 with reach (I love pikes), as Half-orc, you will love savage attacks with these weapons, will do 3-6 attacks per round if more than 1 enemy around. S&B - dmg dealer - Take dueling fighting style, shield master on lvl8, uncanny dodge, rest is up to you (differs if you want to be good against 1 enemy, horde, or combination of both) - good combination of defense and offense. S&B - defender - Take defensive fighting style or dueling, sentinel on lvl8, colossus slayer (works with opportunity attacks), multiattack defense, whirlwind, evasion - base AC 21 (25 for 2nd attack), opportunity attacks do 2d8+str+2 dmg to damaged foes. Dual wielder - Take two-weapon fighting style, dual wielder on lvl8, solossus slayer, rest up to you - you are great dmg dealer against 1 enemy, still very defensive (AC 19, uncanny dodge, multiattack defense). Beast master Take sentinel on lvl8 and keep your animal next to you (punish anyone, who dares to attack it). This is one of the best tank builds in the game (your HP together is d10+con+4 - same like d18+con). You can use ensnaring strike on you and your animal (share spells) and have twice the chance to succeed (we all love restrained enemies). Offensive build - take defensive fighting style, great weapon master on lvl8 and your strategy is like this: Cast ensnaring strike with bonus action on both of you, come to your enemy, than engage enemy with your wolf, attack with wolf twice with advantage (pack tactics), first hit means str check or restrained, every hit means str save or knocked prone, than you attack with greataxe with advantage if prone or restrained for 1d12+str+10 (great weapon master), another str check or restrained and than you can run away (enemy has dissadvantage), followed by wolf, or stay there, because enemy has to use action to escape ensnaring strike. This concept works for every play-style, you want, works good and is realy entertaining to play. Every build is quite tough (204 HP on lvl20, AC at least 19 with no magic items, uncanny dodge) I especially love dwarven beast master S&B with wild boar (they both smell the same) charging next to him to close combat. Another possibility is variant human: str 16 (14 + 1 VH + 1 feat) dex 10 con 16 int 8 wis 15 cha 8 Heavily armored feat, rest the same combination of feats and ASI, (lvl4 str+2, lvl8 feat, lvl12 con+wis. lvl16 resilient con, lvl19 str+2 or any other order).

[@kyloend6514]

0:24 I believe i can fly

[@DemonTwoBravo]

Please do one for Druid

[@fifaking1322]

I agree

[@blueoysterboi4742]

please im dming a druid in his first game and neather of us know how it works

[@memes4life990]

They did

[@TheCart54321]

For those of you saying the Ranger sucks Go check out the unearthed arcana revised its much better

[@secpendragon9760]

Out of curiosity, and upon seeing some of the subclass videos up on the channel, I'd like to ask for a video on Ranger subclasses, if there are any Disclaimer: I'm pretty new to the D&D scene, so I don't know everything. Hence why I'm watching these videos

[@DontStopThinking]

Yes. I will cover all the subclasses. Regarding the ranger, as other commenters have said, there is a plan by wizards to revise it. It is currently not very popular right now, because their features are too specific and doesn't transfer between campaigns well. However, it is not that bad, just ask your DM if you can rebuild your character once the revised ranger is out.

[@Xifihas]

The original 5e Ranger pretty mediocre but the revised ranger is good.

[@joemarievega6970]

Just play fighter with bow it`s much better

[@jasonkeats931]

would it be too op to have a ranger hunter with a pet wolf. any nerfing suggestions to make it more fair (he wouldn't be able to see through it's eyes and if it died it would take a long time to replace them) and less op. thanks

[@ragoth6207]

Hey man I like the video while there's a couple of things you got wrong you still did pretty good especially with describing the role of the character. Be sure to point out that a player should not be discouraged from exploring outside favorite terrain and favorite enemies. They still have plenty of combat and utility features that allow for good play. Lastly don't stress yourself out too much.

