👉 The Ranger is a potent and vigilant archer who excels at ranged combat.
📋 Character Creation
| Property | Options |
|---|---|
| Allowed Races | Human, Elf, Gnoll, Orc |
| Allowed Genders | Male ♂️, Female ♀️
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| Allowed Alignments |
Neutral ☯️, Chaotic 😈
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🧬 Class Traits
- Gains extra score from ranged weapons of at least artifact, elite, or mythic quality
- Special achievement is to attain the level of Grand Master in Bows or Crossbows
⚡ Intrinsic Abilities
| Level | Intrinsic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Searching 🔍 |
| 7 | Stealth 👣 |
| 15 | See invisible 👁️ |
❤️ Hit Points and Mana
| Stat | Starting Value | Increase Per Level |
|---|---|---|
| Hit points ❤️ | 13 | +1d9 (avg. +5) |
| Mana 🔮 | 1d2+3 (avg. 4.5) | +1d2+1 (avg. +2.5) |
🏁 Starting Items
| Item | Quantity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dagger | 1 | +1 enchantment; substituted with elven dagger for Elf, orcish dagger for Orc |
| Short bow | 1 | Substituted with elven long bow for Elf, orcish short bow for Orc, crossbow for Gnoll |
| Arrow | 15-25 | +1 enchantment; substituted with elven arrow for Elf, orcish arrow for Orc, gnollish quarrel for Gnoll |
| Arrow | 25-50 | Standard; substituted with elven arrow for Elf, orcish arrow for Orc, gnollish quarrel for Gnoll |
| Leather bracers | 1 | |
| Cloak of protection | 1 | +1 enchantment |
| Backpack | 1 | |
| Cram ration | 4 | Substituted with elven waybread for Elf, tripe ration for Orc and Gnoll |
| Arrow | 2 | Quivered ammo with lightning enchantment; substituted with elven arrow for Elf, orcish arrow for Orc |
| Crossbow bolt | 1 | Substituted quiver ammo for Gnoll only; bone material with death enchantment |
Racial Variations:
- Orc Rangers also start with 2 random food items.
📊 Skills
⚔️ Combat Skills
| Skill | Starting Level | Maximum Level |
|---|---|---|
| Bare-handed combat | Unskilled | Skilled |
| Dodge | Unskilled | Skilled |
| Wand | Unskilled | Skilled |
🪓 Weapon Skills
| Skill | Starting Level | Maximum Level |
|---|---|---|
| Axe | Unskilled | Expert |
| Bow | Basic | Grand Master |
| Crossbow | Basic | Grand Master |
| Dagger | Basic | Expert |
| Polearm | Unskilled | Skilled |
| Quarterstaff | Unskilled | Skilled |
| Sling | Unskilled | Expert |
| Sword | Unskilled | Expert |
| Thrown weapon | Unskilled | Grand Master |
| Thrusting weapon | Basic | Expert |
| Whip | Unskilled | Basic |
🧙 Spell Casting Skills
| Skill | Starting Level | Maximum Level |
|---|---|---|
| Divination spell | Unskilled | Skilled |
| Healing spell | Unskilled | Skilled |
| Nature spell | Unskilled | Skilled |
🛠️ Miscellaneous Skills
| Skill | Starting Level | Maximum Level |
|---|---|---|
| Digging | Unskilled | Basic |
| Disarm trap | Basic | Master |
| Riding | Unskilled | Grand Master |
👥 Racial Adjustments
🐺 Gnoll
| Skill | Starting Level | Maximum Level |
|---|---|---|
| Flail | Unskilled | Expert |