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Ranger

Rangers from the Haven of the Watchers share a special kinship with nature. Alongside the lycanthrope guardsmen and geomancers, the rangers make up the much of the Haven’s Protectors. They are the arrow from the shadow and the sword next to you on the line. In the depths of the Valgonni they patrol the paths of the jungle, whether they are on the ground or through the trees. Tasked with the safety of the Haven and nature its self, rangers feel out of their elements in the massive cities of industry and prefer to stay in the wilds of the world.

Fledgling rangers are called trackers and are normally found closer to the Haven than their more experienced brethren. Trackers hunt near the Haven for game to feed the rest of the community. They also make sure the paths to the Haven are protected from danger. Setting traps along the brush lines to snare harmful predators. Trackers patrol in units and almost always have one of the lycanthrope guardsmen among them. They also are given a dog whistle to use in emergencies to get the attention of nearby lycanthropes. When a tracker has proven its self among the Protectors they are raised to the rank of guardian.

Guardians patrol the jungles farther away from the Haven and are found in smaller units than the trackers. They also rarely have a guardsmen watching over them, though they do still tend to carry their whistles. Striking fast and hard at those they find to be threats, the guardians hide in the shadows, unseen by their prey. They are tasked with defending the Haven in a different way than the trackers. Guardians disguise the jungle trails of the Valgonni to make it harder for outsiders to find the Haven. They tend to only hunt smaller prey, those that would be enough just to sustain their unit. Guardians also counter poachers, leading them astray or battling them throughout the jungle. Some do leave the jungle to safeguard other realms of nature. Guardians who have distinguished themselves are elevated to full protectors.

Protectors are the leaders among the rangers. They are always among the escorts for those traveling out of the protection of the Haven, though they are not always seen. Often sent out on their own without a unit, protectors are able to fight at range or up close, leaping from the shadows after their prey, whatever that may be. Some have been known to leave the Haven’s Protectors and travel the world to find other lands needing their protection. Wherever they may end up they are tasked with one duty, to protect the nature around them.

Rangers are a light armored, highly versatile class. Able to deal damage at multiple ranges and disable their targets to aid their allies, rangers can sneak around and pick their shots. They can set traps before battle for support in combat and cast healing spells. In combat, rangers sacrifice actions per round to deal fewer but higher damaging attacks or added effects. They can also use plants to cure status effects on their party or enemies. Rangers are well rounded for multiple playing styles.

Requirements

Role: Damage, Stealth, Heal, Disabling

Species: Shaross, Human, Cojaro, Vampire, Grufia, Habataki

Professions: Explorer, Hunter, Law Enforcement, Mariner, Medic, Soldier

Suggested Attributes: Dexterity and Wisdom

Health: 8 + Constitution per CPB + Species Health

Starting Armor Proficient: Cloth, Leather

Starting Weapon Proficient: Any

Starting Skills: Choose 2 Combat Styles.

Starting Equipment

Traditional

Armor: Cloth

Weapon(s): Long Bow, Short Sword, Dagger

Equipment: Clothing, 1 Day Ration, Backpack, Canteen, 20 Arrows

Tarryns: 1d20x10

Modern

Armor: Cloth

Weapon(s): Bolt Action Rifle, Short Sword, Dagger

Equipment: Clothing, 1 Day Ration, Backpack, Canteen, 25 Bullets (Rifle)

Tarryns: 1d20x10

Resources

Rangers have magic points or MP equal to their Wisdom + CPB and it replenishes per spent Focus.

Focus is generates 1 Focus for each attack and critical hits generate full Focus. The ranger can store up to their CPB in Focus. Focus is spent on different actions and fades away out of combat.

Abilities

Touch of the Wilds, Passive Ability

While in the wilds of the world the ranger gains double their wisdom to Survival rolls. They can track targets and identify plants and animals they come across.

Nature’s Gift, Wisdom + CPB vs Difficulty 16 or Defender

The ranger heals self or melee range target with the power of nature for 2d4 per MP, up to their CPB. Nature's Gift can also be used to cure status effects for 1 MP per status. Increasing MP costs an action.

Take Aim, Attacker vs Defender, 1-3 Actions

The ranger takes time to steady its aim for a more accuracy. Take Aim can use up to 3 available actions to increase accuracy by + 1 attacker bonus per action. Take Aim generates focus equal to actions taken. When Take Aim uses at least 2 actions they gain the Full Draw or Sight Damage to their attack.

Chain Strikes, Attacker vs Defender, 1 Actions + 1 Focus

The ranger strikes a single target an additional time, dealing combo damage. Chain Strike can hit an additional time for another action and focus if they are available.

Combat Roll, Reactive Ability

The ranger’s can spend a focus to move 6' on any successful defense.

