The Scout Class: How is it in play?
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JRRNeiklot
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Mercule said:
This, I agree with emphatically.
JRRNeiklot
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Pants said:
Well, you got the spell part right.
Rangers were originally designed as the ultimate power-gamer's class. There was no reason to play a fighter if you had the stats to play a ranger. (What the heck is a "giant-class" creature?)
2e's designers saw that the ranger was a munchkin-type class, and stripped back some of its abilities. Two-weapon fighting was added as a desperate tactic to give the class some reason to exist.
3e was too influenced by 2e, but at least separated out the ranger's spells.
3.5e finally made a class that is distinct enough to stand on its own.
2e's designers saw that the ranger was a munchkin-type class, and stripped back some of its abilities. Two-weapon fighting was added as a desperate tactic to give the class some reason to exist.
3e was too influenced by 2e, but at least separated out the ranger's spells.
3.5e finally made a class that is distinct enough to stand on its own.
JRRNeiklot
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That's because the fighter was weak, not because the ranger was overpowered.
Any giant or evil humanoid such as orc, kobold, etc. They were called "giant class" because they all had the bestial features of the giant and were roughly humanoid.
The stupidest idea ever, imo.
The magic user spells were there because of Aragorn, and to a lesser extent, Faramir. They allow the ranger to be a nice fighter/mage without the need to multiclass. I always thought the ranger was a better "Jack of all Trades" than a bard, actually.
No, 3.5e took the ranger and made him into the oft maligned wilderogue. A decent enough class in it's own right, but hardly a ranger.
Thanee
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Sir Brennen said:
No, I mean, that the bonus only applies, if you move prior to making the attack.
First you move, then you attack.
On a mount, the bonus would then only apply, if you only take a standard action to attack, waiting for the mount to have moved, just as if you rush into melee.
I certainly see how moving *during* the attack could also be seen as viable, and it most probably is according to the description of the skirmish ability.
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Thanee
Old Rangers had magic-user spells because casting Magic Missile is so Aragorn.
The Scout is a fascinating class. It's definitely not the potential combatant that the Rogue or Fighter is, but is much more defensive than the Rogue is as it can stay out of the thick of melee and still get the benefit of its extra damage dice. (Spring Attack is the feat for Melee Scouts).
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The Scout is a fascinating class. It's definitely not the potential combatant that the Rogue or Fighter is, but is much more defensive than the Rogue is as it can stay out of the thick of melee and still get the benefit of its extra damage dice. (Spring Attack is the feat for Melee Scouts).
Cheers!
