Although it is cool that rangers can fight with two weapons, as the swashbuckling skirmishers that they are, it just does not make sense that all their melee exploits depend on that, or that every ranger always fight that way.
Another issue becomes important when you start getting magical gear: The archer ranger will have a good bow, and get multiple attacks using his exploits, with that single magic weapon. The two-fisted guy needs two identical magic weapons to be as effective.
An easy fix would be to change the requirements for melee exploits to read as follows: "You cannot use a two-handed weapon or shield."
Meaning that the character may be wielding one or two one-handed weapons to use the exploit. That way your character with a +2 battleax is as well off as the archer with a +2 longbow. Of course, there are other advantages to using 2 weapons... different categories (one hih accuracy and one high damage) or even two magical properties you want to use at once.
With this fix, Aragorn can use his exploits with Anduril alone, or with his movie-given elven knife in his off hand, depending on the situation.
Does anyone see a balance problem with this?
Another issue becomes important when you start getting magical gear: The archer ranger will have a good bow, and get multiple attacks using his exploits, with that single magic weapon. The two-fisted guy needs two identical magic weapons to be as effective.
An easy fix would be to change the requirements for melee exploits to read as follows: "You cannot use a two-handed weapon or shield."
Meaning that the character may be wielding one or two one-handed weapons to use the exploit. That way your character with a +2 battleax is as well off as the archer with a +2 longbow. Of course, there are other advantages to using 2 weapons... different categories (one hih accuracy and one high damage) or even two magical properties you want to use at once.
With this fix, Aragorn can use his exploits with Anduril alone, or with his movie-given elven knife in his off hand, depending on the situation.
Does anyone see a balance problem with this?
