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# Iouncurain Ranger

#### Version 0.992
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*Created by Iceblade [[@GMBinder](https://www.gmbinder.com/profile/Iceblade) | [@Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/user/Iceblade423/)]*

**Format:** DIN A4

#### Table Of Contents

| *Topic* | *Page* |
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|   [**P1: Iouncurain Ranger Introduction**](#p2)   |  1 |
|   [**P2: Class Features**](#p2)                   |  1 |
|.   [*Class Table*](#p3)                           |  2 |
|   [**P3: Ranger Disciplines**](#p6)               |  5 |
|.   [*Vigilante*](#p6)                             |  5 |
|.   [*Hunter*](#p6)                                |  5 |
|.   [*Druidic Warrior*](#p7)                       |  6 |
|.   [*Gloom Stalker*](#p9)                         |  8 |
|.   [*Horizon Walker*](#p9)                        |  8 |
|.   [*Monster Slayer*](#p9)                        |  8 |
|.   [*Fey Wanderer*](#p10)                         |  9 |
|.   [*Swarm Keeper*](#p10)                         |  9 |
|.   [*Beast Master*](#p11)                         | 10 |
|   [**P4: Non-Magical Ranger**](#p14)              | 13 |
|.   [*Concoctions*](#p15)                          | 14 |
|   [**P5: Addendum**](#p17)                        | 16 |
|.   [*Spells*](#p17)                               | 16 |
|.   [*Magic Items*](#p17)                          | 16 |
|.   [*Rules*](#p17)                                | 16 |
|.   [*Variant Features*](#p18)                     | 17 |
|.   [*Variant Feats*](#p18)                        | 17 |

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**Cover Art by <ins>WOTC</ins>**

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><p>The Iouncurain Ranger (Formerly Malleable Ranger) is a homebrew Ranger designed to work in world where magic is racially tied.  This version will thus have a spellcasting variant and a spell-less variant with identical core mechanics with attempts to provide broadly useful ribbons and flavorful rock features. This class will be more malleable and adaptable to changing circumstances such as enemy or terrain. </p> <p> In the four archetypal paradigm of D&D: warrior, expert, mage, and support; this Ranger is designed to be fighter first and an expert second.  This Ranger should be quite adept in the Exploration and Combat pillars of 5e D&D for this class is equal parts Survivalist, Explorer, and Hunter with the strong flavor of Wilderness Guide.</p>

## Iouncurain Ranger
Warriors of the wilderness, Rangers are natural survivalists able to survive harsh conditions and find their path through winding terrain.  Their wilderness talents make Rangers expert guides through confusing terrain and adept guardians against the dangers of the wilds.

Rangers are also proficient fighters and skilled hunters.  Their skills allow them to track down dangerous prey through all manner of terrain.  Once found, their combat abilities are such that they can bring down even the mightiest of creatures.

Reconnaissance, preparation, and ambushing tactics are key elements in a Ranger's toolkit.  Thus, swiftness, stealth, and knowledge are vital to a Ranger's success.  To this end, the Ranger is aided either by druidic spellcasting or specialist survival skills with natural materials.

## Class Themes

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'><b>Rangers are adroit survivalists.</b> They possess an array of diverse skills, wilderness knowledge, and honed instincts that make them adept at surviving and even thriving in the wilds.</p>

*Key Mechanics*: Survivalist Features, Wilderness Expert, Survival Instinct. The Ranger is the best at surviving dangers with their expertise in wilderness knowledge and survival skills combined with the inherent advantages developed from a life in the wilds.

***Rangers are adept hunters.*** Their senses, stealth, mobility, and fighting ability combine to make the Ranger an expert in setting ambushes or wearing down monstrous foes.

*Key Mechanics*: Fighting Style, Hunter's Strikes, Primal Instincts, Skirmisher's Stealth. These mechanics and bonuses combine to allow for synergy in tracking and defeating various prey.

***Rangers are far ranging explorers.*** They are not limited by terrain and can readily use their skills and abilities in any environment beyond the walls of civilization.

*Key Mechanics*: Adept Survivalist, Wilderness Expertise, Spellcasting or Herbalism and Wilderness Crafting. The benefits from their experiences in their Native Terrain are often beneficial far beyond the borders of their native ranges.

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### Creating a Ranger
As you create your Ranger character, consider the nature of the training that gave you your particular capabilities. Did you train with a single mentor, wandering the wilds together until you mastered the Ranger’s ways? Did you leave your apprenticeship, or was your mentor slain? Does your blood-line have fey roots either recently or long past? Or perhaps you learned your skills as part of a band of Rangers affiliated with a druidic circle, trained in mystic paths as well as wilderness lore.

You might be self-taught, a recluse who learned combat skills, tracking, and even a magical connection to nature through the necessity of surviving in the wilds. You may even be a partisan, fighting a dangerous group or oppressive regime either as an individual or as part of a larger group of freedom fighters or foreign power.

Is your adventuring career a continuation of your work in protecting the borderlands or a significant change? What made you join up with a band of adventurers? Do you find it challenging to teach new allies the ways of the wild, or do you welcome the relief from solitude that they offer?

## Class Features

As a Ranger, you gain the following class features.

#### Hit Points

<b>Hit Dice:</b> 1d10 per Ranger level   
**Hit Points at 1st Level:** 10 + your Constitution modifier   
**Hit Points at Higher Levels**: 1d10 (or 6) + your

Constitution modifier per Ranger level after 1st

#### Proficiencies

**Armor**: Light armor, medium armor, shields   
**Weapons**: Simple weapons, martial weapons   
**Tools**: Herbalism Kit or the Poisoner’s Kit

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**Saving Throws**: Strength, Constitution   
**Skills**: Choose three from Animal Handling, Athletics,

Acrobatics, Insight, Investigation, Nature, Medicine,

Perception, Stealth, and Survival

#### Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to
the equipment granted by your background:
* (a) chain shirt or (b) leather armor
* (a) two shortswords or (b) two simple melee weapons
* (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
* (a) one martial weapon or (b) one ranged weapon with a quiver or case of 20 ammo

### Primal Instincts
At 1st level, your survival training has honed your senses and skills to an uncanny level. You can use your Primal Instincts [PI] a number of times as shown on the Ranger Class Table. You regain any expended uses at the end of a short or long rest. At level 6, you add your Wisdom modifier to the number of uses of your Primal Instincts.

<div class='footnote'>Part 1 | Introduction</div>

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## Fey-Ancestry Ranger

| Level | Proficiency Bonus | Fey Ancestry Features | PI Uses | MS | PS | Spells Known | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|:---:|:---:|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
|  1st | +2 | Primal Instincts, Hunter's Strikes, <br> Adept Survivalist | 2 | 1d4 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
|  2nd | +2 | Wilderness Expertise, Fighting Style, Spellcasting | 2 | 1d4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
|  3rd | +2 | Discipline Features | 3 | 1d4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
|  4th | +2 | Ability Score Improvement | 3 | 1d4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
|  5th | +3 | Extra Attack | 3 | 1d4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
|  6th | +3 | Skirmisher's Stealth, Primal Instincts | 3 | 1d4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
|  7th | +3 | Discipline Feature | 4 | 1d4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
|  8th | +3 | Ability Score Improvement, Land's Stride | 4 | 1d4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
|  9th | +4 | - | 4 | 1d4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 10th | +4 | Hunter's Strikes Improvement, <br> Wilderness Expertise | 4 | 1d6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 11th | +4 | Discipline Feature | 5 | 1d6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 12th | +4 | Ability Score Improvement | 5 | 1d6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 13th | +5 | - | 5 | 1d6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 14th | +5 | Survival Instinct | 5 | 1d6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 15th | +5 | Discipline Feature | 6 | 1d6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 16th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | 6 | 1d6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 17th | +6 | - | 6 | 1d6 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 18th | +6 | Hunter's Strikes Improvement, Primal Instincts | 7 | 1d8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 19th | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | 7 | 1d8 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 20th | +6 | Master Survivalist, Discipline Feature | 7 | 1d8 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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You can use this feature to heighten your senses and perception to gain one of the following benefits:

**Primal Tracking** Beginning at 1st level, you can use your Primal Instincts to focus on tracks and other signs of passage.  After studying these signs for 1 minute, you gain knowledge of the types and numbers of creatures that left the tracks, their direction of travel, and how long ago they passed.  You also gain advantage on Wisdom (Survival) ability checks to track these creature(s) as long you don't lose their trail.

**Hunter's Cunning** Beginning at 6th level, you can use your Primal Instincts as an action to focus on nearby creatures' behaviors and body language to intuit their motivations and honesty. For the next ten minutes, you have advantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks against all creatures you can perceive.

**Primal Senses** Beginning at 18th level, you can use your Primal Instincts as a bonus action to feel your surroundings on the ground below and through the air above.  For the next minute while not incapacitated, you can gain 60 foot tremor sense.  Additionally, as long as you are not blinded or deafened, you gain 30 foot blindsight.

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**Sixth Sense** Beginning at 18th level, you can use your Primal Instincts as a reaction to predict attacks made against you.  Until the end of your next turn, you gain the benefits of the dodge action.

**Regenerative Senses** Beginning at 18th level, you can use your Primal Instincts as a bonus action to remove the blinded and deafened conditions from yourself.  The condition is removed if it is imposed by a magical effect or damage to your sensory organs.
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### Hunter's Strikes
At 1st level, when you hit a creature you can use one of your primal instincts to mark that creature as your prey.  When you choose to mark a creature, select one of the following effects to apply to your attacks against that creature for one minute:

* **Marked Strikes** - Deal additional damage per hit as shown in the MS column of the Ranger table.  This damage is the same type as the attack. This ability does not stack with leveled spell attacks.
* **Precision Strikes** - Add a bonus to melee attack rolls as shown in the PS column of the Ranger table.
* **Focused Strikes** - All weapon attacks against the creature are never made with disadvantage.

Only one creature can be affected by this ability and by only one effect at a time.
<div class='footnote'>Part 1 | Introduction</div>

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### Adept Survivalist

As a Ranger, you are adept at surviving in any wilderness region. While in the wilderness, you gain the following benefits:

* Advantage on survival checks to avoid getting lost.
* When foraging for food, you are considered proficient in the Survival skill and gather twice as much food.
* While traveling, you are always alert to danger and do not suffer penalties to passive perception.
* When traveling for more than an hour in the wilderness, your group will not be slowed by difficult terrain.

Additionally, you gain the following benefits in any location:
* Advantage on saving throws and ability checks against Weather, Wilderness, and Dungeon Hazards.
* During a long rest, you can perform light activity for up to 4 hours and still gain the benefits of a long rest. 
* Before you take a long rest, you can spend 1 hour to prepare a camp. While on watch, creatures in the camp gain +5 to their passive perception.
* Each creature that takes a long rest in your camp gains 1d10 hit die usable until their next long rest.

### Fighting Style
At 2nd level, you adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the following options. You can’t take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again.  You can change your fighting style every time you level up in Ranger.

#### Archery
You gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls you make with ranged weapons.

#### Druidic Warrior (Fey Ancestry)
You learn two cantrips of your choice from the druid spell list. They count as Ranger spells for you, and Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for them. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of these cantrips with another cantrip from the druid spell list.

#### Dueling
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.

#### Mariner
As long as you are not wearing heavy armor or using a shield, swimming and climbing do not cost you extra movement equal to your normal speed, and you gain a +1 bonus to AC.

#### Thrown Weapon Fighting
You can draw a weapon that has the thrown property as part of the attack you make with the weapon.

In addition, when you hit with a ranged attack using a thrown weapon, you gain a +2 bonus to the damage roll.

#### Two-Weapon Fighting
When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second Attack.

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### Wilderness Expertise

At 2nd level, choose one terrain type to be your home terrain.  You double your proficiency bonus when you make terrain-related intelligence checks about your home region or any region with the same terrain type.

Additionally, choose one of your skill proficiencies from among the list of Ranger skills. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses the chosen skill.

At 10th level, you can choose another of your proficiencies to gain this benefit as long as it is a Ranger Skill or Tool.

> Rangers with the Druidic Warrior Discipline use Home Terrain to define their Druidic Magic.

### Spellcasting (Fey Ancestry)
By the time you reach 2nd level, you have learned to use the magical essence of nature to cast spells, much as a druid does. See Spell Rules for the general rules of spellcasting and the Spells Listing for the Ranger spell list. Additionally, you are adept at casting spells with your hands full, you can perform the somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a shield in one or both hands.

#### Spell Slots
The Ranger table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.

For example, if you know the 1st-level spell animal friendship and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast animal friendship using either slot.

#### Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
The Spells Known column of the Ranger table shows when you learn more Ranger spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 5th level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the Ranger spells you know and replace it with another spell from the Ranger spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.  Additionally, on a long rest, you can change one known spell for another spell of the same spell level.

#### Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your Ranger spells, since your magic draws on your attunement to nature. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a Ranger spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>Spell save DC</b> = 8 + proficiency bonus + Wisdom mod

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>Spell attack mod</b> = proficiency bonus + Wisdom mod

<div class='footnote'>Part 2 | Class Features</div>

> Hunter's Mark is no longer on the Ranger spell list.

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### Ranger Discipline

At 3rd level, you choose to emulate the ideals and training of a Ranger Discipline: Hunter, Vigilante, Druidic Warrior, Gloom Stalker, Horizon Walker, Monster Slayer, or Beast Master. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 11th, 15th, and 20th level.

#### Favored Prey
At the 3rd level, your previous experiences and research have provided you with extensive knowledge in studying, tracking, and hunting certain kinds of creatures. When you gain this feature, you add two languages of your choice that are spoken from among your Favored Prey. You have advantage on Medicine and Survival Checks against, on or in pursuit of these creatures. In addition, you have advantage and proficiency on any intelligence check to recall or research information about them.

Each Discipline has it own sets of options you can choose from for your Favored Prey.

#### Discipline Spells (Fey Ancestry)
Starting at 3rd level, you learn an additional spell when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the discipline spells table.  The spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you know.

### Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

### Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

### Skirmisher’s Stealth

Beginning at 6th level, your speed and stealth in combat make you hard to pin down. You can take the hide action as a bonus action. Additionally, if you are hidden when you roll initiative, you have advantage on your initiative roll and making an attack during the first round of combat does not reveal your location if you otherwise fulfill the conditions needed to hide.

