Character Editor and Free Skill

[Kreador Freeaxe]

So, I managed to be a reasonably good boy and actually do three hours of work before I opened my Eschalon Book II download to start my first play-through. I rolled a few times and came up with a decent set of stats (all 10+), selected the various other elements, and then selected that I wanted to play a Ranger. My free skill came up as Arcane: Divination. That's odd, I thought. Did I click Healer by mistake? Nope. Title said Shepherd. Clicking Healer changed the title, but not the free skill. I clicked through the others until I noted that Rogue gave me the free skill of Weapon: Bow. Interesting. So, to play a Ranger, I have to select a Rogue. Hmmmm.

[BasiliskWrangler]

So, I managed to be a reasonably good boy and actually do three hours of work before I opened my Eschalon Book II download to start my first play-through. I rolled a few times and came up with a decent set of stats (all 10+), selected the various other elements, and then selected that I wanted to play a Ranger. My free skill came up as Arcane: Divination. That's odd, I thought. Did I click Healer by mistake? Nope. Title said Shepherd. Clicking Healer changed the title, but not the free skill. I clicked through the others until I noted that Rogue gave me the free skill of Weapon: Bow. Interesting. So, to play a Ranger, I have to select a Rogue. Hmmmm.

The free skill is completely dependent on your Title- which comes from your Class and Axiom choices. A Virtuous Ranger is a Shepard- a restorer of life. It was deemed that Divination should be your main skill. If you were a Nefarious Ranger (a Blighter) your free skill is Cleaving Weapons such as an axe, used to ruthlessly destroy both woodland and enemy with ease.

[Kreador Freeaxe]

Interesting. What kind of Ranger gets a bow?

[Randomizer]

I'm pretty sure an agnostic and a few others.

[Kreador Freeaxe]

I'm pretty sure an agnostic and a few others.

I was joking. I figured out that any Ranger other than Virtuous or Nefarious gets the bow skill. I make liberal use of smileys because I find my humor a bit dry when posted in text form.

[CrazyBernie]

Interesting. What kind of Ranger gets a bow?

Well, most of the Rangers I've known use automatic weapons, so... *shrug*

[Kreador Freeaxe]

Interesting. What kind of Ranger gets a bow?

Well, most of the Rangers I've known use automatic weapons, so... *shrug*

I wanna be an Airborne Ranger! I wanna live a life of danger!

[Dragonlady]

Interesting. What kind of Ranger gets a bow?

Well, most of the Rangers I've known use automatic weapons, so... *shrug*

I wanna be an Airborne Ranger! I wanna live a life of danger!

"You wanna be an Airborne Ranger?"
"Your wish is now true." *sparkle, sparkle, zizz-cumbaba*
"You are a dragon, welcome and have fun rangeing for food, treasure and fly free!"

[CrazyBernie]

A dragon would be less of an Airborne Ranger and more of a Flying Fortress.

[Dragonlady]

A dragon would be less of an Airborne Ranger and more of a Flying Fortress.

Hee, hee,