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Newbie: | Ah, so you’re using two swords at once to attack people. You must be a Fighter. |
| Ranger: | Nope. I’m a Ranger! |
| Newbie: | Coo. What’s a Ranger? |
| Ranger: | I live hundreds of miles away from the nearest city in a dense forest. A forest that’s also home to ferocious beasts and monsters! Most Fighters don’t live in the wild places. |
| Newbie: | Er. Okay. So you’re kinda a fighter who lives away from civilization. Doesn’t that make you a barbarian? |
| Ranger: | *spluttering* No, no. I’m not a barbarian! They’re more like wild-men or ferocious beasts themselves. I’m a skilled hunter. I can even cast special magic spells! |
| Newbie: | But you’re not a wizard? |
| Ranger: | Gee, no. I’m not a wizard either. Look, most wizards learn their spells from tomes and books. A ranger’s magical affinities are due to his close ties with nature and the land. |
| Newbie: | But... I thought Druids... |
| Ranger: | Look. No. I’m not a Druid or a Cleric either. |
| Newbie: | Maybe you’re like a fighting druid, something like that? |
| Ranger: | Hmm. That’s better than barbarian I suppose.
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| Newbie:
| Cool. So do you get special wilderness abilities or natural magic feats as you go up levels then? |
| Ranger:
| Not really. I do get access to more magic spells though. |
| Newbie:
| Do you earn any extra scouting or tracking or survival type feats at all? I thought that’s what you did. |
| Ranger: | Um. Er. No. |
| Newbie: | Okay. So what groovy Ranger type stuff do you get for going up levels? |
| Ranger: | I get more enemies. |
| Newbie: | That doesn’t sound very good at all! |
| Ranger: | Ah, well, it means I get special bonuses for going up against these favourite enemies. |
| Newbie: | You become more aware of these creatures, how they think and act, you know what hurts them mentally and physically and so your fighting and magic bonuses against them increase? |
| Ranger: | Well. Um. No. Just bonuses for finding and fighting them. |
| Newbie: | Really? That sounds a bit like the Fighter class again. Hey, maybe you’re a Fighter Prestige class! |
| Ranger: | I’ve told you already. I’m not a Fighter. A Ranger is a class in its own right. It’s a damn good Class too! |
| Newbie: | Okay. Okay. Don’t get so defensive. Geesh. So, just what are your preferred enemies anyway? |
| Ranger: | *knocking an arrow* Newbies. |
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