@jtburling love the new UA. Can you move on the turn provided by Ambuscade? yes
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 9, 2015
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Is this a tacit admission that the “internet-fueled view” of the beast master as underpowered has merit?
Wait, is this a tacit admission that the “internet-fueled view” of the beast master as underpowered has merit? It comes across as you recommending players avoid BM and play another class or ranger subclass and have a pet anyway. I'm recommending that you pursue whatever thing in the game will do the best job of delivering the play experience you desire. If you just want a pet, there's no reason to base your class/subclass choice on that.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 31, 2018
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UA Urban Ranger: The Vigilante pt1 – The Mike Mearls Happy Fun Hour
I had so much fun talking about the ranger on Happy Fun Hour today. I love that we can talk about design issues and concerns in a constructive way, plus working through it on stream helps me get a better grasp on an issue.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 5, 2018
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Beast Master Ranger: “We continue to explore ways to make the classes you have better”
@JeremyECrawford As someone who loves the idea the Ranger class is trying to achieve (but sad w/ attempts to play w/ and as): w/e happened to "the class’s high levels of player dissatisfaction and its ranking as D&D’s weakest class by a significant margin"?
— Nathaniel Mosher (@RubiksMoose) July 30, 2018
For anyone who missed my talk on YouTube and Twitter about the ranger and other classes in 2017:
–We’re not releasing a second version of a class. Too confusing for people.
–We continue to explore ways to make the classes you have better, including revision in rare cases. #DnD https://t.co/Tt2qwKCZz5
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 30, 2018
