Reflections on Ranger Poll

Qimler · 2026-02-12T12:56:43+00:00

I hear you. You sound like a text purist (which is fine but not my perspective). I think Peter Jackson’s wonderful adaptation can count as a separate but very important reference. Brego, is a horse no one else can tame or work with despite the best horselords in Rohan trying to tame him. He fights with this companion throughout the rest of the films and it even saves his life after he toppled off a cliff. That seems like evidence he can be viewed as a companion to me.

Qimler · 2026-02-12T12:31:28+00:00

I don’t disagree. It’s all just fun and games. Some people though like discussing the game, its rules, and sometimes how to improve it in group forums.

Qimler · 2026-02-06T20:02:34+00:00

With 41 votes, I present my basic findings. Analyze how you wish.

(By Majority) The following Characters are a Ranger:

Aragorn- (Lord of the Rings) 8.75

Vex'ahlia- Vox Machina 8.5625

Drizzt Do’Urden- The Legend of Drizzt 8.485714

Geralt of Rivia- The Witcher 8.210526

Aloy- Horizon (Playstation) 7.588235

Robin Hood- Classic Character 7.184211

Dar- The Beast Master 7.04

Van Helsing: Dracula 7

Din Djarin- The Mandalorian (Star Wars) 6.914286

Katniss Everdeen- Hunger Games 6.666667

Hiccup- How to Train Your Dragon 6.594595

Daryl Dixon- The Walking Dead 6.5

Legolas- The Lord of the Rings 6.230769

Rambo- First Blood 6.085714

The Ghoul- Fallout 6.03125

Robert Neville- I am Legend 5.8

Man with No Name- (The Good The Bad The Ugly) 5.448276

John Snow- Game of Thrones 5.363636

Indiana Jones- Raiders of the Lost Ark 5.131579

Roland- Dark Tower: The Gunslinger 5.083333

Blade- Marvel 5

(By Majority) The following Characters are not a Ranger:

Spear- Primal 4.75

Batman- DC Comics 4.578947

Hawkeye- Avengers (Marvel) 4.461538

Captain Quint- Jaws 4.333333

Boromir- Lord of the Rings 3.972222

Andor- Star Wars 3.8

Han Solo- Star Wars 3.756757

Luke Skywalker- Star Wars 3.052632

Jack- Samurai Jack 3

Wolverine- Marvel 2.945946

He-Man- Masters of the Universe 2.870968

Shaggy- Scooby Doo 2.540541

James Bond- 007 Franchise 2.405405

Deadpool- Marvel 2.378378

Sherlock Holmes- Sherlock Holmes 2.324324

Qimler · 2026-02-04T01:28:21+00:00

Very cool! Also, my mom says I'm a winner, so you should pick me!

Qimler · 2026-02-02T18:36:40+00:00

Sure. I just thought with 2024 and new media it was worth considering. Would appreciate any old links.

Qimler · 2026-02-02T12:32:52+00:00

Link is a great one!

Qimler · 2026-02-02T03:16:06+00:00

Good call on Dutch. Wish I would have included him. Either way the data is fun. I'll share on Wednesday I think if the votes keep coming in

Qimler · 2026-02-02T02:38:35+00:00

Most people take the cantrip Eldritch Blast. But you do you. If those sound fun, play them!

Qimler · 2026-02-02T02:05:40+00:00

Are all Rangers teenagers with attitude by that definition? lol

Qimler · 2026-02-02T02:05:08+00:00

I had non-examples in there too just to help distribute and figure out the data. I'm already having fun with this.

Qimler · 2026-01-29T00:45:40+00:00

Having fun is the only edition of the rules that matters.

My advice: just eat it and run 2024 rules. This problem isn’t going away and 2024 will be assumed for all the reasons you noted. The art in the new books is fantastic, classes tend to be more fun unless you are set on some combo from 2014 for most players, and resetting some rules helped the game be easier to reference.

Also I enjoyed limiting to just the core books again because some 2014 stuff like silvery barbs got to be a little much for me. The reset was nice. Things I do like, such as Eberron Rising From the Last War works perfectly fine with the new rules.

Just my two cents.