[@lavrasource]

13:58 admit it, it is the most cursed frame you ever seen

[@okamichamploo]

Man I should've chose hunter instead of beast master. Who would've thought that your companion beast is sooo stupid that they can hardly do anything without your direct command. You know how all the movies show the guy command their dog "sick em boy", and the dog runs after the target dead set on bringing them down? Yeah well beast masters can`t do that. They have to say ok "sick em boy", oh you missed, "Ok boy I`m going to forft my actions now just to let you know that I still want you to attack the thing I told you to attack last round again, ok" two rounds later I decide to take an action myself and oops, my dog just stopped fighting the orc in front of it and turned to look at me. Uh oh the orc is stabbing my dog now, but the dog still doesn`t have enough intelligence to fight back unless I stop what I`m doing to tell it, "Hey boy, you know that orc we`ve been fighting for the last four minutes? Yeah the one that`s currently trying to kill you. Please attack it" Dog attacks and then turns back again in confusion, "He said attack it, but I don`t think he wants me to attack more than once. I better sit here and await more instructions" Orc than stabs dog again, My dog is dead.

[@beastwarsFTW]

Ranger is my second favored class (first is rouge) and they do have a focus, its the same as the druids. Also this is just me but I like small races as rangers so I can have a mount.

[@alexerskine8473]

thank you for introducing me to my new favorite class.

[@luckyowl1681]

... I WANT to run a good ranger, but... *sigh* The "format" of play for the large group and multiple tables I'm in is "mission-based". So things like Natural Explorer are hard to apply because it's a bunch of planar travel through permanent Gates set up in a "hub world" town, so if groups get together, it's more likely than not that a Ranger would be unable to get to apply much of its features because of a lack of Favored Terrain or Enemies.

[@willb9431]

Paladin is going to be awesome. Can't wait to see it. In my current adventure I'm a warlock planning to multiclass into Paladin so that'll be useful. Keep it up!

[@gamingknight2139]

What's funny enough XD in a campaign that my dad is doing for me my brother. And my cousin but earlier it was just me and my brother. But we had explored a dungeon and I found a nest which had a baby owl bear who's my companion and I decided to name him Steve XD I was young and didn't do names really well but still Steve lives on in the campaign

[@shmuckling]

So, level 1 Armor proficiencies: is Medium Armor(14) and Shield(+2) with 14 Dexterity(+2) just as good(18AC) as Heavy Armor(16) and Shield(+2=18AC) with 13 Strength, that might as well be 14 or 16 for the better modifier? All classes that get Medium Armor also get Shields. If anything, Medium Armor seems more like a nerve to melee Attacks, since you are either MAD or using Dexterity melee weapons(that are not necessarily worst). Add all the other things high Dexterity is good for and suddenly Medium Armor is starting to sound like the better option.

[@niedude]

I honestly think you should have used the Updated Ranger that Wizards released in Unearthed Arcana. It's a much better class and fixes a lot of the errors and simply useless/unfun abilities that players complain about...

[@CapturePlay]

I would love to see an updated video with the updated Ranger. Just starting a campaign with the updated Ranger now and these videos are so helpful!

[@witchBoi_Connor]

Base 5e ranger: shite Reworked ranger: actually good

[@normanwhitmore6377]

Honestly never got why it didn't give you extra damage against your favorite enemy

[@Nerosus]

Great video CJ. Looking forward to what heckle that little pentagram was :P I havn't played D&D 5e yet (been preparing for the first session though), but did some research before the release of this video, and I discovered that there is a "revised ranger" from WotC because many claimed that the ranger wasn't balanced compared to the other classes. What is your thoughts on this revision CJ? Do the ranger really need a little love?

[@chaddixon9764]

The Hunters really didn't which is why they haven't been changed in the revised ranger. However, the Beast Master was practically useless because of how squishy your pet was so if you're going that archetype, use the revised the ranger.

[@Nerosus]

What about the Favored Enemy and the Natural Explorer changes?

[@chaddixon9764]

Søren Pedersen They were not necessary by any means but they are good. 5E was the first edition, as far as I know, that didn't give Rangers extra damage against their Favoured Enemies. That was really weird to older players. The Natural Explorer buff was also nice because your Hunter's utility level doesn't flip flop anymore. In my opinion these changes make the Ranger on the strong side but not broken.

[@Nerosus]

I played 3.5 back in the days but quickly want over to Pathfinder when that came out. At first, I felt it was weird that they didn't get those bonus's, but I didn't see it as a problem (figured they had some idea of what they where doing). I am just not sure if I should run with them or not since I haven't gotten around to check up on some of the forums and such to get some opinions on it.

