Spell-less Ranger (or Strider) article is in Unearthed Arcana article, you can find  here: http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/modifying-classes

@scatterbreakExcellent UA article! One thought: as Hunter’s Mark is really big for rangers, maybe a non-spell variant of it could be added? Not sure the ranger needs both that and the boosted damage of superiority dice…I’d be more inclined to give out more dice

— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) April 7, 2015

@scatterbreakMaybe a combination? Could give the ranger maneuvers based off ranger spells – making them more distinct from battle masters. At that point, what are you gaining by having maneuvers instead of spells?

— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) April 7, 2015

Dan Helmick is a d20 modern fan.

In this article there are some tweaks to adapt d20 Modern Core Rulebook to 5e rules: http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/5e-modern-firearms

Rules for 5e modern:

• Light Armor – Heavy coat, Leather jacket, Kevlar-lined coat, Undercover vest
• Medium Armor – Concealable vest, Light-duty vest, Tactical vest
• Heavy Armor – Land Warrior armor, Forced entry unit
• New Damage type: Ballistic damage
• Aim Action
• Firearm Proficiencies by Class

If you are looking for the official d20 Modern System Reference Document you can find All-in-One MSRD Download here:

http://www.wizards.com/d20/files/msrd/MSRD.zip

Dan is also answering on d20Modern here: http://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/32gt63/5e_modern_firearms/

Adventurers!

Master Rodney forged a helpful guide on How to customize your character class, with advices and examples.

Every single class has a guideline to alter key features with care.

You can try two new modfied classes:

• Ranger with no spells like Strider from the Lord of the Rings
• Sorcerer Favored Soul from 3.5 edition Complete Divine

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/modifying-classes

Ready for YOUR character class?