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Details of the Fantasy Setting Search have been leaked out. The setting is one based on Magic: The Gathering, and will replace Greyhawk as the default D&D setting in an attempt by WotC to consolidate their various product lines. As one WotC executive put it, "Nobody here at WotC actually remembers Greyhawk anyway, so why pretend? The setting is older than any of us!"
Anonymous kindly sent me a copy of the final version of the D&D 3.5 ranger yesterday, and it's good news, folks! The ranger has been seriously revised, and is now a completely different animal. WotC's Antonio Vultura was kind enough to comment:
We've had the more comments and suggestions on the ranger than on any other class in the game. We've come up with a new version of the ranger that we think will make everyone happy. We took the philosophy that it was best to be "completely honest" about the ranger and why people took levels in the class, and to tailor the revised class to complement these reasons:
Some people like the Drizzt Du'orden two-weapon fighting version of the ranger, and some people like the archer-ranger. So we've decided to make both camps happy by giving the ranger the best of both abilities!
One of the biggest complaints about the ranger is that the class is too "front loaded": there is no reason to continue in the class after 1st level. Well, we've changed that for D&D 3.5! Now, they will have worthwhile abilities all the way up to 4th level!
You'll like the new saving throw bonuses that the ranger gets! Why should monks have all the fun with the best saves?
We've gotten rid of both the favored enemy and the spellcasting abilities. Since no one will take the class past 4th level any way, why bother?
And the tracking feat. Again, why bother? You're only taking levels as a ranger for the combat abilities, so why keep pretending it has any woodland aspects?
We've pumped up the class with a lot more free feats! That's the only reason anyone takes the class, so why not go with it?
I'm sure you'll agree that these changes will make the ranger into the class that everyone wants it to be. Enjoy!
Of course, I'm really not supposed to be doing this, but I couldn't resist showing you the class itself. However, I must ask you not to tell anyone that it was me who told you.
Level Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Special
1 +1 +2 +2 +2 Ambidexterity, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Finesse (scimitar), Weapon Focus (scimitar & composite longbow)
2 +2 +3 +3 +3 Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Expertise, Far Shot, Improved Initiative, Mobility, Rapid Shot
3 +3 +3 +3 +3 Alertness, Blind Fight, Great Fortitude, Lightning Reflexes, Shot on the Run, Spring Attack, Whirlwind Attack
4 +4 +4 +4 +4 Weapon Specialization (scimitar & composite longbow)
5 +4 +4 +4 +4
6 +5 +5 +5 +5
7 +5 +5 +5 +5
8 +6/+1 +5 +5 +5
9 +6/+1 +6 +6 +6
10 +7/+2 +6 +6 +6
11 +7/+2 +6 +6 +6
12 +8/+3 +7 +7 +7
13 +8/+3 +7 +7 +7
14 +9/+4 +7 +7 +7
15 +9/+4 +8 +8 +8
16 +10/+5 +8 +8 +8
17 +10/+5 +8 +8 +8
18 +11/+6/+1 +9 +9 +9
19 +11/+6/+1 +9 +9 +9
20 +12/+7/+2 +9 +9 +9
The class also has a note which says "Favored Race: Drow". This seems to support early rumours that the Favored Class mechanic was to be replaced with another system.
Fashions of Faerun is a newly announced official sourcebook slated for an August release. The book will be 360+ pages, hardcover with glossy "magazine-style" colour pages. WotC's Teddy Spark had this to say: Fashions of Faerun was really conceived as a response to all the positive feedback we received regarding the 3E art style - you know, all those spiky, leather, edgy outfits. This is going to be our biggest product yet, and we're really going all out for it. We envisage the day when a D&D sourcebook will sit proudly on the coffee-table of the average modern household, and so we have designed the look and feel of this book along the lines of Cosmo or Vogue.