[@DontStopThinking]

This may not be a popular opinion, but I think the UA Ranger is what the 5e Ranger should have been with the streamlining of favoured enemy and natural explorer features. This will prevent the ranger getting shelved in certain campaigns that feature landscapes they can't previously pick. But in combat the PHB Ranger is not weaker than the UA ranger. The Hunter archetype is identical and while the UA beastmaster has bulkier animal companion, PHB beast masters have greater choice of beasts to choose from, including fliers or fishes, making great spies when combined with beast sense. PHB Ranger with Giant Poisonous Snake can deal more damage than any of the companions in UA.

[@Juniorsn69]

Please enable subtitles, even if generated altomática, I am from Brazil and do not understand English perfectly, I need to see what you are talking about for a better understanding.

[@maegnm]

This is the BEST video series for beginners needing to get a basic familiarity with a class! Thank you SO MUCH for making these. That said, do you have any plans to create a UA version of the Revised Ranger in this series? I could sure use it! THANKS!

[@Avalanche616]

Ranger was so much of a failure in the game I recently quit. In general, if terrain or environmental dangers and skills are ignored by the Dm, it does away with a third of the ranger special abilities. Hunter's prey, specifically horde breaker and giant killer are very circumstantial, and in a large party it makes it less likely that you will ever use them. I myself didn't get passed level 8, but I felt forced to go bow and arrow and the rest of the abilities, and when I looked further , situational and circumstantial is an excellent description of this broken class.

[@underhaykids6861]

I don't like rangers that much as a class but i highly recommend playing a wood Elf or Forest Gnome when playing one.

[@darkjayfeather6130]

I am choosing ranger Hunter my party needs that they suck at direction and exploring and they can't attack from afar

[@cristoferpicado4059]

Ranger is my favorite class pretty much in any edition.

[@czakopeter5517]

This is way the best educational series on the whole internet when it comes to 5th edition

[@MelMochi]

anti gravity scarf

[@draizertbr6352]

Can they replace multiple spell if leveled up?

[@DontStopThinking]

No. Just 1. But new spells learned are counted separately.

[@Ratt611]

Your presentation is amazing, but I wish you would talk a little slower, it's a lot of info!

[@carsonsutton3626]

I think the new revised ranger in the unearthed arcana is an amazing and balanced alternative to the regular ranger

[@rafaelcotero3528]

Thank you the ranger is one of my favorite classes

[@pauricconwell6817]

Making a ranger npc in my 1st campaign as a DM, this helped a lot. Thanks man

[@theduelist455]

My very first class, I'm so happy right now

[@TheRABIDdude]

8:44 OMFG BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRN!

[@luckyowl1681]

Hm. I am considering making another Ranger with the Hunter archetype. My first Ranger in 5e is a shield-and-sword Monster Slayer. That campaign is on pause due to real life obligations, but we do have back-up characters and other tables and settings at the place I play. Well, right now my priority is going to be my first Totem Warrior Barbarian. I dub her "Project Mama Bear". All Bear Totem all the time. See, what bugs me seeing Totem Warriors at the tables is that everybody, at least here, forgets or just doesn't care about the utility rituals it has. I guess I want to make a character that, yes, has that tanking ability, BUT I want to be different from the typical "big smashy smash". So I'm honestly thinking of a Hill Dwarf that was part of a mercenary company, possible cousin to one of my previous characters. I also need to finally make a character that is more outgoing in personality. Even with characters I previously had, high charisma and all, I got terrible at roleplay and just sat and listened rather than talk. Also, ideally, this Barbarian will get only one feat: Tough. :P

[@christopherjustice6411]

I play as a Half-Elf Ranger named Gregor MacIntosh.

[@quinnl.6134]

I have a question. What do you think is required for a party to kill the kraken?

[@DontStopThinking]

First of all, you need magic weapons to hurt it at all if you're not a spellcaster. Then you need lots of HP to withstand it's super accurate attacks and lightning immunity or resistance against its other abilities. But it is a good idea to draw them to land and do hit and run attacks at a distance because despite their attack range, they are incredibly slow on land. Hope that helps.

[@ShadowRulerZero]

i wish this was updated with xanathars guide

[@Boosttackle]

Shiiit thanks dude, been meaning to try a ranger

[@oliverkerr7007]

This helped so much as im making a centaur ranger

[@marcopohl4875]

i've been thinking of making a tribal mage for my first character: i'm obviously going to use a ranger, but should i multiclass into another spellcaster for versitility?

