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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rai_SD_Knight" data-source="post: 4893376" data-attributes="member: 84803">Thank you Magesmiley, that helps a lot. I wonder exactly why didn't they write the 3.5 books like that, I probably would have played more earlier if they did. I'm just saying all relevant info within two or three pages for each seperate class, including spells and suggestable feats and skills. I have heard several reasons why the books were made the way they were, and I have a feeling this is already an issue else where so I will speak no more on the subject.Normally I would just stick with the basics, but for some reason as soon as I seen that a Ranger get's an animal companion I just got hell bent on making it a raven. Thinking real world about the animal, ravens are incredibly smart(scout idea's imediatly fallowed) it did something like 5th over all in intelligence, and they are less noticeable than birds of prey and more self-saficient than a pack animal and all of this poped into my head before reading about the D&D counterpart.The DM was against the idea, and tried to get me to choose something like an eagle or owl(even going so far as to suggest a camel) when I spoke to him about it, but against my usual go with the flow attitude, I fought tooth and nail for it, when the DM said since it wasn't in the rules(and on the appropriate chart) he wouldn't let me do it, so I searched the web and produced the Urban companion as a substitute, stating that since I found it on the Wotc site(and giving him the book it came from) it must be legit and there by his own rules, viable.(I do feel bad, using the DMs wording against him but when I get fixated look out.)Like I said normally, I would have taken something else like an eagle, though probably would even try to change that to the Golden Eagle, I've read they can take down deer if hungry enough.No, Battles are out of the question. Purely scout/thief(emergency)/messenger/look out. I maxed out my skills for hide, move silently, listen, spot, search and whatever else is appropriate to be a sneaky ranger because I thought I would be filling the role. Granted at level four the highest I can go in any one skill is seven but since most add either int or dex that's a plus 3 mod making it 10 with out a check roll.</blockquote>

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