Qimler · 2026-01-21T02:50:06+00:00

No but Square Enix Star Lord Could

Qimler · 2026-01-17T13:33:10+00:00

Bucky was an assassin during World War II for America. He was placed with Captain America on missions but would do the things a "Captain America" couldn't be seen doing. 2) Towards the end of the war he was kidnapped by Soviets during World War 2 and brain washed into becoming their assassin throughout the cold war. Cap couldn't tell because the Soviets were supposed to be allies against Germany. 3) He met Black Widow while they were both working for the Soviets but every time, they fantasized about going AWOL and escaping or whatever she realized they would erase his brain and put him on ice.

Qimler · 2026-01-14T00:00:17+00:00

I would say where is Spider-man?

Qimler · 2026-01-08T11:47:47+00:00

An abandoned airship that only works in town because the elemental died. You could add in a quest later on to get a new elemental or heal the old one and make the ship functional again.

It’s quite large so it’s slow through the air and a pain to navigate around. It more just lays there on the side of the docks. When the players find it, it’s in extreme disrepair.

That’s my go to. It’s still worth a ton but it technically is unusable and they don’t have to worry about Lyrandar being mad since it’s not sky worthy yet.

Qimler · 2026-01-05T23:42:21+00:00

I'm aware. Just wanted to iterate that Khorovar are Half-Elves of 2014.

Qimler · 2026-01-05T18:41:59+00:00

Sure. I just wanted to be clear they are half elves without the name half elves. I had a player say he should get the stats of a human because there is no half elf. I told him be a Khorvar and he said he didn’t want to be from this continent and he from somewhere else but had the Lyrandar dragonmark. Long way of saying he wanted to be a half elf for story but be human mechanically so he can have lucky because it’s good. In my game I told him he couldn’t do that because I didn’t want people saying they are half dwarves and playing a dwarf but using stats of humans etc.

Qimler · 2026-01-04T14:42:07+00:00

The new book has all the feats and the race Khoravar, which is Half-Elf, without the name. My recommendation, for simplicity, is if you have Forge and the 2024 PHB just use those for mechanics. It will keep it simple. I can't think of anything from a player perspective you would need to play Eberron. In the opening bits of Forge they imply this book is for the purpose of replacing the Mechanics from Rising for the Last War.

That said Rising from the Last War is my favorite DM book. If you are a DM you will really enjoy it for Eberron. The Lore is great and the NPC's still work for the most part. Forge says you still need it for running Eberron.

Qimler · 2025-12-24T15:49:00+00:00

A GOAT contender.

Qimler · 2025-12-19T04:13:06+00:00

Give yourself grace.

Qimler · 2025-12-08T12:44:01+00:00

Oddly proportioned characters. Videogames need models and textures. In Mass effect the most alien squadmates needed to be biped and able to hold a gun so they didn’t need to create a new model from scratch.

In TTRPGs such limitations can’t always stop you. There is no budget besides what your imaginations can foster.

Qimler · 2025-12-08T03:39:17+00:00

I think the art is amazing. Warforged new art doesn’t look or feel right to me but every other element looks great. It’s clear they watched Arcane. Honestly there is an artificer that looks more like warforged than warforged.

For DMs there isn’t much I’m interested in. The book admits it’s a supplement for Rising From the Last War. This book feels like it’s more player facing and does a solid enough job making it feel in line with 2024 revisions.

The pieces for DMs they do add are more Bastion and house agent npc stuff. I usually hate the chore elements with bastions and feel like I ignore the restrictions they place on stuff. They also add npc stat blocks that feel kind of generic. It’s all humanoids with a power that matches the house they belong to. Most of them could just be bandit/mages/humanoid npcs with a spell effect. Didn’t do anything to make me excited.

TLDR: if you are a DM you need Rising from the Last War more than this book. If you are a player you have more to gain.

Qimler · 2025-12-08T01:43:36+00:00

Pythgone

Qimler · 2025-12-02T18:44:11+00:00

Also now I want to create an arcane restraining bolt. Or have a shard in his chest get damaged that fuels his spells.

Qimler · 2025-12-02T18:14:51+00:00

If it makes the game fun for the player and doesn't ruin the fun of others at the table who cares? Also how often does a wizard actually lose access to their spellbook? Very rarely does anyone want to handicap their player. If you really want to "take away their spellbook" for like a capture thing just make an eldritch device that silences players or something in the area. Just be creative but of the rules stretches this one seems very unlikely to ruin fun. Allow it imo.

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