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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica" data-source="post: 6763329" data-attributes="member: 6796107"><p>Even if the archetypal Rangers didn't cast magic spells in their original sources, that is often because those sources allow non-magic users to do seemingly supernatural things without having to explicitly cast spells. The culture and often rules of D&amp;D force &quot;realism&quot; on non-spellcasters and then give spellcasters (and a small amount of non-spellcasters whose concept seems mystical somehow) the license to consistenly break those rules of realism. In order for Rangers to have a lot of abilities that they have in fiction, the only way D&amp;D is reasonably capable of reflecting it is through spellcasting or otherwise they would have a class features list a mile long. Without spellcasting, Rangers are brought back into the world of &quot;realism&quot; and no longer have the license to do as much of the stuff that we imagine Rangers doing at most tables for those that imagine the class as purely martial.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Jessica, post: 6763329, member: 6796107"] Even if the archetypal Rangers didn't cast magic spells in their original sources, that is often because those sources allow non-magic users to do seemingly supernatural things without having to explicitly cast spells. The culture and often rules of D&D force "realism" on non-spellcasters and then give spellcasters (and a small amount of non-spellcasters whose concept seems mystical somehow) the license to consistenly break those rules of realism. In order for Rangers to have a lot of abilities that they have in fiction, the only way D&D is reasonably capable of reflecting it is through spellcasting or otherwise they would have a class features list a mile long. Without spellcasting, Rangers are brought back into the world of "realism" and no longer have the license to do as much of the stuff that we imagine Rangers doing at most tables for those that imagine the class as purely martial. [/QUOTE]

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