The Ranger of the 1st Forest is the first class I present for the Martial Elves, some of this classes will have "of the 1st" in the name since they are inspired by some classes of AD&D 1st edition.
The Ranger of the 1st Forest is built trying to mimic the 1st edition Ranger.
Prime requisite: str, dex
Requirements: wis 9, int 9
Hit dice: d6* (+1 at 1st level)
Maximum Level: 12
XP | Title | Level | Hit Dice |
0 | Runner | 1 | 2d6 |
2'650 | Strider | 2 | 3d6 |
5'300 | Scout | 3 | 4d6 |
10'600 | Courser | 4 | 5d6 |
21'200 | Tracker | 5 | 6d6 |
42'400 | Guide | 6 | 7d6 |
80'000 | Pathfinder | 7 | 8d6 |
160'000 | Ranger | 8 | 9d6 |
320'000 | Ranger Knight | 9 | 10d6 |
500'000 | Ranger Lord | 10 | 10d6+2* |
680'000 | Ranger Lord | 11 | 10d6+4* |
860'000 | Ranger Lord | 12 | 10d6+6* |
*Constitution bonus no longer apply
Level | Divine Spell 1st/2nd/3rd | Arcane Spell 1st/2nd | Additional melee Damage bonus vs Beastman & Giants |
1 | - | - | 0 |
2 | - | - | +1 |
3 | - | - | +1 |
4 | - | - | +2 |
5 | - | - | +2 |
6 | - | - | +3 |
7 | 1/0/0 | - | +3 |
8 | 2/0/0 | - | +4 |
9 | 2/1/0 | 1/0 | +4 |
10 | 2/2/0 | 2/0 | +5 |
11 | 2/2/1 | 2/1 | +5 |
12 | 2/2/2 | 2/2 | +6 |
Ranger Divine Spell repertoire (5 spell per level):
1st level: Cure light wounds, Faerie Fire, Locate Animal or Plant, Pass w/out trace, Resist Cold
2nd level: Charm Animal, Delay Poison, Resist Fire, Snake Charm, Speak w/animals
3rd level: Call lightning, Cure disease, Eyes of the eagle, Growth of Animals, Water Breathing
Ranger Arcane Spell Repertoire: like a mage and needs a spell book (must find a teacher to learn spells or to change them), rarely a ranger will change his arcane repertoire
Ranger Skill list: as Elven Ranger in ACKS Player's Companion
A Martial Elf Ranger of the 1st forest can build an Elven fastness
In ACKS terms it is built as follow:
(1625) Martial Elf 3 +
(0625) Mage 1 (delayed availability Level-8)* +
(0250) Cleric 1 (delayed availability Level-6)**
*max 2nd level spells
** max 3rd level spell, +1 3rd level spell
as a five point class The Ranger of the 1st Forest has a level limit of 12
trade off
Unrestricted armor to Broad (+1 power) +150 XP
no turning undead (+1 power)
*+** (+1 power)
total cost 2500+150=2650
powers:
+tracking (like elven ranger)
+bonus melee damage vs beastman and giants: ranger adds +1 to damage at 2nd level, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th (for +6 that is cumulative to the +5 from fighting 2)
+bonus hd at 1st level (so he goes from 2d6 at 1st to 10d6 at 9th level + 2hp additional levels)
Designer's note
I eyeballed the value of some non standard trade-off but I think that I come close to ACKS Standars.
Obviously any suggestion is welcome.