Hire a RANGER cant use a bow?

[GunnarBeardsly]

So why cant a ranger use a bow ive been wandering around for 4 hours and cant find anyone to join my party that can use one. what the hell am i missing

[drake_hound]

Only Archers and Civilians (refugee prisoners) can use bow.
Rangers (rogue) only use daggers.

Go trough the Inn and Prison till you find a Archer.

[Ninth Hour]

It's just the gameplay mechanic that the devs chose. As in X-Com, each class is limited to a specific type or armor and weapon.

In this case, a Ranger is not a literal D&D ranger. It's a mercenary that wields daggers and wears light armor.

Bows are only useable by archers and their subclasses.

Here's the breakdown of character archetypes and their weapons/armor:

Swordsmen- swords (as expected), both one-handed and two-handed. Heavy armor.

Brutes- one or two-handed maces and hammers; heavy armor or medium armor (Smashers are limited to medium).

Warriors- one or two-handed axes; medium armor

Rangers- daggers, light armor

Archers- bows, light armor

Spearmen- spears, medium armor

It's simple to figure out. If you see a recruit in the tavern wielding a certain weapon, that is the only type he/she will be able to equip.

[dr46onfusion]

Yeah the naming convention is weird... They might as well rename the 'class' to a Rogue.
A 'Ranger' is essentially a sort of class that does both melee, ranged, and possibly Rouge-like abilities.

Like a mix of Archer and Rogue/Thief.