Creature Handler Archive

I kind of agree. I'm Master CH / Master Scout / Novice Ranger and incidently Novice Pistoleer and basic medic skills. At the time I went that direction I was expecting there to be a lot more to being a scout/ranger (and for some silly reason I still hope so). But I also wanted the advantages they gave to the CH profession. As with any character template there are advantages & disadvantages, andwe have to make hard decisions about what strengths and weaknesseswe will give our character. I wanted to be a well-rounded CH so made scout/ranger part of my template. At the cost, though, of other skills I very much wanted- better medic and combat skills for example.

Knowing what I know now about scout/ranger, I debate with myself daily about giving those up and adding other "strengths" to my template.Three reasons I haven't though:creature identification pluses, terrain negotiation pluses, camoflage pluses (it does seem to help mask scent enabling me to better "sneak up" on creatures to tame them). So, I have to decide how well-rounded do I really want to be as a CH.

Now, having said that, there are certain things that logically would make sense for a CH to have. Being able to identify a pet's specialsis certainly one of those things. I only "kind of agree" that CH should have that ability, though, because of the template concept that's integral to the game. And what is integral to CH is the scouting/ranger profession. We each decide what kind of CH we want to be. I don't have to be master scout to be CH, but then I'd be a different kind of CH than I am now.

I do admit that my opinion is extremely biased in that there is little enough reason to be a scout/ranger as it is, so I want to hold on to what meager advantages the poor scout/range profession does have

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Pickaroon - MCH, Master Pistoleer, Elder Geek
BOTHEN! WOOHOO!

Master Scout isn't enough to see your pet specials

If I remember correctly it's only at Ranger Tracking II that you get to see "both" specials.

Kinda stupid I agree.