Rangers, range weapon specialists, pick off their opponents at a distance with the bow and crossbow, but are also able to fight back if encountered close up. They can use cloth armor, light armor, medium armor, shields, one handed edged weapons, one handed blunt, daggers, bows and crossbows.
Rangers are indeed primarily focused around ranged combat and, as you noted, are the only class which uses ranged weapons as their main source of offensive firepower. While most other classes can use ranged weapons to some degree, Rangers are exclusive in their proficiency of them and are the sole user of ranged combos. Bows and crossbows are equally favored by the Ranger, with different specializations and combos available for both weapon types.
In melee combat, Rangers will primarily use one-handed swords in addition to their choice of an off-hand dagger or shield.
All Rogues share the same general skill-set, so you can expect the Ranger to have stealth and climbing abilities that are very much similar to the Barbarian and Assassin classes. (Although Rangers wear the heaviest armor of all the Rogue classes, and thus will usually be at a slight disadvantage for the purposes of sneaking around.)
Rangers are pretty flexible in their means of attack, with various stances unlocked by feats allowing one to pick and choose the best approach for a given fight. For instance, "Sniper Stance" enables the Ranger to focus primarily on range, damage, and precision while "Shattering Stance" grants all of the Ranger's attacks a chance to knock down their target as well as damaging nearby hostiles.
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