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Skilled in tracking foes and gathering vital intelligence, rangers are experts at striking precisely and from a distance. Whether pinpointing an enemy’s location or neutralizing threats before they can act, the Ranger ensures they remain a step ahead of their adversaries.
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Skilled in tracking and gathering intelligence, rangers strike precisely and from afar. Pinpoint enemies or neutralize threats before they act, staying a step ahead.
  
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An adaptation of the Hound playbook from Blades in the Dark.  
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An adaptation of the Hound playbook from Blades in the Dark.
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More focused on ranged combat than the D&D ranger.  
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More focused on ranged combat than the D&D ranger.
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Rangers often multiclass with [[Animism (FiD)|Animism]] to become more like ranges in D&D.
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Rangers may pick up the [[Animism (FiD)|Animism]] playbook to pick up magical abilities similar to D&D rangers.
  
 
'''Touchstones:'''
 
'''Touchstones:'''
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), 
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), 
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The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), 
 
Little John from Flesh and Blood (1985).
 
Little John from Flesh and Blood (1985).
  
 
=== Special Abilities ===
 
=== Special Abilities ===
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# '''Focused:''' You may expend your '''special armor''' to resist a consequence of surprise or mental harm (fear, confusion, losing track of someone) or to push yourself for ranged combat or reconnaissance.
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# '''Animal Friend:''' Use Hunt to befriend animals and [[Mind_Powers_(FiD)#Expanded_Mind_Powers|Non-Sapient]] creatures. Limited outcome: ignored. Standard: gain info. Great: temporary Cohort (p. 96).
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# '''Friend of Nature:''' You can use Hunt to befriend animals and [[Mind_Powers_(FiD)#Expanded_Mind_Powers|Non-Sapient]] creatures native to the natural terrain you are in. Limited outcome to be ignored, standard outcome to gain information, great outcome to make temporary allies.
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# '''Focused:''' Expend Special Armor to resist surprise or mental harm (fear, confusion), or push ranged combat or reconnaissance.
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# '''Predator:''' When you gather information about a target, you can ask one additional question about their weaknesses or habits. Gain potency when you engage in combat with a target you have gathered information on.
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# '''Marksman:''' Push Hunt a attack to: ''attack at extreme range—hit a tiny mark—hit for increased effect''.
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# '''Scout''': When you gather info to locate a target, you get +1 effect. When you hide in a prepared position or use camouflage, you get +1d to rolls to avoid detection, including Hunt attacks when your location is not known.
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# '''Potent Pet:''' Your Hunting Pet gains potent attacks and a magical ability: ''ghost-form, mind-link'', or ''arrow-swift''. Take again to add more arcane abilities.
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# '''Sharpshooter:''' When you push yourself on a Hunt attack, you can do one of the following: ''make a ranged attack at extreme distance beyond what’s normal for the weapon—a shot momentarily halts onlookers—hit an impossibly small mark like a ropes—hit a vital spot for increased effect.''.
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# '''Predator:''' When you use Survey to gather information you can ask an extra question about a target's weaknesses. Knowing a weakness makes your attacks on them potent.
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# '''Spirit Hunter:''' Your hunting pet is imbued with spirit energy. It gains potency when tracking or fighting the supernatural, and gains an arcane ability: ''ghost-form, mind-link'', or ''arrow-swift''. Take this ability again to choose additional arcane abilities for your pet.
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# '''Sniper:''' +1d to Hunt checks to hide and attack from hiding, remaining hidden unless a consequence gets you spotted.
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# '''Survivor:''' You are an expert at foraging and finding your way in the wild, +1d on all Hunt checks in the wild and improved effect when gathering food. +1d to all crew healing treatment rolls. You and your crew does not need camping gear and can take two downtime actions when camping out.  
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# '''Survivor:''' +1d on all Hunt checks in the wild and to crew healing checks. Crew can take an extra downtime action when camping, up to two actions.
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# '''Tough as Nails:''' Penalties from harm are one level less severe (though level 4 harm is still fatal).
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# '''Tough as Nails:''' Harm penalties are one level less severe (level 4 harm remains fatal).
  