### Land’s Stride

Starting at 8th level, moving through nonmagical difficult terrain costs you no extra movement. You also pass through nonmagical plants without being slowed by them and without taking damage from them if they have thorns, spines, or similar hazards. In addition, you have advantage on saving throws against plants that are magically created or manipulated to impede movement, such as those created by the entangle spell. Further, your group leaves no trail when in the wilderness and cannot be tracked through non-magical means unless you choose to leave a trail.

<!-- ### Improved Fighting Style

At 5th level, your fighting style is improved. You can rapidly switch weapons during a turn, and you gain an additional free object interaction.  Additionally, choose one of the following benefits to stack with your fighting style:

#### Critical Strikes
Whenever you score a critical hit, you add an additional damage die from your weapon.

#### Defensive Stance
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you can use your bonus action to disengage.

#### Sniper
Both the short and long range distances for your ranged weapon are increased by the short range distance.

#### Whirling Blades
When you engage in two-weapon fighting while wearing no or light armor, you can perform a single off-hand weapon attack as part of your attack action.  When you gain this benefit, you can no longer use your bonus action for an off-hand attack. -->

<!-- ### Journeyman Survivalist

As you gain Ranger levels, your general, wilderness survival abilities improve. You the gain the following benefits whether you are in the wilderness or not.

At 6th level, you are always alert to danger and cannot be surprised even when asleep.

At 10th level, any allies within 60 ft who can either see or hear you cannot be surprised when you are not incapacitated.  In addition, you can aid allies to recover when you take a short rest. During that short rest, any allies that spend hit die can take half of the die's max value.

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### Camouflage

Beginning at 10th level, you spend the next five minutes camouflaging yourself and up to 4 nearby allies (for Beast Master Rangers, your Animal Companion will be camouflaged without counting against this limit).  While camouflaged, the creature has advantage on stealth checks. This camouflage deteriorates if the creature moves more than 100 feet per minute. This camouflage lasts for up to 10 hours otherwise.-->

### Survival Instinct

By 14th level, you have acquired greater agility. You gain proficiency in Dexterity saving throws.

### Master Survivalist

By 20th level, you are a master at surviving in the wilderness in many and varied regions.  You double your proficiency bonus for all survival checks and whenever you make an intelligence check about any wilderness region.

## Ranger Disciplines

### Vigilante
Emulating the Urban Ranger archetype, you are a Bounty Hunter, Revolutionary, or Outlaw who has learned to survive in the urban centers. You use your skills and knowledge from your dealings with humanoids to interact, hunt, and fight them. You can survive and even thrive inside busy towns and cramped cities.  As you walk the Vigilante's path, you either side with or fight against authorities and other various organizations.

#### Bounty Hunter
Instead of tracking various kinds of creatures, your Favored Prey are humanoids.  At 3rd level, choose any five races of humanoids to be your Favored Prey.  You gain 3 languages spoken from among your Favored Prey.

#### Vigilante Magic (Fey Ancestry)

##### Vigilante Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Charm Person |
| 5th |	Hold Person |
| 9th |	Zone of Truth |
| 13th | Locate Creature |
| 17th | Modify Memory |

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#### First Strike

At 3rd level, your opening attacks in combat always carry an extra punch.  Your first successful hit with a melee or ranged weapon attack deals an extra 3d6 damage based on your weapon's damage type.

#### Urban Survival

At 3rd level, your knowledge and skills gained from a life in urban centers has honed your street smarts.  You have advantage on checks involving navigating through cities and towns. You also gain proficiency in Thieves Tools or an additional proficiency in one of following skills: Deception, Insight, Stealth, or Sleight of Hand.

Additionally, you easily create strong contacts with local factions whether they are regional authorities, criminal organizations, or revolutionaries.

#### Relentless

At 7th level, you are relentless in harrowing your prey.  You have advantage on Death saving throws.  Additionally, whenever you make a Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution saving throw excluding concentration checks, you can use your reaction and one of your primal instincts to gain advantage on that saving that saving throw.

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#### Opportunistic Strike

At 11th level, whenever a creature you can see within range of your weapon attacks misses with a melee or ranged attack roll, you can use your reaction to attack that creature.  If you hit, that creature suffers disadvantage on any weapon attacks it performs until the end of your next turn.

#### Magically Savvy

At 15th level, you are not easily fooled and see through various tricks and illusions.  You have advantage on intelligence checks and saving throws to discover and break illusions as well as perception checks to detect hidden objects or creatures whether magically or mundanely hidden. You may also use one of your primal instincts to re-roll saving throws against possession or charm effects.

#### Mind Over Matter

At 20th level, your strong mental fortitude gives you the ability to shake off any effect.  If you start your turn suffering from a negative condition, you can use one of your primal instincts to break one of these conditions.

### Hunter
Emulating the Hunter archetype means accepting your place as a bulwark between civilization and the terrors of the wilderness. As you walk the Hunter’s path you learn specialized techniques to fight the threats you face, from monstrous beast and hordes of skeletons to towering giants and terrifying dragons.

#### Favored Prey

Choose one of the following sets of creatures to be your Favored Prey.

**Wilderness Warden** : *Beasts, Monstrosities, Plants*

**Abomination Slayer** : *Constructs, Monstrosities, Oozes, Undead*

**Giant Stalker** : *Dragons, Giants*

#### Hunter Magic (Fey Ancestry)

##### Hunter Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Fog Cloud |
| 5th |	Misty Step |
| 9th |	Haste |
| 13th | Freedom of Movement |
| 17th | Hold Monster |

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#### Hunter’s Prey
At the 3rd level, you gain one of the following features of your choice:

**Colossus Slayer** Your tenacity can wear down the most potent foes. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, the creature takes an extra 1d8 damage if it’s below its hit point maximum. You can deal this extra damage only once per turn.

**Giant Killer** When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you with an attack, you can use your reaction to attack that creature immediately after its attack, provided that you can see the creature.

**Horde Breaker** Once on each of your turns when you make a weapon attack, you can make another attack with the same weapon against a different creature that is within 5 feet of the original target and within range of your weapon.

#### Shake It Off
Once you reach 7th level in this class, you become less susceptible to your enemies debilitating attacks and gain greater control over your body's functions.  Whenever you are suffering from the Fear, Paralysis, Poisoned, and/or Stunned conditions, you can use one of your primal instincts at the beginning of your turn to shake off any or all of these effects by rolling the appropriate saving throw(s).

#### Defensive Tactics
At the 7th level, you gain one of the following features of your choice:

**Escape the Horde** Opportunity attacks against you are made with disadvantage.

**Multiattack Defense** When a creature hits or misses you with an attack, you gain a +4 bonus to AC against all subsequent attacks made by that creature for the rest of the turn.

#### Multiattack
At the 11th level, you gain one of the following features of your choice:

**Volley** You can use your action to make a ranged attack against any number of creatures within 10 feet of a point you can see within your weapon’s range. You must have ammunition for each target, as normal, and you make a separate attack roll for each target.

**Whirlwind Attack** You can use your action to move up to half your speed and make a melee attack against any number of creatures that came within 5 feet of you during this movement. You must make a separate attack roll for each target, and this movement provokes attacks of opportunity as normal.

**Extra Strikes** Whenever you make a weapon attack against a creature marked by your Hunter's Strike feature, you can make an additional attack against that creature.

#### Superior Hunter’s Defense
At the 15th level, you gain one of the following features of your choice.

**Evasion** You can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as a red dragon’s fiery breath or a lightning bolt spell. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.

**Stand Against the Tide** When a hostile creature misses you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to force that creature to repeat the same attack against another creature (other than itself) of your choice.

**Uncanny Dodge** When an attacker that you can see hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction to halve the attack’s damage against you.

#### Foe Slayer
At 20th level you become an unparalleled hunter of your enemies. When you hit an enemy with an attack, you can use three of your primal instincts to deal an additional 5d8 damage and have them make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save/herbalism DC. If the target fails, you choose one of the following conditions to inflict upon them: blinded, deafened, frightened, or stunned. The creature suffers from this effect until the end of your next turn.

<div class='footnote'>Part 2 | Class Features</div>

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### Druidic Warrior (Fey Ancestry)
You are the martial counterbalance to the druidic caster.  You imbue your martial prowess with the forces of nature to protect the land and natural environment from forces that seek to supplant or destroy it.  You may be the martial counterpoint of a druidic circle, a defender of nature's beauty, or an avenger of the natural world against civilization's encroachments.

#### Favored Prey
Choose one of the following sets of creatures to be your Favored Prey.

**Wilderness Warden** : *Beasts, Monstrosities, Plants*

**Planes Keeper** : *Aberrations, Celestials, Elementals, Fey, Fiends*

**Giant Stalker** : *Dragons, Giants*

#### Druidic Magic

As a Druidic Warrior, your connection to druids and the fey is much stronger.  You gain an additional spell from this feature at Ranger levels 5 and 9.  The spells that you gain from this feature are based on your Ranger's Home Terrain as chosen in the Adept Survivalist Feature.

##### Ritual Casting
You can cast a ranger spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell prepared.

##### Spellcasting Focus
You can use a druidic focus (see the Adventuring Gear section) as a spellcasting focus for your druid spells.

##### Druidic Warrior Spells

##### Arctic Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Ice Knife |
| 5th |	Snowball Swarm, Gust of Wind |
| 9th |	Tiny Hut, Sleet Storm |
| 13th | Ice Storm |
| 17th | Cone of Cold |

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##### Arid Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Create or Destroy Water |
| 5th |	Scorching Ray, Flaming Sphere |
| 9th |	Create Food and Water, Tiny Hut |
| 13th | Fire Shield |
| 17th | Immolation |

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##### Forest Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Entangle |
| 5th |	Barkskin, Spiderclimb |
| 9th |	Plant Growth, Speak with Plants |
| 13th | Grasping Vine |
| 17th | Awaken |

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##### Grassland Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Zephyr Strike |
| 5th |	Spike Growth, Enlarge/Reduce |
| 9th |	Catnap, Haste |
| 13th | Freedom of Movement |
| 17th | Steel Wind Strike |

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##### Mountain Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Earth Tremor |
| 5th |	Earthbind, Spiderclimb |
| 9th |	Erupting Earth, Fly |
| 13th | Stoneskin |
| 17th | Passwall |

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##### Oceanic Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Create or Destroy Water |
| 5th |	Skywrite, Gust of Wind |
| 9th |	Water Breathing, Tidal Wave |
| 13th | Control Water |
| 17th | Maelstrom |

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##### Swamp Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Entangle |
| 5th |	Lesser Restoration, Protection from Poison |
| 9th |	Slow, Sticking Cloud |
| 13th | Sickening Radiance |
| 17th | Contagion |

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##### Feywild Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Faerie Fire |
| 5th |	Earthbind, Spiderclimb |
| 9th |	Hypnotic Pattern, Major Image |
| 13th | Confusion |
| 17th | Planar Binding |

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##### Underdark Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Disguise Self |
| 5th | Invisibility, See Invisibility |
| 9th |	Slow, Nondetection |
| 13th | Greater Invisibility |
| 17th | Seeming |

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##### Urban Spells

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	Goodberry |
| 5th | Animal Messenger, Spider Climb |
| 9th |	Haste, Tongues |
| 13th | Greater Invisibility |
| 17th | Passwall |

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<!--#### Nature's Fury

At 3rd level, whenever you cast a non-cantrip Ranger spell that deals damage as an action, the spell's damage die size is increased by 1 up to a max size of d12.
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#### Improved Absorb Elements

At 3rd level, you know the spell absorb elements and can use with the poison damage type.  Whenever you cast absorb elements, you can impart the damage of this attack into your next melee or ranged attack.

Additionally, whenever you take acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder damage, you can use your reaction to cast absorb elements without expending a spell slot.  When cast in this way, you do not gain resistance instead you reduce only the triggering damage by 1d6.

#### Improved Concentration

At 7th level, you can use your reaction and one of your primal instincts to give yourself advantage on concentration checks until the start of your next turn.

#### Spell and Strike

At 11th level, whenever you cast a leveled spell as an action, you can perform a regular weapon attack as a bonus action.

#### Primal Protection

At 15th level, as an action, you can use one of your primal instincts to give yourself resistance from one of the following damage types for the next ten minutes:  fire, cold, acid, poison, lightning, thunder, force, physical, or psychic.  You cannot have more than one resistance from this feature at a time.

#### Primal Form

At 20th level, you can use your action and three of your primal instincts to transform your body into a primal force of nature.  In this form, you gain immunity to one of the following damage types for one minute:  fire, cold, acid, poison, lightning, thunder, force, physical, or psychic. All of your attacks while in this form deal that damage type.

### Gloom Stalker

#### Favored Prey
Choose one of the following sets of creatures to be your Favored Prey.

**Light Bringer** : *Aberrations, Fiends, Undead*

**Abomination Slayer** : *Constructs, Monstrosities, Oozes, Undead*

#### Gloom Stalker Magic (Fey Ancestry)

Level 3 Feature - See Xanathar's Guide to Everything

#### Dread Ambusher / Umbral Sight

Level 3 Features - See Xanathar's Guide to Everything

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#### Iron Mind

By 7th level, you have honed your ability to resist the mind-altering powers of your prey. You gain proficiency in Intelligence saving throws.  In addition, whenever you make a Wisdom or Intelligence saving throw, you can use your reaction to spend one of your primal instincts to gain advantage on the saving throw.

#### Stalker's Flurry

Level 11 Feature - See Xanathar's Guide to Everything

#### Shadowy Dodge

Level 15 Feature - See Xanathar's Guide to Everything

#### Master Ambusher

At 20th level, your talent at ambushing foes is top tier. You have advantage on all initiative rolls and stealth ability checks.  In addition, you have advantage on all attack rolls made against enemies who are surprised.

### Horizon Walker (Fey Ancestry)

#### Favored Prey
Choose one of the following sets of creatures to be your Favored Prey.

**Light Bringer** : *Aberrations, Fiends, Undead*

**Planes Keeper** : *Aberrations, Celestials, Elementals, Fey, Fiends*

#### Detect Portal / Horizon Walker Magic

Level 3 Features - See Xanathar's Guide to Everything

#### Planar Warrior

At 3rd level, you learn to draw on the energy of the multiverse to augment your attacks.

Once per round, you can channel this energy into a weapon attack made against a creature within 30 feet of you.  All damage dealt by that attack becomes force damage, and the creature takes an extra 1d8 force damage from the attack. When you reach 11th level in this class, the extra damage increases to 2d8.

#### Ethereal Step

At 7th level, you learn to step through the Ethereal Plane.  As a bonus action, you can cast the *etherealness* spell with this feature using one of your primal instincts, but the spell ends at the end of the current turn.

