Ranger/Druid/Nature Deities

[Vekin]

This has come up a few times since I have been playing here and I'll bet it came up a few times before that too

By default NWN2 made a mess of the nature Deities. We have a few gods that allow the Druid class when they should not and Rangers restricted to the same deity list as Druids. I won't bother posting examples as I am pretty sure by now we know it's the case, Ill dig them out later if you want me to cite PnP.

My question though is simple, is there a reason the server sticks to the bungled NWN2 default nature deities and if the answer is no then is there any plans to make changes to the list to allow players the freedom to create characters in line with what they see in the PnP rules?

[DM Eminence]

This was voted for and the majority of the DM didn't feel the need to remove the restrictions on the ranger deity choice.

[Vekin]

Are we allowed to know the reason? It's pretty clear that atari got it wrong so I would be interested to know why such a simple changed was voted against

[NegInfinity]

My question though is simple, is there a reason the server sticks to the bungled NWN2 default nature deities

I'm no DM but my guess is someone didn't quite like the idea of possibly having rangers of gargauth, or something similar to that.

[grymhild]

I would like to petition again that rangers be allowed to follow Eilistraee, as not only is she is a goddess of hunting, both 2nd and 3rd editions of D&D have ranger/clerics as an option for her priestesses.

[Cel'Daren]

I'd like to petition that Rangers simply have their deity choices opened up, please. In PnP they had such freedom, someone could even make a Ranger of Garguath (A mercenary for hire who's job primarily concentrated in tracking down targets in the wilderness to make sure they didn't foil the dasterdly politician's plans of corrupt rulership would make a good example I think), and I'd like the freedom to be able to make whatever kind of Ranger I want.

[Vekin]

My question though is simple, is there a reason the server sticks to the bungled NWN2 default nature deities

I'm no DM but my guess is someone didn't quite like the idea of possibly having rangers of gargauth, or something similar to that.

Well the FR allows Kiaransalee to have Rangers so it seems really any deity can have Rangers.

[kingbobertvii]

I'd add my vote to this - I don't even play a ranger but I don't see why folks can't choose deities that fit their RP for one.
Unless there's some balance issue that would arise from changing the deity list I think it's a great idea that can only add to the RP of the server.

[Eclypticon]

This issue is exactly why we were considering adding the Hunter class, right?

[grymhild]

Im for opening rangers, and its an easy fix, I think that the only thing that needs to be done is changing the 'allow ranger' in one file