Ranger

Work in progress: Ranger is being built toward this design, and current game behavior differs in places.

Rangers are practical wilderness specialists. They know terrain, tracks, weather, tools, camps, animal helpers, and the quiet work that happens before the first arrow lands.

In Play

Ranger studies the land, reads the trail, and survives.

  • Read the terrain
  • Track or choose quarry
  • Prepare a camp, trail mark, trap, or ambush
  • Open from range or from cover
  • Keep the fight on ground the Ranger understands

Terrain

Familiar ground gives better tracking, cleaner foraging, stronger ambushes, and safer camps.

TerrainAdvantage
ForestConcealment, foraging, animal movement
SwampSlow fields, poison, hidden routes
RoadTrail marks, pursuit, caravan knowledge
CityRooftops, alleys, contacts, urban quarry
CaveEchoes, darkness, stone routes
CoastWeather, tide, fish, wet ground
SnowTracks, cold, silence

Terrain familiarity rises by traveling, foraging, tracking, camping, and fighting on that type of ground.

Quarry

Quarry study improves tracking, ambush openings, called shots, companion behavior, trap placement, and material recovery.

Camps

Camps are temporary field positions for recovery, gear sorting, track reading, and planning. Familiar terrain and field materials make them stronger.

Companion

Ranger companions scout, track, distract, retrieve, guard, and help finish wounded quarry. Training and field use improve them.

Abilities

AbilityUse
ForageFinds food, herbs, components, and field materials
CampCreates temporary recovery and safety
TrackFollows a target through terrain
StalkPrepares an ambush
TrailmarkLeaves useful route memory
AmbushOpens combat from preparation
AimImproves a shot through patience
QuickshotFast ranged attack
HeartshotHigh-risk precision shot
TrainImproves companion behavior

Field Commands

CommandUse
ranger, rhSpeaks on the Ranger channel or reviews history
rhelpOpens Ranger help
terrainReviews terrain familiarity
forageGathers field materials
campPrepares a temporary camp
trackFollows a trail
stalkPrepares an ambush
ambushStrikes from preparation
aim, quickshot, heartshotUses ranged attacks
quarryReviews studied targets
trainWorks with a companion