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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EP" data-source="post: 3655395" data-attributes="member: 41744">Agreed.  The animal companion can have a wide number of possibilities to combat (particularly with flanking, scouting, grappling, etc.) and replacing it with a little skill bonus to Survival and the like just doesn't seem to add up.  If you can replace the animal companion with some NEW abilities where the ranger uses his terrain to his advantage in combat, then it might be worth something.  For example, at 2nd level, the ranger can make a Survival check (DC 10 + 1 per every 2 levels of the target NPC) to use the surrounding environment (trees, long grass, bushes) as a flank against his target.  This means in battle, the ranger is able to press the target towards or against one of these objects and use it to gain flank bonuses to attack during that round.  Using this ability is a quick action, blah, blah, blah.I do like the idea of increased attack frequency for the single weapon fighting, but perhaps each additional attack should have an incremental attack penalty to it.  For example, at 2nd level, the ranger can make an additional rushed attack with his primary weapon with a -2 penalty.  At 6th level, the ranger can make a third rushed attack with a -6 penalty.  These "rushed" attacks can only be made as a full-attack option and the ranger only gains 1/2 bonus to Strength for damage, including with the first hit.I've always thought the ranger should have an additional ability to two-weapon fighting that is completely unavailable to any other class.  Simply gaining feats that any other character can take (with a little adjustment) just seems... cheap.  Maybe coming up with something for that too can add more style to the ranger that still seems lacking nowadays.</blockquote>

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