In that case, may I recommend taking the Fey Beast Tamer theme instead? It's straight-up better than sacrificing your class features for the weak, weak ranger beast, since the mobs you get from it can actually do something. If you still want to play a ranger, I'd recommend going with either a two-blade or archer style ranger instead.
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Sburbopolis, Homestuck RPG: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/60981373