Talented Ranger: The Experimenter Herbalist

Did I ever tell you how much I like the talents system created by Rogue Genius Games to build characters? It’s flexible, allows to choose only the best parts of an archetype without giving up class features you like, and it’s also a practical system to make your own archetypes.
Like this one. The Experimenter Herbalist is a build for a friend. He is a CG Piper (half-satyr) skald/ranger devoted of the God of Wine, a gaudy heart who loves singing, healing his friends and brewing his own beverages. As such, he uses the Bacchanal skald archetype and the fencing (Cayden’s devout) combat style. But he is also famous as the Cat Rider, since his tinkering with alchemical formulae made his pussycat friend grow to a tiger’s size to become an unusual animal companion. Better not to scratch its belly too rough, or you’re in to be its toy mouse!
The Experimenter Herbalist is built using the rules in The Genius Guide To The Talented Ranger and The Genius Guide To More Ranger Talents. Hey, guys, how long before the next book of the line?


1)      Favored terrain (forest), track, wild empathy
2)      Combat style (fencing)
3)      Live in comfort, mystic herbalism
4)      Herbal extracts, hunter’s bond: animal companion
5)      Endurance
6)      Improved combat style
7)      Herbal extracts x2, woodland stride
8)      Infusion
9)      Evasion
10)  Herbal extracts x3, improved favored terrain (urban), improved combat style
11)  Pack leader
12)  Strong bond
13)  Herbal extracts x4, improved favored terrain (mountain)
14)  Improved combat style
15)  Pallas companion
16)  Improved evasion
17)  Guard animal
18)  Improved favored terrain (underground), improved combat style
19)  Sovereign beast companion
20)  Grand companion