Join the Discord

SPACER

◀ Rulebooks

Ver. 1.3.1

Ranger

Class

Rangers are top-notch survivalists. The Aetherian wilderness is an unforgiving landscape with wet summers and dangerously cold winters, so those looking to explore off the beaten path must be ready to survive in the most extreme conditions. The Ranger is an excellent marksman, hunter, and agile explorer.

As employees of the Torchlight Society, Rangers are often stationed in towns near dangerous ancient ruins or at remote posts outside the ruins themselves, to guard against unauthorized entry. Many have backgrounds in the local military.

Class Information

Playing as a Ranger

While Adventuring

You travel well-equipped with gear for hunting, climbing, camping, and surviving in the wilderness. Your agility lets you scout ahead and access out-of-reach areas. If you need something that you didn't bring, you can probably craft it from supplies you do have.

During Social Interaction

You're not very outgoing, so you prefer to keep social interactions short and to the point. You rely on your common sense to solve most problems and have very little tolerance for stupidity.

In Combat

You prefer to fight at a distance, using ranged weapons to eliminate key targets with unmatched precision. You focus on one target at a time, hunting them down relentlessly.

While Resting

You work on crafting supplies for the next day. You might also help your teammates bandage their wounds, cook meals to keep everyone in top condition, and take your weapon out for some target practice.

Starting Equipment

When creating a leveled character that starts with this class, consult the Mercenary Starting Equipment table to determine what items you start with. You receive all of the items listed for your starting level and all levels below it. You can choose to replace any number of items with their equivalent value in credits (CR).

Class Features

Ranger Specialties

At Level 1, choose three Natural Skills from the Ranger's Natural Skills list. Choose three of the following specialties and gain 1 level in each of them.

• Navigation (Instinct)
• Tracking (Instinct)
• Animal Handling (Instinct)
• Time (Instinct)
• Weather Prediction (Instinct)
• Archery (Marksmanship)
• Crossbow (Marksmanship)
• Rifles (Marksmanship)
• Crafting (Technology)
• Cooking (Technology)
• Alchemy (Technology)
• Climbing (Athletics)
• Swimming (Athletics)

You receive an additional Ranger specialty at levels 8, 14, 16, and 21.

Survivalist

Rangers are used to living outdoors and dealing with harsh climates. Choose a Survivalist nature from the table below, or roll a d8.

d8	Archetype	Bonus
1	Mountaineer	Effects of High Winds reduced by one level
2	Polar Explorer	Extreme Cold Resistance 1
3	Desert Explorer	Extreme Heat Resistance 1
4	Rainforest Explorer	Advantage against Rain and Disease
5	Hiker	Immunity to Hazardous Terrain
6	Diver	Reduced difficulty when Holding Breath
7	Spelunker	Darkness vision
8	Urban Explorer	Climb at full speed

You gain additional features from your survivalist nature at levels 12 and 22.

Firearms License

More Info: Firearms Licenses

Rangers are trained in the use of firearms. If you start a leveled campaign as a Ranger, you have a Class I firearms license. If you start at Level 10 or higher, you have a Class II license.

Specialty Improvement

At each level you receive this bonus, choose one of your specialties and increase its level by 1. Specialties can't be increased above 3.

If you don't have any specialties that can be improved when you receive this bonus, you may gain 1 point in a new specialty of your choice..

Hunter's Focus

More Info: Prey

As a Ranger, you use your hunting experience to focus your attacks on one creature at a time. Starting at Level 3, you can mark one creature you can see as your Prey. You must be able to sense the creature by sight, hearing, or smell, or be tracking it, in order to mark it as your Prey.

Add your current Prey Bonus to skill checks to attack, track, or percieve the creature marked as your Prey. You can only have one creature as your prey at a time. You can't change your Prey designation during combat unless you don't currently have one (or your current Prey has died.)

Ability Score Improvement

At each level where you receive this bonus, increase one of your ability scores by 2, or two different scores by 1 each.

Ability scores can't be increased above 20 using this feature until your overall level reaches 15, and no ability score can be increased above 30 at any level.

After updating your score, be sure to update the relevant modifiers, including skills and other calculated stats that factor in the increased scores.

Natural Skill Improvement

At each level you receive this bonus, increase each of your natural skills by one level.

