To be fair, Aragorn was no slouch with that bow when they were fighting their way out of the Mines of Moria. Maybe he was an archer all along who just got overshadowed by Legolas and spec'd late into longsword to be a good party member.
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I think Aragorn was just “the guy”. He’s good at everything because he’s awesome, and we’re ok with it because he’s also a really good person. This is not at all a complaint, just what it seems to be.
i agree, but what makes Wolverine and Bardin rangers? imo they're more like barbarian and fighter
wolverine is 100% just a barbarian with a Canadian accent
You already said he was a barbarian. No need to be redundant.
Bardin's job was literally ranger.
cool, didn't know that
thanks!
Either it's actual wolverines or I need to read more comics.
Aragorn is an archer. Most shots of him fighting focus on swordfighting though because it allows danger to be closer.
Rangers should have things that help at range. Ergo, Sorcerers and Wizards that cast Magic Missile are rangers. 😌
Imma make a PC that's a Yosemite National Park Ranger who is very confused about how they ended up in Faerun.
Brian below linked the etymology - but a ranger for Tolkien was pretty close to a park ranger: someone who wandered the woods keeping things safe.
I agree, play the class how you want, it's one of the major appeals of the game. But a ranger built for archery is a lot of fun to play.
I agree, play the class how you want, it’s one of the major appeals of the game
I remember the first time I encountered systems that aren't strict class + level, and realizing I had so much more freedom to make the ideas I had. D&D (and close relatives) are surprisingly anti-creative.
Happy cake day!
*ahem*
^RANGERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RACIST^
That's elves, and dwarves, and humans, and orcs, and goblins.
Halflings and gnomes are above such things.
Every race has prejudices. Rangers have Favored Enemy mechanics
Would they be worth making a favored enemy if they were inferior? Obviously not! It's a compliment, really.
Mmmmm yes, you see gnomes are the REAL racists or else I wouldnt be so good at murdering them 😂
Many people see the word "range" inside of "ranger" and mindlessly assume that it must mean they do ranged attacks. But actually, the word ranger is originally the past tense of the word "ringer", so they're the guy who you temporarily brought into your party to win some bet, but then they stuck around afterwards and became a permanent member.
not sure if you were being serious or something, but that's straight incorrect.
You don't need to look up any etymology because the word "ringer" is plainly a noun and so it doesn't have a past tense. I really thought the joke was so obvious that it wouldn't need any explanation, especially when posting to a memes community that would be expecting jokes.
Yeah I was surprised to see the down votes, that was some top notch shitposting
I think that if you post anything remotely clever, it all depends on the first vote. If the first vote is an upvote, everybody will look at it as if it might be clever, because it's upvoted. If the first vote is a downvote, everybody expects it to be stupid.
I think that's one of the reasons why Reddit had a feature that would hide votes for a while, because that first vote is so powerful.
I really thought the joke was so obvious that it wouldn't need any explanation
Poe's Law, friend.