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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arrowhawk" data-source="post: 5749894" data-attributes="member: 6679551">Let me just throw out some caveats so you can give me the boot if this is a problem:1.  Not really familiar with the Eberron setting other than playing D&D Online for about six months2.  This would be my first PbP so I may need instructions on how to link dice rolls to the posts.3.  I would like to make a special request for the Ranger class.  If you say no it won't lower  my enthusiasm, but if you say yes, it will increase my enthusiasm <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=":)" />:In DDO (and now in our PnP campaign) they used the 3.5 rules as the base rule set.  However, there were many changes to the game for various reason.  One change which they made particular to Rangers was to give them both combat styles at the appropriate levels.  So at 2nd level, you got both Rapid Shot and TWF.  Oddly enough, this generally makes the Ranger less effective in low level combat and more vulnerable.  Why?  Because every analysis I've seen of TWF says its inferior to S&B or THF.  Nevertheless, I like it for stylistic reasons, immersion reasons.  Makes more sense, imho, for a character with generally above average Dex to use two weapons when dropping his bow.  As I said, giving both styles will have a negligible (if not wholly negative) effect on the Ranger's effectiveness as a combatant, but I like the theme;  no, I've never read any of the Drizz't novels <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=":)" />   Any objection?  If at some point you feel it's unfair or playable, you can always make me choose one style.</blockquote>

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