Ranger multi classing

[wolfpost]

I almost always play Rangers because I just like their whole outdoor woodsman vibe. Spells have always been an after thought to me with my Rangers so thats why I was considering Ranger Doomstalker and then into Rogue at level 5. But the problem is most games I play like this have 5 or 6 toons in their parties. Only having 4 seems obvious to me our toons have to fill several roles more.

So I was just wondering would it be viable to go some sort of combo of Ranger Cleric or Ranger Druid? The main reason I would want to do it is for more spell slots. If one of these is a viable option, would I take Ranger first for 5 levels, then cleric/druid or the other way around? And if I should take the Cleric/Druid first, how many levels? Considering the main reason I would take it is for the extra spell slots.

[Jekko]

ranger five/druid coast x seems pretty good, gives you misty step and upcasted hunter's mark to lvl 5

[Stankyarmpits]

I'm planning on doing one of my OC which is a druidic ranger. It's gonna be pretty fun.
Remember you can eventually respec. Just experiment with it.

[sevensided]

Ranger Cleric is a very good combo. Ranger Druid less so, especially in a game like BG 3 when you cant take advantage of the RP/non combat uses of wildshape.

[MeldinX2]

Originally posted by sevensided:

Ranger Cleric is a very good combo. Ranger Druid less so, especially in a game like BG 3 when you cant take advantage of the RP/non combat uses of wildshape.

Maybe they could go Druid of the spores and use the Wildshape charges for the Spore ability. This way you don't shapeshift in combat.

[dolby]

i guess i would go beast master to level 5 at minimum, up to 7, 8 if you want all the feats... All depanding on what larain did with homebrew at later levels.. After that you u can go cleric for extra pets and spells all the way to level 7 for level 4 spells depanding on what trade of you do with ranger again no way to know cos one homebrew from larain can change everything. So we just need to wait for full game and see what we get and how we get it at what levels...

For druids. Spore subclass could be cool again getting extra pets and spells all the way to level 7 for again those level 4 spells..

[sevensided]

Originally posted by MeldinX2:

Originally posted by sevensided:

Ranger Cleric is a very good combo. Ranger Druid less so, especially in a game like BG 3 when you cant take advantage of the RP/non combat uses of wildshape.

Maybe they could go Druid of the spores and use the Wildshape charges for the Spore ability. This way you don't shapeshift in combat.

Its not /bad/, but you're burning a turn to activate symbiotic entity that you're not getting the full use out of (its efficacy is based upon your levels in Spores Druid).

[wolfpost]

Thanks a lot guys. This was exactly the sort of thing I was hoping for. This is very helpful. One reason is I never even did anything like this before and I sort of thought it would be viable on my own. Now, would you prefer this over the rouge levels or maybe mix a few rogue levels in as well?

[sevensided]

Originally posted by wolfpost:

Thanks a lot guys. This was exactly the sort of thing I was hoping for. This is very helpful. One reason is I never even did anything like this before and I sort of thought it would be viable on my own. Now, would you prefer this over the rouge levels or maybe mix a few rogue levels in as well?

Mixing in rogue can work, but its more effective to pick either rogue or cleric to multi with. Do you want more skills and sneak attack damage, or do you want more spellcasting? The more you mix, the more you dilute either option.

[wolfpost]

Originally posted by sevensided:

Originally posted by wolfpost:

Thanks a lot guys. This was exactly the sort of thing I was hoping for. This is very helpful. One reason is I never even did anything like this before and I sort of thought it would be viable on my own. Now, would you prefer this over the rouge levels or maybe mix a few rogue levels in as well?

Mixing in rogue can work, but its more effective to pick either rogue or cleric to multi with. Do you want more skills and sneak attack damage, or do you want more spellcasting? The more you mix, the more you dilute either option.

Thanks, that I knew. Probably more skills. When I first came up with this idea, it was because I wanted to get Jump, Longstrider, Fog Cloud and Hunters Mark all for my Ranger to be able to use from the start. But reading this I may be changing my mind on somethings. Looking forward to all of this.

[KingOfFriedChicken]

Dedicated heal? Not around these parts just huck a potion and the back of their head to heal them! Lol

I usually if possible take some support spells, for ranger I might take a heal spell just in case, but I have not needed in solid healers on any play thru healing in general in dnd is kinda pointless as it's hard to heal a useful amount, better to let them fall and waste an enemy turn with that 5hp heal then it is to try and preempt a death with it.
I was personal considering druid ranger myself but not for healing I just wanted to be a spider master with as many spiders on the field as I could muster! Including myself haha

[Foolswalkin]

If you want the flavor more than the power, you can go Hunter 5/Nature Cleric 7 and get Shillelagh and play a better version of the Druidic Warrior fighting style.

Or Hunter 5/War Priest 7 for more power.

[Jekko]

Originally posted by MeldinX2:

Originally posted by sevensided:

Ranger Cleric is a very good combo. Ranger Druid less so, especially in a game like BG 3 when you cant take advantage of the RP/non combat uses of wildshape.

Maybe they could go Druid of the spores and use the Wildshape charges for the Spore ability. This way you don't shapeshift in combat.

spore has extra necrotic damage but land druid can recover spellslots for extra hunter's marks and mirror image + misty step for survivability. Cleric has too many concentrations which don't mix well with hunter's mark and can't recover spells

[golfan88]

There are a variety of ways you can multiclass with ranger. I specifically was looking at a few options but the two I liked best were using Origin characters or companions you can include in your party along the way:

• Astarion - Rogue 2 > Gloom Stalker Ranger 5 > Assassin Rogue 3 > Fighter 2
  
• Lae'zel - Fighter 1 > GS Ranger 3 > Battle Master Fighter 2 > GS Ranger 3 > Life Cleric 3

You could also split Shadowheart 50-50 and make her Trickery Domain Cleric 6 > Gloom Stalker Ranger 6. But I was thinking of doing that split and using Way of Shadow Monk 6 instead.

[sevensided]

Originally posted by Jekko:

Cleric has too many concentrations which don't mix well with hunter's mark and can't recover spells

You get better options from cleric for concentration than hunter's mark. Hunter's mark is a low level crutch, or if you don't have a better option.

[wolfpost]

Originally posted by Jekko:

Originally posted by MeldinX2:

Maybe they could go Druid of the spores and use the Wildshape charges for the Spore ability. This way you don't shapeshift in combat.

spore has extra necrotic damage but land druid can recover spellslots for extra hunter's marks and mirror image + misty step for survivability. Cleric has too many concentrations which don't mix well with hunter's mark and can't recover spells

That helps a lot. I didn't look at Land Druid yet. Just Spore. But to be honest, I was just picking the Druid/Cleric for more spell slots for my Ranger Spells. If it even works that way? What I mean is I get more slots for being a cleric/druid. I assumed I could fill those slots up with ranger spells once I switched to Ranger? As that was my original plan. I wasn't even doing it for the cleric/druid spells. But maybe I can't do that?

Anyway, it was an idea and I am far from sold on it after reading every ones comments.