[@DontStopThinking]

Druid (Circle of the Land) is a great choice to give your character more spells to play with.

[@marcopohl4875]

just watched your vidoe on them: it might work, thanks

[@hunterst.arnold6646]

1:24 I think that was the most subtle _Terraria_ reference I've ever heard. (To clarify, the sound effect that plays at this time is _Terraria's_ bow firing sound effect.)

[@Cloud_Seeker]

Can you do Paladins next?

[@PeterSolerom]

Is this a review for the Revised Ranger or the version 1 Ranger??

[@DontStopThinking]

Version 1. The revised ranger isn't finalised yet.

[@TJTrickster]

Dude you say 1 level 8+con but video says 10+con

[@DontStopThinking]

The text is right. It's 1d10.

[@4animefan]

Can you make a Revised Ranger/beast master Guide? Plz! Awesome videos!

[@TheMBPZ]

Can you do a warlock

[@roarkthehalf-orc6598]

lol Moring Wood

[@tri-ad6302]

Monk plz

[@Synisterjames]

So I have a quick question, do the horde breaker and extra attack features stack? For example would I be able to fire 4 arrows at 2 enemies within 5 feet of each other or no? And if not how would that interaction work?

[@DontStopThinking]

They don't stack, unfortunately. Because of the wording "Once on each of your turns..." it means that a total of 3 arrows can be fired when you get extra attack. Horde breaker (2) and extra attack (1).

[@alecshrum9935]

what about the ranger revision

[@DontStopThinking]

It's not official yet.

[@shmuckling]

How come Druids get Medium Armor Proficiency but can't wear metal? - does that mean the only Medium Armor option is Hide(12+dex, max 2)? I guess that is still better then Light Armor - Leather, if your Dex is less then 16... Am I understanding correctly?

[@DontStopThinking]

That's correct. Them not being able to wear metal armor is part of the class' theme. Being a nature based spell caster and all. But they can use metal weapons for some reason. Maybe the designers just don't want to nerve them too much.

[@shmuckling]

Thank you! :D LOVE your content!

[@aarontran4489]

Will you do paladin

[@DontStopThinking]

It's relatively close. It should be out in a few days.

[@SirDrasticG]

Thanks CJ you're the best

[@MinervaHastur]

do monk next

[@LCDqBqA]

Ranger is extremely OP. Take the hunter with hand crossbows, crossbow expert and sharpshooter. Or for the Beastmaster play a halfling, mount your panther pet, dual wield lances.

[@vinnregi4882]

Awesome video man! :D Just one question. If i want my ranger to have a gun, will that "count" as a bow, or as a crossbow? Or is that up to the DM? (or it depends wether the gun is one-shot or it has a magazine?)

[@chaddixon9764]

Guns are entirely up to the Dungeon Master. There is a section in the Dungeon Master's Guide regarding guns so if they need the information it is there. Guns count as a martial ranged weapon and Rangers are proficient in all martial weapons so it does not have to count as anything else. The first question you should ask actually is are guns even in the campaign setting.

[@vinnregi4882]

Oh didn't knew they were mention at the DM guide! I was asking because i will be DM'ing, and my brother wants to play a ranger but with a gun (so i will allow his character atleast to have one). The thing is at 7:50 - 8:08 CJ says that crossbows can't attack twice, so i was wondering if guns can attack twice or have to reload. But okay, i'll check the DM guide and see what to do :P Thanks for the info though! :D

[@chaddixon9764]

Vinn Regi I'm going to assume that CJ knows this but didn't mention it because this is a video for new players but saying crossbows cannot attack twice isn't entirely correct. Crossbows cannot attack twice *unless* you take the Crossbow Expert feat. Given how muskets work I'll bet they have the loading property as well so will require something like a custom feat to work. You're welcome for the information.

[@DontStopThinking]

That's right. The crossbow expert feat lets you ignore the loading property and you can attack more than once with crossbows. But there is a pretty long entry on what other things the feat can do and the requirement still have a free hand to load, so I'd rather not include all that to information to prevent opening a whole can of worm.

