Mystic rangers combine fighting prowess, wilderness survival skills and magical abilities — like standard rangers. However, a mystic ranger spends more time in prayer and meditation, and is well attuned to the spiritual side of his discipline. Hence, this form of ranger gains spell abilities much sooner, and is able to wield them more effccthcly than the standard ranger class. In consequence their more combat-oriented abilities are weaker and are learned later.
The mystic ranger is a variant ranger. Unless otherwise noted, a mystic ranger advances in the same manner as a ranger (same Hit Die, base attack bonus, saving throw bonuses, skill points and so on. When a character elects to take a level of ranger or mystic ranger, he may not later take levels in the other class. This prevents the character from gaining the benefits of a 1st-level ranger twice.
Alignment: Any non-evil.
Spellcraft is a class skill for mystic rangers.
| Level | Base Attack Bonus | Fort Save | Ref Save | Will Save | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | +1 | +2 | +2 | +0 | Track, Wild Empathy |
| 2nd | +2 | +3 | +3 | +0 | 1st Favoured Enemy |
| 3rd | +3 | +3 | +3 | +1 | Combat Style |
| 4th | +4 | +4 | +4 | +1 | Endurance |
| 5th | +5 | +4 | +4 | +1 | |
| 6th | +6/+1 | +5 | +5 | +2 | |
| 7th | +7/+2 | +5 | +5 | +2 | Improved Combat Style, Woodland Stride |
| 8th | +8/+3 | +6 | +6 | +2 | 2nd Favoured Enemy, Swift Tracker |
| 9th | +9/+4 | +6 | +6 | +3 | Evasion |
| 10th | +10/+5 | +7 | +7 | +3 | |
| 11th | +11/+6/+1 | +7 | +7 | +3 | |
| 12th | +12/+7/+2 | +8 | +8 | +4 | Combat Style Mastery |
| 13th | +13/+8/+3 | +8 | +8 | +4 | Camouflage |
| 14th | +14/+9/+4 | +9 | +9 | +4 | 3rd Favoured Enemy |
| 15th | +15/+10/+5 | +9 | +9 | +5 | |
| 16th | +16/+11/+6/+1 | +10 | +10 | +5 | |
| 17th | +17/+12/+7/+2 | +10 | +10 | +5 | Hide in Plain Sight |
| 18th | +18/+13/+8/+3 | +11 | +11 | +6 | |
| 19th | +19/+14/+9/+4 | +11 | +11 | +6 | |
| 20th | +20/+15/+10/+5 | +12 | +12 | +6 | 4th Favoured Enemy |
| Level | 0 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5th | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 6th | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 7th | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 8th | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 9th | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 10th | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 11th | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 12th | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 13th | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 14th | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 15th | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 16th | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 17th | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 18th | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 19th | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 20th | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
The mystic ranger gains Endurance and his combat style abilities later than the ranger, and gives up the ability to gain an animal companion.
Weapon and Armour Proficiency: A mystic ranger is proficient with all simple weapons, martial ranged weapon and light armour. A mystic ranger is not proficient with martial melee weapons or shields.
Spell List: The mystic ranger casts 1st- through 4th-level spells from the ranger spell list.
Source: Dragon Magazine #336 (Page 105)