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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 5802573" data-attributes="member: 4937">I know what the subject is, and I'm answering the question as I think is best.&nbsp; The answer to, &quot;What is an Aragorn-style Ranger in D&amp;D&quot;, is &quot;Paladin&quot;.&nbsp; Yes, that is not obvious and yes it means I think that the question is a trick question, but its still an answer.&nbsp; I consider the debate to be unresolvable, because I don't find there to be that big of a difference between the 1e and 3e Ranger.&nbsp; The basic concepts of 'spell using' and favored enemy are there from the beginning.&nbsp; I have no desire to side with either the &quot;Hank the Ranger&quot; crowd or the &quot;Drizzt the Ranger&quot; crowd over what the Ranger ought to be, nor do I intend to let anyone argue &quot;my Ranger is more Tolkien than your Ranger&quot; unchallenged given how little any of the Rangers have to do with Aragorn's Ranger.&nbsp; It's snobbery, and I say that as someone with no love for Drizzt and no great apprecition of R.A. Salvatore's writing.&nbsp; As for two weapon fighting, the rules on page 70 of the 1e DMG rewarded anyone with more 15 Dex for pursuing that path, so if you happened to have a Ranger loaded with Dex, then he fought with bows and two weapons even though Aragorn didn't do either of those things but instead employed, well, a holy avenger as basically his exclusive weapon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 5802573, member: 4937"] I know what the subject is, and I'm answering the question as I think is best. The answer to, "What is an Aragorn-style Ranger in D&D", is "Paladin". Yes, that is not obvious and yes it means I think that the question is a trick question, but its still an answer. I consider the debate to be unresolvable, because I don't find there to be that big of a difference between the 1e and 3e Ranger. The basic concepts of 'spell using' and favored enemy are there from the beginning. I have no desire to side with either the "Hank the Ranger" crowd or the "Drizzt the Ranger" crowd over what the Ranger ought to be, nor do I intend to let anyone argue "my Ranger is more Tolkien than your Ranger" unchallenged given how little any of the Rangers have to do with Aragorn's Ranger. It's snobbery, and I say that as someone with no love for Drizzt and no great apprecition of R.A. Salvatore's writing. As for two weapon fighting, the rules on page 70 of the 1e DMG rewarded anyone with more 15 Dex for pursuing that path, so if you happened to have a Ranger loaded with Dex, then he fought with bows and two weapons even though Aragorn didn't do either of those things but instead employed, well, a holy avenger as basically his exclusive weapon. [/QUOTE]

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