[@vinnregi4882]

Oh my god, i completely forgot of feats :o You are right, that actually makes sence and solves everything! :D Apparently the feat also works for hand crossbows too, which i could translate as pistols! Thank you guys so much for your time and info! Have a great day/night! ^^

[@Smetanol_]

I love how undead written twise in favored enemy section.

[@J--12]

I must say, you have a very funny accent, but your videos are pretty good.

[@TheMBPZ]

And is warlock or wizard better which carries more spells and do you get a new spell free every time you level up as a wizard also what are d and d hours to normal time is it the same or not? Thanks!

[@DontStopThinking]

Wizards get more spells and can choose 2 for free every time they level up. Warlocks get much fewer but enhanced spells. There is no relation between game time and real time. It depends on whatever the DM wants. Ten years could pass by just him saying that it has or 6 seconds could last longer than DBZ episodes.

[@TheMBPZ]

Don't Stop Thinking your the best thanks😎

[@TheMBPZ]

Don't Stop Thinking can wizards carry loads of spells at once or not. As in can they choose a spell from all your spell book or only ones you’ve selected to remember

[@DontStopThinking]

Only the ones they select to remember. But if it's a ritual spell, they can cast it from their spell book by spending the (10 minutes ritual spell casting time + the actual spell casting time).

[@TheMBPZ]

Don't Stop Thinking how many spells can you select to remember. Does that mean they are the only ones you can use in battle

[@chrisdrews5827]

For favored enemy you listed undead twice.

[@offensivepicture4621]

so nice he put it twice

[@ifirox666]

Nice video. You might consider updating to the Ranger Revised, since the PHB usually doesn't get much love...

[@argenthellion]

Unless heavily home-brewed, the BEASTMASTER Ranger is broken beyond repair.

[@McBabe12329]

Would love to see the next one on Monk there's so much to them and they seem fun but very complicated

[@dartdevious561]

Wait, no, rangers are part rogue and fighter, not spellcaster (initially)

[@KidIcarus97]

Should have done the Revised Ranger

[@andrewgarcia2448]

Could you do a monk starter guide?

[@bunwithsalt2656]

3:38 Undead on two rows lol

[@Suryp]

I have a question, Why did you chose the corebook ranger as opposed to the revised ranger found in unearthed arcana? Which i have heard is used in future printings of 5e.

[@DontStopThinking]

It is just a rumour. They know that some people are not satisfied with the ranger class, but there is no official announcement that they will commit to a revision. Besides, even if they are going to make the change official, whatever is in the UA will most likely be changed again after more testing. Besides, if you look at the revised version, the largest change is only exploration features, favoured enemy and natural explorer. The UA hunter is completely the same in terms of combat as the PHB hunter except for the favored enemy feature that adds +2 to the enemy type and the UA beastmaster, while having beefier animal companions, the choice is very limited and does not do more damage than PHB animal companions. They're trading flexibility for survivability.

[@Suryp]

Don't Stop Thinking allright thanks for the response. And yeah you are correct ☺ I'm sorry if I sounded like it was displeased. The video is stellar work as always.

[@ihave2cows]

what? no, I guarantee you that the beastmaster does far more damage in the revision. I mean, sure, your animal companion doesn't get multiattack, but its stats actually scale into the lategame and don't force you to sacrifice your PC's attacks (which are almost always going to be better) to use. also worthy of note is that favoured enemy gets you bonuses against all humanoid instead of just two types, and the damage scales up whenever you take the feature again. And they get bonuses to/for going first in combat. and hide in plain sight is no longer a silly useless feature. Also, they get to dash as a bonus action. I know you mentioned "in terms of combat", but I also appreciate that in the UA natural explorer isn't an extremely niche feature. Really, there's a lot of differences that all add up to really improve the ranger's viability.

[@doctortequila5268]

The level one favoured enemy icon you've put up has "undead" twice.

[@DontStopThinking]

I wish I can give out candies to people who discover this.

[@doctortequila5268]

Ha-ha, thanks. Clearly it's intentional, for Halloween ;)

[@tohyatalks8392]

So do you start at lvl 1 at the start of each campaign or session. Do your Lvls carry on to different campaigns

[@DontStopThinking]

It's really up to the DM and the group you are playing with.

[@tohyatalks8392]

Oh ok thx your videos were really helpful I want to play online with some buds but can’t seem to find where to do it