Description-The forest is home to feirce and
cunning cretures.Such as the malicous owlbear and vicious displacerbeast.But
more cunning and dangerous is the ranger. A skilled hunter and stalker. he
knows the woods as if they were his home( duh they are) and he knows his prey
in deadly detail.
Alignment: Any.
Hit Die: d10.
Class Skills: The ranger's class skills (and
the key ability for each skill) are Animal Empathy (Cha, exclusive skill),
Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis),
Hide (Dex), Intuit Direction (Wis), Jump (Str), Knowledge (nature) (Int),
Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Search (Int),
Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), Use Rope (Dex), and Wilderness Lore (Wis).
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A ranger is
proficient with all simple and martial weapons, light armor, medium armor,
and shields.
TABLE: The Ranger
Base Fort Ref Will
Level Attack Bonus Save Save Save Special
----- ------------ ---- ---- ---- -------
1 +1 +2 +0 +0 Track, 1st favored enemy
2 +2 +3 +0 +0
3 +3 +3 +1 +1
4 +4 +4 +1 +1
5 +5 +4 +1 +1 2nd favored enemy
6 +6/+1 +5 +2 +2
7 +7/+2 +5 +2 +2
8 +8/+3 +6 +2 +2
9 +9/+4 +6 +3 +3
10 +10/+5 +7 +3 +3 3rd favored enemy
11 +11/+6/+1 +7 +3 +3
12 +12/+7/+2 +8 +4 +4
13 +13/+8/+3 +8 +4 +4
14 +14/+9/+4 +9 +4 +4
15 +15/+10/+5 +9 +5 +5 4th favored enemy
16 +16/+11/+6/+1 +10 +5 +5
17 +17/+12/+7/+2 +10 +5 +5
18 +18/+13/+8/+3 +11 +6 +6
19 +19/+14/+9/+4 +11 +6 +6
20 +20/+15/+10/+5 +12 +6 +6 5th favored enemy
TABLE: Ranger Spells Per Day
---Spells per Day--
Level 1 2 3 4
----- - - - -
1 - - - -
2 - - - -
3 - - - -
4 0 - - -
5 0 - - -
6 1 - - -
7 1 - - -
8 1 0 - -
9 1 0 - -
10 1 1 - -
11 1 1 0 -
12 1 1 1 -
13 1 1 1 -
14 2 1 1 0
15 2 1 1 1
16 2 2 1 1
17 2 2 2 1
18 3 2 2 1
19 3 3 3 2
20 3 3 3 3
When wearing light armor or no armor, a ranger can fight with two weapons
as if he or she had the feats Ambidexterity and
Two-Weapon Fighting. The ranger loses this
special bonus when fighting in medium or heavy armor, or when using a double-headed
weapon (such as a double sword).
Spells: Beginning at 4th level, a ranger gains
the ability to cast a small number of divine spells. To cast a spell, the
ranger must have a Wisdom score of at least 10 + the spell's level. Ranger
bonus spells are based on Wisdom, and saving throws against these spells have
a Difficulty Class of 10 + spell level + Wisdom modifier. When the ranger
gets 0 spells of a given level, such as 0 1st-level spells at 4th level, the
ranger gets only bonus spells. A ranger without a bonus spell for that level
cannot yet cast a spell of that level. A ranger has access to any spell on
the ranger spell list and can freely choose which to prepare. A ranger prepares
and casts spells just as a cleric does (though the ranger cannot use spontaneous
casting to lose a spell and cast a cure or inflict spell in its place).
Through 3rd level, a ranger has no caster level. Starting at 4th level, a
ranger's caster level is one-half his class level.
Track: A ranger gains Track as a bonus feat.
Favored Enemy: At 1st level, a ranger may
select a type of creature as a favored enemy. (A ranger can only select his
own race as a favored enemy if he is evil.) Due to his extensive study of
his foes and training in the proper techniques for combating them, the ranger
gains a +1 bonus to Bluff, Listen, Sense Motive, Spot, and Wilderness Lore
checks when using these skills against this type of creature. Likewise, he
gets the same bonus to weapon damage rolls against creatures of this type.
