Snarf Zagyg
Notorious Liquefactionist
Again, this is edition dependent.
Originally the ranger class was exactly the rangers from Lord of the Rings, including proficiency with the Palantir.
I agree, and nodded to that in the OP.
That said, I think that there are two things that can be said about 5e, which is why I started the thread and put up the poll (because I was curious what other people thought):
1. Some classes in 5e are more "lore heavy" than other classes.
2. People approach 5e in different ways. For lack of a better way of putting it, some people attach meaning and "rule-like" substance to the lore of classes, and others concentrate only on the mechanical aspects. I don't think either approach is incorrect, I'm just wondering how different people handle it.
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