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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 7680431" data-attributes="member: 5100"><p>I would disagree, to an extent. It may not be explicit in 1E/2E/3E that a paladin should serve a god, but it is so strongly implied that it need not be explicit.</p><p></p><p>Regardless, it's not relevant to this conversation. Whether their oath or a deity, you're agreeing on the salient point -- a Paladin serves the source of his power.</p><p></p><p>A Ranger, on the other hand, makes the source serve him. That doesn't have to be anything sinister; it's probably very cooperative and benevolent. If the Paladin stumbles in his oath, his power can be taken from him. If a Ranger burns down a whole forest and starts grinding fey into pudding, though, his power remains his. It's not replaced by some darker force or some darker aspect of the same force. It's the same as always because the Ranger is the master, not the servant.</p><p></p><p>The other problem with making the Ranger some sort of nature Paladin is that there's a real case to be made for a spell-less, or even entirely martial, Ranger class. Whether or not you'd prefer to ditch spells and magic from the Ranger isn't important. The simple fact that the Ranger archetype can be separated from anything supernatural means that the whole Spirit Companion piece is misplaced as a core element.</p><p></p><p>Assuming the Ranger even has spells, the relationship between Ranger and Druid is more akin to the relationship between Wizard and Sorcerer. The Sorcerer is born to her magic even if practice is required to realize her potential, while even the most benevolent Wizard has to learn it by mental discipline and intellect. The Druid is granted power by faithfulness and communion, but the Ranger relies on himself to study and learn from nature.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 7680431, member: 5100"] I would disagree, to an extent. It may not be explicit in 1E/2E/3E that a paladin should serve a god, but it is so strongly implied that it need not be explicit. Regardless, it's not relevant to this conversation. Whether their oath or a deity, you're agreeing on the salient point -- a Paladin serves the source of his power. A Ranger, on the other hand, makes the source serve him. That doesn't have to be anything sinister; it's probably very cooperative and benevolent. If the Paladin stumbles in his oath, his power can be taken from him. If a Ranger burns down a whole forest and starts grinding fey into pudding, though, his power remains his. It's not replaced by some darker force or some darker aspect of the same force. It's the same as always because the Ranger is the master, not the servant. The other problem with making the Ranger some sort of nature Paladin is that there's a real case to be made for a spell-less, or even entirely martial, Ranger class. Whether or not you'd prefer to ditch spells and magic from the Ranger isn't important. The simple fact that the Ranger archetype can be separated from anything supernatural means that the whole Spirit Companion piece is misplaced as a core element. Assuming the Ranger even has spells, the relationship between Ranger and Druid is more akin to the relationship between Wizard and Sorcerer. The Sorcerer is born to her magic even if practice is required to realize her potential, while even the most benevolent Wizard has to learn it by mental discipline and intellect. The Druid is granted power by faithfulness and communion, but the Ranger relies on himself to study and learn from nature. [/QUOTE]
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