Dark & Shattered Lands

Ranger

Master woodsmen, and often solitary wanderers, the rangers of the realm are a quiet and mysterious lot. They harness the powers of nature through their innate affinity with the forests, and have access to a small sphere of nature spells. Rangers are limited to warriors and thieves, but have no clan limitations. Only humans, elves, and hill dwarves may become rangers. Rangers share some skills with assassins, including the ability to remain unseen. Rangers have good hit points, and an average THAC0. They get warrior-level mana gains, but are more skilled than the average warrior. Rangers may use the 'dual wield' skill with any combination of weapons, even those with the same weight, though they must pay for this skill with creation points.

Who can be a Ranger?

Class	WARRIORS only
Race	HUMANS, ELVES CEPT SEA, HILL DWARVES, YINN, AND HALF OGRES
Alignment	Any alignment
Clan	ANY, including non-clanned

Prime Attribute:	Dexterity	Secondary Attribute:	Wisdom
Hit Points per Level:	11 - 15	Skill Adept:	75%
Magic:	Not a full caster; spells are cast at three quarters of their level; not affected by the moons
Currently Played:	243

Armor

Rangers can wear cloth, leather and studded leather armor, and can use shields.

Armor Type	Ranger	Notes
Cloth	Yes	Wearable by every class
Leather	Yes	Too abrasive for mages and other pure spellcasters
Studded Leather	Yes	Too heavy for many clerics, bards and stealth classes
Chain	No	Too heavy or noisy for most stealth and spellcasting classes
Plate	No	Only warriors and a few warrior-type reclasses can wear plate

Experience by Race

How much experience a ranger of each race needs per level compared to normal (100%); higher means slower leveling. Which races may actually become a ranger is listed under Becoming a Ranger below.

Race	Experience
Human	100%
Goblin	110%
Deep Gnome	130%
Shalonesti Elf	140%
Half Elf	120%
Dark Elf	140%
Wild Elf	100%
Hill Dwarf	150%
Mountain Dwarf	150%
Kender	140%
Ogre	100%
Giant Ogre	130%
Half Ogre	115%
Minotaur	100%
Yinn	160%
Dark Dwarf	150%
Tinker Gnome	130%
Sea Elf	140%
Felar	100%
Wemic	100%
Bugbear	100%
Hobgoblin	100%
Mul	150%
Limited Races
Gully Dwarf	100%
Centaur	100%
Ariel	100%
Pixie	100%
Bakali	100%
Troll	100%
Orc	120%
Arboren	100%
Lagodae	100%
Lepori	100%

Skills & Spells

Free at Creation

Every ranger starts with these, at no creation point cost.

Level	Skill
1	Dig
1	Recall
1	Scrolls
1	Staff
1	Staves
1	Swim
1	Wands
5	Second Attack

Ranger Default Package (40 creation points)

Taking the default package at creation gives you all of the following:

Level	Skill
1	Axe
1	Enhanced Damage
5	Quiet Movement
7	Butcher
9	Find Water
10	Camouflage
13	Dodge
15	Dark Vision
19	Camping
19	Herbal
21	Acute Vision
25	Ambush
25	Tame
26	Creaturelore
27	Hunt
33	Bludgeon

Spell groups: Nature (see Spell Groups below)

Skills

Skills a ranger can learn individually. Cost is in creation points at creation; after creation, skills are gained from your guildmaster for twice that many trains.