#### Distant Strike

Level 11 Feature - See Xanathar's Guide to Everything

#### Spectral Defense

Level 15 Feature - See Xanathar's Guide to Everything

#### Flashing Strikes
At 20th level, using three of your primal instincts, you can as part of an attack action, blink in and out repeatedly.  All attacks made during your turn are critical hits.

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### Monster Slayer

#### Favored Prey
Choose one of the following sets of creatures to be your Favored Prey.

**Abomination Slayer** : *Constructs, Monstrosities, Oozes, Undead*

**Giant Stalker** : *Dragons, Giants*

**Planes Keeper** : *Aberrations, Celestials, Elementals, Fey, Fiends*

#### Monster Slayer Magic (Fey Ancestry)

Feature Unchanged from Xanathar's Guide to Everything

#### Slayer's Sense

At 3rd level, you can use one of your primal instincts to peer at a creature and discern how best to hurt it.  As an action, choose one creature you can see within 60 feet of you.  You immediately learn what the creature's damage immunities, resistances, or vulnerabilities are.

#### Slayer's Prey

Starting at 3rd level, you can focus your ire on one foe increasing the harm you inflict on it.  As a bonus action, you designate one creature you can see within 60 feet of you as your Slayer's Prey.  The first time each turn that you hit that target with a weapon attack, it takes 1d6 damage from the weapon.

This benefits lasts until you finish a short or long rest or designate a different creature.

#### Supernatural Defense

Feature Unchanged from Xanathar's Guide to Everything

#### Magic-User's Nemesis (Fey Ancestry)

At 11th level, you gain the ability to thwart someone else's magic using your primal instincts.  When you see a creature casting a spell or teleporting within 60 feet of you, you can use your reaction and one of your primal instincts to try to magically foil it by breaking the caster's mental focus.  The creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC, or its spell or teleport fails and is wasted.

#### Caster's Disruption (Non-Magical)

At 11th level, you gain the ability to thwart someone else's magic using your primal instincts.  When you see a creature casting a spell or teleporting within attack range of you, you can use your reaction and one of your primal instincts to break the caster's concentration through an attack.  As part of this reaction, you make an attack roll by firing a projectile, throwing a weapon or object, or making a melee attack against the caster.  If you hit the target, the attack make a concentration check vs 8 + proficiency bonus + your attack attribute modifier.

#### Slayer's Counter

Feature Unchanged from Xanathar's Guide to Everything

#### Master Slayer

At 20th level, your ability to hone on your opponent's weak points is expert.  You have advantage on all attacks made against your Slayer's Prey.  The damage die used for your Slayer's Prey feature is now 1d8.

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### Fey Wanderer (Fey Ancestry)

#### Favored Prey
Choose one of the following sets of creatures to be your Favored Prey.

**Wilderness Warden** : *Beasts, Monstrosities, Plants*

**Light Bringer** : *Aberrations, Fiends, Undead*

**Planes Keeper** : *Aberrations, Celestials, Elementals, Fey, Fiends*

#### Dreadful Strikes / Fey Wanderer Magic / Otherworldly Glamour

Level 3/11 Features - See Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

#### Beguiling Twist

Level 7 Feature - See Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

Additionally, if you fail your saving throw against being charmed or frightened, you can use one of your Primal Instincts to succeed anyway.

#### Fey Reinforcements

Level 11 Feature - See Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

#### Misty Wanderer

At 15th level, you can slip in and out of the Feywild to move in a blink of an eye: you can cast misty step with one of the uses of your Primal Instincts.

In addition, whenever you cast misty step, you can bring along one willing creature you can see within 5 feet of you. That creature teleports to an unoccupied space of your choice within 5 feet of your destination space.

#### Fey Allies
At 20th level, when you summon fey, you can spend 5 of your primal instincts to extend the duration to 24 hours.  Additionally, fey summoned in this way do not require your concentration.  You can use your bonus action to send these fey back to the feywild.  Once you have summoned fey with this feature, you cannot summon any more fey until the previously summoned fey's form die or are sent back.

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### Swarmkeeper (Fey Ancestry)

#### Favored Prey
Choose one of the following sets of creatures to be your Favored Prey.

**Wilderness Warden** : *Beasts, Monstrosities, Plants*

**Planes Keeper** : *Aberrations, Celestials, Elementals, Fey, Fiends*

**Abomination Slayer** : *Constructs, Monstrosities, Oozes, Undead*

#### Gathered Swarm / Swarmkeeper Magic

Level 3 Features - See Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

#### Writhing Tide

At 7th level, you can condense part of your swarm into a focused mass that lifts you up with one of your primal instincts. As a bonus action, you gain a flying speed of 10 feet and can hover.  This effect lasts for 1 minute or until you are incapacitated.

#### Mighty Swarm

Level 11 Feature - See Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

#### Swarming Dispersal

At 15th level, you can use one of your Primal Instincts to discorporate into your swarm, avoiding danger.  When you take damage, you can use your reaction and one of your Primal Instincts to give yourself resistance to that damage.

Remainder of feature in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

#### Engulfing Swarm
At 20th level, whenever you hit a creature with an attack, you can choose to have your swarm engulf the creature.  The creature must make a Dexterity saving throw verus your spell save DC or become grappled and pinned by your swarm. Only one creature can be engulfed by your swarm at a time, and you cannot use the swarms other abilities than the swarm is no longer engulfing the creature.

### Beast Master
The Beast Master archetype embodies a friendship between the civilized races and the beasts of the world. United in focus, beast and Ranger work as one to fight the monstrous foes that threaten civilization and the wilderness alike. Emulating the Beast Master Archetype means committing yourself to this ideal, working in partnership with a young animal as its companion and friend.

#### Beast Master Magic (Fey Ancestry)

##### Beast Master Spells

You learn an additional spell when you reach certain levels in this class. The spell counts as a Ranger spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of Ranger spells you know.

| Ranger Level | Spells |
|:---:|:---:|
| 3rd |	animal friendship |
| 5th |	revivify beast |
| 9th |	conjure animals |
| 13th | death ward |
| 17th | reincarnate beast companion |

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#### Favored Prey
Choose one of the following sets of creatures to be your Favored Prey.

**Wilderness Warden** : *Beasts, Monstrosities, Plants*

**Abomination Slayer** : *Constructs, Monstrosities, Oozes, Undead*

#### Ranger’s Companion
At 3rd level, you select a Beast Companion that accompanies you on your adventures and is a loyal companion in battle that you regularly train. Select the wolf, bear, panther, falcon, monkey, or dolphin as your beast companion.  This beast choice cannot be changed until you level up in Ranger.

##### Companion Hit Points and Hit Die
Your Companion has a number of hit die equal to your character level and uses these hit die and its Constitution modifier to determine its hp as if it were a player character.  Your Companion can expend Hit Die to heal during a Short Rest.

##### Companion Death
When the Companion falls to 0 hit points, it rolls Death Saves following the normal rules for Player Characters.  The Companion can also be restored via Resurrection Magic. If your Companion dies, you can perform an 8 hour Raise Dead ritual within 10 days of the beast’s death.

#### Coordinated Actions
Your Companion obeys your commands as best it can. The Companion takes its turn on your initiative following your commands. On your turn, you can (verbally or via some gesture) command the beast where to move (no action required by you).  If no command to given for the beast's action, it will perform the Dodge action.

You can use your action to command your beast to take the Attack action. Once you gain the Extra Attack feature, when you take the Attack action the beast can make a single attack as one of your attacks.   Alternatively, when you order your Companion to make an attack, you can make a single attack.

As a bonus action, you can command your Companion to take the Dash, Disengage, or Help action.  Your Companion performs attacks of opportunity without needing your command. If you are incapacitated or absent, the beast acts on its own, focusing on protecting you and itself.

Your Companion receives the benefits of your Hunter's Strikes, Adept Survivalist, and Favored Prey features.

#### Beastly Abilities
Your Beast Companion uses your proficiency bonus for all checks, saving throws, attacks, abilities, and AC.

At 7th level, you can use your bonus action and one of your primal instincts to have your beast companion use its up to your wisdom modifier in hit die to restore its hit points.

At 15th level, you can use your bonus action and one of your primal instincts to command your beast to dodge as its bonus action.

Your beast also gains additional features at levels 11 and 20.

At Ranger levels 4, 8, 12, 16, and 19; your Companion gains an Ability Score Increase with a max of 20 in any single ability score. Your companion can choose either the Skilled or Resilient Feat instead of gaining an ASI.

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### Beast Companions

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> ### Bear
> *Medium beast*
> ___
> - **Hit Die** d10
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Con + Dex
> - **Speed** 40 ft., Climb 30 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|10 (0)|14 (+2)|2 (-4)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex or Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d8 piercing.
>
> ***Claws.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d6 slashing.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>Keen Senses</b> – The bear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

**Beastly Strength** - The bear has advantage on strength checks and saves.

**Fang and Claw** - At 11th level, the bear can make two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.

**Rampage** - At 20th level, the Ranger can command their bear to rampage.  When rampaging, attacks of oppurtunity deal half damage to the bear.  Additionally, the bear can make one claw attack against any creature within 5 feet of it.  The bear can move as part of its rampage.

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> ### Falcon
> *Tiny beast*
> ___
> - **Hit Die** d6
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 10 ft., Fly 60 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|5 (-3)|16 (+3)|10 (0)|2 (-4)|14 (+2)|6 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Talons.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1 slashing.

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<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>Keen Senses</b> – The falcon has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

**Flyby** – Due to the bird's small size and rapid flying speed, it doesn't provoke Opportunity Attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.

**Coordinated Aide** – At 11th level, when the Ranger uses a bonus action to command the beast to use the help action against a creature, the Ranger can perform a regular attack against the targeted creature as part of the bonus action.

**Superior Coordination** - At 20th level, the coordinated aide attack is a critical hit.

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> ### Monkey
> *Tiny beast*
> ___
> - **Hit Die** d6
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|3 (-4)|16 (+3)|10 (0)|5 (-3)|14 (+2)|6 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Acrobatics, Perception, Stealth, Sleight of Hand
> - **Armor** Light Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Throw.*** *Ranged Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 20/60 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d4 Bludgeoning.
> 
> Monkeys throw whatever hard object is at hand, such as rocks.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>Agile</b> – The monkey has advantage on Acrobatics and Sleight of Hand checks, and use Acrobatics as a bonus action.

**Evasive** – Due to the monkey's small size and agile nature, opportunity attacks against the beast have disadvantage.

**Well-Trained** – The Ranger can use a bonus action to instruct the monkey to Attack or perform the Search or Sleight of Hand actions.  This instruction is provided via simple and subtle gestures.

**Flying Monkey** - At 11th level, the Ranger can throw the monkey at a creature that is large or smaller as a bonus action as a ranged attack roll.  On a hit, the monkey claws at and distracts the creature. All attacks made against the creature have advantage until the creature grapples the monkey or the monkey leaves the creature.

**Independent Action** - At 20th level, the monkey acts on its own initiative needing only limited instruction from the Ranger.

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> ### Panther
> *Medium beast*
> ___
> - **Hit Die** d8
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 50 ft., Climb 40 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|14 (+2)|15 (+2)|10 (0)|3 (-4)|14 (+2)|7 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception, Stealth
> - **Armor: Light or Medium Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex or Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d6 piercing.
>
> ***Claws.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d4 piercing.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>Keen Senses</b> – The panther has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

**Pounce** – If the panther moves at least 20 ft. straight toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on the same turn. The targeted creature must make a Strength Save vs a DC equal to 8 + Strength Modifier + Proficiency or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the panther can make one bite attack against it as a bonus action.  This bonus action does not require a separate command.

**Fang and Paw** - At 11th level, the panther can make two attacks if it doesn't pounce: one bite and one claw attack.

**Fury of Paws** - At 20th level, the panther's ferocity is increased. Its bite damage die is now 1d8 piercing damage, and its claws damage die is now 2d6 piercing damage.

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> ### Wolf
> *Medium beast*
> ___
> - **Hit Die** d8
> - **Armor Class** 11 + Dex (Nat. Armor)
> - **Speed** 40 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|12 (+1)|15 (+2)|12 (+1)|3 (-4)|12 (+1)|6 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception, Stealth
> - **Armor** Light or Medium Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex/Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d4 piercing.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>Keen Senses</b> – The wolf has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

**Pack Tactics** - The wolf has advantage on an Attack roll against a creature if at least one of the wolf's allies is within 5 ft. of the creature and the ally isn't Incapacitated.

**Shoving Strikes** – The wolf has the ability to knock creatures prone with each successful attack.  On a hit, the targeted creature must make a Strength Save vs a DC = 8 + Strength Modifier + Proficiency or be knocked prone.

**Viscous Attack** - At 11th level, whenever the wolf attacks a prone creature or causes a creature to be knocked prone, it can make a second attack against that same creature as a bonus action. This bonus action does not require a separate command by the Ranger.

**Ravage** - At 20th level, creatures knocked prone by the wolf take double damage by the wolf's bonus action attack.

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> ### Dolphin
> *Medium beast*
> ___
> - **Hit Die** d10
> - **Armor Class** 11 + Dex (Nat. Armor)
> - **Speed** 0 ft., Swim 60 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|14 (+2)|13 (+1)|13 (+1)|6 (-2)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Senses** Blindsight 60 ft.
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Slam.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d6 bludgeoning.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>Hold Breath</b> – The dolphin can hold its breath for 20 minutes.

**Charge** – If the dolphin moves at least 30 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a slam attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 1d6 bludgeoning damage.

**Sonic Burst** – At 11th level, as an action, the Ranger can command the dolphin to perform a sonic burst in a 30 foot cone.  Creatures hit by the cone must succeed on a Constitution saving throw vs a DC of 8 + Constitution Modifier + Proficiency or become stunned until the end of that creature's turn.  A creature that succeeds on this save cannot become stunned again by it for 24 hours.

**Resonating Burst** – At 20th level, the dolphin's Sonic Burst results in the creature being stunned for 1 minute.

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Your beast companion is a medium sized canine.  Usually this beast is a wolf, but could be a young dire wolf or large dog.  You and your companion fight well as a team or as part of a larger pack of creatures.  Your beast is also a skilled hunter; adept at tracking and ambushes.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>3rd Level</b>: <i>Keen Senses</i> – The wolf has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.</p>

**3rd Level**: *Pack Tactics* – The wolf has advantage on Attack rolls against a creature if at least one of the wolf's allies is within 5 ft. of that creature and the ally isn't Incapacitated.

