>Yeah, Hegobi was good at what he did, but he was hardly hell
>on wheels. Delanan, who was a shaman by the way, even made
>MY ranger look like a beast when we hunted.

This was my point. However good Hegobi was, having Delanan at his side made him that much better. I'm quite aware Delanan was a shaman. He inducted my sylvan.


>Unless you're a cloud giant, bearcharge is simply not an
>effective skill.

And cloud giant is one of the possible races you can choose. I was considering the ranger class at its "apex" power-wise.

>For scrolls, you
>have the opportunity to recite them on yourself, great.
>Forget about reciting on a snared person - that initiates
>combat. Why not waylay instead?

Because they can word/flee? That's like saying, "Why not backstab?"

Say my cloud ranger snares some poor thief going to get preps. I'm hasting myself. I'm enlarging myself. I'm dual-wielding axes. Then I'm bearcharging him into oblivion.