Apothecary's Harvest, Wisdom + Survival vs Difficulty, 1 Hour Search

Ranger learns how to find cure or cause status effects with plants and animals in the wild. When you recover an item you roll 1d12 to determine the effect of the item found followed by 1d4 to determine the quantity. Rangers can recover 1 item per CPB for each search. To use a recovered toxin on a target they must fail a constitution roll vs the ranger's wisdom. Buffs or toxins can be attached to an arrow head or bullet for an action, the shot still deals damage. Apothecary's Harvest requires mortar and pestle.

Silence - A toxin that stops casting on target for a round.
Death - A toxin that kills the target in a round.
Poison - A toxin that deals 1d6 damage for 3 rounds.
Slow - A toxin that halves the speed of a target for a round.
Berserk - A toxin that causes berserk for a round on a target.
Impair - A toxin that gives -1d4 attacker/defender roll for a round to target.
Enlighten - A buff that causes all spells cast by the target to critical for a round.
Resurrection - A buff used to revive a fallen ally with 1 hp after a round.
Regeneration - A buff that heals 1d6 damage for 3 rounds.
Haste - A buff used to increase the speed of a target for a round.
Enrage - A buff that causes all strike and weapon based attacks to critical for a round.
Enhance - A buff that gives +1d4 attacker/defender roll for a round to target.

Craftsman, Crafting, Wisdom + CPB vs Difficulty

Traditionally ranger’s train to be able to craft weapons from the jungle. In modern times they are trained in varied crafting technologies. The ranger has one technology crafting skill. Normal items have a crafting difficulty of 16 which increases by 2 for every material grade higher than normal.

Trapping, Crafting

The rangers have the ability to craft traps to help them capture food or plan a battlefield. Traps require stealth to place, so to use them effectively the party must plan ahead and force the opponents into fighting on their ground. The ranger rolls wisdom + CPB to set the detection difficulty when placing a trap.

Snare, Tree, Rope, and Pin

The ranger’s snare traps a leg halting their progress until they are cut free.

Trip Wire, Wire and 2 Posts

The ranger’s trip wire, knocks down those that fail to spot it.

Deadfall, Counterweight Object, Rope, and 2 Pins

The ranger’s trap swings at a target dealing 1d8 damage per trap's size to the target and knockdown for a round if the swinging object is blunt or 2d4 bleeding damage for 3 rounds if the object is spiked.

Ranger Mastery

Masteries among the rangers are broken into 5 ranks of the 4 paths of a ranger. The character can focus on one path to master it or spread out to multiple paths but they must attain them through rank 1 to 5. The paths of the ranger are Silent Stalker, Combat Archer, Apothecary, and Striker.

Silent Stalker

The silent stalker mastery focuses on long range stealth combat. The rangers gain Shadow Hunting, whenever they attack from stealth the ranger can increase their damage by 1d10 per focus spent.

Hamstring, Attacker vs Defender, 1 Focus + 2 Actions, CPB 1

The ranger clips the target’s leg, dealing weapon damage and slow for 1 round. Hamstring causes prone on critical for 1 action per focus spent.

Sniper, Passive Ability, CPB 2

When a target is infuriated or the ranger is in cover, they treat it as if it were flanked. The ranger also ignores cover penalties equal to their CPB.

Toxic Trap, Crafting Ability, CPB 3

The ranger sets a trap that can deal an apothecary toxin to a cluster of enemies in 10’ radius. Toxic Trap requires an explosive pack, pressure pad, and to chosen toxin.

Survivalist, Passive Ability, CPB 4

All stealth, survival, and crafting rolls gain a bonus 1d20 to accomplish, taking the higher result.

True Aim Shot, Passive Ability, CPB 5

Ranger can apply Shadow Hunting to their Aim Shot for no additional Focus.

Combat Archer

Combat archer is a close range combat style that utilizes frequent movement and a defensive pet. During Rapid Concentration, whenever the ranger performs a critical close ranged attack on a target they gain an instant attack of Take Aim, Chain Strikes, Toxic Arrow, or Multi Shot with no focus cost and at maximum CPB. A combat archer can always command their pet to Growl for 1 focus.

Tame Animal, Wisdom + CPB vs Wisdom + CPB, CPB 1

This skill gives the ranger the chance to tame a wild animal during battle to turn them to an ally. Animal’s wisdom must be equal or less than tamers. Only one animal can be tamed at a time and those that resist deal double damage to the ranger and cannot be tamed. Animal companions gain additional abilities based on their strength, dexterity, and constitution attributes being +3 or higher.

Strength, Passive Ability

At +3 strength the ranger's animal companion gains the Growl ability and an infuriate penalty equal to their strength. Growl is usable once per round and triggers strength vs wisdom roll against a close range target who is infuriated if they fail. At strength +4 the animal companion gains Smash on a critical attack. Smash knocks the target down for 1d4 actions.

