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{{EvilHack roles}}
In [[EvilHack]], the '''Ranger''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].

Rangers can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Orc (starting race)|orcs]], [[Hobbit (starting race)#EvilHack|hobbits]], [[Centaur (starting race)|centaurs]], or [[Drow (starting race)#EvilHack|drow]], and can start as [[neutral]] or [[chaotic]].

==Starting equipment==
Each Ranger starts with the following equipment, depending on their [[race]]:

{|class="prettytable"
!
!Human (default)
!Gnome
!Elf
!Orc
!Hobbit
!Centaur
!Drow
|-
!Melee weapon ([[wielded]])
| +1 [[dagger]]
| +1 [[dagger]]
| +1 [[elven dagger]]
| +1 [[orcish dagger]]
| +1 [[elven dagger]]
| +1 [[dagger]]
| +1 [[Dark elven dagger (EvilHack)|dark elven dagger]]
|-
!Launcher (alternate weapon)
| +1 [[bow]]
| +1 [[crossbow]]
| +1 [[elven bow]]
| +1 [[orcish bow]]
| +1 [[crossbow]]
| +1 [[bow]]
| +1 [[Dark elven bow (EvilHack)|dark elven bow]]
|-
!Primary ammo (quivered)
|50-59 +2 [[arrow]]s
|50-59 +2 [[crossbow bolt]]s
|50-59 +2 [[elven arrow]]s
|50-59 +2 [[orcish arrow]]s
|50-59 +2 [[crossbow bolt]]s
|50-59 +2 [[arrow]]s
|50-59 +2 [[Dark elven arrow (EvilHack)|dark elven arrows]]
|-
!Secondary ammo
|30-39 +0 [[arrow]]s
|30-39 +0 [[crossbow bolt]]s
|30-39 +0 [[elven arrow]]s
|30-39 +0 [[orcish arrow]]s
|30-39 +0 [[crossbow bolt]]s
|30-39 +0 [[arrow]]s
|30-39 +0 [[Dark elven arrow (EvilHack)|dark elven arrows]]
|-
!Cloak
| +2 [[cloak of displacement]]
| +2 [[cloak of displacement]]
| +2 [[elven cloak]]
| +2 [[cloak of displacement]]
| +2 [[elven cloak]]
| +2 [[cloak of displacement]]
|-
!Food
|4-8 [[cram ration]]s
|4-8 [[cram ration]]s
|4-8 [[lembas wafer]]s
|4-8 [[tripe ration]]s
two stacks of 1-2 random [[comestible]]s
|4-8 [[lembas wafer]]s
two stacks of 1-2 random [[comestible]]s
|4-8 [[cram ration]]s
|4-8 [[cram ration]]s
|}

Chaotic Rangers have a {{frac|100}} chance of each starting stack of ammo being [[poisoned]].

Rangers start with knowledge of any applicable racial equipment.

The Ranger's default starting [[pet]] is a [[little dog]] named Sirius.

==Intrinsics==
Rangers gain the following intrinsic [[properties]] upon reaching the given [[experience level]]s:

* XL 1: [[Automatic searching|searching]]
* XL 7: [[stealth]]
* XL 15: [[see invisible]]

==Attributes==
The Ranger's starting [[attribute]]s are distributed as follows:

{| class="prettytable"
!| Attributes || [[Strength]] || [[Dexterity]] || [[Constitution]] ||[[Intelligence]] || [[Wisdom]] || [[Charisma]] || Remaining
|-
| Minimum attributes || 13 || 9 || 13 || 13 || 13 || 7 || 7
|-
| Distribution percentages || 30% || 20% || 20% || 10% || 10% || 10% ||
|-
| Mean w/ standard deviation (human) || 15.22±1.32 || 10.45±1.17 || 14.44±1.14 || 13.75±0.93 || 13.75±0.93 || 7.68±0.91
|}

The means and standard deviations were calculated via simulation, whose source code can be found on [[Talk:Role#Initial attribute simulation code|the role article's talk page]], and assumes that all given roles are played as humans—non-human races will have different attribute means as a result of different attribute maximums.

