Why no armor? Wouldn't you at least wear hide or leather? Then again I power game a bit and always build hybrids and they require a bit of power gaming. [emoji14]
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Partly for RP reasons, on my part. Rangers need to be moving quickly and quietly across difficult terrain and through dense foliage, and you don't want stiff, thick armour (and in real life, even fur and leather armours would be stiff and thick compared to regular clothing - they wouldn't be like leather jackets) hindering your movement and catching on branches. For the same reasons, stealth would be difficult in light armour too, what with its rigidity and all those fastenings and such. And in Skyrim, the stealth mechanics
do slightly favour clothing over light armour, at least early on, so there's that. Finally - you're a ranger! You're not supposed to get hit in the first place! Maybe some gauntlets would be acceptable (as you'll be getting sore fingers from all that bowstring-drawing otherwise), and some stiff leather boots for the walking, but other than that, I'd stick with regular clothes.
That's my rationale for it, anyway!