Ranger/Paladin Multiclass

[Zero]

Possible? Plausible? Probable? I'm interested in the idea has anyone attempted it?

[Foolswalkin]

Anything is possible. No obvious synergies tho.

[Kyutaru]

But why? Ranger and Paladin are both warriors archetype. Mixing classes with the same archetype makes zero sense. It'd be like having a Wizard/Sorcerer or a Cleric/Druid. Usually multiclassing happens between archetypes to gain significant advantages that are denied to the one you're already playing.

[Edstyles]

What do u want to achieve really? might be easier to recommend something based on that.

[Selunevis]

I´m guessing he wants something like a Divine Hunter archetype (AKA Paladin with bows and/or Ranger with Smite and auras).

[Onsight]

All that matters is whether it makes sense for your character/internal storyline. Prioritize that! People that prioritize stats/effectiveness are losers, nerds, and are doomed to be forever miserable.

[Foolswalkin]

Ranger/Cleric might accomplish a lot of the same flavor while not adding in additional stat dependence (Paladins are a 1/2 caster who casts with Charisma, Ranger is a 1/2 caster who casts with Wisdom, Clerics are a full caster who casts with Wisdom). I'm told Hunter 5/War Priest 7 has got some teeth.

[Foolswalkin]

Originally posted by Onsight:

All that matters is whether it makes sense for your character/internal storyline. Prioritize that! People that prioritize stats/effectiveness are losers, nerds, and are doomed to be forever miserable.

Fair, but so is anyone who is currently posting on these forums, so you might as well be damned for both as for one.

[Onsight]

Originally posted by Foolswalkin:

Fair, but so is anyone who is currently posting on these forums, so you might as well be damned for both as for one.

Indeed. You and I, friend, are never gonna find girlfriends.

[dolby]

sure you can go paladin 6 assassin 3 gloom stalker 3 for those crit smites or scrap that aura and get one extra asi/feat... you gonna have a hell of a surprise first round.. alpha - nova that's about it. how big you can test it out i guess.

[Foolswalkin]

Originally posted by Onsight:

Originally posted by Foolswalkin:

Fair, but so is anyone who is currently posting on these forums, so you might as well be damned for both as for one.

Indeed. You and I, friend, are never gonna find girlfriends.

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I'm sorry to defect from our brief moment of camaraderie, but a. I'm married and b. it's not actually a guarantee of happiness.

[AsianGirlLover]

You’d be better off doing Paladin and Warlock. If I had to guess, you’re thinking about using Mark Target from the Ranger to get bonus damage on your hits. Warlock has a hex for that that works exactly the same, and better synergy with Paladin.

[Onsight]

Originally posted by Foolswalkin:

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I'm sorry to defect from our brief moment of camaraderie, but a. I'm married and b. it's not actually a guarantee of happiness.

No way! You're married?! How am I so far behind... :(

[Kyutaru]

Originally posted by Onsight:

Originally posted by Foolswalkin:

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I'm sorry to defect from our brief moment of camaraderie, but a. I'm married and b. it's not actually a guarantee of happiness.

No way! You're married?! How am I so far behind... :(

It's like RPG builds... while you and others are busy trying to arrange for the min-max possible outcome, others just rolled dice to see where they landed. Low odds doesn't mean impossible. Dating is a numbers game and if you roll enough times you eventually score a critical hit.

[Onsight]

Originally posted by Kyutaru:

It's like RPG builds... while you and others are busy trying to arrange for the min-max possible outcome, others just rolled dice to see where they landed. Low odds doesn't mean impossible. Dating is a numbers game and if you roll enough times you eventually score a critical hit.

That was the lamest and truest thing I've heard on these forums. :(

I'll try my best!

[Cooperal]

Possible? Yes.

Plausible? Everything is plausible. Contained, non-competitive experiences like this generally aren't built around their min/maxers. Letting them play how they want can't hurt the wider playerbase at large. Furthermore their will also be the option to respec and select a difficulty in the full game.

Probable? Well you probably want to know why you are doing it from a gameplay standpoint before doing it. From a roleplay standpoint, paladins can already be pretty ranger-like for the simple fact that they have proficiency with bows, particularly Oath of the Ancients paladins who are considered to be a bit more in tune with nature.

If it comes down to efficiency, I feel like paladin and ranger have far too much overlap in terms of the skill selection that they gain. Go to fextra and compare OotA paladins skills to either of the two ranger subclasses currently available. There must be at least 6 skills in there that either class can get without multiclassing. Healing skills, protection from poison, speak with animals etc. But pets/summons from beast master might have some good utility.