This feature can't increase any skill higher than 7 unless you're level 20 or higher. This feature cannot be used to become Legendary.

TIP: To increase a skill beyond 7 at an earlier level, use the Skill Improvement General Feat.

Learning Experience

At each level you receive this bonus, choose one of your knowledges and increase its level by 1, or gain 1 point in a new knowledge subject of your choice. If your Intelligence score is 15 or greater, you may do this twice each time you receive this bonus. If it's 20 or greater, you may do this three times.

Knowledges can't be increased beyond 10 at any level.

Spellcasting

At Level 6, you may begin to learn and cast spells. Increase your caster level to 1.

Assign initial values to your magical skills. As a Ranger, you have 2 points to spend on these skills, and you can choose from the forms that are part of your training (Elemental, Physical, and Psionic).

Spell Studies

At each level where you receive this bonus, you may learn new spells from the Spell Study Guide. This usually, but not always, occurs at each level where your caster level increases.

You may choose to learn a spell of lesser rarity with this ability. For example, whenever you have the option to learn a Rare spell, you may choose to learn an Uncommon or Common spell instead. If you do, you lose the opportunity to learn a Rare spell at that level.

• Level 6: 2 Common Ranger spells
• Level 11: 3 Common Ranger spells
• Level 15: 1 Uncommon Ranger spell and 3 Common Ranger spells
• Level 19: 3 Uncommon Ranger spells
• Level 23: 1 Rare Ranger spell and 3 Uncommon Ranger spells
• Level 27: 2 Rare Ranger spells and 2 Uncommon Ranger spells
• Level 30: 3 Rare Ranger spells

Deadeye

Starting at Level 7, you learn to improve your aim by taking the time to line up your shot and predict your enemy's movements, allowing you to hit their most vital and vulnerable areas. Before firing a shot from any ranged weapon other than shotguns, you can Take Aim for up to five frames. Each frame spent taking aim adds a +1 bonus to the attack roll, and increases the damage of the hit by your Deadeye Damage, as shown in the Ranger table.

You're preoccupied while Taking Aim. You lose your attack bonus if your concentration is broken or if the creature moves behind cover.

Ranger Bonus

At each level where you receive this bonus, choose one of the following:

• Increase your passive perception score by 1.
• Increase your carry weight by 1.
• Increase one of your natural skills, knowledges, or specialties by 1 level.

Team Player

At Level 10, you can use your expertise in overcoming obstacles in the wilderness to assist your teammates. Whenever you succeed on an Athletics or Agility check during adventuring, your allies have advantage on the same check to attempt the same action for the next five minutes. Whenever you assist an ally on an Athletics or Agility check, you can't roll lower than 10. (If you do, the result of your roll becomes 10.)

Primal Magic

Starting at Level 14, you begin to feel a mysterious connection to nature whenever you're exploring outdoors. This connection lets you use your magical energy to sense things in nature that others don't seem aware of.

You learn the Primal Sense cantrip. Whenever you attempt a check using any of your natural skills, knowledges, or specialties, you may spend up to 10 energy to use your Primal Magic sense. Add +1 to the outcome of the check for every 2 energy spent.

At Level 22, you can spend up to 20 energy per action using your Primal Sense.

Combat Expert

At Level 18, your expertise allows you to multitask in combat. Your turn length increases by one frame.

Lethal Shot

At Level 20, you become an expert hunter. You can take called shots with ranged weapons against your Prey creature in only one frame and without taking an extra frame. If your Prey is immobilized, incapacitated, or did not take any Movement actions during their last turn, you have a +10 bonus to hit. (At the start of combat, the GM decides whether your Prey is subject to the +10 bonus depending on whether they were stationary before combat started.)

Master Sniper

At Level 24, your aiming skills become second-nature. You no longer suffer a penalty on ranged targets outside the effective range of your weapon, and your bonus to hit by Taking Aim increases to +4 per frame.

Druidic Will

At Level 30, your Primal Magic sense takes on a new form, allowing you to influence nature and will certain events to occur. You gain the following abilities:

• Your Wisdom score increases by 4.
• You can spend up to 30 energy per action on Primal Sense.
• You learn the Druidic Will spell.

Ranger Class Feats