Re: [DL] LS:tex rangers rules question

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In a message dated 5/22/02 10:38:06 PM US Mountain Standard Time, gamr4evr@bellsouth.net writes:

> my 1st question[s]. must all his skills be at or above the levels listed on the left column; rank 1; to be rank 1? must he be at all of the skills listed at rank2 to be rank 2? i understand about gaining and losing merits/demeits, but does the character have to be, exactly like the 'templete' of the ranger promotion chart?
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These are the minimum skill levels for a ranger of that rank.  They may be higher.  It's not at all like a the templates.  Think about it like this.  If you are in the police, and you want to be a sergent, you have to know certain things.  Things the other sergents know, your professional: law must go up a few points, etc.  The minimums aren't all that high (except for rank 5, but by the time you have that many merits it should be penuts).  This gives you plenty of points to specialize in other skills.

> next set of questions.. does he have to buy the edge, rank (ranger) up also to increase in rank? or can he do this instead of bringing all his skills up to whats listed on the chart?
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No, in fact one cannot buy the edge rank without the marshals permission.  Rank works a little different from other edges as it must be earned.  When you have the required skills/merits, and meet any other requirements then your rank goes up.  You don't have to pay any bounty.

> if a ranger must have certain skills at specific levels, as well as the specific edges[s], before he can move to ranger rank 2 or such; characters will be 'cookie cuttered' except with some differences.
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Yes, but there are certain things that every ranger best know how to do if he's going to call himself a ranger.