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I think those that play opposite genders and think that they are "advanced roleplayer elite" or whatever are really just kidding themselves. 100% of the time the player bases every decision, action, and comment on the fact that they are opposite whatever with all the lame jokes and stereotypes. And after five minutes of that crap it becomes annoying every single time. They get to caught up in the fact that there gender is the single defining / humoruous / over emphasized aspect of there character that gameplay becomes dull boorish and simple.

I dont like to listen to Jeff Foxworthy go on and on about you know your and redneck, and I dont like guys who roll girl characters and for the entire session define and draw out every decision about what would a girl do as if it is somehow funny/interesting.

Bottom line, yall arent professional actors who get 35 trys to get a transgender scene right in front of camera for a five minute bit in a movie, so you just ruin the entire game for everyone else in the name of "roleplaying elite" or whatever with your shenanigans. Thats right, I said shenanigans.

I believe that is what the wording means as it is written. Yes and that is the cool part, focusing on stre rather than "off" stats. Its what gives a ranger his edge in comparison with a fighter who uses two weapons. We dont get the bonus weapon focuses and specializations, but we dont have to waste stat points in dex. And not building it up to 19 for greater two weapon fighting is huge or even 15 for the starting two weapon feats. People keep claiming rangers are underpowered, but I think it is far from it. I think it is a more difficult class to play, but I also think that out of all the classes it is by far the most self-sufficient / surviving when alone.

I absolutely love the spell choices:

Alarm = not getting your throat slit when you sleep
longstride = in medium armor as a dwarf is cool
Barkskin = rocks
tree stride = personal teleport
entangle = awesome

On top of that stealth, perception, survival (tracking), and not being tracked with pass without trace.

As a ranger you should easily be able to scout ahead of your party, track enemies without being seen or detected and facilitate your party in setting up ambushes and whatnot. Choosing your battles and whittling off stragglers. Hell it would be cool to setup traps and ambushes in advance of enemies and using your ability to move through difficult terrain at normal speed + longstride,

Its a cool class, you just have to use your head.

Nope I got excited. Should read:

Does not say or imply that:

"he can choose from the following list only when he gains a combat style feat*"

*for combat style feats that he does not meet prereqs.

I should have just copied what you wrote.

"He can choose feats from his selected combat style, even
if he does not have the normal prerequisites."

and

"he can choose from the following list whenever he gains a combat style feat"

Does not say or imply that:

"he can only choose from the following list whenever he gains a combat style feat

You only get this bonus feat without meeting pre-reqs when selecting it for the combat style. The support for this is actually in the language of the next two paragraphs (emphasis mine):

PRD wrote:

If the ranger selects archery, he can choose from the following list whenever he gains a combat style feat: Far Shot, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, and Rapid Shot. At 6th level, he adds Improved Precise Shot and Manyshot to the list. At 10th level, he adds Pinpoint Targeting and Shot on the Run to the list.

If the ranger selects two-weapon combat, he can choose from the following list whenever he gains a combat style feat: Double Slice, Improved Shield Bash, Quick Draw, and Two-Weapon Fighting. At 6th level, he adds Improved Two-Weapon Fighting and Two-Weapon Defense to the list. At 10th level, he adds Greater Two-Weapon Fighting and Two-Weapon Rend to the list.[/prd]

Your wrong. The wording only clarifies when the combat style feats become available i.e. at what level and that only the combat style feats listed can be chosen in the combat style bonus feats at ranger level 2, 6, 10...

"He can choose feats from his selected combat style, even
if he does not have the normal prerequisites."

This means he can use the feats in the "combat style feat pool" that the ranger has access too as normal character feat choices EVEN IF he does not meat prerequisites.

It sounds powerful, because it is. If what you were saying is correct then the wording would read:

"He can choose bonus feats from his selected combat style, even
if he does not have the normal prerequisites."

But it doesnt. So rangers enjoy.