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=== Dangerous Friends ===
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=== Sly Friends ===
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: ˄ ˅ Aerin, a bounty hunter.
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: ˄ ˅ Aerin, a bounty hunter.
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: ˄ ˅ Elior, a soldier.
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: ˄ ˅ Elior, a soldier.
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: ˄ ˅ Lioran, a herbalist.
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: ˄ ˅ Lioran, a herbalist.
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: ˄ ˅ Rael, a lawman.
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: ˄ ˅ Rael, a lawman.
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: ˄ ˅ Theren, a spy.
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: ˄ ˅ Theren, a magician of the wild.
  
 
=== Inventory ===
 
=== Inventory ===
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: ☐-☐ Fine long range weapon.
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: ☐-☐ Fine long range weapon.
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: ☐, ☐ Fine short range weapon.
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: ☐,☐ Fine short range weapon.
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: ☐ Light camping gear.  
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: ☐ Light camping gear.
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: ◯ Trained hunting pet cohort.
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: ◯ Trained hunting pet cohort.
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: ☐ Silver bullets.
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: ☐ Silver shot.
 
: ☐ Spyglass.
 
: ☐ Spyglass.
  
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* '''Fine Long Range Weapon''': ☐☐ A masterwork weapon that fits you perfectly, improving your effect. This can be a rifle, crossbow, or longbow.
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* '''Fine Long Range Weapon''' ☐☐ Masterwork rifle, crossbow, or longbow. Fine quality improves effect.
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* '''Fine Short Range Weapon''': ☐ A masterwork weapon that fits you perfectly, improving your effect. This can be a hand weapon such as an axe, sword or rapier, or a short range weapons like a sling, hand crossbow, or pistol.
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* '''Fine Short Range Weapon''' ☐ Masterwork axe, sword, rapier, sling, hand crossbow, or pistol. Fine quality improves effect.
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* '''Light Camping Gear''' ☐: Bedroll, cooking pot, tarpaulin, fishing line, snares, all personalized and chosen to be lightweight. Roughing it out with this gear allows a single downtime action to remove stress. Lacking this does not allow any effective rest.
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* '''Light Camping Gear''' ☐ Personalized bedroll, cooking pot, tarpaulin, fishing line, snares. Allows one downtime action when roughing it. No effective rest without camp gear. '''Playbook'''.
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* '''Trained Hunting Pet''' ◯: Your animal companion obeys your commands and anticipates your actions. It is [[Mind_Powers_(FiD)|Intelligent]]. Cohort Expert: Hunter. See p 96.
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* '''Trained Hunting Pet''' ◯ Your animal companion obeys and anticipates your commands. [[Mind_Powers_(FiD)|Intelligent]]. Cohort Expert: Hunter. See p 96. '''Playbook'''.
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* '''Silver Bullets''' ☐: Especially cast in a holy or magical place, these silver bullets make potent attacks with a firearm. A similar effect for bows and crossbows can be gained with silver-tipped arrows and bolts. You have enough silver bullets for the entire score. '''Consumable, Gadget'''.
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* '''Silver Shot''' ☐ Holy or magical silver ammunition. Potent ranged attacks. Enough for the score. '''Consumable, Gadget'''.
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* '''Spyglass''' ☐: Telescopic brass tube with lenses, amplifies three to four times. '''Gadget'''.
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* '''Spyglass''' ☐ Telescopic brass tube with lenses, 3-4x magnification. Increases effect of distant Surveying. '''Gadget'''.
  
 
=== XP ===
 
=== XP ===
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* ''Every time you roll a desperate action, mark xp in that action's attribute.
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* ''Every time you roll a desperate action, mark xp in that action's attribute.
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At the end of each session, for each item below, mark 1 xp (in your playbook or an attribute) or 2 xp if that item occurred multiple times.
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At the end of each session, for each item below, mark 1 xp (in your playbook or an attribute) or 2 xp if that item occurred multiple times.  
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* ''You addressed a challenge with reconnaissance or violence.''
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* ''You addressed a challenge with reconnaissance or violence.''
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* ''You expressed your beliefs, drives, heritage, or background.''
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* ''You expressed your beliefs, drives, heritage, or background.''
 
