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Just signed up, and sent the info for my Ranger/8.

I also have a few low level characters Oracle/3 Ranger/2 ready to go as well.

@lemeres: the only response I could get was that it "made no sense from a role playing perspective". He could not elaborate further.

To me, it makes perfect sense; Latimer's adoptive father (he was abandoned by his Shoanti birth parents) was a retired member of Turtleback Ferry's guard. When his parents asked him to take their goods to the market in Sandpoint, he grabbed what was available. If I am not mistaken, having back story is a central component of role playing.

Thanks for the insights.

This ranger is pretty much archery focused, the melee weapon was mostly for the first couple of levels when my arrows hit a little light, aside from having a blunt damage option.

I will likely stick with raising Dex rather than Int; I just always feel like I never have enough skill points.

@Zhayne... That was his response when I asked him directly, and I pretty much left it at that.

Hi All,

Two questions regarding my 3rd Level Ranger currently involved in a RotRL campaign.

The first relates to ability scores. Our GM was incredibly generous, and let us roll 4d6 for abilities, letting us slot these in as needed. I decided to build a Garuda-blooded Aasimar Ranger (I've always wanted a ranger with wings...); here are his current stats:

Str: 16
Dex: 18 (16 +2 racial)
Con: 13
Int: 11
Wis: 18 (16 +2 racial)
Cha: 10

With level 4 approaching (barring some gruesome death within Thistletop), I find myself debating where to put my ability point. The optimizer in me knows that I should put it into Dex, but I find myself leaning towards Int (to get the extra skill point), or even Con. I've read through the ranger guides and some dedicated threads, but everyone always suggests Dex. Just interested in seeing where this goes.

Secondly, I chose a Lucerne Hammer for my melee weapon (blunt damage comes in handy). There's a younger guy at the table who says that the choice is ridiculous and makes no sense from a role playing perspective (despite me having one of the more elaborate character backgrounds at the table). I mean, what young, archery-focused ranger wouldn't want a little bit of extra space between them and their foes if they have to enter melee? Am I crazy? Why wouldn't it make sense?

Anyways, thanks in advance!

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Thanks again for all the advice! I know everyone starts somewhere, an it's comforting to have that reinforced. I know the folks I'll be playing with, so I am planning to be as upfront with them as I can.

First get together will be in a little over a week from now. I'll let you know how it goes. I really appreciate the encouragement.

Thanks again! These are great tips. Jason, I'll definitely check out Painlord's threads.

Thanks! Those are both useful tips. I'll likely be running "In Service to Lore" first, and maybe "Silent Tide" after that.

Howdy all,

I've only just started playing PFS (I started back in June). It was first RPG playing for me since some time in 1996. Needless to say, I have been thoroughly enjoying myself.

My problem is, I am a grad student with a kid at home...my time can be quite limited, and while online play is great, I can only make it one or two in-person scenarios a month. My solution to this? Start GMing. I am lucky enough to have found a few other gamers in my department, though they have never role played before (they stick mostly to Fantasy Flight stuff). In reaching out, they definitely seem interested, and it looks like I could have a steady, twice monthly table of 5 or 6.

I have been trying to learn the rules quickly as I have brought my first PFS character up to level 5, but I feel like I might be biting off more than I can chew. However, this seems to be the only way to play in person with more consistency. Are these just jitters, or did I make a mistake?

I've downloaded a bunch of scenarios, I've got the CRB, APG, Bestiary, and Gamemastery Guide (just got it today) ready to go. *fingers crossed*

How worried should I be?

Hunter. Rangers are my personal favoured class, so to see a ranger druid... I'm more than a little titillated, I'll admit.

As a relative newbie (18 year break from tabletop RPGs), who's favorite class is Ranger, I've wanted to make this happen since I started playing again this past June. It's just a bit intimidating, as it stands now,to someone just learning the rules of Pathfinder.

I just can't wait to see how this works out.