The third, and final, release of the Alpha playtest version of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is rapidly approaching completion. Over 17,000 gamers have downloaded the Alpha rules and the messageboards have been buzzing with activity. Release 3 includes the final three base classes, the bard, the monk, and the ranger, along with rules on simple NPC generation, monster creation guidelines, and a host of other rules. In anticipation, here is a look at the new ranger (built using the NPC generation rules).
Kiramor, The Forest Shadow
Male human ranger 8
LN Medium humanoid Init +8 (+10 in forests, +9 in urban); Senses Perception +11 Defense AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 14
(+4 armor, +4 Dex) hp 57 (8d10+16) Fort +8, Ref +10, Will +2 Offense Spd 30 ft. Melee mwk longsword +11/+6 (1d8+2/19–20) Ranged+1 composite longbow +13/+8 (1d8+3/x3) Ranged+1 composite longbow +7/+7/+2 (1d8+7/x3) Special Attacks favored enemy (humanoid [orc] +4, magical beast +2), favored terrain (forest +4, urban +2), hunter’s bond Statistics Str 14, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 8 Base Atk +8; Cmb +10 Feats Deadly Aim, Die Hard, Endurance, Improved Initiative, Many Shot, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot Skills Climb +13, Heal +11, Intimidate +10, Knowledge (geography) +12, Perception +11, Stealth +20, Survival +11 (+15 follow tracks), Swim +13 Languages Common, Orc SQ swift tracker, track, trapfinding, woodland stride
Combat Gearpotion of barkskin (+3), potion of cure moderate wounds (2), potion of invisibility; Other Gearcloak of elvenkind, +1 composite longbow (+2 Str), +1 studded leather armor, gear and coins worth 500 gp
Check out some of his new abilities, like favored terrain (which gives him a bonus to Knowledge (geography), Stealth, and Survival skill checks, as well as a bonus on initiative when he is in his favorable terrain) and hunter’s bond (which allows him to grant some of his favored enemy bonuses to his allies). Release 3 should be ready for download next week.