**3rd Level**: *Shoving Strikes* – The wolf has the ability to knock creatures prone with each successful attack.  On a hit, the targeted creature must make a Strength Save vs a DC of 8 + the Companion’s Strength Modifier + the Beast Master’s Proficiency bonus or be knocked prone.

**7th Level**: *Master Hunter* – The wolf has advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks to track a creature and advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.

**7th Level**: *Cunning Coordination* (Beast Command Bonus Action - 1) – The Beast Master can use his bonus action to issue a Beast Command for the wolf to hide as its bonus action.

**11th Level**: *Cry Havoc* (Beast Command Bonus Action - 2) – The Beast Master can use his bonus action to begin howling into the sky (or ceiling), which results in the wolf using its bonus action to bellow a series of even louder howls.  Allies within 100 ft of the wolf gain 5 temporary hitpoints for the next minute.  If the Ranger and wolf are outside in the wilderness, the Ranger should roll a d20.  On an 18, 19, or 20; the howls are returned by a nearby pack of wolves, winter wolves, or dire wolves.  It is the DM’s discretion regarding their breed, stats, and whether they are friendly, neutral, or hostile to any of combatants. Once you roll an 18-20; you cannot roll again until 24 hours have passed, or you travel more than 20 miles away from your current location. If the party is outside in a city, then the howl is always returned by the howling of various dogs or similar creatures that live in the city; this howling will likely draw attention from nearby humanoids.

**11th Level**: <i>Viscous Attack</i> – Whenever the wolf attacks a prone creature or causes a creature to be knocked prone, it can make a second attack against that same creature as a bonus action.</p>

**15th Level**: *Pack Defense* – When an attacker that the Beast Master can see hits the wolf companion with an attack, the Beast Master can call out a warning. If your wolf companion can hear you, it can use its reaction to halve the attack’s damage against it.

**20th Level**: *Savage Bite* – The wolf’s vigor, ferocity, and skill are such that the wolf goes for the jugular when attacking prone creatures resulting in grievous and critical injuries such as to the neck.  When the wolf successfully makes a melee attack against a prone, living creature that is large or smaller and that creature survives the attack with hit points below 20; the creature will have suffered a fatal injury from the wolf’s last attack and be reduced to 0 hits points.

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##### Predatory Hunter
tigers, lions, panthers

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>3rd Level</b>:

**3rd Level**: *Pounce* –

**7th Level**: ** (Beast Command Action) –

**11th Level**: ** –

**15th Level**: ** –

**20th Level**: ** –

##### Ferocious Wanderer

Your beast companion is a medium sized bear whose strength and bulk allows him to be mountable.  You and your beast companion focus on raw fury in a fight.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>3rd Level</b>: <i>Keen Smell</i> – The bear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

**3rd Level**: *Mount* – This bear is larger and stronger than other medium sized bears.  It can be used as a mount by medium and smaller creatures.

**3rd Level**: *Claw or Bite* – The bear will generally use its claws (2d4 + Str) when attacking but can be ordered to use its bite attack instead.

**7th Level**: *Beastly Rage* (Beast Command Bonus Action - 2) – The Beast Master can issue a Beast Command as a bonus action for the Bear to become highly aggressive and go into a rage.  While raging, the bear has resistance to non-magical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing attacks.

**7th Level**: *Bear’s Strength* – The Bear has advantage on strength checks and strength saves.

**11th Level**: *Ferocious Rage* – While the bear is raging, it does an additional 2 points of damage with its attacks.

**11th Level**: *Fury of Claws* (Beast Command Action - 1) – The Beast Master can issue a Beast Command as an action for the bear to move up to half its speed and furiously claw attack any number of creatures that are within 5 feet of it during its movement. Each attack is a separate attack roll that excludes strength/dexterity modifier in the damage calculation.  This movement provokes attacks of opportunity as normal.

**15th Level**: *Rage Resist* – While raging, the bear is resistant to fire, cold, and lightning damage.

**20th Level**: *Rampage* – Ferocious Rage is now a damage bonus of 4 points, and attacks made with Fury of Claws add the strength or dexterity modifier to damage rolls.

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##### Coastal Skirmisher

Your beast companion is the Giant Crab.  A medium sized, armored beast able to effectively grapple enemies.  Ambushes and battlefield control are the hallmarks of the Coastal Skirmisher.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>3rd Level</b>: <i>Amphibious</i> – The crab can breathe air and water.

**3rd Level**: *Grapple* – The Giant Crab autograpples when it attacks a creature that is Large or Smaller with its claw.  Once a claw grapples a creature, that claw can no longer be used in attacks.  The crab can however use its other claw to attack and grapple a separate creature.  Creatures grappled by the Giant Crab must succeed on an athletics or acrobatics check vs a DC of 8 + Giant Crab’s Strength Modifier + Ranger’s Proficiency.

**7th Level**: *Burrow* – The creature can spend 1 minute to burrow down 10 ft into sand or other soft ground. While in this mode, the crab has an AC of 20 and a passive perception of 18 against non-flying creatures that are within 30ft of the burrowed Giant Crab. Creatures must succeed on a DC 20 perception check/passive perception to detect the crab.

**7th Level**: *Hunker Down* (Beast Command Reaction - 1) – After an attack is rolled against it, the Beast Master can command the giant crab to hunker down to provide better protection (+2 AC) for itself against that attack. The creature receives this AC bonus until the Beast Master’s turn begins. This reaction cannot be used if the Giant Crab currently has a creature grappled or is "prone" or has already used it reaction.

**11th Level**: *Crushing Grapple* – Any creature that starts its turn grappled by the Giant Crab takes half of the damage of the Giant Crab regular damage 0.5 * (1d8 + Str Mod).

<b>11th Level</b>: *Multiattack* (Beast Command Action - 1) – A Beast Master can use their action to command their giant crab to attack twice.  The giant crab can attack and grapple two targets or target and grapple one target and use its claw to attack that same target.</p>

**15th Level**: <i>Hunker Down</i> – Hunker Down’s AC bonus is increased to +5. </p>

**20th Level**: *Sunder in Two* – When the Giant Crab uses its free claw to attack a creature already grappled in his other claw, the crab will attempt to rip the creature in half.  If this attack reduces the grappled creature’s HP below 30; the creature must succeed on a Constitution Saving Throw vs DC 8 + the Crab’s Strength Modifier + the Ranger’s Proficiency Bonus.  On a failed save, the grappled creature is ripped in half and killed.

##### Poisoned Fang Ranger

Your beast companion is a creature whose bite is worse than its bark.  Your beast has the ability to move and strike across the battlefield in interesting ways and debilitate enemies through its natural toxins.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>3rd Level</b>: <i>Poisonous Bite</i> – In addition to saving versus poison damage, this beast's poisonous bite also causes the target creature to suffer from the poisoned condition if its fails its Constitution saving throw.  The creature poison DC is 8 + Ranger Proficiency Bonus + Beast's Constitution modifier.

**7th Level**: *Rushing Strike* (Beast Command Action - 2) – You command your beast to use its action to rapidly dart across the battlefield to strike at one enemy.  As part of this attack, the beast gains the benefit of the dash action.

**11th Level**: *Veinous Strikes* – With training and a hearty diet, your beast strikes at more vulnerable areas with far longer fangs and teeth than its species generally producing.  Constitution saving throws versus the beast's poisonous bite poison damage and the poisoned condition are made with disadvantage.  Additionally, increase the die size your beast's poison damage.

**11th Level**: *Rapid Strike* (Beast Command Reaction - 1) - You command your beast to use its reaction to strike at a creature within reach of its bite attack.

**15th Level**: *Intimidation* – You can use your reaction to command the beast to use its reaction to Intimidate an enemy that is about to attack it.  The attacking creature must make a Wisdom saving throw versus a DC of 8 + Ranger Proficiency Bonus + Beast's Constitution modifier. If the creature fails its saving throw, attacks made by the creature against the beast are at disadvantage for the round.  This reaction must occur before the attack roll.

**20th Level**: *Debilitating Poison* – If the creature fails to save vs the beast's poisonous bite, that creature suffers 2d4 Constitution damage.  A creature loses both maximum and current hit points as a result of the Constitution damage. The creature recovers one constitution point every long rest. Once a creature suffers from this effect, it cannot be affected again for 24 hours.

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##### Swamp Ranger
giant toad/frog, crocodiles

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##### Scout Ranger

Your beast companion is any small or tiny flying beast.  You and your beast companion are excellent in scouting hostile terrain. Additionally, your beast is a constant aide in distracting and harrowing enemies; opening up opportunities for you and your allies.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>3rd Level</b>: <i>Flying</i> – These small creatures have a fly speed, allowing them to avoid attacks more easily and move relatively freely about the battlefield.

**3rd Level**: *Evasive* – Due to their small size and rapid flying speed, opportunity attacks against the beast have disadvantage as long as the beast is flying.

**7th Level**: *Scouting* (Beast Command Action - 1) – The Beast Master can give special instructions to the beast that allows the creature to fly off and scout out areas.

**7th Level**: *Telepathic Link/Special Language* – Through the mystical bond between the Beast Master and his beast, the Beast Master can communicate with the companion mentally and even see through the creature’s eyes.  For a more non-magical flavor, there is no telepathic link but instead a special language between beast and Beast Master allowing the Ranger to learn about what the beast has seen and heard.

**11th Level**: *Coordinated Aide* – When the Beast Master uses a bonus action to command the beast to use the help action against a creature, the Beast Master can perform a regular attack against the targeted creature.

**11th Level**: *Blindstrike* (Beast Command Action - 2) – As an action, the Beast Master can command his flying beast to assault the eyes of a target creature that relies on eyes for sight and is Huge or smaller.  On a successful attack, the attack is treated as a critical hit.  The creature then must make a Constitution Saving Throw (DC = 8 + Beast’s Dexterity Modifier + Ranger Proficiency Bonus) or become blinded until the creature can be magically healed through spells or healing potions.

**15th Level**: *Rapid Flyer* – The dexterity bonus to the beast’s AC and Dexterity Saving Throws are doubled. Its fly speed is also doubled.

**20th Level**: *Superior Coordination* – The attack made with the Coordinate Aide bonus action is now an automatic critical hit.

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##### Swinging Ranger
apes, monkeys

##### Rodent Ranger
giant ferrets, giant rats

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##### Mounted Ranger

Your beast companion is a large beast that you ride as a mount.  Unlike traditional knights or other mounted warriors, your connection to your mount is far stronger.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>3rd Level</b>: <i>Mount</i> – This beast can carry a medium or smaller creature.  The connection to the Beast Master is such that the beast will wade into combat with the Beast Master.

**3rd Level**: *Nature's Knight* – The Beast Master is skilled at riding your mount.  The Ranger has advantage against being knocked off your companion and only needs 5 feet of movement to mount the companion.

**7th Level**: *Opportunity Kick* (Beast Command Reaction - 1) – Whenever a non-flying creature gets within melee range of the mount, the Beast Master can use his reaction to command to beast to perform an attack of opportunity against that creature.  That creature must make a Strength Saving Throw vs a DC of 8 + the Companion’s Strength Modifier + the Beast Master’s Proficiency bonus or being knocked prone and lose all remaining movement.

**11th Level**: *Charging Trample* (Beast Command Action - 2) – As a Beast Command Action, you can command your companion to charge and trample enemies in a straight line.  There must be at least 20 feet between your mount and the first enemy in order to charge and you must move for 20 feet in that line to get up sufficient speed for the charge.  As part of this charge, the companion gains an extra 20 feet of movement.  Creatures in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw vs a DC of 8 + the Companion’s Strength Modifier + the Beast Master’s Proficiency bonus or take 2d6 bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.  Creatures that must dodge cannot perform an attack of opportunity on the companion or Ranger.  Creatures adjacent to these path can perform attacks of opportunity if they did not have to dodge. Additionally the Beast Master can use their reaction to attack creatures within melee range during the trample.

**15th Level**: *Heavy Barding* – Your mount has now been trained to be proficient in wearing and fighting in heavy barding armor. The mount does not suffer any speed or combat penalties from wearing heavy armor.

**20th Level**: *Slice and Dice* – The Beast Master has unlimited reactions during a Charging Trample Action.

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##### Undersea Mounted Ranger
dolphin, orca

##### Flying Ranger

Your beast companion is one of the large flying beasts.

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'> <b>11th Level</b>: <i>Flying Mount</i> – This beast can carry a medium or smaller creature.  The connection to the Beast Master is such that the beast will wade into combat with the Beast Master.  While mounted, this creature cannot engage in normal attacks, yet does not suffer any movement penalties from the rider.

**11th Level**: *Sweeping Grapple* (Beast Command Action - 2) – As an action, the Beast Master can command their flying beast to dive down and grapple creatures in its talons.  The beast gains double movement for this action and gain grapple 2 small or smaller creatures or one large or medium creature. A creature is grappled it fails a strength or dexterity saving throw versus a DC = 8 + beast's strength + Beast Master proficiency. If the flying beast grapples a medium creature or two small or smaller creatures, each foot of flight costs 2 extra movement. If the flying beast grapples a large creature, each foot of flight costs 2 extra movement.

**15th Level**: *Swooping Rescue* – As long as the flying beast does is not already grappling a creature, the flying creature can use its reaction to rescue a falling creature using its movement speed in the rescue.

