Post/Author/DateTime	Post
OmniPaul 08-01-05, 04:18 AM	I'm playing a human ranger4/barbarian2. I don't really have trouble getting into character, but I keep thinking I could do more to show off his ranger-ness. However, I'm really not sure how to go about doing this. Thus far, I feel as though I'm focusing on the barbarian part more, mostly since in combat he does all sorts of wild and reckless manuevers (and it works!). Currently, the only ranger things he does are scavenging for food using survival, the occasional hunt, and rolling to find tracks when called for. Anybody have any pointers on ranger-esque behavior or quirks that I could integrate with my character's personality?
wellyrn 08-01-05, 04:46 AM	You stick your fingers in and taste EVERY pile of *ahem* you see on the ground. You don't allow fires, torches or candles to be used while travelling in the woods. Hunt naked and with only a dagger. You hate arcane magic, refuse to be buffed or made invisible, etc and always attack enemy spellcasters first.
Wellby the Fountain 08-01-05, 03:23 PM	make it a point to describe your characters care with ensuring theres no sign of the partys nightly campsight in the morning... be sure to utilize everything the wilderness provides. waste not! hunt a deer for dinner? fashion tools out of the antlers and clothing from the hide. lecture other pc's on the right and wrong way to do things in the wilderness... "be sure to walk singlefile to reduce the amount of vegitation destroyed and disturbed, this also effectivly conceals the number of partymembers to anyone stumbling upon our trail..." or " look here! this particular type of toad, if licked, will produce for some an intense religous experience" :D
Wizzy of Eros 08-01-05, 07:59 PM	" look here! this particular type of toad, if licked, will produce for some an intense religous experience" :D :)
mikebook 08-03-05, 03:34 PM	Walk point...Strike at enemies, esp. favorite ones, from ambush. Lead pilgrams and wagon trains. Look for water, food, and herbs for healing and other uses... Be careful with fire. Be scruffy. Be dirty, as animals can smell you. Make the forest your home. It provides all your needs and gives you a home. Get an old copy of the Boy Scout books from the 1930-40's...Lots of good information in them...
Wellby the Fountain 08-04-05, 02:36 PM	Walk point...Strike at enemies, esp. favorite ones, from ambush. Lead pilgrams and wagon trains. Look for water, food, and herbs for healing and other uses... Be careful with fire. Be scruffy. Be dirty, as animals can smell you. Make the forest your home. It provides all your needs and gives you a home. Get an old copy of the Boy Scout books from the 1930-40's...Lots of good information in them... ugh! i had an old scout field handbook circa 1930-40 (its been YEARS since i even thought about that thing, much less read it) and i went looking for it when i read your post... CANT FIND IT! im soooooo peeved right now.... but the search continues. that thing was was actually usefull... it makes me cry to see what the new handbooks have in them. :weep:
streydog80 08-07-05, 05:29 PM	Be an insomniac, a ring of sustanance really helpes this out, when the rest of our party is sleeping,eating, milling about camp, etc... go out and look around. get ahead of everyone else for a while and jsut get the lay of the land, from what animals have a den in the area to the location of trails, or even other encampments. It really helps knowing the best escape routs should things get ugly in the small town or fort ahead or the rotation of the local guard and where that shady looking guy sneaks off to. and if that doesnt interest you be the fly on the wall with your party when you are supposed to be off scouting jsut sit and watch your own party members to get a feel for what they do when they dont think anyone is looking. I dont know how many times I spotted the party rogue pilfering things from someones pack while they were sleeping or when he examines documents or loot that were never before seen by other party members. just give it a shot you can learn a ton about what happens around you by just not drawing attention for a while. enjoy. Wesley