ranger troubles [Archive] - Wizards Community

ranger troubles [Archive] - Wizards Community

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buckshot98
08-07-05, 04:14 PM Ok, this sounds stupid but wat is a ranger? I know roughly but plz someone, IN DETAIL, explain exacly wat a ranger is. :confused: :fight!:
streydog80
08-07-05, 05:09 PM What is a ranger eh? well I would have to classify a ranger as a fighter who has sacrificed true mastery of weapons to develop survival and non-combat skills. You could even go so far as to say they sacrificed general combat prowess to specialize in defeating specific creatures that the ranger would have a specific hatred for. Rangers are the masters of cunning and the use of their environment during battle. Not stand alone fighters but they excell at giving a Fighter of a Barbarian the kind of support they need to do what they do more efficiently. It may not look like it a first but with the balance of decent combat skills and good amounts of skill points rangers are a very versatile class. I hope that gives you a bit of a better I dea of what they do.

Wesley
Trydan
08-08-05, 04:11 AM If you want to focus on the "favoured enemy" mechanic, then you could say that a ranger is a <favoured enemy> hunter. Some real-life examples would be "elefant hunter", "ghost hunter", "bounty hunter". There is a sense of independence about them. He or she is often a go-aloner (einzelgaenger/einzelgaengerin... how do you translate this, someone?). A scout. Often obsessed; always focussed.

If you are familiar with Tolkien's books, then Halbarad and Aragorn were rangers.

But check your "Player's Handbook" for more details, and ask you DM for this means for your campaign.
jukar
08-08-05, 11:22 AM He or she is often a go-aloner (einzelgaenger/einzelgaengerin... how do you translate this, someone?).

I believe the term you are searching for is loner, or lone wolf.
Dreaming Bard
08-08-05, 01:25 PM (in my opinion) You are complicating the issue, people. (no offence is meant) A Ranger is simply a hunter. That's all. Just a hunter. Specific examples and exceptions can be looked at all day long but at the end of the day if I had to describe the ranger in one word it would be... hunter. Yup. Hope that little tangent helps some.
Sluagh
08-08-05, 02:14 PM Hunter is probably the best description, perhaps with the idea of "woodsman" added in; they're trackers, masters of moving through the wilderness unseen, of surviving off the land. As such, they're people of specialized knowledge (of the natural environment, the creatures around them, etc) and many skills related to survival and hunting (ie. tracking, moving quietly, finding food and water).

Good, well rounded character class; skilled and fighting with a cunning, clever style, sometimes somewhat wild in motion/personality.
braindead345
08-09-05, 01:27 AM I would consider the ranger class to be the equivilent of modern day military special forces (The French Forgein Legion, U.S. Army Airborne Rangers, U.S. Navy SEALS, etc.)-specialize training in survival skills and combat.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
buckshot98 08-07-05, 04:14 PM	Ok, this sounds stupid but wat is a ranger? I know roughly but plz someone, IN DETAIL, explain exacly wat a ranger is. :confused: :fight!:
streydog80 08-07-05, 05:09 PM	What is a ranger eh? well I would have to classify a ranger as a fighter who has sacrificed true mastery of weapons to develop survival and non-combat skills. You could even go so far as to say they sacrificed general combat prowess to specialize in defeating specific creatures that the ranger would have a specific hatred for. Rangers are the masters of cunning and the use of their environment during battle. Not stand alone fighters but they excell at giving a Fighter of a Barbarian the kind of support they need to do what they do more efficiently. It may not look like it a first but with the balance of decent combat skills and good amounts of skill points rangers are a very versatile class. I hope that gives you a bit of a better I dea of what they do. Wesley
Trydan 08-08-05, 04:11 AM	If you want to focus on the "favoured enemy" mechanic, then you could say that a ranger is a <favoured enemy> hunter. Some real-life examples would be "elefant hunter", "ghost hunter", "bounty hunter". There is a sense of independence about them. He or she is often a go-aloner (einzelgaenger/einzelgaengerin... how do you translate this, someone?). A scout. Often obsessed; always focussed. If you are familiar with Tolkien's books, then Halbarad and Aragorn were rangers. But check your "Player's Handbook" for more details, and ask you DM for this means for your campaign.
jukar 08-08-05, 11:22 AM	He or she is often a go-aloner (einzelgaenger/einzelgaengerin... how do you translate this, someone?). I believe the term you are searching for is loner, or lone wolf.
Dreaming Bard 08-08-05, 01:25 PM	(in my opinion) You are complicating the issue, people. (no offence is meant) A Ranger is simply a hunter. That's all. Just a hunter. Specific examples and exceptions can be looked at all day long but at the end of the day if I had to describe the ranger in one word it would be... hunter. Yup. Hope that little tangent helps some.
Sluagh 08-08-05, 02:14 PM	Hunter is probably the best description, perhaps with the idea of "woodsman" added in; they're trackers, masters of moving through the wilderness unseen, of surviving off the land. As such, they're people of specialized knowledge (of the natural environment, the creatures around them, etc) and many skills related to survival and hunting (ie. tracking, moving quietly, finding food and water). Good, well rounded character class; skilled and fighting with a cunning, clever style, sometimes somewhat wild in motion/personality.
braindead345 08-09-05, 01:27 AM	I would consider the ranger class to be the equivilent of modern day military special forces (The French Forgein Legion, U.S. Army Airborne Rangers, U.S. Navy SEALS, etc.)-specialize training in survival skills and combat.