Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Ranger favored enemies feel a bit underwhelming

Larian's Ranger homebrew is unbalanced on top of this and offers really bad "trap" choices like True Strike which is universally considered a horrible cantrip and more so for Hunter's Mark reliant Rangers. Where's Larian homebrew when it is called for? Sacred Flame is another trap choice - pitiful on a martial class. Protection from E/G is decent, but not when competing with Hunter's Mark. At the very least offer a free casting. The proficiencies are barely passable for Rangers as they are not thematic/obscure and Intelligence-based which is considered a dump-stat for Rangers. The Ranger Knight is clearly a stronger choice than most/all others given how much Larian has buffed Strength gameplay through their Shove and Jump mechanics, and having this appear to be the best choice is doubly problematic as it is a mismatch with what Rangers are supposed to be thematically. It's like making the "Armored Hulk" the best Rogue "subclass". Besides there are better subclasses (eg Oath of Ancients) that cover this kind of style anyway - so it doesn't really offer anything new. At least change recommended ability to Strength if you pick this so players new to D&D doesn't waste their points on Dex (another potential trap).

Bounty Hunter: You add the Ensnaring Strike spell to your spellbook. It does not count towards the number of Ranger spells you know and you cannot exchange it for another spell. You can cast Ensnaring Strike once per long rest without expending a spellslot, and normally with spellslots after that. Enemies have disadvantage on their saving throw when they are hit by an Ensnaring Strike cast by you.

Beast Tamer: You add the Speak With Animals spell to your spellbook. It does not count towards the number of Ranger spells you know and you cannot exchange it for another spell. You can cast it as a ritual (free, out of combat). You have advantage on dialogue checks when interacting with animals.

Monster Slayer (default in character creation): You add the Hunter's Mark spell to your spellbook. It does not count towards the number of Ranger spells you know and you cannot exchange it for another spell. You can cast it once per long rest without expending a spellslot, and normally with spellslots after than. You have advantage on saving throws to maintain concentration on Hunter's Mark.