Luna's Ranger (Rewrite)

The only true problem with this Destiny is the current version of Snap Shot. Destiny's aren't supposed to have direct combat applications.

Catalog?

Oh, that catalog. I thought you were going to link me to the Destiny expansion. Most of those Destinies, including the 'Faithful Companion' aren't published officially yet. I am just saying that Stairc stated to us that the Destinies shouldn't really have a direct combat application in order to make sure that any particular Destiny doesn't become a "must have" due to the effect it has on combat.

Well then it is fine.

Can Luna's Rangers make traps or walls of thorns? Maybe they can even create a barrier of spiked ropes similar to how the Woads ambushed Arthur and his knights in the King Arthur (2004) film.

So closer to the rangers from the ranger's apprentice?

As the creator of the Faithful Companion destiny, I've come to think that it doesn't really work well as a destiny, per se. It's still an interesting idea and I may find a way to implement it somehow in the future, but I now think that destinies should remain combat-free. Just my 2¢.

prehaps a way of transportation

Fury of the Tempest wrote:

tygerburningbright wrote:So closer to the rangers from the ranger's apprentice?

That's EXACTLY what I based them on!

looking back at the basis mounts were given a large importance

then why do we have spectral steeds?

I am sorry if I was not clear the suggestion was to replace the combat skill.

I would submit the following for your approval:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y00Vs3U7oeJ2nsipEeeBSItMvTtCLxX98rNLeKUrNHg/edit

1. I'm sorry if I offended you, but that is why I submitted it for your approval.

Chad Weeks, one of the lead designers, met us on the Skype chat Nov. 19th and gave us a basis for how they make Destinies (time is in PST):

"the destiny formula is
level 4-two utilitly talents worth of power
level 7- see above
level 10- Haha, what was that about balance?"
-Chad Weeks, Monday, November 19, 2012 7:11 PM

Using this and Chad's live guidance, I re-touched on my revision of the Ascendant Destiny (which was also someone else's that I also didn't ask for permission to rewrite). However, the person who did create the original Ascendant Destiny was ok with working with me on it.

The point of this place is to throw ideas out until something is created that can be published. You are not required to use anything I have written. Again I am sorry if you have taken offense. But I thought that with natural bonuses you gave to the player for Stealth and Perception, would count towards a "utility talent worth of power" and as such should limit a little the power of the Shots. I also compared the idea behind each shot to the closest utility talent, like Celestia's Light from the Talent Show book. If we want a bunch of types of Shot talents, we need to make each Shot a little less powerful than a utility talent to cram them all in.

2. With some small alteration we can make the Flare Shot viewable over a wider area. I don't know how far an actual signal flare in reality goes, but if we don't make them "X/Day" uses then they need to be downgraded a little. As above I compared Flare Shot with Celestia's Light and used the first part of that utility talent to create Flare Shot's light diameter. Now remember, even though it has a decent light diameter, at night or day, you can see a light source as strong as a flare from quite some distance. I didn't mention distance viewable specifically because lighting and weather conditions can make the light see able at different distances.

3. Increasing the bonus to Stealth and Perception to +10 each, halving time on Shots, being able to teleport without error, and making a creature or location's exact position knowledgeable to you regardless of your ability to visually see it for an hour, and homing shot every Shot ability to that creature or location? That seems on par with a lot of Destinies. But if you want, we can remove the Magic Point restriction on Shadow Shot... And, I don't know, add a Spider Climb ability that allows you to climb with a +10 bonus. Would that be enough?

4. My idea behind the Stealth/Perception bonus was it would give you a bonus comparable to skill training at level 4, upgrade to Freaky Knowledge level at level 7, and double power at level 10. The reason behind having them both be equal, was Ranger training should equally teach Stealth with Perception. Why would you gimp yourself on two skills vital to being a real life Ranger?

Again, I am sorry to rewrite without your consent.

I have made a few alterations. I submit them for your approval in the same document as above.