Rangers are not "part Druid" in any way fluff-wise. Both classes like the outdoors; that's about it.
Druids and Bards are in many cases associated with the fey (e.g., see College of Glamour and the Circle of Dreams). Rangers have no particular association with fey or the feywild, other than in hunting them or by calling fey animals using Conjure Woodland Beings. A "guy singing in a tavern" is arguably as close to fey as someone who likes plants anyway.
All that aside, mechanically the spell is all about debuffing and minor control, which is a Druid and Bard thing; less so a Ranger thing (Rangers also miss out on Entangle!). Rangers already have too many more important spells vying for their Concentration slot anyway.
Sadly the English version of the Wikipedia article on Bards doesn't include the same info as the German one. In short, Bards and Druids are both Celtic cultural inventions. They are related, and that's how you get faerie things in both classes. Of course the classes in D&D are rather designed around pop-cultural beliefs about these concepts, but at some point, both were very much related.
The Bardic tradition isn't only about "singing in a tavern" too, in core it's about gathering and spreading lore. The Celts didn't have a written history, only an oral one, which is both represented in Bardic and Druidic traditions. So, all that ratwhowouldbeking said is on point.
EDIT: I do understand your point tho, just saying. I also like to say "part druid" and "related", but there are of course also game design choices in there. As a Ranger you will probably already have Hunter's Mark to concentrate on anyway, so that's a pretty strong point against faerie fire being used.
IDK what 5e cannon is but the way I see it druids and rangers share the source of their power in the reverence of nature a similar fashion as clerics and paladins get their spells from a divine source. I think Tashas added Entangle to the base Ranger's spell list and Rangers now have a Fey themed subclass(oddly enough it doesn't have faerie fire as a spell but the swarm keeper subclass of ranger does). Fantasy literature has no shortage of Elven Rangers not to mention mechanically and thematically it makes sense that it should be a ranger spell sure it might compete with hunters mark(garbage spell) but honestly with the favored foe option from Tashas I think it would make sense for rangers to replace hunters mark with faerie fire for versatility if they have decent wisdom. Bards are weird because they are a jack of all trades type while also now being a full casters(which wasn't always the case) with base & subclass spell lists its not surprising to see them get faerie fire as it fits their traditional role of support . You could play it so many ways such as a divinely inspired artist or a rapscallion of the arcane where as you can see the clear lineage from cleric and druid in the base spell list for paladin and ranger. With all the changes I hope spells schools and spell list get an overhaul in the next edition , maybe something in the vein how TES handles spell schools and rework the spell lists.
Bards and Druids are primary spellcasters, Rangers are not. They are far more concerned with magic, although Bards focus on music and charm while Druids focus on nature. Faerie Fire is NOT a nature related spell, it is more about magic. Rangers are more concerned with nature and archery. Faerie Fire is a high grade spell, on par with Cure Wounds, Shield, and Bless. The Advantage it offers is will be used from 1st to 20th, with great effect.
Faerie Fire should not be given to Rangers. If anything, the question should be why do Druids get Faerie Fire?
The answer is, as others stated, Druids (like Bards) have a celtic origin with a touch of fey thrown in to their legend, making Faerie Fire a reasonable fit.
Rangers are not "part Druid" in any way fluff-wise. Both classes like the outdoors; that's about it.
Druids and Bards are in many cases associated with the fey (e.g., see College of Glamour and the Circle of Dreams). Rangers have no particular association with fey or the feywild, other than in hunting them or by calling fey animals using Conjure Woodland Beings. A "guy singing in a tavern" is arguably as close to fey as someone who likes plants anyway.
All that aside, mechanically the spell is all about debuffing and minor control, which is a Druid and Bard thing; less so a Ranger thing (Rangers also miss out on Entangle!). Rangers already have too many more important spells vying for their Concentration slot anyway.
I could swear there was a subclass.... Fey something? Waterer? Wonderer? But you're right. Nothing about the fey aligns with Ranger. lol
Rangers are not "part Druid" in any way fluff-wise. Both classes like the outdoors; that's about it.
Druids and Bards are in many cases associated with the fey (e.g., see College of Glamour and the Circle of Dreams). Rangers have no particular association with fey or the feywild, other than in hunting them or by calling fey animals using Conjure Woodland Beings. A "guy singing in a tavern" is arguably as close to fey as someone who likes plants anyway.
All that aside, mechanically the spell is all about debuffing and minor control, which is a Druid and Bard thing; less so a Ranger thing (Rangers also miss out on Entangle!). Rangers already have too many more important spells vying for their Concentration slot anyway.
I could swear there was a subclass.... Fey something? Waterer? Wonderer? But you're right. Nothing about the fey aligns with Ranger. lol
Fey Wanderer. They're in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. They're the one subclass that has explicit fey ties, and even they don't get Faerie Fire added to their spell list.
