{Rangers} The Enchiridion of Elided Enduements of the Expanse TOC/Teaser

[The Sigil]

I'm such a tease... I have here in my virtual hand a copy of the new PDF from S.T. Cooley Publishing, the Elided Enduements of the Expanse... aka, "that one Ranger PDF with the really funky name." It's a little on the light side, weighing in at just 48 pages, but I hope it will provide plenty of "pizazz" for rangers. It was written with both 3.0 and 3.5 rules in mind, and contains a couple of sidebarss explaining how things work in both systems.

Here, in case you are curious, is the table of contents.

Foreword 2
Chapter One: The Ranger 3
Ranger 3
Ranger Class Features 4
Chapter Two: Prestige Classes 8
Cliffscrabbler 9
Cliffscrabbler Abilities 10
Natural Trapsman 12
Natural Trapsman Abilities 13
Seeker 15
Seeker Abilities 15
Chapter Three: Synergist Classes 17
What is a Synergist Class? 17
Beast Walker 19
Beast Walker Synergy Abilities 19
Death Blossom 21
Death Blossom Synergy Abilities 22
Fearsome Slayer 24
Fearsome Slayer Synergy Abilities 24
Peerless Stalker 27
Peerless Stalker Synergy Abilities 28
Zephyrkith 30
Zephyrkith Synergy Abilities 30
Chapter Four: Combat 32
Thrown Weapons 32
Chapter Five: Feats 35
Chapter Six: Animal Companions 39
Other Animal Companions 40
Tricks that an Animal may Learn 41
Chapter Seven: New Spells 42
APPENDIX A: LICENSE 48

You, like most, are probably wondering what a "Synergist Class" could be. The short answer is that it's a one-level Prestige Class with a slight twist - the abilities granted by the class have their own sets of prerequisites that must be met before the character gains the benefit of their use. In other words, you don't get all the abilities of the class at once, and if you're careless, you may not get all of the abilities at all! I'll be posting a short (four- to six-page) teaser later tonight, too, with all the "dirt" on Synergist classes.

The combat chapter deals mostly with a few new "tricks" that anyone can try to pull with their weapons (thrown or otherwise, though the thrown weapon section gets the spotlight). The selection of Feats presented in Chapter five reflects this focus, though there are a few Feats that are especially appropriate for rangers.

This will be made available tomorrow or possibly later today if I'm lucky - at RPGNow.com - I won't be able to upload this little dude until I get home tonight (something about not mixing "work on the side" at my employer's place LOL). I'll post the teaser on Synergist Classes at the same time.

Anybody have any questions or comments or "things they really hope this book covers?" Fire away, I'll be fielding these until I go home and can upload this puppy so you can all have a look for yourselves.

I'll put a Press Release in the Publisher's Forum once it's up at RPGNow.com.

--The Sigil