**20th Level**: *Stronger Wings* – Grappled creatures medium or smaller do not cost extra movement to fly.

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## Non-Magical Ranger

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| Level | Proficiency Bonus | Non-Magical Features | Maneuver Die | Maneuvers Known | Concoctions Known | Ranger Points |
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---|
|  1st | +2 | Adept Survivalist, Fighting Style | - | - | - | - |
|  2nd | +2 | Wilderness Expert, Home Terrain, Herbalism and Wilderness Crafting | 1d6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
|  3rd | +2 | Ranger Discipline, Hunting Expert, Primal Instincts, Animal Friendship | 1d6 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
|  4th | +2 | Ability Score Improvement | 1d6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
|  5th | +3 | Improved Fighting Style, Extra Attack | 1d6 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
|  6th | +3 | Journeyman Survivalist, Skirmisher's Stealth, Primal Instincts | 1d6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
|  7th | +3 | Ranger Discipline Feature | 1d6 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
|  8th | +3 | Ability Score Improvement, Land's Stride | 1d6 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
|  9th | +4 | - | 1d8 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 10th | +4 | Journeyman Survivalist, Wilderness Expert, Camouflage | 1d8 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 11th | +4 | Ranger Discipline Feature | 1d8 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 12th | +4 | Ability Score Improvement | 1d8 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 13th | +5 | Call Natural Allies | 1d8 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 14th | +5 | Survival Instinct, Primal Instincts | 1d8 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 15th | +5 | Ranger Discipline Feature | 1d8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 
| 16th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | 1d8 | 4 | 9 | 26 |
| 17th | +6 | Quickened Strikes | 1d10 | 5 | 10 | 35 |
| 18th | +6 | Primal Instincts | 1d10 | 5 | 10 | 36 |
| 19th | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | 1d10 | 5 | 11 | 37 |
| 20th | +6 | Master Survivalist, Ranger Discipline Feature | 1d10 | 5 | 11 | 38 |

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| Level | Proficiency Bonus | Non-Magical Features | Concoctions Known | Primal Instincts |
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---|
|  1st | +2 | Primal Instincts, Hunter's Strikes, Adept Survivalist | - | 2 |
|  2nd | +2 | Wilderness Expert, Home Terrain, Fighting Style, Herbalism and Wilderness Crafting | 2 | 4 |
|  3rd | +2 | Discipline Features, Animal Friendship | 3 | 6 |
|  4th | +2 | Ability Score Improvement | 3 | 6 |
|  5th | +3 | Extra Attack | 4 | 6 |
|  6th | +3 | Skirmisher's Stealth, Primal Instincts | 4 | 6 |
|  7th | +3 | Discipline Feature | 5 | 8 |
|  8th | +3 | Ability Score Improvement, Land's Stride | 5 | 8 |
|  9th | +4 | - | 6 | 8 |
| 10th | +4 | Hunter's Strikes Improvement, Wilderness Expertise | 6 | 8 |
| 11th | +4 | Discipline Feature | 7 | 10 |
| 12th | +4 | Ability Score Improvement | 7 | 10 |
| 13th | +5 | Call Natural Allies | 8 | 10 |
| 14th | +5 | Survival Instinct | 8 | 10 |
| 15th | +5 | Discipline Feature | 9 | 12 | 
| 16th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | 9 | 12 |
| 17th | +6 | Quickened Strikes | 10 | 12 |
| 18th | +6 | Hunter's Strikes Improvement, Primal Instincts | 10 | 14 |
| 19th | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | 11 | 14 |
| 20th | +6 | Master Survivalist, Discipline Feature | 11 | 14 |

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### Magical vs Normal Ranger
On the continent of Iouncuria, some races especially humans lack the spark of magic required to cast spells and use mystical energies of the weave.  Their genetics just do not have the attributes that allow for this type of direct manipulation without the aide of some other worldly power. However, some fraction of the human population is found to possess the right stuff to manifest and wield arcane power.

It is unknown through what mechanism an individual comes to possess such talents.  However, many of these individuals also have a close relative such as an uncle or grandparent who possessed this spark.  Thus, it has long been suspected that this power is familial and likely stems from a long past ancestor who was elven or a similar race that married into humanity.

<div class='bottom2'> Whatever the case may be, not all Rangers are inherently magical and instead rely on their wits, experience, and skill to brave and flourish in the wilds often in combination with the more magical aspects of the wilderness itself. These Rangers have many of the same abilities as their Fey Ancestry counterparts. In place of the specially listed magical features, the non-magical Ranger possesses special maneuvers and an ability to craft various concoctions, traps, and other things from what is readily available in the wilderness.</div>

<div class='footnote'>Part 4 | Non-Magical Ranger</div>

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### Home Terrain

At 2nd level, you gain additional benefits from the home terrain you selected with Wilderness Expert.  Further, as a bonus action, you can use one your Primal Instincts to gain a temporary benefit based on your Home Terrain.

##### Arctic
* You no longer suffer from exhaustion from extreme cold. 
* PI: Resistance to Cold Damage for 1 min.

##### Arid
* You no longer suffer from exhaustion from extreme heat. 
* PI: Resistance to Fire Damage for 1 min.

##### Forest
* You gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.
* PI: Your speed while climbing is doubled for 1 hr.

##### Grasslands
* You no longer suffer from exhaustion from extended travel.
* PI: Your speed is increased by 20 ft for 1 hr.

##### Mountains
* You automatically succeed on climbing checks.
* PI: Advantage on Strength Saving Throws and Ability Checks for 1 hr.

##### Oceanic
* You can hold your breathe for twice as long.
* You gain a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.
* PI: Your speed while swimming is doubled for 1 hr.

##### Swamp
* You have Advantage on Saving Throws versus Poison and Disease.
* PI: Resistance to Poison Damage for 1 min.

##### Feywild
* You do not lose your memories when traveling to or from the Feywild.
* PI: Advantage on Saving Throws versus Enchantment spells of 4th level or lower for 1 min.

##### Underdark
* You do not suffer disadvantage on perception checks in lightly obscured conditions.
* PI: Your Darkvision is increased by 30 feet for one hour.

##### Urban
* You gain one extra proficiency from Deception, Sleight of Hand, or Thieves Tools.  Additionally all three are considered Ranger proficiencies for you.
* PI: Advantage on Deception and Sleight of Hands ability checks for 1 hr.

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### Herbalism and Wilderness Crafting
By the time you reach 2nd level, you have learned to use the flora, fauna, and minerals of your environment in the preparation of various materials to aide you in combat or the wilds.  You gain proficiency both the Herbalism and Poisoner's Kits.

While, you use your Primal Instincts to prepare various poultices, remedies, camouflage and other concoctions shown in Addendum: Concoctions.  These concoctions are prepared and completed at the end of a short rest or long rest unless stated otherwise.  Given the nature in which these concoctions are prepared, they only last 2 hours before losing potency and effectiveness unless stated otherwise.  These concoctions all require an action to use or consume.

The number of concoctions you know how to prepare is shown in the Non-Magical Ranger table. With each Ranger level, you can trade out one known concoction for another. Saving Throw DCs for your concoctions are equal to 8 + Wisdom Modifier + Prof. Bonus.

### Animal Friendship

At 3rd level, your way with animals gives you an advantage on animal handling checks.  Additionally, you can attempt to sooth and win over one hostile beast or a small group of hostile beasts that allied with each other (max 6 beasts) with a successful animal handling check.  Note that the advantage from this feature is canceled by the disadvantage of animal handling a hostile beast.

### Call Natural Allies

Starting at 13th level, you can call natural creatures from that terrain to fight on your behalf, using your attunement to the natural world to convince them to aid you. The DM chooses beasts appropriate to the terrain to come to your aid from among those that could hear you and that are within 1 mile of you, in one of the following groups:

* One beast of challenge rating 2 or lower
* Two beasts of challenge rating 1 or lower
* Four beasts of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
* Eight beasts of challenge rating 1/4 or lower

These beasts approach you from their current location, and will fight alongside you, attacking any creatures that are hostile to you. They are friendly to you and your comrades, and you roll initiative for the called creatures as a group, which takes its own turns. The DM has the creatures’ statistics.

After 1 hour, these beasts return to their previous location. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again in the same general area for 24 hours, since the same animals will not repeatedly heed your call.

### Quickened Strikes
Starting at 17th level, when you choose a creature to be your Hunter's Prey, you can instead apply Quickened Strikes to your attacks against that creature. With this benefit applied, you double the number of attacks that you perform with the attack action against your Hunter's Prey. You cannot apply this ability to any other Hunter's Prey until you complete a long rest.

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## Concoctions

<p>These concoctions provide the spell-less Ranger with a variety of magic-less utility or combat aids.

**Alarm Traps** – You can spend 15 minutes preparing various signal traps around a 30ft cube area.  When triggered, these traps generate a lot of noise alerting everyone within 100 ft of the trap to the presence of an intruder or careless ally.  You do not expend any Ranger Points in preparing these traps.  These traps can be spotted by a perception check versus your Save DC and Disarmed versus your Save DC.

**Healing Poultices** – These poultices are made from potent and common herbs.  When applied as an action to injuries they have a healing, antiseptic, and anesthetic effect restoring hit points equal to (1d4 + Wisdom) times the expended Ranger Points.

**Poisonous Oil** – This oil is a concentrated toxin made from the poison glands of various small creatures or from toxic plants in the area.  This oil can be applied on the tip of three arrows, bolts, or blowgun nettles or on the blade of a sword or axe (good for one hit) as a bonus action.  Creatures struck by the poison tip or blade must make a Constitution Saving Throw or suffer the Poisoned Condition for 1 hour.  This concoction requires 1 Ranger Point to prepare the Poison.  Poison damage can be added at a cost of 1 Ranger Point per 1d6 additional poison damage.

**Rapid Foraging** – You can spend 1 Ranger point to hastily forage enough nuts and plants to sustain 6 creatures for one day.  This food, however, is extremely bland or bitter and will only barely sustain the six creatures.  This ability can only be used once per day.

**Running Draught** – This herbal mixture costs 1 Ranger point and improves the drinker’s breathing and metabolism, which increases the creature’s speed by 10 ft for 1 hour.

**Animal Messenger** (requires 5th level Ranger) – If you choose this option, you have used your kinship with a tiny flying creature to train it to carry messages.  At any time, you can spend one minute to attach a tiny makeshift pouch containing a small strip of paper to the creature.  This strip of paper can only contain a 25-word message.  You can then direct the little beast to a location and individual within 25 miles. This little creature is always with you or nearby unless carrying a message and requires little to care for or carry.

**Camouflage** (requires 5th level Ranger) – You can prepare camouflage for a number of creatures equal to twice the Ranger Points expended.  Each character that uses the camouflage gains a bonus on stealth checks equal to your Wisdom Modifier plus your Proficiency Bonus.  This bonus is not applied if the creature is not on the terrain type in which the camouflage was created or while in a city or town.  This camouflage is transferable and reusable for up to 10 hours before falling apart and degrading from use.

**Dilating Liquid** (requires 5th level Ranger) – You can puree special herbs into a liquid and place into a small dropper device.  When drops of this are placed into a person’s eyes, they gain darkvision to a distance of 60 feet. This dilating effect lasts for 2 hours but gives the creature sunlight sensitivity for the duration.  Creatures who already possess darkvision no longer suffer disadvantage on perception checks in darkness for the duration but will still suffer from sunlight sensitivity. Enough liquid is produced for 4 uses and requires 2 Ranger points.

**Potent Remedy** (requires 5th level Ranger) – You prepare a powerful natural remedy that is either applied to the skin or forced down a creature’s throat.  This remedy has the power to cure a condition specified when the remedy is created.  Potential conditions that can be cured are blinded, deafened, paralyzed, or poisoned.  A cure can also remove a single disease.  This remedy costs 2 Ranger Points to prepare.

**Tonic against Poison** (requires 5th level Ranger) – This natural remedy when consumed removes the poisoned condition from the creature and stops a poison from continuing to deal damage.  For one hour, the Creature has advantage on Saving Throws related to Poison. This remedy costs 2 Ranger Points.

**Traps** (requires 5th level Ranger) – Over the course of an hour, you can use up to 4 Ranger points to create 1 to 4 traps.  Each trap deals in 2d6 physical damage if the person who triggers the trap fails a Dexterity saving throw.  The trap can only be made from natural materials (arrows or crossbow bolts can be included).  The trap trigger area or method for each trap can only occupy a 5ft. by 5ft. space.

**Fire Arrows** (requires 9th level Ranger) – At the end of a long rest, you can spend 3/6/9 Ranger points to create a flammable gummy substance to coat the tips of 12/24/36 arrows or crossbow bolts.  The arrows or bolts are coated during the long rest.  After 18 hours, the substance will have ruined the arrow's or bolt's tip requiring the projectile to be disposed of or discarded.  When you or another individual takes the attack action, a bonus action can be used to ready and light the the projectile for use in the attack.  The attack deals an extra 2d4 fire damage to the target.  The projectile, however, is ruined whether it hits or misses and cannot be recovered.

**Phosphorus Fuel** (requires 9th level Ranger) – This phosphorus-based fuel when burned generates a bright, white-hot flame.  When burned within a Hooded or Bullseye lantern, it doubles the radius or cone of bright and dim light regions of the lantern with white light.  This fuel lasts for one hour.  The power of this light is such that individuals with dilated pupils experience the penalties of sunlight sensitivity.  When used as a weapon, the fuel has the same properties as a flask of oil with double the damage.  This fuel is fairly safe to carry for the first 10 hours but becomes fairly dangerous afterwards and must be disposed of by the Ranger or used offensively before a long rest.  You make 1 hours’ worth of fuel per 3 Ranger points expended.

**Phosphorus Ammo** (requires 9th level Ranger) – A flammable, sticky concoction with phosphorous minerals incorporated into it that is coated onto various pieces of ammo – usually arrows.  When ranged attacks are made with this ammo, the arrow ignites as it hits the target engulfing the surrounding air in white flame and heat.  If the attack beats the target’s AC, the burning white substance burns through armor, cloth, or flesh dealing 4d8 fire damage.  If the attack does not beat the target’s AC, it represents a glancing blow, partially igniting the armor and cloth dealing half of the 4d8 fire damage to the target.  The Ranger makes 10 such arrows per 3 Ranger points expended.  Even with extreme care, the Ranger must dispose of any remaining arrows after 3 hours.  The attack does not gain the benefits of Hunter’s Mark. [replaces the Lightning Arrow, no concentration but no AOE either; the time limit is both for flavor and encourage use between rests]

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## Addendum

### Magic Items

#### Beast Master’s Amulet
*Rare, Attunement, Requires Beast Master Subclass*

<p>When you and your beast attune to this amulet, a stronger bond forms between you and your companion.  While you are attuned to this amulet, you will always be able to find your beast companion.  By concentrating on this amulet, you know the plane on which the companion is currently and when on the same plane, you know the direction and distance in order to get to your companion.  Additionally, you can concentrate on the amulet and be provided with all of the same sensations as your beast companion including sight, sound, smell, touch, emotion, etc.  Your mind knows that these sensations are coming from a different source and will thus feel no ill effects from sensing them.  Your companion also gains the following benefits as long as you are both on the same plane of existence.

* Your companion’s attacks are magical.
* Your companion is safe from death.  Whenever your companion’s HP is reduced to zero by any means including disintegration, he is teleported into the necklace and stabilized.  Permanent injuries are healed, and the companion will regain consciousness in 1d4 hours with 1 HP.
* Your companion can short and long rest inside of the amulet.
* Your companion senses the outside world through you in the same manner as you would when concentrating on the amulet.
* As long as you are within one mile of your companion, you can use a bonus action to send your companion into your amulet.  You can release your companion to a spot with 15 feet of you with a bonus action.

