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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pants" data-source="post: 2425954" data-attributes="member: 8849">Exposition, metaphor, description, that's what I call it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Well, seeing as this is knowledge presented by the Bree-folk (who, admittedly, know little at all of the Rangers), it's most likely common superstition.Not sure how this shows any spell usage...Application of the Heal skill, even more evident since he uses the herb to do so.Just shows that Aragorn is damned skilled at doing Rangerly things.He did train under Gandalf, though whether he learned 'Ranger' skills, 'Druid' skills, or 'Wizard' skills from Gandalf is up for debate.That's because they're Numenorean. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />He's the descendent of Isildur, a powerful Numenorean, and a skilled Ranger...Possible application of the Handle Animal skill.I believe that it was actually Elrond and Co. that were using a form of ESP, NOT the Dunedain exclusively... I remember that Elrond, Galadriel, and someone else were present...I'll have to check my books to verify.Or maybe he just has a high Listen modifier. He is a skilled ranger you know... and a Numenorean.Good Spot check.He's also a Numenorean. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Numenorean.Most of which is applicable to Aragorn being Isildur's heir and a powerful, strong-blooded Numenorean of old, who were known to have powers beyond that of normal humans.Most fantasy I've read have scenes like this, where a wise character guesses the thoughts of another character based upon pure wisdom. Aragorn I judge to be the extreme Numenorean; he's very wise, very strong-willed, and very tough.Hm, this shows more that Galadriel has mind reading powers and that Legolas and Aragorn have excessively strong wills.Eloquent way of saying 'Don't shut me out.' <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Tolkien is a master of description <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Faramir is very wise and made a good Sense Motive check and an Intimidate check against Gollum.Faramir is a good judge of characterDescription.Both excellent examples, though I'll refer you to the next quote.More of a case form Faramir's 'powers' being descendent from Numenorean blood than from his being a Ranger.Once again, Aragorn, the heir of Isildur, has a very strong will and presence.I'm not going to say that there's no chance that he can't use spells, but it doesn't seem so clear cut to me. Many of Aragorn and Faramir's potential powers can be easily explained as them being skilled, willful people and/or their Numenorean blood. Aragorn is also Isildur's heir.</blockquote>

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