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<blockquote data-quote="Frostmarrow" data-source="post: 448638" data-attributes="member: 1122"><p>There are worse classes than the ranger. The reason it keeps on being controversial is that the ranger is very popular. Most of us, I suspect, would have ranger at the top of their wish-list if we were to chose classes from the names alone. The ranger-character is cool. He's dark, brooding and deadly. He travels swiftly and silently through the wilderness in secret pursuit of his prey.</p><p></p><p>Only, the write-up doesn't convey these images. In the campaigns I participate in the ranger is a walking joke. </p><p></p><p>"So, you fight two-handed?"</p><p>"Yeah."</p><p>"Oh. Is it fair to say that you are... a ranger?"</p><p>"Yes. I'm a ranger."</p><p>"So tell me mister ranger... who do you hate?"</p><p>"Well, I hate goblins. But not as much as orcs and certainly not as much as outsiders. I hate them the most. I'm planning to start hating humans soon."</p><p></p><p>Or when the party encounters a new and fiece monster.</p><p></p><p>"The beast is a towering brute. It has got huge fangs and walks menacingly against you, claws raised and jaw unlocked. Flem is trickling down from it's massive chin."</p><p>"Is it a beast?"</p><p>"No..."</p><p>"Is it a magical beast, then?"</p><p>"Uhm. No."</p><p>"Well, is it a dragon? Tell me what it is."</p><p>"Alright, alright it's a fargin giant"</p><p>"Oh. I don't hate those."</p><p></p><p>I just can't accept this silly, silly ability. I can handle the twf/ambi and I can deal with the poor progression but this favored enemy nonsense brings down laughter from the walls and ceiling time and time again. </p><p></p><p>"You didn't look so good out there today."</p><p>"What do you mean?"</p><p>"I mean you are usually a lot deadlier when we get into a fight."</p><p>"Ah. Yeah, that's because I didn't put my mind to it on account I don't favor fighting undead."</p><p>"But Sir Archbald got killed, couldn't you have given it your best when you saw him get torn to pieces by that undead ape?"</p><p>"No. As I said I favor killing apes - but not undead ones. It's a thing, dont ask."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frostmarrow, post: 448638, member: 1122"] There are worse classes than the ranger. The reason it keeps on being controversial is that the ranger is very popular. Most of us, I suspect, would have ranger at the top of their wish-list if we were to chose classes from the names alone. The ranger-character is cool. He's dark, brooding and deadly. He travels swiftly and silently through the wilderness in secret pursuit of his prey. Only, the write-up doesn't convey these images. In the campaigns I participate in the ranger is a walking joke. "So, you fight two-handed?" "Yeah." "Oh. Is it fair to say that you are... a ranger?" "Yes. I'm a ranger." "So tell me mister ranger... who do you hate?" "Well, I hate goblins. But not as much as orcs and certainly not as much as outsiders. I hate them the most. I'm planning to start hating humans soon." Or when the party encounters a new and fiece monster. "The beast is a towering brute. It has got huge fangs and walks menacingly against you, claws raised and jaw unlocked. Flem is trickling down from it's massive chin." "Is it a beast?" "No..." "Is it a magical beast, then?" "Uhm. No." "Well, is it a dragon? Tell me what it is." "Alright, alright it's a fargin giant" "Oh. I don't hate those." I just can't accept this silly, silly ability. I can handle the twf/ambi and I can deal with the poor progression but this favored enemy nonsense brings down laughter from the walls and ceiling time and time again. "You didn't look so good out there today." "What do you mean?" "I mean you are usually a lot deadlier when we get into a fight." "Ah. Yeah, that's because I didn't put my mind to it on account I don't favor fighting undead." "But Sir Archbald got killed, couldn't you have given it your best when you saw him get torn to pieces by that undead ape?" "No. As I said I favor killing apes - but not undead ones. It's a thing, dont ask." [/QUOTE]
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