Planning on making a Revised Ranger beast master and I don’t know if I should go melee or ranged. Usually I would just go melee but the people I’m playing with will all be front like combatants (for the most part.)
my thoughts: Choose wolf and dual wield rapiers with the dual wield feat
OR
Go longbow and get an Ape + sharpshooter feat.
im playing variant human since most rangers are wood elves and I want to make this character not so normal.
I guess the biggest question is are you willing to sacrifice your preference for party cohesiveness or make your character the way you want and to hell with what everyone else is playing? I always opt for the latter if this is going to be a long-term campaign and will tend towards playing a filler-type character if it is a short campaign, a bunch of new players and/or we're being "experimental".
The long-term campaign answer is to just play what you want. This is your character and no one should have to play a specific race/class/style/role if they don't want to for an extended period of time, and it allows all players to learn and grow in the instance they end up with a non-traditional group as they figure out new strategies and how to accommodate for what the group is lacking.
If you're willing to fill in, whether for a short campaign or you just don't mind doing so for a long-term campaign, then going for an Archery Fighting Style is the obvious choice. You still technically get to be frontline vicariously through your Ape, you will have more instances as an archer than a front-line fighter to gain advantage on attack rolls through Natural Explorer, your Ape also has a ranged attack or can more easily maneuver through climbing to get to the enemy, possibly making it easier to aid the Rogue in gaining their Sneak Attack.
Thank you. I usually like to fit in as a Bard / Striker. Healing and tanking has never been my thing. Damage and debuffing is where it’s at. I think I will go ranged with what you pointed out and how useful it can still be.
Planning on making a Revised Ranger beast master and I don’t know if I should go melee or ranged. Usually I would just go melee but the people I’m playing with will all be front like combatants (for the most part.)
my thoughts: Choose wolf and dual wield rapiers with the dual wield feat
OR
Go longbow and get an Ape + sharpshooter feat.
im playing variant human since most rangers are wood elves and I want to make this character not so normal.
I guess the biggest question is are you willing to sacrifice your preference for party cohesiveness or make your character the way you want and to hell with what everyone else is playing? I always opt for the latter if this is going to be a long-term campaign and will tend towards playing a filler-type character if it is a short campaign, a bunch of new players and/or we're being "experimental".
The long-term campaign answer is to just play what you want. This is your character and no one should have to play a specific race/class/style/role if they don't want to for an extended period of time, and it allows all players to learn and grow in the instance they end up with a non-traditional group as they figure out new strategies and how to accommodate for what the group is lacking.
If you're willing to fill in, whether for a short campaign or you just don't mind doing so for a long-term campaign, then going for an Archery Fighting Style is the obvious choice. You still technically get to be frontline vicariously through your Ape, you will have more instances as an archer than a front-line fighter to gain advantage on attack rolls through Natural Explorer, your Ape also has a ranged attack or can more easily maneuver through climbing to get to the enemy, possibly making it easier to aid the Rogue in gaining their Sneak Attack.
Thank you. I usually like to fit in as a Bard / Striker. Healing and tanking has never been my thing. Damage and debuffing is where it’s at. I think I will go ranged with what you pointed out and how useful it can still be.
The good news is that both work just fine no matter the group. I'd recommend do what you want. That being said, trying something new can be fun!