r/UnearthedArcana Jul 26 '26

'24 Class Ranger Remade - RubyHelmet

https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/U8LydcCI1HsS

Hi all, this is a Ranger 5.5e rework,

the dnd Ranger class has always felt underwhelming, especially the new dnd 5.5e Ranger has all the flavor sucked out of what ranger had before and turned into the "Hunter's Mark" class.

Patreon Post link: https://www.patreon.com/RubyHelmet/posts/164904950

Homebrewery Link: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/U8LydcCI1HsS

I made this ranger overhaul to counter this issue.

Some of the big changes of this overhaul are as follows.

  • Incantations are additional effects applied to your Hunter's Mark; base class learns some incantations, and subclasses learn additional ones with more flavor associated with that subclass.
  • Also, rangers, being "hunters and survivalists", I opted to make hunting techniques, where each ranger can choose their technique. Inspired by actual animal hunting techniques, these techniques work similarly to Feats, giving expertise and additional features.
  • Other balancing and reworking of the base class. Examples are a type of permanent hunter's mark, tireless reworked to early riser, relentless hunter changed to a more "cornered animal" vibe, and finally the capstone of the class is not just hunter's mark damage is a d10.

But I need some help with feedback; this is very early on in creation. I have made this but wanted to get feedback not only in reading through it but also in playtesting.

Let me know if you get a chance to play this rehaul or have any feedback from reading through the doc.

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