Player's Guide to Rangers and Rogues: Prestige Classes

Nightfall

Sage of the Scarred Lands
Just because I forget things...and because Joe forgot too. ;) Hope you like this one folks! I did write a little of it...

Getting things tied up for GenCon, it occurred to me that I hadn't posted the prestige classes for Rangers & Rogues when I sent them off to editing, the way I did with the other three Players Guides.

*tsk, tsk* Getting forgetful in my old age.

So, without further ado:

Black Thorn Ranger: Member of the Order of the Black Thorn, the Black Thorn Ranger has dedicated his life to fulfilling the aims of Chardun. Something of a black counterpart to Corean's paladins, the Black Thorn Ranger gains many benefits directly from the Tyrant god.

Blood Sea Pirate: Scalliwags and buccaneers who sail the crimson waves of the Blood Sea, the Blood Sea pirate has not only overcome the oft-debilitating, rage-inducing, mutating ichor in his home sea, but has turned them to his benefit.

Bounty Hunter: Masters of grappling and infliction of non-lethal
damage, bounty hunters sell their services to the highest bidder. There is no morality inherent in them, however - for every bounty hunter that works to bring criminals to justice, another works as a slaver.

Brother of the Crimson Temple: Kukri-and-scimitar wielding ranger
guardians of the Crimson Temple, the site where Mormo fell to divine treachery, the Brotherhood is made up of fanatical madmen who explore the power inherent in them and unlock the ophidian gifts of she whose memory they have sworn to protect.

Gnomish Trapmaster: Small creators of pit-traps, deadfalls and other jungle guerilla warfare, the trapmasters learn how to craft their traps to take advantage of the weaknesses of their Favored Enemies.

Goreguard: The fat-yet-muscled pit fighters of Fangsfall do more than simply provide bloody entertainment for the masses - they also run subtle and vicious covert operations. Some of this is for simple crime - but others have more devious goals in mind.

Huntsmaster: Elven rangers with wolf allies, the huntsmasters of Vera-tre patrol the edges of the Ganjus, learning the Ways of the Hunt from their lupine companions. But on nights of the full moon, a great rage fills the heart of these warriors, and woe betide the enemies of the elven people. It has been years since the Great Hunt was last called - how long before it is called again?

Master of the Scaled: The masterminds behind the criminal organization that sprung up in the ordered and lawful city of Hedrad, the Masters of the Scaled find that the techniques of both larceny and arcane might that allowed them to survive and prosper in the stringent City of Law more than suffice for achieving underworld dominance in other parts of the
world.

Oaken Shadow: Spies and watchers of the elven people, if the Jordeh are the spirits of the Ganjus, then these are its shadow. Oaken shadows learn to use the forest glades that are their home to maximum benefit - when they do not wish to be seen, the forest itself hides them.

Vigilant Arcanist: Wizards and sorcerers of the vigils, the vigilant arcanist turns his magical knowledge towards fulfilling the goals of the Vigils. Woe betide those favored enemies who face his magic, for they find that the vigilant arcanist's bite deeply indeed.

Vigil Stalker: Where the vigilants patrol the wild areas, the enemies of Vesh would be apalled to learn of the existence of the stalkers, who act as master spies against those forces and powers which might threaten Vesh. Let the vigilants be regarded as heroes - the stalkers do the dirty
work.

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Enjoy!

Regards,
Joseph Carriker

Even though I'm probably VERY biased here, I happen to think THIS one will appeal to a lot of people. I wish I could say what it is I did...but NDA forces me to keep quiet until August. But until then folks I hope you like what you see.
 
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:) In any case Force, I can say there's more to the book than just the Pr-classes. Believe me, you'll like them once you read them.
 




When puny human has enough mass and strength to not worry about a raging dwarven cleric even if he's using 3.5 rules. (Which we are now for the core classes at least.) Trust me, you'll fear the Goreguard Klask.
 



Sigh. Rangers and rogues in the same book? Is this yet more evidence that the ranger is becoming a rogue?

Not that I'm knocking the book. I love the Scarred Lands, but I'm not a fan of the 3.5 ranger, and I hope this book gives some options for the ranger to return to his role as a warrior first and foremost.
 

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