sword wielding ranger

[Derex]

looking to go
sword and board

thw

or dual wielding

would like to hear and see what other peoples training looks like around 50 trainings should i have LOREs?

how many spells seems like everyone trying get 20 minor spirit 40 ranger around this training

[Drew]

I've done them all, sword and board is pretty safe but boring. THW is great for ambusing with a mattock or maul, prone with spells crush the head/neck. Very fun. TWC is a mixture between ambushing and attrition. I do this currently with blink weapons which means I have a pretty unique style with double spike thorn flaring short swords, much more attrition than most rangers. With more standard TWC builds you're going to want to treat it more like THW, prone with ambush or spells and ambush the head/eyes. I would say THW is probably better than TWC for ambushing styles but TWC can work. You'll run out of points pretty quickly with TWC, so only do it if you have some weapons you really like.


For spells it's pretty common to rush 40/20 then let your levels catch up. Lores are ok I like summoning, if you are concerned about TWC/THW DS then you can do blessings but your ROI is pretty low. If you want lores I'd recommend somewhere between 4-24 summoning lore before cap, train more after. Don't forget survival and maybe first aid if you are going to hunt things with skins, rangers can get a decent bump in income from that (Pinefar is good for that around the 50s, mammoth tusks, seeker eyes, etc).

[Drazaan]

I can share my THW ranger training plan at that level after I finish this road trip I’m on. I will offer that I disagree that most THW or TWC rangers have 60 spells at level 50. Spells are often sacrificed on a minor scale to keep combat skills at level.

All three paths are feasible.

[Derex]

I have only 7x perfect dagger I was kind of wanting to go dagger hand axe dual wield I also have a claidhmorr but nothing that would make me lean towards a certain training

Just wondering what people’s trainings look like help give me more of an idea

[Derex]

60armor for double chain and 70 for augmented?

[Drazaan]

Yep! If you are someone who wears different armor depending on what your hunting situation is, consider aiming for 77 armor ranks over 70 for overtraining benefits for brig. However, don’t sweat it if PTPs are tight or if you stick to your heaviest armor class.

[Derex]

(at level 50), your current skill bonuses and ranks (including all modifiers) are:
Skill Name | Current Current
| Bonus Ranks
Armor Use..........................| 160 60
Shield Use.........................| 150 50
Combat Maneuvers...................| 150 50
Edged Weapons......................| 202 102
Ambush.............................| 164 64
Physical Fitness...................| 150 50
Dodging............................| 150 50
Harness Power......................| 150 50
Spirit Mana Control................| 105 25
Survival...........................| 150 50
Stalking and Hiding................| 200 100
Perception.........................| 150 50
Climbing...........................| 70 15
Swimming...........................| 25 5
First Aid..........................| 150 50

Spell Lists
Ranger.............................| 40

where im at currently

trying get my ambush up a little

also what cmans should i go?

[loxe]

When i was sword/board i found that 1x ambush was plenty for hitting what i was aiming at.

Cmans i went with 5 ranks shadow mastery first, then feint.

[BriarFox]

If you're going to go TWC, don't use a dagger unless you're using two of them to ambush the eyes. Use longswords or, if your AGIDEX is high enough, falchions or handaxes, and just ambush the head or neck.

[cwolff]

If you're going to go TWC, don't use a dagger unless you're using two of them to ambush the eyes. Use longswords or, if your AGIDEX is high enough, falchions or handaxes, and just ambush the head or neck.

The first strike is the only one that's aimed though right? Is that how TWC ambush works?

[Derex]

Ya I’m raising my ambush cuz eye shots aren’t even above 70percent it seems

What cmans you guys suggest

[Derex]

Also briar fox I have a 7x perf dagger and 2xplus 8 sum bonus plus 17 stalking hid been debating getting enchant to dual wield daggers

[Drew]

There's no reason you can't use daggers if that is what floats your boat, just go for crittable things - preferably lightly armoured unless you can generate a shit ton of AS, prone them with 610/615/616 and then ambush the eyes. I ambush eyes with short swords all the time on full plate wearing illokes, it doesn't always work but it's reliable enough. If you're not hunting full plate dudes you are probably fine with daggers.



long thorny vine.
Obvious exits: north, east, south, west
>hide
Roundtime: 3 sec.
You attempt to blend with the surroundings, and feel confident that no one has noticed your doing so.
>aim left eye
You're now aiming at the left eye of your target when using a ranged weapon, or while ambushing.
>
The earth cracks beneath you, releasing a column of frigid air!
[SMR result: 32 (Open d100: 23)]
You dodge out of the way!
>stance offe
...wait 1 seconds.
>stance offe
...wait 1 seconds.
>stance offe
The earth cracks beneath you, releasing a column of frigid air!
[SMR result: 57 (Open d100: 49)]
You dodge out of the way!
>stance offe
You are now in an offensive stance.
>
You are now in an offensive stance.
>stance offe
You are now in an offensive stance.
>ambush
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing a swirled blue-black gladius at an Illoke elder!
AS: +460 vs DS: +154 with AvD: +13 + d100 roll: +22 = +341
... and hit for 71 points of damage!
Strike through eye, the Illoke elder is lobotomized!
[You have earned 35 prestige points.]

The Illoke elder grumbles in pain one last time before lying still.
An Illoke elder glances around, looking a bit less confident.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around an Illoke elder.
The bright luminescence fades from around an Illoke elder.
The silvery luminescence fades from around an Illoke elder.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
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