![]() ![]() And yes, sharpshooter would be my next feat choice as well. there are some charts around somewhere that can give you specific details of when to use it or not if you really want to search). it is amazing against targets with bad AC, and remains good against targets with moderate AC (your average damage will go up by using it most of the time. you may or may not want it right away, but you will want it eventually. Note that you will also want sharpshooter, for the record. occasionally, it would be a good choice, but I'm not remotely sold on it being your best choice most of the time for a ranger. a ranger should have more than enough uses for their bonus action (including making attacks) without it, most of the time. I disagree with the advice to use hand crossbow for the bonus action attack though. the feat is basically worth a free +1 average damage and not taking disadvantage with your preferred weapon in melee combat. otherwise, he is absolutely correct crossbow expert on a primarily ranged build is an excellent investment, because you're likely going to want those bonuses anyways. Minor correction: crossbow expert helps with shooting when you are being attacked in melee, not when you are firing into melee. ![]() Take it unless/until a better/equivalent ranged feat becomes available. If you reach late levels, you can pickup swift quiver and switch to your heavy crossbow full-time (still gain the benefits of higher damage die and firing into melee without penalty). The ideal setup is to keep one or two hand crossbows ready (depending on whether your DM allows the bonus action attack with the same crossbow or not) and a heavy crossbow strapped to your back for when you need the long range. However, you'd be better off replacing your longbow with a heavy crossbow due to the identical range and higher damage die (+1 average damage). You will in fact be better at it due to no longer taking penalties for firing into melee range (crossbow expert grants this benefit regardless of weapon used). You will still be able to use a longbow if you choose. Until/unless the developers release feats for other ranged options, crossbow expert is the best feat choice for a ranged character. Just not sure what feat to get at level 4.Ĭrossbows are actually the most viable ranged weapon option due to crossbow expert. Because you need crossbow expert and all that. The thing is, I can't figure wheather it is worth it to invest in doing crossbow over bow. Hunter, yeah probably, only level 2 so far (we got 150 xp each in the entirty of a 4 hour session) Were going to be faceing an army of orcs soon, so I bet that will help. Ranger spells tend towards being better for self buffing compared to the larger and more team oriented cleric. Volley will give you a really competitive at will AOE attack. If you're trying to out single target damage a rogue, you're going to have a bad day. Many spells key off of giving you extra damage against every opponent (hunters mark), or due decent aoe damage. horde breaker for instance gives you a free extra attack. If you're going archer ranger (hunter I'm guessing) then you'll be fine using either a bow or crossbow.Īs a ranger you can expect to be the best at targeting and hitting multiple opponents compared to the rogue. So far we haven't been doing all that much scouting, and the tracking didn't even require a roll.Īlso so far I have spent all my spell slots on cure wounds. I didn't want to be a midpoint between the two, that is just what I felt I was. (God I feel like a car salesman with that pitch) Pick and chose how you want to mess up the bad guys day and let em have it.ĭont try to be another class be a Ranger dangit, and be the best dang one you can be. ![]() You really shine there, survival, travel, scouting. Rangers are good at scouting, specially in your terrain. You will not be as good as a Rogue speced for a certain skill set. If I have favorite enemy human and orc, would you let me use my favored enemy on half orcs? Should this rectify as we level? Don't mind that much, I mean I still have indiviual stuff rp wise, being the only one speaking orc and all that, but I have not played a ranger before, and was wondering if at higher level ill still feel like a character half way between the rogue and the cleric? Not being able to heal as well, and not being able to stealth that well, withought very much that only I can do. Side question, but at the moment I just feel like a worse version of the cleric and the rogue. ![]() What do you think about crossbows? I know they need a feat before being useful, is it worth it? I would still like to be able to snipe with a longbow, even if I am usualy more close range. So maybe I should start useing crossbows. And I was thinking, Since me and the rogue are the only people with bows, we are pretty much never going to be super far away. So I am playing a ranger, not yet level 4, who took the archery fighting style, 18 dexterity, dwarf, yada yada yada. ![]()
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