When the Beast Master dies, the amulet loses attunement.  If your beast is currently inside the amulet, it will appear in the nearest unoccupied space to the amulet conscious and at full health.

### Spells

#### Revivify Beast

*2nd-level necromancy*

<p style='text-indent: 0em;'><b>Casting Time:</b> 1 minute
<p style='text-indent: 0em;'><b>Range:</b> Touch
<p style='text-indent: 0em;'><b>Components:</b> V, S, M (a small Ruby worth 100 gp, which <p style='text-indent: 1em;'>the spell consumes)
<p style='text-indent: 0em;'><b>Duration:</b> Instantaneous

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'>You touch a beast that has died within the last 10 minutes. That beast returns to life with 1 hit point. This spell can’t return to life a beast that has died of old age, nor can it restore any missing body parts.

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#### Reincarnate Beast

*5th-level necromancy*

<p style='text-indent: 0em;'><b>Casting Time:</b> 1 hour
<p style='text-indent: 0em;'><b>Range:</b> Touch
<p style='text-indent: 0em;'><b>Components:</b> V, S, M (rare oils and unguents worth at <p style='text-indent: 1em;'>least 500 gp, which the spell consumes)
<p style='text-indent: 0em;'><b>Duration:</b> Instantaneous

<p style='text-indent: 1em;'>You touch a dead beast or a piece of a dead beast. Provided that the creature has been dead no longer than 10 days, the spell forms a new adult body for it and then calls the soul to enter that body. If the target's soul isn't free or willing to do so, the spell fails.

The magic fashions a new body for the creature to inhabit, which likely causes the creature to become a different beast. The GM rolls a d100 and consults the following table to determine what form the creature takes when restored to life, or the GM chooses a form.

| d100 | Race |
|:---:|:---:|
| 01-12 | Falcon | 	
| 13-24 | Bear |	
| 25-36 | Panther |	
| 37-48 | Wolf |	
| 49-60 | Monkey |	
| 61-72 | Dolphin |	
| 73-100 | Acts as a Resurrection, appearance may differ |

| d100 | Race |
|:---:|:---:|
| 01-05 | Panther | 	
| 06-10 | Robin |	
| 11-16 | Giant Bat |	
| 16-20 | Blood Hawk |	
| 21-25 | Giant Vulture |	
| 26-30 | Lion |	
| 31-35 | Brown Bear |	 
| 36-60 | Acts as a Resurrection, appearance may differ |	 
| 61-65 | Giant Crab |
| 66-70 | Crocodile |	
| 71-75 | Giant Eagle |	
| 76-80 | Giant Elk |	
| 81-85 | Dire Wolf |	
| 86-90 | Tiger |
| 91-95 | Giant Goat |
| 96-100 | Giant Poisonous Snake |

When cast on a Beast Master's Companion, if the result is a CR 1 or Large sized creature; the companion does not receive the feature Growing Beast.

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### Rules

#### Expanded Animal Handling

Animal Handling can be used by anybody (preferably only those proficient in the skill) to calm down various beasts or de-escalate an encounter with such creatures.

If the creature is actively hostile to the players (not just attempting to intimidate), disadvantage should be imposed. If party members are attacking the beasts, however, no roll should be allowed.

Situational bonuses (such as submissiveness or offers of food) and penalties (such as aggressive behavior) should affect the DC of the check rather than impose advantage/disadvantage in this particular skill challenge.

In the case of the Wilderness Warden, they get advantage allowing them to cancel out the disadvantage from hostile creatures. They can also attempt to handle those monstrosities that more beastial in nature.

#### Creature Knowledge

Characters who might have knowledge about particular creatures can roll attribute or skill checks to garner additional information about the creature or creature type.  Of particular interest are stat block details such as resistances or CR. The following are suggested DCs for particular pieces of information.

DC: 10 + (Target CR - Character Level) + Info Modifier

Any character, especially Rangers, can use their action to draw upon general knowledge and past experiences to attempt to intuit pertinent information about a particular creature.  As part of this action, the character can relay this information to their companions.  For Rangers querying about Favored Prey, they roll with advantage and proficiency plus intelligence.

If the character is seeking specific information, the DM can increase the DC.  If they are only seeking some random information, the DM or player can roll a 1d10 with 1 to 9 providing one of the pieces of information above on a successful roll.  If the d10 returns a 10 or 0, however, the character is unable to provide any additional information.

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#### Beast Master Menagerie

As a special rule, the Beast Master can spend two downtime days to train new beast.  Once the Beast Master has more than one companion beast, they can switch between beasts by spending an eight period with the desired beast.

A Beast Master can only travel and work with one beast at a time, so any beasts not currently traveling with the Beast Master must stable the beast somewhere safe and where the beast is taken care of by a trusted individual.  The Beast Master must also spend at least one day (downtime or otherwise) with that beast every month in order for the beast to remain friendly, well-behaved, and trained.

A Beast Master can only maintain at most 8 beasts at any one time.

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### Variant Features

#### Partisan
*Alternative Option for Favored Prey*

Instead of choosing a set of creature types, you can instead select a particular faction of Humanoids.  This faction may be a criminal organization, a pirate crew, a business enterprise, or even a nation.  You are always actively seeking knowledge to give you an edge in your fight to stop or destroy this faction. You only gain one language spoken by the each faction chosen instead of two languages.

You add one faction of humanoids to your Favored Prey at levels 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18.

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#### Hunter’s Mark (Fey Ancestry)
*Replaces Hunter's Strikes*

At 1st level, you can call on your bond with nature to mark a creature: you know the hunter’s mark spell without it counting against your spells known.  You can use two of your primal instincts to cast the spell without expending a spell slot.

Whenever you cast another concentration spell while concentrating on the Hunter's Mark spell, the benefits of the spell are only suppressed while you are concentrating on the second spell. If you fail a concentration check on the second spell, you will lose both spells.

At 6th level, casting Hunter's Mark via this feature no longer requires concentration. At 14th level, the damage from this feature increases to 2d6.

<!-- #### Hunter's Focus
*Replaces Hunter's Strikes*

Starting at 2nd level, you gain the ability to redouble your focus in any situation.  Whenever you roll initiative and afterward, you can add your focus die (1d4) to one of the listed rolls once per round. The die increases to 1d6 at your 6th Ranger level and 1d8 at your 14th Ranger level.  Additionally, at your 6th and 14th Ranger levels, you gain new situations in which you can use your focus die each round.

* One weapon attack roll.
* One weapon damage roll.
* One skill roll.
* Initiative roll during the first round of combat. [6th level]
* One saving throw. [14th level]

If applied to the damage roll against a creature that is prone, surprised, or had its movement reduced, two die are applied to the damage roll.-->

### Variant Feats

#### Dual Wielder
*Replaces Dual Wielder*

You master fighting with two weapons, gaining the following benefits:

*   When you engage in two-weapon fighting while wearing no armor or light armor, you can perform a single off-hand weapon attack as part of your attack action instead of using your bonus action.
*   You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one handed melee weapons you are wielding aren’t light.
*   You can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

#### Grappler
**Prerequisite: Strength 13 or higher**

You’ve developed the Skills necessary to hold your own in close—quarters Grappling. You gain the following benefits:

*	You have advantage on Attack rolls against a creature you are Grappling.
*	You have advantage on Grapple checks against creatures one size larger or less.
*	As an action, you can shove a creature that you are grappling to the ground with advantage.  If successful, you can use your bonus action to make a melee attack against the creature.

#### Great Weapon Master
You’ve learned to put the weight of a weapon to your advantage, letting its momentum empower your strikes.  You gain the following benefits:

*	On your turn, when you score a critical hit with a melee weapon or reduce a creature to 0 hit points with one, you can make one melee weapon attack as a bonus action.
*	Before you make a melee attack with a heavy weapon or a versatile weapon wielded in two-handed that you are proficient with, you can choose to remove your proficiency from your attack roll and instead double it and apply it to your damage roll.

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#### Sharpshooter
*Replaces Sharpshooter*

You have mastered ranged weapons and can make shots that others find impossible. You gain the following benefits:

*	Both your Short- and Long-Range distances are increased by the Short-Range distance.
*	Your ranged weapon attacks ignore half cover and three-quarters cover.
*	Before you make an attack with a ranged weapon that you are proficient with, you can choose to remove your proficiency from your attack roll and instead double it and apply it to your damage roll.

#### Throwing Specialist
You are adept at throwing weapons with both speed and accuracy. You gain the following benefits:

*	You can draw a weapon that has the thrown property as part of the attack you make with the weapon as long as it is readily handy such as in a javelin quiver, the side of your backpack, bundled in your off-hand, or sleeved about your person (in your clothes or strapped to your shield).
*	When using a weapon with the thrown weapon property, attacking at long range doesn’t impose disadvantage on your ranged weapon attack rolls.
*	Any one-handed melee weapon can be thrown with a range of 20 ft/60 ft.
*	Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn’t impose disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls if you are throwing a weapon.

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## Beast Master Animal Companions

### Pack Hunter

___

> ## Wolf
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 11 + Dex (Nat. Armor)
> - **Speed** 40 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|12 (+1)|15 (+2)|12 (+1)|3 (-4)|12 (+1)|6 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception, Stealth
> - **Armor** Light Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex or Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d4 piercing.

___

> ## Mastiff
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 40 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|13 (+1)|14 (+2)|12 (+1)|3 (-4)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Armor** Light and Medium Barding
> - **Mount.** Small and Tiny Creatures
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex or Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d6 piercing.

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___

> ## Dire Wolf
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 12 + Dex (Nat. Armor)
> - **Speed** 50 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|15 (+2)|14 (+2)|3 (-4)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception, Stealth
> - **Armor** No Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex or Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d4 piercing.

### Coastal Skirmisher
___

> ## Giant Crab
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 13 + Dex (Nat. Armor)
> - **Speed** 30 ft., Swim 30 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|14 (+2)|15 (+2)|13 (+1)|1 (-5)|9 (-1)|3 (-4)
> ___
> - **Skills** Stealth
> - **Senses** Blindsight 30 ft.
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Claw.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d8 bludgeoning.

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### Predatory Ranger
___

> ## Panther
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 40 ft..
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|2 (-4)|15 (+2)|10 (0)|2 (-4)|12 (+1)|4 (-3)
> ___
> - **Senses** Blindsight 60 ft.
> - **Echolocation.** Bat cannot use Blindsight when deafened
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1 piercing.

___

> ## Tiger/Lion
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 10 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|5 (-3)|16 (+3)|10 (0)|2 (-4)|14 (+2)|6 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Keen Sight.** Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1 slashing.

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### Scout Ranger
___

> ## Bat
> *Tiny beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 5 ft., Fly 30 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|2 (-4)|15 (+2)|10 (0)|2 (-4)|12 (+1)|4 (-3)
> ___
> - **Senses** Blindsight 60 ft.
> - **Echolocation.** Bat cannot use Blindsight when deafened
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Keen Hearing.** Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1 piercing.

___

> ## Nocturnal Birds (Owl/etc.)
> *Tiny beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 5 ft., Fly 60 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|3 (-4)|13 (+1)|10 (0)|2 (-4)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception, Stealth
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Senses** Darkvision 120 ft.
> - **Keen Hearing/Sight.** Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight.
> - **Flyby.** The creature does not provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Talons.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1 slashing.

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___

> ## Mimicry Birds (Raven/etc.)
> *Tiny beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 10 ft., Fly 50 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|2 (-4)|14 (+2)|10 (0)|2 (-4)|14 (+2)|6 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Mimicry.** The Raven can mimic simple sounds it has heard, such as a person whispering, a baby crying, or an animal chattering. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check vs DC 10 + Companion's Wisdom + Ranger's proficiency bonus.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Beak.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1 Piercing.

___

> ## Small Predatory Birds (Eagle/etc.)
> *Small beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 10 ft., Fly 60 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|6 (-2)|15 (+2)|10 (0)|2 (-4)|14 (+2)|6 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Keen Sight.** Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Talons.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d4 Piercing.

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___

> ## Small Scavenging Birds (Vulture/etc.)
> *Small beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 10 ft., Fly 50 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|6 (-2)|12 (+1)|12 (+1)|2 (-4)|12 (+1)|4 (-3)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Keen Sight/Smell.** Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight or smell.
> - **Pack Tactics.** The creature has advantage on Attack rolls against a creature if at least one of the creature's allies is within 5 ft. of that creature and the ally isn't Incapacitated.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Beak.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d4 Piercing.

___

> ## Tiny Predatory Birds (Hawk/Falcon/etc.)
> *Tiny beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 10 ft., Fly 60 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|5 (-3)|16 (+3)|10 (0)|2 (-4)|14 (+2)|6 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Keen Sight.** Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Talons.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1 slashing.

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### Ferocious Wanderer

___

> ## Polar Bear
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Con + Dex
> - **Speed** 40 ft., Climb 30 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|15 (+2)|10 (0)|13 (+1)|2 (-4)|13 (+1)|7 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Armor** Light Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> - **Winter Camouflage.** Advantage on Stealth Checks in the Snow
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex or Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d8 piercing.
>
> ***Claws.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d4 slashing.

___

> ## Brown Bear
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Con + Dex
> - **Speed** 40 ft., Climb 30 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|10 (0)|13 (+1)|2 (-4)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Armor** Light Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex or Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d8 piercing.
>
> ***Claws.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d4 slashing.

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___

> ## Black Bear
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Con + Dex
> - **Speed** 40 ft., Climb 30 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|15 (+2)|10 (0)|14 (+2)|2 (-4)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Armor** Light Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex or Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d8 piercing.
>
> ***Claws.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d4 slashing.

> The Cave Bear is an alternative similar to the black bear yet beefier and unable to wear barding with a darkvision of 60 ft., 18 strength, 16 constitution, and 3 charisma.  The Mount ability is replaced with Dangerous due to the beast's particularly aggressive nature.
>
> *Dangerous* - The creature behaves aggressively around stRangers and must be calmed by an animal handling check otherwise it will attempt to intimidate or attack the stRanger.

### Mounted Ranger
___

> ## Horse
> *Large beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 60 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|17 (+3)|12 (+1)|13 (+1)|2 (-4)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)
> ___
> - **Armor** Light and Medium Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> - **Lightning Speed.** The horse can dash or disengage as a bonus action. 
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> - ***Hooves.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d4 bludgeoning.