Rangers are not "part Druid" in any way fluff-wise. Both classes like the outdoors; that's about it.
Druids and Bards are in many cases associated with the fey (e.g., see College of Glamour and the Circle of Dreams). Rangers have no particular association with fey or the feywild, other than in hunting them or by calling fey animals using Conjure Woodland Beings. A "guy singing in a tavern" is arguably as close to fey as someone who likes plants anyway.
All that aside, mechanically the spell is all about debuffing and minor control, which is a Druid and Bard thing; less so a Ranger thing (Rangers also miss out on Entangle!). Rangers already have too many more important spells vying for their Concentration slot anyway.
I could swear there was a subclass.... Fey something? Waterer? Wonderer? But you're right. Nothing about the fey aligns with Ranger. lol
My comment was from 2018, long before Fey Wanderer existed!
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Ok, this is a minor issue I have with Faerie Fire.
IMO, it's a Druid spell. Rangers are part Druid. Rangers don't have Faerie Fire on their spell list.
Yet Bards get Faerie Fire....guy singing in a tavern gets Faerie Fire, but the Ranger out in the woods doesn't.
Rangers are not "part Druid" in any way fluff-wise. Both classes like the outdoors; that's about it.
Druids and Bards are in many cases associated with the fey (e.g., see College of Glamour and the Circle of Dreams). Rangers have no particular association with fey or the feywild, other than in hunting them or by calling fey animals using Conjure Woodland Beings. A "guy singing in a tavern" is arguably as close to fey as someone who likes plants anyway.
All that aside, mechanically the spell is all about debuffing and minor control, which is a Druid and Bard thing; less so a Ranger thing (Rangers also miss out on Entangle!). Rangers already have too many more important spells vying for their Concentration slot anyway.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile.
Sadly the English version of the Wikipedia article on Bards doesn't include the same info as the German one. In short, Bards and Druids are both Celtic cultural inventions. They are related, and that's how you get faerie things in both classes. Of course the classes in D&D are rather designed around pop-cultural beliefs about these concepts, but at some point, both were very much related.
The Bardic tradition isn't only about "singing in a tavern" too, in core it's about gathering and spreading lore. The Celts didn't have a written history, only an oral one, which is both represented in Bardic and Druidic traditions. So, all that ratwhowouldbeking said is on point.
EDIT: I do understand your point tho, just saying. I also like to say "part druid" and "related", but there are of course also game design choices in there. As a Ranger you will probably already have Hunter's Mark to concentrate on anyway, so that's a pretty strong point against faerie fire being used.
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IDK what 5e cannon is but the way I see it druids and rangers share the source of their power in the reverence of nature a similar fashion as clerics and paladins get their spells from a divine source. I think Tashas added Entangle to the base Ranger's spell list and Rangers now have a Fey themed subclass(oddly enough it doesn't have faerie fire as a spell but the swarm keeper subclass of ranger does). Fantasy literature has no shortage of Elven Rangers not to mention mechanically and thematically it makes sense that it should be a ranger spell sure it might compete with hunters mark(garbage spell) but honestly with the favored foe option from Tashas I think it would make sense for rangers to replace hunters mark with faerie fire for versatility if they have decent wisdom. Bards are weird because they are a jack of all trades type while also now being a full casters(which wasn't always the case) with base & subclass spell lists its not surprising to see them get faerie fire as it fits their traditional role of support . You could play it so many ways such as a divinely inspired artist or a rapscallion of the arcane where as you can see the clear lineage from cleric and druid in the base spell list for paladin and ranger. With all the changes I hope spells schools and spell list get an overhaul in the next edition , maybe something in the vein how TES handles spell schools and rework the spell lists.
Bards and Druids are primary spellcasters, Rangers are not. They are far more concerned with magic, although Bards focus on music and charm while Druids focus on nature. Faerie Fire is NOT a nature related spell, it is more about magic. Rangers are more concerned with nature and archery. Faerie Fire is a high grade spell, on par with Cure Wounds, Shield, and Bless. The Advantage it offers is will be used from 1st to 20th, with great effect.
Faerie Fire should not be given to Rangers. If anything, the question should be why do Druids get Faerie Fire?
The answer is, as others stated, Druids (like Bards) have a celtic origin with a touch of fey thrown in to their legend, making Faerie Fire a reasonable fit.
I could swear there was a subclass.... Fey something? Waterer? Wonderer? But you're right. Nothing about the fey aligns with Ranger. lol
Fey Wanderer. They're in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. They're the one subclass that has explicit fey ties, and even they don't get Faerie Fire added to their spell list.
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My comment was from 2018, long before Fey Wanderer existed!
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