Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 Jervaj Aug 31, 2015 4:24:00	Hello everybody!   I just started playing very recently D&D 5e and one of the games Im playing is a bit special.   Instead of creating a character you are given one that wakes up in an unknown room and doesnt remember anything about himself or how he arrived there, so you have to "discover" yourself during the story.   So class, race and equipment were given depending on a pair of rolls and we rolled individually for each stat too. So I basically had 0 decision in my initial setup that is the following:   Im a level 1 stout halfling ranger with the following stats after all bonuses have been applied:   Str: 13 Dex: 15 Con: 17 Int: 14 Wis: 13 Cha: 15   My equipment so far is a shortsword and a shortbow. i have no money (some of my partners have some platinum though) and I still dont know my proficiencies. Will be discovered along the way too. I only played a session so far so its all I know by now.   I guess you can already imagine my problem. With 5 uneven scores and not great stats in dexterity and wisdom I hesitate a lot on what to build. I thought that due to high constitution I could aim for TWF so spells (and with it wisdom) wont be so important for me.  The problem still is that rangers do need their spells to be able to bring damage or utility on par with other classes. I dont aim to be a powerhouse but I wanna be decent and able to do my share.   Any tips or what should I take as style, level ups and so?
#2 Treantmonklvl20 Aug 31, 2015 4:54:17	Dex remains your best primary score.  You are probably best to use the weapons you started with, but upgrading melee to a rapier is probably a good idea.  Archery is probably the best combat style you can take.   If you are very concerned about lower DEX, you could always go Beast Master.  BM is not particularly optimized, but it does get you around your lower Dex.   You could also Multiclass.  Barbarian could work out with your high Dex.
#3 Jervaj Aug 31, 2015 5:01:25	Yeah. I know dex is always gonna be the first. And it isnt that terrible. My idea was going for archery but archery relies a lot arround the spells  and my spell modifier/Dc is gonna be pretty bad. So unless I can get arround with spells that dont rely much on either it feels that Im gonna lack damage and utility as the amrtial ability by itself of the ranger doesnt give him that much.
#4 jaappleton Aug 31, 2015 6:09:31	Learn to love ways to get Advantage on your attack rolls. Find any way possible. Being able to roll twice will help mitigate your lower Dex score.
#5 drizzt_zylo Aug 31, 2015 6:57:00	You can get spells that don't have a DC and your spells known and spells per day won't suffer for it either stay ranged pick up archery if u want or can pick up spelless ranger use hunters mark and pick up hunter your damage won't suffer too bad but try n grab ranged feats try n grab rogue if u can for cunning action disengage for those times they get too close and or hide probably assassin if you wanna go that far if you pick up fighter and battle master you can add some damage too so you could be doing like 1d6 (weapon)+1d6(mark)+1d8(collosus slayer) +1or2d6 (sneak attack afb)+1d8 (martial manuver) + dex mod chance to auto crit at minimum +6 to hit not enough OK paladin smites don't forget spells stack and you don't pick spells with dcs if you want replace assassin and battle master with EK and AT
#6 drizzt_zylo Aug 31, 2015 7:48:39	Oh darn my mistake only go paladin if you going melee still and if melee go swashbuckler rongue