Published Heroes?

[Bareheaded Warrior]

I do remember Stephen Baker mentioning at some point that there was a prototype Ranger but it was dropped because it overlapped too much with the Elf.

That said it could be argued that the Trollslayer overlaps too much with the Dwarf and/or the Barbarian, but for me that just means that they are substitute characters, your party can either have a Barbarian or a Trollslayer, so it doesn't matter if they overlap.

I created a Ranger for my last group, because one of the players got "stuck with the Elf" when choosing roles at the beginning and didn't want to use magic...so the Ranger was used as a substitute for the Elf

Ranger

You are the Ranger. A master of both the bow and the sword. You must use both well if you are to triumph.

Attack - throw 2 Combat dice
Defend – throw 2 Combat dice
Move - throw 2 Combat dice

Mind 4 Points
Body 6 Points

Special Ability: Quick Shot - You may sacrifice your movement on a turn and instead use your attack action to shoot the Short bow twice at the same or different targets.

And coupled to this new character was the addition of a new Equipment Card

Short bow
The Short bow allows you to roll two combat dice in attack. You may not use the Short bow against an opponent who is adjacent to you.

Cost 150 gold coins.

May not be used by Wizard.

WEAPON

[Daedalus]

Nice and simple. Does starting gear include a shortsword?

[Bareheaded Warrior]

I like simple. Classic edition doesn’t have starting weapons, but under 1990 remake rules, yes it would.

[Daedalus]

Ah, yes. It's good to see a Ranger represented, and even better your player gets the cool player character they want. What figure did you go with?

[Bareheaded Warrior]

Really imaginatively, I pushed the boundaries and used the Elf figure