Rangers should "walk the line" in Battleragers because they can study spells, but you still see a lot of them.

Well, yes, but they lose their spells as well as any device (staves/scrolls) abilities they had. Hide is a civilized-oriented skill, so thieves and assassins give it up.

As Amaranthe mentioned in the farewell thread, it's fully intentional that thieves and assassins are somewhat rare in Outlander, as they always have been.

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