Like Dragon Like Son - Episodes Tagged with “Ranger”

Finding You Own Feywild

Jay and Jack Oatway — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0800

With the new Feywild camapign setting just around the corner, we look at some of the existing mythology of the Feywild, of the Seelie Court and the Gloaming Court, of the Archfey who make up each court, and of the popular culture (and folklore) you can draw upon to make this your own setting -- and how easily the stories of such a place can be told.

We also look a bit at some of the existing classess that can bring the Feywild's magic into your next character.

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The Raven Ranger: Building the Right Character for The Setting

Jay and Jack Oatway — Fri, 07 May 2021 09:00:00 +0800

We all like to build cool, interesting characters. We like breaking tropes, and coming up with original concepts. But often that's not enough. This episode, we look at not just building a good character, we look at building "the right character".

Even the best character build will be terrible if they don't fit in with the setting, and they don't fit in with the rest of the party. To get it right, players and DMs need to work together. The DM must be willing to discuss details about the world, to give away little pieces of the story to the player, and in exchange take little pieces of the character's backstory and make them part of the world.

We look at how we have done this with an unusual Swarmp Keeper Ranger build that is designed to be played in a "Ravenloft" setting -- just in time for the arrival of Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft. See link to character sheet below.

Links:

Vincent Rookvaunt, Raven Swarm Keeper — This character was built to fit in well with the Curse of Strahd setting

Ready For Hell: The Heavy Metal Holy Ranger

Jay and Jack Oatway — Fri, 08 May 2020 18:00:00 +0800

In this episode, we go where no one wants to go: Ranger Land! Except that we make our Ranger into a psedo-paladin for a Descent into Avernus, or any fiendish/undead campaign setting. He's trading in his bow for melee weapons as a Strength Ranger -- a StRanger! We talk about how we like to build a stereotypical character out of a completely different class.

We also talk about how we distrust stats that people roll at home, why the point buy system works best, before we suit up the ranger in full plate and turn him into a holy knight who travels to fiendish planes to hold the line.

Then we get frustrated with favored terrain and favored enemies. We talk about a few simple table rules that won't break the game, while making these Ranger features suck less. Get ready to trade in your Divine Smite for a Zephyr Strike!