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Please kill off dual wielding ranger genre for 5th ed, please?
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<blockquote data-quote="Silverblade The Ench" data-source="post: 4278950" data-attributes="member: 19083"><p>1) loving 4th ed, not a complaint about it per se! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>2) I'm sick to death of the "rangers dual wield weapons" schtik!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p>I have no problem with Drizzt and his scimitars, loves many of the books, but it's HIS thing. It is not a "ranger" thing.</p><p></p><p>Rangers are wilderness men, scouts, trackers, hunters, what have you.</p><p>So why the heck would they dual wield, unless it's a thing a <em>particular </em> character enjoys, eh?</p><p></p><p>Wilderness scouts would use ranged weapons, spears, handaxes or cultural/personal fave weapons. When you are out hunting, do you go for a bear with 2 scimitars? Noooooooo!! you use a bow or "Boar" spear.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So, most rangers <em>prime </em> weapons would be bows, crossbows, slings, javelins and spears.</p><p></p><p>You use a handaxe as it's the every best utility tool there is. Why do folk think they are sitll used and were very common weapons too.</p><p>Machetes, daggers come into this category as well.</p><p></p><p>I'd much rather see rangers get damage or attack bonuses in wilderness settings, or hunting wepaons, or whatever, than this damnable association with dual wielding, jeesh!!</p><p>How about a lesser backstab, rangers sneak up on prey, they don't face-to-face, if they can kill from stealth/range.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for rant <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> just seeing 4th ed rangers = dual wielders brought out the "gnarly dwarf" in me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>I don't get the constant demand for rangers = dual wielders at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silverblade The Ench, post: 4278950, member: 19083"] 1) loving 4th ed, not a complaint about it per se! ;) 2) I'm sick to death of the "rangers dual wield weapons" schtik!!! :( I have no problem with Drizzt and his scimitars, loves many of the books, but it's HIS thing. It is not a "ranger" thing. Rangers are wilderness men, scouts, trackers, hunters, what have you. So why the heck would they dual wield, unless it's a thing a [I]particular [/I] character enjoys, eh? Wilderness scouts would use ranged weapons, spears, handaxes or cultural/personal fave weapons. When you are out hunting, do you go for a bear with 2 scimitars? Noooooooo!! you use a bow or "Boar" spear. So, most rangers [I]prime [/I] weapons would be bows, crossbows, slings, javelins and spears. You use a handaxe as it's the every best utility tool there is. Why do folk think they are sitll used and were very common weapons too. Machetes, daggers come into this category as well. I'd much rather see rangers get damage or attack bonuses in wilderness settings, or hunting wepaons, or whatever, than this damnable association with dual wielding, jeesh!! How about a lesser backstab, rangers sneak up on prey, they don't face-to-face, if they can kill from stealth/range. Sorry for rant :) just seeing 4th ed rangers = dual wielders brought out the "gnarly dwarf" in me ;) I don't get the constant demand for rangers = dual wielders at all. [/QUOTE]
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