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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Waterbizkit" data-source="post: 7214870" data-attributes="member: 6802604">In home games, assuming you have an amenable DM, getting rid of thieves cant or perhaps an unwanted tool proficiency shouldn't be too hard when swapping out on a one-for-one basis. Recall that backgrounds are mutable in that sense, so doing the same with class ribbons that grant a language or tool proficiency shouldn't be too different. This again assumes a home game with a DM who's not shy about making those sorts of changes.Now, if you're talking AL or some other kind of organized play... or perhaps even just a home game where your DM doesn't like to deviate from RAW for whatever reason, you can always ignore the language proficiency. Just because something is on your character sheet as a sort of "default" doesn't mean you have to truly acknowledge it in character. This does have the potential to lead to some sticky situations depending on the group you're playing with, but in general should work.All of that said, if I had my druthers, thieves cant would be tied to the Criminal Background and not the rogue class by default. It just feels better that way to me. This way players who want to create a rogue aren't necessarily saddled with ribbons that imply a criminal background (note lowercase, not referring to the mechanical background) and more importantly, players who want to say... create a wizard with the Criminal Background have a character that can speak thieves cant.Anyway, all fixable with the right group and DM, even if that unfortunately isn't a solution for everyone.As the OP and the lack of a spell-less Ranger, that's unfortunate. It's something that quite a few people seem to want. In a similar vein to what I said above, in the right group with the right DM this is probably fixable by using the existing UA spell-less Ranger or perhaps something from the DMs Guild. Again, unfortunately, this won't be a solution available to everyone. The ranger is a bit if an odd duck though... it's almost as though you can get a different description of what the class should be for every person you ask. This puts designers in an awkward position and I suppose they need to draw the line somewhere. Anyway, unfortunate for those who won't be able to work around not having an "official" version, but hopefully not too much more than a speed bump, if even that, to those who can.</blockquote>

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