Alternative ranger combat styles

[Question]

Does anyone have alternative ranger combat styles? For example, sword and shield, 2 handed, etc?

 

[moritheil]

Crystalkeep does!

 

[Question]

Which part?

 

[Evil Monkey]

Dragon #326 has 5 new ranger combat styles (probably in Class Acts, don't have the mag with me right now). They are:

Beast Wrestling (unarmed combat)
Mounted Combat (hrm, wonder what that could be? haha )
Piscator (fighting w/ net and another weapon)
Strong Arm (brute force)
Throwing Style (another obvious one )

 

[Wolf72]

here are somemore ... (edited for OGL and what not)

Standard Ranger Feat Tree
Ranged (Rapid Shot/Many Shot/Improved Precise Shot)
Two-Weapon (Two-Weapon Fighting/Improved TWF/Greater TWF)

Ranger Feat Trees (Dragon 341??)
Rider
Beast-Wrestling
Piscator
Strong-Arm
Throwing

Other Feat Trees (Wolf72) (not sure on balance, just some ideas I came up with)
Runner (Run/Mobility/Shot on the Run)
Beast Lord (Wild Cohort/Animal Affinity/Leadership) ... in addition to Ranger's animal companion [3rd edit ...] Some more on this one. I kind of envisioned a ranger using the leadership feat for a non-standard cohort (another animal or magical beast) ... and with the DM's permission non-standard followers (wolf pack, murder of ravens, ... etc)
Rock (Toughness*/Dwarf’s Toughness/Giant’s Toughness) (3+6+9=+18 hp ... grant max hd for everty toughness and it adds up)

Black Company Feat Trees
Light Weapons (finesee fighter with spring attack)
Two-Handed (cleave machine)

*alt toughness feat: taking toughness feats (not imp toughness) also grants the character max HD for that level. If taken at 1st level the characters 2nd HD is max'd.

 

[Evil Monkey]

here are somemore ... (edited for OGL and what not)
Ranger Feat Trees (Dragon 341)
Rider
Beast-Wrestling
Piscator
Strong-Arm
Throwing

Are you sure these are from Dragon #341? My lists say #326. I could be wrong (it's been known to happen ), but #341 was pretty recent and I don't remember that article being so recent. I just want to make sure I have the correct issue # in my lists.

 

[Wolf72]

Are you sure these are from Dragon #341? My lists say #326. I could be wrong (it's been known to happen ), but #341 was pretty recent and I don't remember that article being so recent. I just want to make sure I have the correct issue # in my lists.

I don't get Dragon and relied on my BCCS sooo ... the best bet is to go with your information, mine may be suspect. (I'll go ahead and put a ? next the number to help avoid further confusions)

 

[taliesin15]

Also the hunter/trapper type works well. I have a high level evil Ranger NPC of this design. What about also Rangers who strike like assasins? Using subdual weapons and such? Then there's poisoned weapons.

 

[Ranger5]

Also Unearthed Arcana has the option of dropping the combat style all together in favor of limited Wild Shape as a druid and fast movement as the barbarian.

From the SRD:

Ranger
A ranger might forgo training in weapon combat in exchange for the ability to take animal form and move swiftly through the woodlands.

Gain
Wild shape (as druid; Small or Medium animals only), fast movement (as barbarian).

Lose
Combat style, improved combat style, combat style mastery.