A ranger also gets the damage bonus with ranged weapons, but only against
targets within 30 feet (the ranger cannot strike with deadly accuracy beyond
that range). The bonus doesn't apply to damage against creatures that are
immune to critical hits.
At 5th level and at every five levels thereafter (10th, 15th, and 20th level),
the ranger may select a new favored enemy, and the bonus associated with every
previously selected favored enemy goes up by +1.
Table: Ranger Favored Enemies
Type
Aberrations
Animals
Beasts
Constructs
Dragons
Elementals
Fey
Giants
Humanoid type
Magical beasts
Oozes
Outsider type
Plants
Shapechangers
Undead
Vermin
* Rangers may not select "humanoid"
or "outsider" as a favored enemy, but they may select a more narrowly
defined type of humanoid or outsider. A ranger can only select his own race
as a favored enemy if he is evil.
Improved Two-Weapon Fighting: A ranger with
a base attack bonus of at least +9 can choose to gain the Improved Two-Weapon
Fighting feat even if he does not have the other prerequisites for the feat.
The ranger must be wearing light armor or no armor in order to use this benefit.
RANGER ANIMAL COMPANIONS
Druids and rangers can use the animal friendship spell to gain animal companions.
Use these rules of thumb when characters have animal companions.
While the spell allows a character to have animals whose Hit Dice total double
the character's caster level, that maximum assumes optimal conditions. The
typical adventurer should be able to maintain animal companions whose Hit
Dice total half the maximum caster level. If the character spends most of
her time in the animals' home territory and treats them well, she can approach
and even achieve her maximum Hit Dice. If she spends most of her time at sea,
in cities, or otherwise in places that the animals don't like, her animals
desert, and she will not be able to retain even half her maximum. Remember,
these creatures are loyal friends but not pets or servants. They won't remain
loyal if being the character's friend becomes too onerous.
The animal is still an animal. It's not a magical beast, as a familiar or
a paladin's mount is. While it may have learned some tricks, it's still no
more intelligent than any other animal of its kind, and it retains all its
bestial instincts. Unlike intelligent followers or cohorts, animals can't
follow complex instructions, such as "Attack the gnoll with the wand."
A character can give a simple verbal command, such as "Attack" or
"Come," as a free action, provided such a command is among the tricks
the animal has learned. A more complex instruction, such as telling an animal
to attack and pointing out a specific target, is a standard action. Animals
are ill-equipped to handle unusual situations, such as combats with invisible
opponents, and they typically hesitate to attack weird and unnatural creatures,
such as beholders and oozes.
Left to its own judgment, an animal follows a character and attacks creatures
that attack her (or that attack the animal itself). To do more than that,
it needs to learn tricks. An animal with an Intelligence of 2 can learn six
tricks. Possible tricks include:
"Attack": The animal attacks apparent enemies. The character may
point to a particular creature to direct the animal to attack that creature.
Normally, an animal will not attack unnatural creatures (though it will defend
people, guard places, and protect characters against them). Teaching an animal
to be willing to attack unnatural creatures counts as two tricks.
"Come": The animal comes to the character, even if the animal normally
would not do so (such as following the character onto a boat).
"Defend": The animal defends the character (or is ready to defend
the character if no threat is present).
"Down": The animal breaks off from combat or otherwise backs down.
"Fetch": The animal goes and gets something. The character must
point out a specific object or the animal fetches some random object.
"Guard": The animal stays in place and prevents others from approaching.
"Heel": The animal follows the character closely, even to places
where it normally wouldn't go.
"Perform": The animal does a variety of simple tricks like sitting
up, rolling over, roaring, and so on.
"Protect": The animal follows a specific other character and protects
him from danger (like "Defend," but for another character).
"Seek": The animal moves into an area and looks around for anything
unusual.
"Stay": The animal stays in place waiting for the character to return.
It does not challenge other creatures that come by, though it still defends
itself if it needs to.
"Track": The animal tracks the scent presented to it.
