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Bionic Man
Acolyte
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 Posted - 16 Jul 2013 : 00:22:37
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Any realms books that focus on Rangers and their activities?
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 16 Jul 2013 : 00:41:34
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"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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Tanthalas
Senior Scribe
Portugal
508 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2013 : 01:39:56
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I haven't read most of the older FR novels, so I can't speak for those, but of the more recentish novels the only ones where I could say that a Ranger was one of the main characters is in the Knights of Myth Drannor trilogy by Ed Greenwood.
That's assuming that you already know about Drizzt. Though to be fair he's kind of a gimpy Ranger, he rarely shows us his woodsman skills. If Salvatore didn't keep calling him a Ranger and have him worship Mielikki everyone would consider him a Fighter. |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2013 : 02:52:26
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Pool of Radiance trilogy is one that has a ranger named Ren. Old school realms novels but a fun read.
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2013 : 03:43:34
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Originally posted by Kentinal
You mean other then that Drow one?
That guy never really felt like a ranger to me. |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
1714 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2013 : 05:22:14
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| The novel Sojourn features the blind semi-retired ranger Montolio "Mooshie" DeBrouchee, who was Drizzt's ranger mentor, and who seems to have withheld quite a few of his ranger skills from his apprentice. |
"'You don't know my history,' he said dryly."
--Drizzt Do'Urden (The Pirate King, Part 1: Chapter 2)
<"Comprehensive Chronology of R.A. Salvatore Forgotten Realms Works"> |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4266 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2013 : 06:21:54
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Fights two-handed, tracks, fights giants well, fights humanoids well, sneaky in the woods (and underground), woodwise...all sounds like a ranger to me...the Drow that is...
As for novels with Rangers...I would love to see one about non-epic heroic rangers dealing with ranger stuff... |
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Bionic Man
Acolyte
39 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2013 : 18:47:29
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| Sorry, meant other drizzt. |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
1714 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2013 : 02:50:37
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Drizzt has never shown any particular affinity for nature. We never really seem him defending a wilderness area or pack of wild animals. He's got some of the trappings of a ranger, but where is his ranger heart and soul?
He seems to be more hung up on personal adventure and protecting his friends. |
"'You don't know my history,' he said dryly."
--Drizzt Do'Urden (The Pirate King, Part 1: Chapter 2)
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2013 : 03:08:30
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| At the risk of seeming self-serving, I'll diffidently mention that I've twice used rangers in major supporting roles, once in the Year of Rogue Dragons trilogy and once in The Black Bouquet. The ranger in The Black Bouquet, though, is a fish out of water in a dangerous urban environment, so if you want to see a ranger doing typical ranger stuff, that one might not do it for you. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36998 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2013 : 06:10:13
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| As I recall, several characters in Ed's Shadow of the Avatar trilogy were rangers. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2013 : 12:32:49
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The lead character who received a boon from Alassra from The Simbul’s Gift by Lynn Abbey seems like a ranger to me. |
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TBeholder
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Jul 2013 : 12:33:00
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2013 : 12:52:38
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
As I recall, several characters in Ed's Shadow of the Avatar trilogy were rangers.
I forgot about the Rangers Three. I need to re-read that trilogy someday. It was a good one. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2013 : 23:05:40
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Originally posted by Dalor Darden
Fights two-handed, tracks, fights giants well, fights humanoids well, sneaky in the woods (and underground), woodwise...all sounds like a ranger to me...the Drow that is...
Bah, any other drow could do most of that stuff anyways. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2013 : 12:51:24
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I had kind of forgotten that Drizzt was a ranger.....
He does not seem to be interested in Mielikki anymore either. |
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TBeholder
Great Reader
2526 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2013 : 17:03:45
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
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Originally posted by Dalor Darden
Fights two-handed, tracks, fights giants well, fights humanoids well, sneaky in the woods (and underground), woodwise...all sounds like a ranger to me...the Drow that is...
Bah, any other drow could do most of that stuff anyways.
Yup. It's called "Scout". |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2013 : 12:12:12
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by TBeholder
"The Lost Library of Cormanthyr"?
I'm going from memory... but wasn't Bhalee a bard/archaeologist?
I enjoyed that book when I read it but have forgotten some of the details. IIRC he was just an adventurer/explorer and not a ranger. |
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