* ''You struggled with issues from your vice or traumas during the session.''
 
* ''You struggled with issues from your vice or traumas during the session.''
  
 
=== Starting Actions ===
 
=== Starting Actions ===
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: Hunt 2
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: Hunt 2
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: Survey 1
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: Survey 1
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: 4 points by choice, no higher than 2 in any one
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: 4 points by choice, no higher than 2 in any one.
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=== Gather Information ===
 
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* What do they intend to do?
 
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* How can I get them to [X]?
 
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* What are they really feeling?
 
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* Where are they vulnerable?
 
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* Where did [X] go?
 
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* How can I find [X]?
 
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* What's really going on here?
 

Latest revision as of 10:19, 23 December 2024

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Skilled in tracking and gathering intelligence, rangers strike precisely and from afar. Pinpoint enemies or neutralize threats before they act, staying a step ahead.

An adaptation of the Hound playbook from Blades in the Dark. More focused on ranged combat than the D&D ranger. Rangers may pick up the Animism playbook to pick up magical abilities similar to D&D rangers.

Touchstones: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), Little John from Flesh and Blood (1985).

Special Abilities

  1. Animal Friend: Use Hunt to befriend animals and Non-Sapient creatures. Limited outcome: ignored. Standard: gain info. Great: temporary Cohort (p. 96).
  2. Focused: Expend Special Armor to resist surprise or mental harm (fear, confusion), or push ranged combat or reconnaissance.
  3. Marksman: Push Hunt a attack to: attack at extreme range—hit a tiny mark—hit for increased effect.
  4. Potent Pet: Your Hunting Pet gains potent attacks and a magical ability: ghost-form, mind-link, or arrow-swift. Take again to add more arcane abilities.
  5. Predator: When you use Survey to gather information you can ask an extra question about a target's weaknesses. Knowing a weakness makes your attacks on them potent.
  6. Sniper: +1d to Hunt checks to hide and attack from hiding, remaining hidden unless a consequence gets you spotted.
  7. Survivor: +1d on all Hunt checks in the wild and to crew healing checks. Crew can take an extra downtime action when camping, up to two actions.
  8. Tough as Nails: Harm penalties are one level less severe (level 4 harm remains fatal).

Sly Friends

˄ ˅ Aerin, a bounty hunter.
˄ ˅ Elior, a soldier.
˄ ˅ Lioran, a herbalist.
˄ ˅ Rael, a lawman.
˄ ˅ Theren, a magician of the wild.

Inventory

☐-☐ Fine long range weapon.
☐,☐ Fine short range weapon.
☐ Light camping gear.
◯ Trained hunting pet cohort.
☐ Silver shot.
☐ Spyglass.
  • Fine Long Range Weapon ☐☐ Masterwork rifle, crossbow, or longbow. Fine quality improves effect.
  • Fine Short Range Weapon ☐ Masterwork axe, sword, rapier, sling, hand crossbow, or pistol. Fine quality improves effect.
  • Light Camping Gear ☐ Personalized bedroll, cooking pot, tarpaulin, fishing line, snares. Allows one downtime action when roughing it. No effective rest without camp gear. Playbook.
  • Trained Hunting Pet ◯ Your animal companion obeys and anticipates your commands. Intelligent. Cohort Expert: Hunter. See p 96. Playbook.
  • Silver Shot ☐ Holy or magical silver ammunition. Potent ranged attacks. Enough for the score. Consumable, Gadget.
  • Spyglass ☐ Telescopic brass tube with lenses, 3-4x magnification. Increases effect of distant Surveying. Gadget.

XP

  • Every time you roll a desperate action, mark xp in that action's attribute.

At the end of each session, for each item below, mark 1 xp (in your playbook or an attribute) or 2 xp if that item occurred multiple times.

  • You addressed a challenge with reconnaissance or violence.
  • You expressed your beliefs, drives, heritage, or background.
  • You struggled with issues from your vice or traumas during the session.

Starting Actions

Hunt 2
Survey 1
4 points by choice, no higher than 2 in any one.
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