Level	Skill	Cost	In Default
1	Axe	6	Yes
1	Dagger	2
1	Enhanced Damage	3	Yes
1	Flail	4
1	Mace	4
1	Parry	4
1	Polearm	5
1	Rescue	4
1	Shield Block	4
1	Spear	4
1	Sword	2
2	Riding	2
3	Dirt Kicking	4
5	Quiet Movement	3	Yes
6	Fast Healing	4
6	Hand to Hand	4
7	Butcher	2	Yes
8	Kick	3
9	Find Water	2	Yes
10	Bow	2
10	Camouflage	3	Yes
10	Lore	3
11	Disarm	4
12	Third Attack	4
13	Blind Fighting	3
13	Dodge	6	Yes
14	Haggle	6
14	Peek	6
15	Critical Shot One	2
15	Dark Vision	3	Yes
15	Meditation	8
15	Trip	8
18	Berserk	5
19	Camping	4	Yes
19	Herbal	2	Yes
20	Critical Shot Two	2
21	Acute Vision	4	Yes
22	Dual Wield	6
25	Ambush	4	Yes
25	Astrology	7
25	Pick Lock	8
25	Quick Load	4
25	Tame	4	Yes
26	Creaturelore	2	Yes
27	Hunt	4	Yes
30	Critical Shot Three	2
33	Bludgeon	2	Yes
40	Critical Shot Four	2

Spell Groups

Rangers cannot buy spells one at a time; spells come in groups. Each group lists the level at which a ranger can cast each spell.

Group	Cost	In Default	Spells (level)
Attack	8		Earthquake (14), Dispel Evil (21), Dispel Good (21), Dispel Neutral (21), Heat Metal (23), Flamestrike (27), Castigation (45), Demonfire (45), Ray of Truth (47), Shadow Torrent (47)
Combat	9		Magic Missile (2), Chill Touch (6), Burning Hands (10), Shocking Grasp (13), Color Spray (20), Blizzra (26), Fireball (26), Acid Blast (32), Chain Lightning (36)
Creation	8		Continual Light (9), Create Tree (10), Create Water (11), Illumination (11), Create Food (12), Floating Disc (16), Create Spring (20), Create Rose (24)
Curative	8		Cure Blindness (8), Cure Disease (14), Cure Poison (16)
Enhancement	9		Refresh (9), Light Foot (10), Infravision (16), Giant Strength (20), Haste (29)
Harmful	6		Harm (28), Cause Decay (42), Cause Fatality (50)
Maladictions	9		Blindness (17), Weaken (17), Poison (21), Curse (22), Energy Drain (23), Plague (26), Slow (42)
Nature	4	Yes	Create Ranger Staff (10), Call Wild (35), Protection Cold (36), Bark Skin (40), Entangle (43)
Protective	8		Armor (5), Protection Evil (11), Protection Good (11), Protection Neutral (11), Fireproof (18), Dispel Magic (30), Protection Fire (30), Proximity Dispel (30), Sanctuary (30), Cancellation (34), Protection Cold (36), Shield (40), Stone Skin (45)
Transportation	8		Word of Recall (16), Fly (22), Summon (22), Gate (28), Teleport (36), Pass Door (37), Waypoint (38), Portal (40), Nexus (45)
Weather	7		Faerie Fire (8), Lightning Bolt (16), Control Weather (22), Faerie Fog (24), Call Lightning (31), Tornado (43), Dispel Fog (47), Fog (47)

Racial Skills

Only rangers of the listed race receive these.

Level	Skill	Race
1	Taunt	Kender
10	Bugbear Bite	Bugbear
10	Fury	Orc
10	Spit	Goblin, Hobgoblin
15	Forepaw Swipe	Wemic
15	Gore	Minotaur
15	Rootvein	Arboren
19	Sharpen	Hill & Mountain Dwarf
20	Bunny Hop	Lagodae, Lepori
20	Hoof	Centaur
20	Pixie Dust	Pixie
20	Screech	Ariel
20	Viper Bite	Bakali
25	Deeproot	Arboren

Becoming a Ranger

Base class: Warrior only.

Requirements:

Race: Humans, Elves (except Sea Elves), Hill Dwarves, Yinn and Half Ogres
Any alignment
Any clan, including non-clanned

A character may reclass only once, starting at level 10 (level 51 gives the most benefit). See help reclass in the game for full details.

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