Rangers

Rangers

There are no real rangers in L5R however one can imitate them fairly well using the following Schools.

The Basic Ranger School is the Hiruma Scout School, found here…

http://laeren.net/rpg/l5r/ref/school-hscout.php

Bonus Traits: +1 Perception
Beginning Honor: 2 + 0 Boxes
Initial Skills: Archery (or Crossbow or Firearms), Athletics, Hand-to-Hand Fighting
(Jiujutsu), Swordsmanship (Kenjutsu), a Lore of Choice and Stealth 2

However, unlike the Hiruma Scouts, Rangers may choose from the following list of preferred enemies for Rank Techniques 1) Dance the Razor’s Edge, 3) Smell the Dark Lord’s Touch and 4) Harness the Falcon.

Name Types of Creatures specialized in for slaying and tracking
Tracker Humanoids including Humans and all Humanoids
Hunter Animals, Giant Animals, Magical Beasts
Monster Hunter Magical Beasts/Monsters/Abominations/Elementals
Shadowslayer Undead/Shadowland Creatures

Alternate Schools: Ranged and Melee

In addition to the above changes Rangers may substitute the Techniques of the Wasp Bushi School http://laeren.net/rpg/l5r/ref/school-wabushi.php or the Falcon Bushi School http://laeren.net/rpg/l5r/ref/school-fabushi.php at the appropriate Rank instead of the assigned ones of the Hiruma School as below. While the Wasp Bushi School specifically refers to bows, similar, but separate styles could apply the bonuses to crossbows or firearms instead.

Slaying Ranged Combat Melee Combat.
Dance the Razor’s Edge Never Let the blade Reach you The Falcon’s Eyes
Run Like the Wind Run like the Wind Run Like the Wind
Smell the Wind The Sting of the Wasp The Falcon’s Wings
Harness the Falcon The Arrow Knows the Way The Falcon’s Talons
Veil of the Spirits Veil of the Spirits Veil of the Spirits

Also some Rangers who want to specialize in two weapons could simply use the Dragon Mirumoto school, http://laeren.net/rpg/l5r/ref/school-mirubushi.php, in its entirety instead of any of these options. Keep in mind that switching between Schools still costs 5 character points even for these styles so plan according as you must start each new school at Rank 1 as normal.