Ranger Archive

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Divvur wrote:

Please remember that this is a role-playing game, and foraging is something that is very scouty (we not even in the right forum you realise ) that should remain in the game for role-play reasons, even if it is in its current rather useless state.

That said, I do think there is a place for foraged foods as a useful tool for a scout, here are a few points:

- They should be tradable for role-play reasons.

- They should only enhance skills that are used by Scouts, Rangers and Creature Handlers. (Not stat buffs)

- They should have a long duration (45 minutes to 1 hour).

- They should be less powerful than scout skill enhancing chef foods overall. (Why would anyone prefer to eat a bit of bark when they could have a pre-made meal from their backpack).

- They should be planet specific items, not everywhere is going to have MarojMelon trees, and with some of the skill buffs the enhanced effect only works on that planet.

-Some itemscould make optional components in Camo Kits (perhaps giving an extra charge?)

And the whacky bit:

- You can get acookingpan from a chef that has a limited number of charges that will make the bonus given by the foraged item slightly higher. Only useable within a camp.

And yes, the whole disease/poison resistance thing should be a natural Ranger ability, but it should be a skill modifier not a complete immunity. Therefore there is still room for foraged items (planet specific) that enhance this natural resistance. There should also be foraged items that have a poison healing function, so that if someone in your group is poisoned by a creature, you can find this item to reduce the poison's effect (not stop it, thats a Doc's job).

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Great post....apart from the poison/disease thing which I still very much disagree with for pvp related reasons.

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DND_Cas wrote:

Great post....apart from the poison/disease thing which I still very much disagree with for pvp related reasons.

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Well my actual view on that subject is that Combat Medic stuff is not just getting a wild poison and throwing it but creating an artificial biological weapon that cannot be innately resisted and certainly cannot be cured with a local item you have foraged. Rangers should not be the Anti-CM in PvP terms, any skills they do get in PvP should be related to Ambush/Camouflage abilities that work in the wilderness, but thats another discussion.