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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 9669763" data-attributes="member: 4348">I believe that part of the inspiration was Jack the Giant Slayer as well, and that is where the bonus damage to giant class enemies came from.The role of Ranger as an archetype evolved as time passed.&nbsp; Originally, I think it was based on Aragorn and the Rangers from the LotR, which in turn were based on real life Rangers.These Rangers are normally part of Law enforcement in woods or wilderness areas.&nbsp; They date back to when the King or other nobility had lands, such as forests.&nbsp; They would patrol these areas and enforce laws (such as limit who could hunt there or what could be hunted, who could be gathering firewood and other such activities).&nbsp; As such, tracking was a vital skill for Rangers, as well as other skills that were useful in a wilderness setting.&nbsp; We can see this reflected in Aragorn's Rangers as well (they are protecting the &quot;King's&quot; lands, if one look at it in a particular way, and stopping those that are illegally trespassing).&nbsp; We see Rangers today as well.&nbsp; It's not an unknown thing.&nbsp; Go to any National Park in the United States for a visit (I just went to Yellowstone for example) and they have Park Rangers there that not only patrol for law enforcement, but patrol for other things in the park (protecting guests, helping scientists, keeping tabs on the wildlife, etc).&nbsp; I think they started to focus more on this role at the beginning of 2e, and some of the Kits also reflect this idea, but somehow they lost it when WotC took over and 3e came to be.&nbsp; It had remnants, but the entire idea of the traditional ranger was lost.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 9669763, member: 4348"] I believe that part of the inspiration was Jack the Giant Slayer as well, and that is where the bonus damage to giant class enemies came from. The role of Ranger as an archetype evolved as time passed. Originally, I think it was based on Aragorn and the Rangers from the LotR, which in turn were based on real life Rangers. These Rangers are normally part of Law enforcement in woods or wilderness areas. They date back to when the King or other nobility had lands, such as forests. They would patrol these areas and enforce laws (such as limit who could hunt there or what could be hunted, who could be gathering firewood and other such activities). As such, tracking was a vital skill for Rangers, as well as other skills that were useful in a wilderness setting. We can see this reflected in Aragorn's Rangers as well (they are protecting the "King's" lands, if one look at it in a particular way, and stopping those that are illegally trespassing). We see Rangers today as well. It's not an unknown thing. Go to any National Park in the United States for a visit (I just went to Yellowstone for example) and they have Park Rangers there that not only patrol for law enforcement, but patrol for other things in the park (protecting guests, helping scientists, keeping tabs on the wildlife, etc). I think they started to focus more on this role at the beginning of 2e, and some of the Kits also reflect this idea, but somehow they lost it when WotC took over and 3e came to be. It had remnants, but the entire idea of the traditional ranger was lost. [/QUOTE]

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