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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gorgoroth" data-source="post: 5896575" data-attributes="member: 6674889">I love rangers!!I love rangers so much, I even bought a pretty good replica of Anduril from Darksword Armory. I sharpen it while watching those movies, and sometimes swing it around. I have been known to test its sharpness on unsuspecting watermelons and other fruit objects. Nothing has survived so far. And yes, although it's a bastard sword, it is far too heavy to be wielded one-handed for long, unless you are super strong which I admit I have maybe 14 str in real life. On horseback during a charge I could probably cleave a man in two with one handed chop, if the horse were moving fast enough. Certainly cut off their heads, no problem.I think rangers need curative magic, or at least herbs-based healing, and some spells or spell-like abilities. The pathfinder take on it seems pretty good, although rangers are not exactly uber powerful, game mechanics-wise, in that game. I'd much rather a switch hitter with a single bastard sword than dual wielding...but where as an offense-oriented build you get a second attack sooner level than a fighter, or if you are dual wielding, conversely you can do that at high enough level with any warrior class. And not have to spend an insane number of feats to make it beat a greatsword with power attack (varying levels, obviously, or depending on the theme, similar to EQ where warriors or rangers can both do it, but rangers get it a bit sooner). I don't particularly see why a ranger should avoid battleaxes or 2handed axes or swords if they wish. My 1st edition, 1st character I ever played was a ranger. His name was Lurian. I was 13. RIP, but long live rangers!</blockquote>

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