@jtburling love the new UA. Can you move on the turn provided by Ambuscade? yes
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 9, 2015
UA Ranger – 2d6 hit dice per level? Why so high?
@SlyFlourish2d6 hit dice per level? Why so high? Just curious. pegs the ranger as the best at surviving stuff – ultimate survivor, a la Aragorn falling off a cliff in LotR movies
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 9, 2015
@Iscariot125 @SlyFlourishIt eliminates his need for hit and run/skirmisher tactics though if they can just soak it all up. artifact of earlier draft with companion that didn't require concentration
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 9, 2015
UA Ranger – Why Spell-less ?
@bedirthanyou tossed aside the “spell-less” Ranger for a full reboot. What lead to that angle? i'd prefer to nest such an archetype in the fighter
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 9, 2015
UA Ranger – Hit Point Dice during rest
@SalmonSquirequick clarification. 1d6+con for short rests or 2d6+con for short rests
you spend the dice separately, so its 1d6+Con
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 9, 2015
UA Ranger – Questions and Answers
Rangers!
Today Sage Advice will cover all answers from Master Mike about the new Unearthed Arcana Ranger that you can find here:
http://media.wizards.com/2015/downloads/dnd/DX_0907_UA_RangerOptions.pdf
@SalmonSquireI really like these ideas! Looking at the comments on Enworld and Reddit though, I think you gave everyone a heart attack. haha
it’s a pretty interesting process, because the core assumptions people make about the class kind of help create its weaknesses
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 9, 2015
Grim Harvest
@SalmonSquire @JeremyECrawford If an undead magically created by the Animate Dead spell kills a creature, does that qualify for Grim Harvest?
don't believe so
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 20, 2015
@SalmonSquire @JeremyECrawfordIf cant, would Vampiric Blade qualify? You aren’t directly killing a creature with a spell, its a spell attack.
IIRC, it should kick in if the direct casting of the spell does the deed
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 20, 2015
Sneak attack damage type
@JeremyECrawford sneak attack has the same damage type of the weapon used?
— Delvair Moreira (@_delvair) August 21, 2015
That's correct. https://t.co/XSYwEU6Nyn
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) August 22, 2015
Great weapon fighting and Smite
@DJkizziegreat weapon fighting and smite. Does it allow you to re-roll 1s and 2s on the smite damage?
believe so, yes
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 20, 2015
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@DJkizzie do you find that too strong?
maybe? i'd probably be more annoyed at rerolls slowing things down.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 20, 2015