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___

> ## Elk/Moose
> *Large beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 50 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|10 (0)|12 (+1)|2 (-4)|10 (0)|6 (-2)
> ___
> - **Armor** Light and Medium Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> - **Adept Swimmer** Can walk and swim through shallow water, rivers, and lakes without costing extra movement.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> - ***Ram.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d6 bludgeoning.
> - ***Hooves.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d4 bludgeoning.

___

> ## Camel
> *Large beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 50 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|8 (-1)|14 (+2)|2 (-4)|8 (-1)|5 (-3)
> ___
> - **Armor** Light and Medium Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> - **Wide-Footed.** Can walk through difficult, soft ground without costing extra movement.
> - **Efficient Kidneys** Requires half the water for a creature its size, and has advantage on constitution saving throws against dehydration.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> - ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d6 bludgeoning.

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___

> ## Giant Boar
> *Large beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 12 (Nat. Armor)
> - **Speed** 40 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|17 (+3)|10 (0)|16 (+3)|2 (-4)|7 (-2)|5 (-3)
> ___
> - **Armor** Light and Medium Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> - **Relentless.** When the companion is reduced to zero hit points, it is reduced to 1 hit point instead. It cannot use this feature again until it completes a short or long rest.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> - ***Tusk.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d4 Slashing.

___

> ## Giant Goat
> *Large beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 11 (Nat. Armor)
> - **Speed** 40 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|17 (+3)|11 (0)|12 (+1)|3 (-4)|12 (+1)|6 (-2)
> ___
> - **Armor** Light and Medium Barding
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> - **Sure-Footed.** Advantage on Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws against effects that knock it prone.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> - ***Ram.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d6 bludgeoning.

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### Flying Ranger
___

> ## Giant Eagle
> *Large beast, neutral good*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 10 ft., Fly 80 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|17 (+3)|13 (+1)|8 (-1)|14 (+2)|10 (0)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Keen Sight.** Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Beak.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d6 piercing.
> ***Talons.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d6 slashing.

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> ## Giant Bat
> *Large beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 10 ft., Fly 60 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|15 (+2)|16 (+3)|11 (0)|2 (-4)|12 (+1)|6 (-2)
> ___
> - **Senses** Blindsight 60 ft.
> - **Echolocation.** Bat cannot use Blindsight when deafened
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Keen Hearing.** Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d6 piercing.

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> ## Giant Owl
> *Large beast, neutral*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 5 ft., Fly 60 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|13 (+1)|15 (+2)|12 (+1)|8 (-3)|13 (+1)|10 (0)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception, Stealth
> - **Senses** Darkvision 120 ft.
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Keen Hearing/Sight.** Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight.
> - **Flyby.** The creature does not provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
> - **Languages.** Giant Owl, understands Common, Elvish, and Sylvan but can't speak them.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Talons.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d6 slashing.

___

> ## Giant Vulture
> *Large beast, neutral evil*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 10 ft., Fly 60 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|15 (+2)|10 (+3)|15 (+2)|6 (-2)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)
> ___
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> - **Keen Sight.** Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
> - **Pack Tactics.** The creature has advantage on Attack rolls against a creature if at least one of the creature's allies is within 5 ft. of that creature and the ally isn't Incapacitated.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Beak.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d4 piercing.
> ***Talons.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 2d6 slashing.

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### Poisoned Fang Ranger

___

> ## Giant Poisonous Snake
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 10 ft., Fly 60 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|10 (0)|18 (+4)|13 (+1)|2 (-4)|10 (0)|3 (-4)
> ___
> - **Senses** Blindsight 10 ft.
> - **Skills** Perception
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Keen Sight.** Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
> - **Poisonous Bite.** Creatures bitten by the beast must make a Constitution saving throw vs the beast's poison save DC or take 3d6 poison damage on a failed save or half as much on a successful save.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> - ***Talons.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d4 piercing.

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> ## Flying Snake
> *Tiny beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex
> - **Speed** 30 ft., Fly 60 ft., Swim 30 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|4 (-3)|18 (+4)|11 (0)|2 (-4)|12 (+1)|5 (-3)
> ___
> - **Senses** Blindsight 10 ft.
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Flyby.** The creature does not provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
> - **Brightly Colored.** This creature's skin pattern makes it hard for it to sneak in most environments.  Its stealth checks are at disadvantage.
> - **Neurotoxin.** This creature's bite attack deals 3d4 additional poison damage without a saving throw. Additional effects of the bite still allow for a saving throw by the bitten creature.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> - ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1 piercing.

___

> ## Giant Scorpion
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 14 + Dex (Natural Armor)
> - **Speed** 40 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|15 (+2)|13 (+1)|15 (+2)|1 (-5)|9 (-1)|3 (-4)
> ___
> - **Senses** Blindsight 60 ft.
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Strength
> - **Desert Native** This creature has advantage on Constitution saving throws vs dehydration and heat.
> - **Grappler.** Claw attacks result in a Strength or Dexterity saving throw by the creature to avoid being grappled.  DC = 8 + Ranger's Proficiency + Scorpion Strength Modifier.
> - **Poisonous Stinger.** Instead of bite attack, the scorpion uses its stinger to inject poison. Creatures hit by the Scorpions Stinger must make a Constitution saving throw vs the beast's poison save DC or take 4d4 poison damage on a failed save or half as much on a successful save.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> - ***Claws.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d6 bludgeoning.
> - ***Sting.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d8 piercing.

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> ## Giant Wolf Spider
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 10 + Dex (Natural Armor)
> - **Speed** 40 ft., Climb 40 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|12 (+1)|16 (+3)|13 (+1)|3 (-4)|12 (+1)|4 (-3)
> ___
> - **Senses** Blindsight 10 ft., Darkvision 60 ft.
> - **Skills** Stealth, Perception
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Spider Climb.** The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
> - **Web Sense.** While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
> - **Web Walker.** The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.
> - **Poisonous Bite.** Creatures bitten by the beast must make a Constitution saving throw vs the beast's poison save DC or take 2d6 poison damage on a failed save or half as much on a successful save.
> - **Paralyzing poison.** If a creature drops to 0 hit points from this poison attack, they are instead unconscious and stable; and will be poisoned and paralyzed for the next hour.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> - ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d6 Piercing.

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___

> ## Giant Spider
> *Medium beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 11 + Dex (Natural Armor)
> - **Speed** 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
> ___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|14 (+2)|16 (+3)|12 (+1)|2 (-4)|11 (0)|4 (-3)
> ___
> - **Senses** Blindsight 10 ft., Darkvision 60 ft.
> - **Skills** Stealth
> - **Saving Throws** Wisdom and Dexterity
> - **Spider Climb.** The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
> - **Web Sense.** While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
> - **Web Walker.** The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.
> - **Poisonous Bite.** Creatures bitten by the beast must make a Constitution saving throw vs the beast's poison save DC or take 2d6 poison damage on a failed save or half as much on a successful save.
> - **Paralyzing poison.** If a creature drops to 0 hit points from this poison attack, they are instead unconscious and stable; and will be poisoned and paralyzed for the next hour.
> - **Web Attack.** When hit by the web attack, the creature is restrained and can make a strength check to free themselves versus a DC = 8 + Ranger's Proficiency Bonus + Spider's Constitution Modifier.  The webbing (AC 10, hp 5) can be attacked and is vulnerable to fire damage and immune to bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage.  This ability can be used a number of times equal to the spider's Constitution modifier per short or long rest.
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> - ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* Dex Attack, reach 5 ft., one target. *Damage Base:* 1d8 Piercing.
> - ***Web.*** *Ranged Weapon Attack:* Str Attack, range 30/60 ft., one target.

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## Design Notes:

### Base Features and Proficiencies
There was little in the way of changes needed with base proficiencies.  The lack of Acrobatics seem odd for a class intended to be dexterity focused, so that was added.  Because the class is designed to be versatile in terms in weapons (sword/board, martial ranged, or dual-wielder), I fixed the last item of the equipment.

A more major change come with the Saving Throws.  When I think of a Ranger, the first thing I see is a survivalist who is good as handling environmental hazards and having a high endurance. This means Constitution Saving Throws.  We can't have Dexterity as well, so the other saving throw has to be strength.  Additionally, when I consider a Ranger, I see a rugged tough individual who holds his ground not a wirey, dodgy character.  Also, for a GISH character with melee combat being a major focus, concentration save proficiency is a must especially with spells like Hunter's Mark being an expected nearly-always-on spell.

Further, when altering the Ranger, I had in mind for the Ranger a unique mixture of 5/8 Fighter, 3/16 Rogue, 3/16 Druid with features and progression patterned after the Bard, Paladin, and Rogue.  The Ranger first and foremost is an able guide in a monster filled wilderness.  They need to be able to help their party deal with the mundane challenges of travel (no matter the location) while being quite competent in their own way to deal with hostile creatures.

### Primal Instincts

* Many Ranger subclass or class features in various Ranger versions are once per short rest or long rest - lots of feature tracking.
* Consensus Ranger merged some Ranger features into a single pool called Primal Instincts - usable 1+Wis per long rest.
* This method was adapted into a core resource for the whole class.

#### Primeval Tracking
* Primeval Awareness ate a precious spell slot and gave near useless information (variations just added to DM frustration).
* Hampered further when used in combination with Favored Terrain.
* PA has become Primal Tracking feature with elements from natural explorer and favored terrain.
* Hunter's Mark is gone, so tracking elements are further implemented here.
* Improvement over Hunter's Mark; only need tracks not sight of the creature to give yourself tracking advantage.
* Situational but more potent than simple tracking check.

#### Hunter's Cunning
* Mike Mearls suggested this Aragon-inspired Insight boosting feature.
* Fits quite well into the perception focused Primal Instincts.
* Boosts the Ranger in the Social Pillar of the game without breaking flavor.

#### Primal Senses
* Feral Senses was a nice but slightly awkward feature at 18th level.
* Previously, this Ranger had given short-duration Tremor Sense at 14 and shorter duration Feral Sense at 18, but overlap was too high and features were a little fiddly as written.
* Primal Senses is inspired by proposed Superior Senses for the Community Ranger.
* Rational for both is the combination gives boosted senses versus ground and air targets
* Ranger by 14th level is now well-attuned to their surroundings, using for a short time, all senses in seeking their prey and focusing on sounds, touch, smells, and wind differentials.
* In comparison, the Rogue gets an always on 10ft blindsight. [which probably should be boosted to 30 ft anyway]

#### Regen. Senses
Lastly, there needed to be a strong 18th ability, short-duration ability.  The Rogue can ensure enemies do not have advantages on attacks against themselves.  For Primal Instincts, it needed to be sense based, so I focused on defensive / restorative ability by letting the Ranger to remove the Blinded and Deafened Conditions.

#### Hunter's Strikes
Many millions of bits have been spilled over the issues with Rangers and their Hunter's Mark.  For the Ranger, Hunter's Mark represents the long-duration death by a thousand sharp needles type of damage versus the Paladin's massive Hammer strike of Smiting.  Combat, though, tends to be short with more damage now trumping small damage always.  As a result, HM becomes a pain to use and deal with thanks to being too low-damage (esp. at higher levels), constant bonus-action use, and concentration (both checks and impediments to other concentration spells).  Hunter's Mark has its duration divided into three categories:

* L1 - good 'til the next short-rest
* L3 - good 'til the next long-rest
* L5 - good into the next day (mainly for tracking)

This more than anything makes the ability feel like it should always be on, cost you one spell slot for the duration, and (thanks to concentration) take precedence over any other concentration spell of which there quite a few. I think the reason for the concentration has more to do with the tracking ability and that the designers don't want it to stack with other concentration spells.

For Hunter's Strikes:

* Make it a concentration-less rider on your attacks
* Remove the tracking focus and gave it to Primal Tracking while also removing the need to actually see the creature in order to gain tracking advantage.
* Ranger should care as much as accuracy as raw damage, so they have both options.

With Archery, yet another bonus to direct accuracy would be way overkill (seriously +1 Arrows, +1 Longbow, +2 Archery, ignore cover and distance disadvantage with Sharp Shooter and take a -5 for +10 damage... archers don't need the help with accuracy).  Dual-Wielders, however, could use the help, so Hunter's Strikes provides an accuracy or damage boost to all (2 or 3) melee attacks versus a marked target.

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##### Focused Strikes

For Archers, their bonus to accuracy comes from ignoring disadvantage on attack rolls versus a marked target.  To be clear, this ability does not remove or negate disadvantage, so it doesn't stack with advantage.  It just means that if you have disadvantage and no sources of advantage, you can ignore the disadvantage anyway.  While this ability may seem like it is only good for targets that can turn invisible or hide (which you still need to know what battle-square the creature is located in order to get an attack that will actually hit), it can be used by Archers to deal with certain issues that cause them disadvantage - namely the prone condition.  An archer with Focused Strikes on a target ignores disadvantage from either the target being knocked prone and/or the Ranger himself going prone for a ranged defensive benefit.

##### Limits

* Bonuses too powerful
* Added Primal Instincts cost, which was a pool with a limited draw since the abilities were so situational.
* Mark provides only one kind of bonus on a single target per use.
* Ranger won't use this with every target and attack, only the beefy targets where they can expect to make 2-5 attacks against it.
* Hunter's Strikes with Primal Instincts gives the Ranger a short-rest resource to balance out their long-rest focus on spell slots.

Classes should have more staying power in the day with some classes being mostly on and long-rest classes needing some abilities that recharge on a short-rest.  Seriously, long-rest classes need a reason to short rest, since hit-dice is not a strong draw for them.  Wizards and Clerics, let the Warlocks and BattleMasters take a breather - they will be so much happier.

### Survivalist Features

##### Natural Explorer and Favored Terrain.
Core class features that are either full ribbons (since DMs probably won't do much with travel) or too situational to see regular use.  Favored Enemy (terrible name) is in the same boat.  Making these abilities be non-combat ribbons is fine, but you cannot have them be core pillars of the class.  This is why the Ranger sucks so hard in play, you feel like a fighter that gained the Hunter and Beast Master as archetype options but lost the key abilities of the versatile third attack and action surge in exchange for Hunter's Mark and Pass without a Trace.

##### Survivalist Theme
Originally, I dove into the Survivalist as a progression mechanic: Adept, Journeyman, and Master.
* These gave situational travel/exploration (hexcrawl, dungeon, city) benefits related to surprise and danger.
* GMs are probably not using surprise mechanics heavily especially at 6th level and above (even less so with the Ranger automatically making the party surprise immune).
* Journeyman Features were removed because of this and feature bloat.

Camouflage (a party-based, free adv on survival in exchange for slow speed) suffered the same cut.  To be fair, Fey-Ancenstry Rangers have the much better ability with the spell Pass without a Trace and Camouflage is something spell-less Rangers can produce that is less limiting for a daily charge.