==Skills==
Rangers have the following [[skill]]s available to them:

{| class="prettytable"
! colspan="2" style="font-size:larger" | Ranger skills
|-
! Max !! [[Skill]]s
|-
| Basic
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[short sword]], [[mace]], [[hammer]], [[quarterstaff]], [[polearms]], [[trident]], [[whip]]
* ''Combat:'' [[riding]], [[bare hands]]
* ''Spells:'' [[Healing spells|healing]], [[Escape spells|escape]], [[Evocation spells|evocation]]
|-
| Skilled
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[axe]], [[broadsword]], [[flail]], [[shuriken]]
* ''Combat:'' [[two weapon combat]], [[Shield (skill)#EvilHack|shields]]
|-
| Expert
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[dagger]], [[spear]], [[bow]], [[sling]], [[crossbow]], [[dart]], [[boomerang]]
* ''Spells:'' [[Divination spells|divination]]
|}

Rangers start with ''Basic'' skill in daggers as well as their starting launcher, i.e. crossbows for gnomes or hobbits and bows otherwise. They use the [[intelligence]] stat to cast spells, and their special spell is {{+ of|invisibility}}.

==Special rules==
Rangers gain a +1 bonus to [[multishot]] with all projectile weapons ''except'' for dagger weapons (applied before racial and skill bonuses). Elven and orcish Rangers gain a +1 bonus to multishot when firing their respective racial arrows from [[The Longbow of Diana]], and drow Rangers gain the same bonus when either using the Longbow of Diana to fire dark elven arrows or using [[The Crossbow of Carl]] to fire [[dark elven crossbow bolt]]s.

Rangers have a bonus to [[untrap]] floor [[trap]]s, and have an increased chance of successfully setting traps and applying [[trap kit]]s, though they are not as proficient as [[Rogue/EvilHack|Rogues]].

Rangers have a -2 penalty applied to casting [[emergency spell]]s.

==Rank titles==
The [[status line]] displays one of the following ranks for the corresponding experience levels:

*XL 1-2: Tenderfoot
*XL 3-5: Lookout
*XL 6-9: Trailblazer
*XL 10-13: Reconnoiterer/Reconnoiteress
*XL 14-17: Scout
*XL 18-21: Arbalester
*XL 22-25: Archer
*XL 26-29: Sharpshooter
*XL 30: Marksman/Markswoman

==Gods==
{{main|Religion}}
The Ranger pantheon is based on the classical pantheon of [[Wikipedia:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]], particularly deities that also lend their names to planets.

* Lawful: [[Mercury]]
* Neutral: [[Venus]]
* Chaotic: [[Mars]]

==Quest==
{{main|Ranger quest}}
The Ranger's quest sees them fighting [[Scorpius]] for either [[The Longbow of Diana]] (an [[artifact]] bow) or [[The Crossbow of Carl]] (an artifact crossbow)—this is done so that gnomish and hobbit rangers do not have to forego their starting crossbow skills or racial multishot bonuses for completing the Quest, and the Crossbow of Carl also weighs 24 [[aum]] for them.

Both the Longbow of Diana and the Crossbow of Carl grant [[telepathy]] while carried, and while wielded they grant [[reflection]] and applies a +1d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and an increased range to fired projectiles. [[Invoking]] either artifact creates projectiles of the same [[beatitude]] that match both the launcher and the hero's race (if applicable) and places them in the hero's [[inventory]], with a small chance of producing [[poisoned]] projectiles and a chance of producing projectiles with [[object properties]].

==Strategy==
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 The Ranger's quest sees them fighting [[Scorpius]] for either [[The Longbow of Diana]] (an [[artifact]] bow) or [[The Crossbow of Carl]] (an artifact crossbow)&mdash;this is done so that gnomish and hobbit rangers do not have to forego their starting crossbow skills or racial multishot bonuses for completing the Quest, and the Crossbow of Carl also weighs 24 [[aum]] for them.
-Both the Longbow of Diana and the Crossbow of Carl grant [[telepathy]] while carried, and while wielded they grant [[reflection]] and applies a +1d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and an increased range to fired projectiles. [[Invoking]] either artifact creates projectiles of the same [[beatitude]] that match both the launcher and the hero's race (if applicable) and places them in the hero's [[inventory]], with a small chance of producing [[poisoned]] projectiles and a chance of producing projectiles with [[object properties]].
+Both the Longbow of Diana and the Crossbow of Carl grant [[telepathy]] while carried, and while wielded they grant [[reflection]] and applies a +1d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and an increased range to fired projectiles. [[Invoking]] either artifact creates projectiles of the same [[beatitude]] that match both the launcher and the hero's race (if applicable) and places them in the hero's [[inventory]], with a small chance of producing poisoned projectiles and a chance of producing projectiles with [[object properties]].
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