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<blockquote data-quote="JRRNeiklot" data-source="post: 5938470" data-attributes="member: 717"><p>I have almost no problem with this. The last part, the quarry, seems better suited to an assassin.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This part is almost right. The weapon style crap is, and has always been, just silly. It needs to go. Now. And the armor restriction as well. Are there times when light armor is necessary for a ranger to do his job? Absolutely, but there are also times when he needs the best protection possible, and he's gonna want that suit of plate mail. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't know where the hell they got this crap. Rangers do not lead tours through the woods. They may protect or not, as can any other class. Their job is to prevent the encroachment of marauding monsters on civilization. They are the last defense against the horde of orcs and ogres. They walk the fine line between civilization and barbarism. They stare long into the abyss so normal folk don't have to. Revere nature? Maybe, but I'd not have chosen that word. Respect is a better fit. Nature is a harsh mistress, indifferent to the very existence of humankind. Rangers simply understand this better than most.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is the only part they got mostly right. </p><p></p><p>The druid mentality is creeping way too much into the ranger archetype. A Ranger is are not a tree hugger, he is a rugged survivalist. He is John Rambo, Zachary Bass, John Thornton, Davy Crocket. He's Daniel Boone, George Washington Sears, and yes, Aragorn (from the book, not the crappy movie). He is NOT Timothy Treadwell, Drizzit, Legolas, or Robin Hood. It's time we got rid of the tree hugging and bought back a real ranger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JRRNeiklot, post: 5938470, member: 717"] I have almost no problem with this. The last part, the quarry, seems better suited to an assassin. This part is almost right. The weapon style crap is, and has always been, just silly. It needs to go. Now. And the armor restriction as well. Are there times when light armor is necessary for a ranger to do his job? Absolutely, but there are also times when he needs the best protection possible, and he's gonna want that suit of plate mail. I don't know where the hell they got this crap. Rangers do not lead tours through the woods. They may protect or not, as can any other class. Their job is to prevent the encroachment of marauding monsters on civilization. They are the last defense against the horde of orcs and ogres. They walk the fine line between civilization and barbarism. They stare long into the abyss so normal folk don't have to. Revere nature? Maybe, but I'd not have chosen that word. Respect is a better fit. Nature is a harsh mistress, indifferent to the very existence of humankind. Rangers simply understand this better than most. This is the only part they got mostly right. The druid mentality is creeping way too much into the ranger archetype. A Ranger is are not a tree hugger, he is a rugged survivalist. He is John Rambo, Zachary Bass, John Thornton, Davy Crocket. He's Daniel Boone, George Washington Sears, and yes, Aragorn (from the book, not the crappy movie). He is NOT Timothy Treadwell, Drizzit, Legolas, or Robin Hood. It's time we got rid of the tree hugging and bought back a real ranger. [/QUOTE]
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