#### Adept Survivalist

Some groups still use some form of travel rules, the Ranger should be better than just proficiency or expertise in survival (esp. if they want to compete with Scout Rogues).  For all wilderness environs (so everywhere but dungeons or cities), Rangers get four benefits that help the party.

* Element 1: Rangers have advantage on survival checks versus getting lost or recovering from being lost (in case the GM asks).
* Not as good as never being lost, but it works for all terrains.
* Element 2: Foraging Proficiency in case no survival proficiency.
* With double food, the Ranger might get enough to cover a couple of days with a single foraging roll.
* Element 3: No penalties to passive perception, so no matter what the party or Ranger is doing, the Ranger is keeping a look out.
* Element 4: Party travel in time-scales of hours (i.e. 1 to 10 hours) and not in time-scales of minutes (1 to 10 minutes) or rounds means the party gets to ignore difficult terrain during the entire stretch of time they are traveling including the first hour.
* Note that the element does not say "after traveling for more than one hour", so you gain the benefit for the first hour and every hour beyond.
* Example: Party travels for 3 hours.  Stops to forage for food or fights a battle or takes a short-rest.  Party travels for another 5 hours and long-rests.  No slow down due to Difficult Terrain (except during the battle maybe).

These benefits are nice, but still a ribbon good for only groups that hex-crawl. Thus some other benefits that are generally always helpful were added. During any long rest, the Ranger takes the role of the guide and stands watch.  Of course, he still needs to rest, but this Ranger is one of those people that can sleep for four hours and be optimal - or is an elf and can just Trance for four hours.  The other four hours are spent with light activity such as staying up on watch.   The other benefit is also related to long rests, they can spend an hour to prep a camp.  Creatures that use the camp get a free extra hit die.  They only get just one extra, so these don't stack long rest to long rest.  For simplicity of tracking hit die, the limit is max + 1 total hit die.  Also, this makes the Ranger a great boon to camping and adventuring, their camp gives those on watch advantage for passive perception.

Wizard looks at the Ranger, "Okay, you get first and last watch, Druid you take the second, and Rogue, grab the third would you. Unlike Ms. Antlers over there, I've got spells to replenish and need my 8 hours."

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##### Native Terrain
Favored Terrain makes for some nice flavor, but it needs to be have some broader use.  So each Terrain choice provides bonuses that are great in that terrain and should be at least situationally useful outside of it.  First, the Ranger should a knowledgable expert about his/her home region and terrain type.  Second, are the bonuses for each region.

Most terrains provide some kind of bonus on specific saving throws - usually Constitution.

<br>

**Extreme Environments**
* *Arctic* and *Arid* give advantage on Con saves versus extreme cold or extreme heat/dehydration
* Con bonus is more useful for cold due to Con saves being a more common save for that damage type.
* On the other hand, dehydration or high temperatures are more common in many terrains than extremely cold air or water.
* Both terrains also gain damage reduction that scales with character level.
* Damage taken is more Character level dependent than class dependent, and cold/fire damage is rarer and larger than physical, so prof + Wis is helpful but not overpowered whether you are a 15th level Ranger or 14th level Bard and 1st level Ranger.
* *Swamp* is generally better since at low levels.
* Poison damage is more common and lower in value than fire/cold.
* Advantage vs poison and disease is less situational than dealing with the extreme heat/cold.

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**Mobility Terrains**
* *Forest* removes climbing extra movement costs.
* Stacks with similar features by adding extra climbing movement.
* *Oceanic* is similar with regards to swimming
* Climbing is more common than swimming (even in ship/island-based adventures)
* *Oceanic* gains Con save adv to extended swimming (hour + ) and holding their breathe.
* *Grasslands* gets the better bonus: Dash as bonus action
* Forced March or extended running not as help since chases are rare and forced marches exhaust individuals.

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**Speciality Terrains**
* *Mountain* gives athletics expertise rather than expertise with climbing checks alone
* Just climbing checks would be too weak.
* *Urban* doesn't give expertise, but it opens up more options by giving an additional proficiency
* *Urban* adds two more skills and another tool to the list of proficiencies that the Ranger can use with Wilderness Expertise.
* The added skill expands the options for a Ranger in either the Exploration or Social Pillars of the game.
* *Underdark* provides some darkvision bonuses.
* And effectively makes the dim-light count as bright light anyway.  Obviously, this benefit is only useful if the DM is using darkvision and dim light conditions correctly.

*Feywild* is the most unusual and was the hardest to develop. I don't want to give racial bonuses from the elves or gnomes since either race is more likely to be a Ranger (and possibly a Feywild one at that).  Given how magically crazy the Feywild is with all of its trickster creatures, I chose to give the Ranger advantage on saving throws vs disorienting spell/spell-like effects. Confusion and other such spells don't have a condition, so DM will have to arbitrate whether a spell or ability counts as causing confusion or disorientation. I'm open for suggestions on improving or replacing the Feywild one.

### Wilderness Expertise
Since the Ranger is a half-skill monkey, they should be more limited in their skill-monkey abilities.  So first, Expertise is cut in half with one expertise at level 2 [same level as half-fighter / half-caster abilities begin].  Second, it can only be applied to Ranger skills and at 10th level, Ranger skills or tools.

### Fighting Style
I like opening up the options for non-Asian derived unarmed fighting, so I added Unarmed Fighting here as a style.  Thrown weapon from the Variant UA looks effective without being too powerful, and I really liked Mariner as a fighting style for ocean-based campaigns. Since it doesn't stack with heavy armor (meaning you are basically stuck with 1 AC less anyway) and no shields either (removing a potential 2 from your AC considerations as well) a +1 armor with added mobility seems like a fair trade. Druidic Warrior is also a great addition from the UA and fits well with a Druidic-focused Discipline for the Ranger.

### Spellcasting

* Ranger already receiving spellcasting improvements, so Known is retained.
* I like the idea that Rangers are less magically inclined than a Druid or Paladin.
* One extra spell known in progression.
* Hunter's Mark is removed as a spell - removing the spell-known tax.
* Each subclass gets 5 more pre-determined spells known with Druidic Warriors getting 8 known spells and a weaker version of Protection from Energy as a subclass feature.

As a result of these changes and adding concentration-less Hunter's Strikes, the Ranger has more options for utility casting both in terms of slots and spells known and can start looking at other attack buffing spells.

### Skirmisher's Stealth
Built based on inspiration from a variety of homebrew Rangers, this gives Vanish at a less ridiculously late level and some nice bonuses for ambushes that push the mechanic without requiring massive prep-time.

### Land's Stride
Verbatim with the 'no trail left behind' bullet added here. That element is just nicely fitting for a Ranger to not leave a trail.  It also fits with the title of the feature.

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### Survival Instinct
Monks get all Saves, Paladins boost everyone's saves, Rogues get Wisdom Saves at level 14; why not let the Ranger grab Dexterity saves.  While the benefit is helpful with Dragons and the high-level spell casters, the feature is admittedly a little late.  But Con saves are much more common in the low levels with poison attacks and environmental hazards.

### Master Survivalist
A purely ribbon capstone representing that the Ranger has gained a lot of knowledge about surviving in any terrain.  The survival expertise is nice, but completely useless in the upper level and doubly so at level 20 - so pure ribbon.  Since the hard-hitting, combat-related features are in the subclasses, it is only fitting that the Ranger gains their capstone from their Discipline's Capstone.

### Ranger Disciplines
##### Favored Prey
Favored Enemy suffered from a few problems.

* DM-dependent Ribbon masquerading as a core class feature.
* Took up valuable space during level progression and player decision making.
* Even with combat bonuses, the options were too limited and encouraged the player to meta-game and DM to adjust encounters for specific monster types.
* The options were far from equal with each other - you would never pick Plants or Fey for instance.

My first attempt removed the core class focus away from Favored Prey.  You gain a suite of creature types in one decision, which would be easier for a GM is include semi-regularly and from early in the game.  These groups also varied in number of creature types, one suite may have two common and one rare creature type while another may have a mixture of 5 rare and uncommon ones. Additionally the feature gave a minor combat bonus plus strong knowledge capabilities and out-of-combat utility versus these creatures.  Further, each suite provided a bonus useful against a variety of creatures rather than just those within the creature suite.  This feature was still problematic:

* Too much class space for the feature - would be insane to put on a character sheet.
* Stronger overlap with subclasses than the terrain choice ever had.
* The Creature Knowledge feature was a little odd as a regular in-combat feature and all characters should be able to make such checks.
* Knowledge feature was changed to a general rule with Rangers being better at it with Favored Prey
* Favored Prey suites were condensed into a ribbon options within each Discipline.

Each Ranger Discipline gains one of a small set of Favored Prey suites that are thematically fitting for that Discipline. The benefits should largely be treated as little more than a Paladin's Divine Sense.

There are three facets to Favored Prey in terms of usability and these aspects should be the guide for making your choice beyond pure roleplay reasons:
* (1) Advantage on Survival in pursuit is for tracking these kinds of prey down.
* (2) Advantage on Intelligence checks is meant to represent both knowledge and research ability.
* Rangers are better at getting general world/background information, personality details, and stat-block elements like AC, resistances, or special abilities.
* (3) If harvesting rules are employed, than they probably use Survival and/or Medicine checks to harvest rare materials like a Dragon's Heart or a Manticore's Hide.

#### Vigilante
The Bounty Hunter or Urban Ranger type character.  Inspired by Features from 3.5 and Mike Mearls HFH crafting, this Discipline is about hunting humanoids.  This is the only Discipline that gets to pick humanoids and gets 5 races and three languages out of the gate. The spells are focused on dealing with humanoids, and their abilities ensure they aren't easily stopped in tracking down and capturing/killing their quarry.

##### First Strike
Out of the gate, the Urban Ranger gets extra damage on their first hit in a combat.  With many combats lasting 3 rounds, this ability balances with other Disciplines that get 1d6 or 1d8 each round; though more damage early is usually better.

##### Urban Survival
This gives the Ranger some capacity for dealing with urban terrain, which the base features of the Ranger are not as strongly suited toward.

##### Relentless
At 7th level, all subclasses get a Primal Instinct fueled defensive feature.  For the Vigilante, they get advantage on a saving throw in response to a physical check. Also, the Death Saving Throws makes the Ranger tougher to keep down.

##### Opportunistic Strike
The 3rd tier upgrade lets you use your reaction to more easily get your third attack regularly each round.  Based on the wording, this ability is best used when the targeted creature misses with a reaction-attack before its turn with your turn coming after its turn.  Note while this ability lacks a save for the creature, the disadvantage only works on weapon attacks, so it doesn't bother beasts or many monstrosities or dragons or spellcasters.

##### Magically Savvy
Creatures with magic will attempt to use it to slow down or hide from the Ranger, but the Vigilante is wise to such tricks. Also, attempts to subvert their will don't always stick with this limited form of indomitable vs Possession and Charm effects.

##### Mind Over Matter
Most Disciplines get an offensive capstone, the Vigilante gains a debuff remover. Any negative condition applied to them specifically can be removed whether it is a powerful effect like possession or a simple issue poison.  Obviously, if you are blinded because it is dark, this won't remove the blinded condition.

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### Hunter
The Hunter is a clunky pain to fix because of how they decided to rebuild the Ranger's subclasses.  The Hunter build is clearly set up for anti-horde, anti-giant, or anti-single target fighting.  Hunter feels like a generic, traditional sort of Ranger, so their Favored Prey options reflect more traditional treats:  big fadeland creatures (dragons/giants), common creatures you would find in any wilderness terrain (beasts/monstrosities/plants), or magically created creatures (constructs/undead with unnatural monstrosities and the weird oozes found in dungeons).

The spells are more generic Ranger as well giving Fog Cloud and Conjure Animals for managing large groups of enemies; Misty Step and Freedom of Movement for mobility or retreat; and Hold Monster for any kind of single target.

#### Hunter's Prey
Feature is unchanged.  The spread of options is interesting.  The first one is free rider damage while the other two give you a situational bonus attack and require being in melee with Giant Killer even costing a reaction on top.

#### Defensive Tactics and Shake It Off
The Shake It Off feature may need to be looked into.  Steel Will was just weaker and too situational compared to the other two feature options, so it was easy to remove.  Additionally, I needed to a add something at this level that provided a Primal Instinct fueled feature. In place of Steel Will, you gain a limited number of conditions that you can just remove with a reaction and primal instinct.  The issue is that there are now two features for Hunters at this level.

Is Shake It Off weak enough to keep with Defensive Tactics or should Defensive Tactics be made resource based?

It is hard to remove Escape the Horde due to Whirlwind Attack at level 11, however.

#### Multiattack
Volley is obviously good if enemies are close together, but only really helps Ranged Characters (preferably those with lots of ammo - where's a javelin quiver when you need it?)

Whirlwind Attack was just terrible, you either needed to get yourself in the middle of an enemy pack or intentionally get yourself surrounded.  Obviously Escape the Horde helps, but being surrounded is bad for someone without a shield and heavy armor. The Consensus Ranger fixed the Whirlwind by allowing some movement, so you can get three or four or five creatures suffering an attack a piece.   At level 11, however, are you really fighting creatures with low enough hitpoints to be bothered by a single attack.  For that matter, you are probably fighting spread-out monster groups equal to the party in size with each creature being either beefy or defensive and all with special abilities or tons of hit points.  The days of fighting a dozen gobos ended at level 5 when the wizard started hurling fireball during the first round.

Thus, I added a single target option.  To avoid this feature just turning into a second extra attack ala fighter, I limited it to only work with creatures marked by Hunter's Strikes. In other words, the creature with high AC and/or high HP that you are sure to get lots of attacks on during the battle.

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#### Superior Hunter's Defense
Nothing particularly wrong with these.  Adding primal instincts though took a bit of thinking, but giving the Hunter the option to use one of the other two features on the fly at the cost of a Primal Instinct seemed like a good idea.  Get one feature for free and the other two cost Primal Instincts per use.  Stand against the tide might actually see some use. With these subclass features using primal instincts, the feel and ability use would spread out each Ranger from each other.

#### Foe Slayer
Adapted from Consensus Ranger, since this was a long rest feature, I added a high Primal Instinct cost. I also removed the less than 50 HP auto-kill and Incapacitated condition.  Also, since this is level 20, getting to do 5d8 two or three times in a combat in place of your other abilities before your next short rest shouldn't be too much.  Especially given what full casters are doing with their six 6th to 9th level spells at level 20.