So, there is already a thread for star druid, but what about fey wanderer. I personally love it, but I know some people don't, and thinks it crosses with horizon walker. I actually think that fey wanderer is much more fey focused, and horizon walker is about planar gateways and all planes, not just the feywild
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'The Cleverness of mushrooms always surprises me!' - Ivern Bramblefoot.
To me, the Fey Wanderer hits the right combination of "nature" (they Feywild being an incredibly wild and bizarre version of nature), and the beguiling and tricky qualities of the Fey themselves.
Depending on what side of the border you fall on, you could be a regular inhabitant of the Feywild, frequently dealing with Fey creatures and interacting with the eladrin or archfey that dwell there...that sort of roleplay just screams eladrin or wood elves, especially the eladrin, whose multiple personalities allows an interesting flavor to those attacks dealing psychic damage...I imagine them as concentrated "bursts" of strong emotions that you weaponize into an opponents psyche, which could be re-flavored to whichever personality the eladrin is currently in. Firbolgs make for great protectors as well, with an affinity towards Strength-builds.
Or, alternatively, you are a protector on the Material Plane who keeps that Fey madness OUT of the mortal realm. If anyone is capable of handling the emotionally-manipulative Fey, it's a ranger who turns their own magic against them.
With regards to similiar themes to Horizon Walker, I don't see much crossover...if anything, it overlaps with the Fey-themes of the Swarmkeeper Ranger of the last Unearthed Arcana a bit more than the teleporting, Force-dealing, portal-seeking Horizon Walker.
That capstone is...just great. I can't think of a specific example, but there will be a perfect moment where a key opponent or NPC not seeing or hearing you will heavily work in your favor.
So, there is already a thread for star druid, but what about fey wanderer. I personally love it, but I know some people don't, and thinks it crosses with horizon walker. I actually think that fey wanderer is much more fey focused, and horizon walker is about planar gateways and all planes, not just the feywild
'The Cleverness of mushrooms always surprises me!' - Ivern Bramblefoot.
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To me, the Fey Wanderer hits the right combination of "nature" (they Feywild being an incredibly wild and bizarre version of nature), and the beguiling and tricky qualities of the Fey themselves.
Depending on what side of the border you fall on, you could be a regular inhabitant of the Feywild, frequently dealing with Fey creatures and interacting with the eladrin or archfey that dwell there...that sort of roleplay just screams eladrin or wood elves, especially the eladrin, whose multiple personalities allows an interesting flavor to those attacks dealing psychic damage...I imagine them as concentrated "bursts" of strong emotions that you weaponize into an opponents psyche, which could be re-flavored to whichever personality the eladrin is currently in. Firbolgs make for great protectors as well, with an affinity towards Strength-builds.
Or, alternatively, you are a protector on the Material Plane who keeps that Fey madness OUT of the mortal realm. If anyone is capable of handling the emotionally-manipulative Fey, it's a ranger who turns their own magic against them.
With regards to similiar themes to Horizon Walker, I don't see much crossover...if anything, it overlaps with the Fey-themes of the Swarmkeeper Ranger of the last Unearthed Arcana a bit more than the teleporting, Force-dealing, portal-seeking Horizon Walker.
That capstone is...just great. I can't think of a specific example, but there will be a perfect moment where a key opponent or NPC not seeing or hearing you will heavily work in your favor.
Or just be funny. Mostly funny.
It's now out!!
'The Cleverness of mushrooms always surprises me!' - Ivern Bramblefoot.
I'll worldbuild for your DnD games!
Just a D&D enjoyer, check out my fiverr page if you need any worldbuilding done for ya!