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<blockquote data-quote="Dias Ex Machina" data-source="post: 4002898" data-attributes="member: 58907"><p>We spent weeks working on our class of ranger. We decided that it should be a prestige class (not core), which probably has been done before several times. Our big thing is that the class going into the prestige class alters how the prestige class works. If one goes into it with druid levels, then they get to increase their spells (although slower). They also gain better combat abilities and a fighter combat progression. A fighter going into ranger prestige doesn't gain the spells, but can severely increase is bowmanship with new feats unique to the class. </p><p></p><p>Curious how? Don't care? Darn...</p><p></p><p>Here is the entry:</p><p></p><p> At 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th level, the ranger may choose one of the following feats and must meet all the requirements of the feat: Improved Critical (Long bow or Short bow), Point Blank Shot, Far Shot, Precise Shot, Improved Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Manyshot, Shot on the Run and Dead Aim. </p><p> When the ranger has six of any of these feats, he may opt to choose one of the following special abilities instead. The ranger loses all benefits of these abilities when wearing medium or heavy armor...</p><p></p><p>You see how that works? A fighter will have more of the feats going into the prestige class, so will be able to gain more of the special abilities. The druid will have fewer hit points and a lower attack bonus because of his druid levels but will get to gain spells every second level. He also won't have as many increased bow combat abilities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dias Ex Machina, post: 4002898, member: 58907"] We spent weeks working on our class of ranger. We decided that it should be a prestige class (not core), which probably has been done before several times. Our big thing is that the class going into the prestige class alters how the prestige class works. If one goes into it with druid levels, then they get to increase their spells (although slower). They also gain better combat abilities and a fighter combat progression. A fighter going into ranger prestige doesn't gain the spells, but can severely increase is bowmanship with new feats unique to the class. Curious how? Don't care? Darn... Here is the entry: At 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th level, the ranger may choose one of the following feats and must meet all the requirements of the feat: Improved Critical (Long bow or Short bow), Point Blank Shot, Far Shot, Precise Shot, Improved Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Manyshot, Shot on the Run and Dead Aim. When the ranger has six of any of these feats, he may opt to choose one of the following special abilities instead. The ranger loses all benefits of these abilities when wearing medium or heavy armor... You see how that works? A fighter will have more of the feats going into the prestige class, so will be able to gain more of the special abilities. The druid will have fewer hit points and a lower attack bonus because of his druid levels but will get to gain spells every second level. He also won't have as many increased bow combat abilities. [/QUOTE]
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