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[+] Rangers should have monster fighting spells equivalent to Paladin's Smite spells. Discuss!
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<blockquote data-quote="Rocker26a" data-source="post: 9269371" data-attributes="member: 7042495"><p>A lot to get into here!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>These can be tricky, though not impossible of course. It's partially a matter of justifying them being a spell in the first place, I often see people dismissing Snare like "why is it even a spell, you could just set up a physical snare".</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Could work! I think Zephyr Strike itself is a bit hampered by some weird wording and the fact that it's concentration, but should be able to mitigate that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, I think something like this base concept could be cool, but I have some thoughts about some of these premises. Were a character to perform these sorts of acts in a campaign, I think they'd readily be framed as the folly of a shortcut to power that compromises your "humanity" <s>or another term that applies to all the awakened creatures</s>, same as Lichdom or deliberate Lycanthropy. They're, y'know, "<em>monstrous"</em>! Obviously it'd vary between players and games, but. I like to imagine Rangers as "immune" to such temptations. They know their true worth, they don't need such things. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2y51Fu7lGo" target="_blank">This moment from KOTOR 2 is the example I turn to</a>.</p><p></p><p><em>However</em>, there is something sort of similar that I've been thinking about with a more positive framing. Unfortunately it's not really fertile ground for anything new. I was thinking that it could be cool if Rangers could learn spells via studying, fighting, or communing with their associated creatures. Learning Blur from Displacer Beasts, Misty Step from Blink Dogs, Dragon's Breath from, uh... I dunno, Owlbears or something?</p><p>Don't have it ironed out yet or anything, just a vague notion I like the idea of.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Could be good! Kind of similar to Pass Without Trace I guess.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is probably the thing closest to what I've been toying with of course. Have some concepts but would like to get some more cooking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rocker26a, post: 9269371, member: 7042495"] A lot to get into here! These can be tricky, though not impossible of course. It's partially a matter of justifying them being a spell in the first place, I often see people dismissing Snare like "why is it even a spell, you could just set up a physical snare". Could work! I think Zephyr Strike itself is a bit hampered by some weird wording and the fact that it's concentration, but should be able to mitigate that. So, I think something like this base concept could be cool, but I have some thoughts about some of these premises. Were a character to perform these sorts of acts in a campaign, I think they'd readily be framed as the folly of a shortcut to power that compromises your "humanity" [S]or another term that applies to all the awakened creatures[/S], same as Lichdom or deliberate Lycanthropy. They're, y'know, "[I]monstrous"[/I]! Obviously it'd vary between players and games, but. I like to imagine Rangers as "immune" to such temptations. They know their true worth, they don't need such things. [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2y51Fu7lGo']This moment from KOTOR 2 is the example I turn to[/URL]. [I]However[/I], there is something sort of similar that I've been thinking about with a more positive framing. Unfortunately it's not really fertile ground for anything new. I was thinking that it could be cool if Rangers could learn spells via studying, fighting, or communing with their associated creatures. Learning Blur from Displacer Beasts, Misty Step from Blink Dogs, Dragon's Breath from, uh... I dunno, Owlbears or something? Don't have it ironed out yet or anything, just a vague notion I like the idea of. Could be good! Kind of similar to Pass Without Trace I guess. This is probably the thing closest to what I've been toying with of course. Have some concepts but would like to get some more cooking. [/QUOTE]
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