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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 9389724" data-attributes="member: 6801228">You did ask "what fiction". But here is an interesting question, slap some leathers on them and throw them in the woods, what is the difference between a magical detective and and a magical hunter? First thing that comes to mind is that most detectives are worse at fighting, which the Ranger is actually great at... but also because most detectives are in the modern day and usually don't kill their quarry, but capture them for the police. Part of that whole "we live in a society of laws" thing. I will also point out, as has been pointed out a few times before, that most "hunting" shows/stories focus on non-magical settings with non-magical beasts. Yeah, you don't get the person able to magically mark their foe, teleport away from them, and shoot them with a dozen arrows of lightning when their big challenge is "hunt a bear". Turns out, as scary as bears are, you don't need magic to deal with a bear. Which is at worst a CR 1 opponent that any level 1 character should be able to face. But when you start looking to monster hunters, demon slayers, ect you start seeing more of these abilities. This is why I've said for a long time, the biggest thing holding back the Ranger's theme and story, is that "Nature" in DnD is too tame and easy to deal with. Or at least it is perceived that way. I'm actually hoping with their focus on "apex" monsters, that DnD gives us some CR 10 thru 24 BEASTS and PLANTS that truly showcase that, in the deep parts of nature, you need a specialist.</blockquote>

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