Dexterity, Passive Ability

At +3 dexterity the ranger's animal companion gains Stealth equal to their dexterity and the Slash ability. Slash gives a stacking 1d4 bleeding damage per round whenever the companion performs a critical attack. At +4 dexterity the companion gains Prowl. Prowl gives the companion a critical bonus equal to their dexterity whenever they attack a target under infuriate from another target.

Constitution, Passive Ability

At +3 constitution the ranger's animal companion gains the Intercept ability and bonus soak rate equal to their constitution. Intercept is usable once per round to jump between an ally on their failed defense to take the damage for them. At +4 constitution the animal companion gains Thick Hide. Thick Hide gives the companion +1d4 stacking temporary hp until the end of battle for every critical defense.

Toxic Arrows, Attacker vs Defender, 2 MP, CPB 2

The ranger magically transforms a toxin into a piece of ammo, firing it at a target.

Mobile, Passive Ability, CPB 3

While in Rapid Concentration range the ranger generates a focus for every movement. Their pet can always be commanded to Intercept for 1 focus as a reaction.

Multi Shot, Attacker vs Defender, CPB 4

The ranger can strike a number of targets up to their CPB for equal focus.

Bulwark, Passive Ability, CPB 5

The ranger's pet gains a stack of Thick Hide each round for each target it has under the effect of Growl. While their pet has a target infuriated the ranger's Rapid Concentration range is increased to medium.

Apothecary

The apothecary is trained in the healing arts of the wilds. The ranger can spend a Focus on a Spirit Arrow, transforming an apothecary buff into a non-lethal piece of ranged ammo to fire at a target within medium range to deliver their effects.

Nature’s Blessing, Passive Ability, CPB 1

Nature’s Gift can be cast at medium range and gains +1d12 if the target has an Apothecary's Harvest buff on them.

Create Distance, Attacker vs Defender, 1 Focus, CPB 2

The ranger performs a wild attack that forces his target to move back 6'. Failing Create Distance gives your target an automatic attack or move against you. Large targets are unaffected by Create Distance.

Greater Harvest, Passive Ability, CPB 3

The ranger gains +1d4 to amount of an item harvested at a time.

Healing Swiftness, Reactive Ability, CPB 4

Nature’s Gift can be cast with 1 focus as an instant action or reaction.

Distraction, Attacker vs Wisdom, 1 Focus + 2 Actions, CPB 5

The ranger distracts a target for an ally adjacent. Distraction deals no damage but if successful gives their ally an action with a +1d4 to their attacker roll.

Striker

The ranger gains Harmonious Actions while them and their pet are both in melee range of the target. They take their movements together and deal combo damage with Take Aim while Harmonious Actions is active. The striker's pet always has Slash.

Tame Animal, Wisdom + CPB vs Wisdom + CPB, CPB 1

Strength, Passive Ability

Dexterity, Passive Ability

Constitution, Passive Ability

Deep Wound, Attacker vs Defender, 1 Focus, CPB 2

The ranger deals weapon damage to a target + 1d4 damage per focus bleeding damage for 3 rounds.

Interrupt Strike, Reactive Ability, 1 Focus, CPB 3

The ranger finds an opening in its opponent’s attack, stopping the last action they took.

Scent of Blood, Passive Ability, CPB 4

While the target is bleeding their pet gains Prowl during Harmonious Actions.

Rapid Strikes, Passive Ability, CPB 5

When the ranger uses a 3rd attack on Chain Strikes while in Harmonious Actions their pet gains Smash.

Starting Pets

For rangers who start with tame animal they can choose one of these three starting pets.

Crimson Tiger

Hp: 12, Def: +4, Soak: 12, Move: Land 8'/Water 6', APR: 2

Str: +3, Dex: +2, Cha: -3, Int: -1, Wis: -2, Con: +1

Skill Rolls: Sense, Survival

Maul, CPB + 3 vs Defender

Deals 2d6 damage to a target.

Blood Falcon

Hp: 14, Def: +5, Soak: 6, Move: Land 4'/Water 4'/Flight 10', APR: 2

Str: +1, Dex: +3, Cha: -1, Int: -2, Wis: -3, Con: +2

Skill Rolls: Sense, Survival

Slash, CPB +3 vs Defender

Deals 1d6 + 1d4 bleeding damage on critical.

Valgonni Scorpion

Hp: 16, Def: +3, Soak: 18, Move: Land 10'/Water 2', APR: 2

Str: +2, Dex: +1, Cha: -2, Int: -3, Wis: -1, Con: +3

Skill Rolls: Sense, Survival

Sting, CPB +2 vs Defender

Deals 1d4 damage + 1d4 poison damage for 3 rounds.