What's Different?

Aptitude & Survival Die. Mythmaker's ranger has a unique, evolving resource pool of survival dice, used to fuel various ranger abilities in both the base class and almost every subclass added with this document.

The evolving size of the die (aptitude) is also used as built-in scaling for many features such as Hunter's Quarry (see below).

Proficiencies. The class now begins with two tool proficiencies chosen from a curated list. Acrobatics is also added to their skill option list.

Hunter's Quarry. This class feature replaces the Hunter's Mark spell.

• autonomous resource, can replenish w/ survival die
• damage scales with aptitude
• no concentration
• bonus action or free activation on a hit
• one mark at a time
• mark ends when target dies (no remarking)

Prepared/Ritual Spellcasting. Rangers may now prepare their list of available spells when they complete a long rest. Ritual casting is possible, although it costs a survival die.

Tireless. Adapted optional feature from Tasha's. Previously 10th level, now 6th, works with aptitude/survival dice.

Ambusher. New 10th level feature.

Fade Away 10th level feature Adapted from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything to function with aptitude/survival dice.

Ranger's Resolve. New 14th level feature. Replaces Vanish (which is now incorporated in the Prowler survival knack)

Feral Senses. Changed to Blindsight, which is essentially the same as what it previously was, only now more streamlined.

Fatal Mark. Replaces Foe Slayer. A much more consistent and useful bonus, limited by the fact it can only apply to a target marked by your Hunter's Quarry.

Other Documents

Mythmaker's Ranger utilizes (and in some cases relies on) a number of subsystems added by other Mythmaker documents:

• Mythmaker's Grimoire Vol. 1
• Mythmaker's Equipment Overhaul
• *MM's Book of Brewing (Alchemy, Poisons, and more)
• *MM's Manual of Trap Making
• *MM's Guide to Gear Crafting

*coming soon

MGV1 offers 25+ new spells for rangers to prepare. More spells are added frequently to the ranger list via patreon, eventually to be released in MGV2.

The equipment overhaul is fully optional for the base class and most subclasses, easily replaced with the standard equipment rules except for certain subclasses whose features rely on added weapon and/or armor properties.

Likewise, the Book of Brewing, Manual of Trap Making, and Guide to Gear Crafting can be ignored. In doing so, one should also ignore the Alchemist and Trapper survival knacks. Certain subclasses possess (optional) features which also rely on these crafting rulesets.

Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. Lastly, this class is intended to be used alongside certain options presented in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.

• Added Ranger spells
• Expanded Ranger spell list
• Ranger fighting styles
• Ranger Spellcasting Focus
• Martial Versatility
• Skill Versatility

Other optional class features not listed above should NOT be used with this version of the ranger class.

In any case where a subclass provides a spell from a source book you can not access, work with your GM to choose a fitting alternative from the same spell level.

Hit Points

Hit Dice: 1d10
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 (light, medium) Weapons: simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: Choose two from Cartographer's Tools, Fletchery Kit, Herbalism kit, Navigator's Tools, Poisoner's Kit
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
Skills: Choose 3 from Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Athletics, Insight, Investigation, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival.

Starting Equipment

You start with the following items, plus anything provided by your background.

• (a) leather armor or (b) scale mail
• (a) two one-handed melee weapons or (b) a two- handed melee weapon, or (c) a one-handed melee weapon and a shield
• (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack
• a ranged weapon and a quiver with 20 pieces of ammunition

Alternatively, you may start with 5d4 × 10 gp to buy your own equipment.

Hunter's Mark

The Hunter's Quarry feature is intended to completely replace the Hunter's Mark spell, removing the spell from the game. If your GM does not remove Hunter's Mark from the game, the spell and class feature should never be allowed to stack.

Condition: Dazed

A dazed creature can only take an action or a bonus action on its turn -- not both. It also can't reactions. Lastly, a dazed creature has disadvantage on saving throws against being stunned. The dazed condition ends immediately if the target becomes stunned.

Preparing and Casting Spells

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

You prepare the list of ranger spells that are available for you to cast, choosing from the ranger spell list. When you do so, choose a number of ranger spells equal to your Wisdom modifier + half your ranger level, rounded down (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

For example, if you are a 5th-level ranger, you have four 1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With a Wisdom of 14, your list of prepared spells can include four spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination. If you prepare the 1st- level spell animal friendship, you can cast it using a 1st- level or a 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn't remove it from your list of prepared spells.

You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of ranger spells requires time spent in planning and meditation: at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on your list.

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.

Primal Awareness

You can cast each of these spells once without expending a spell slot. Once you cast a spell in this way, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest. You can also expend a survival die to gain an additional use (one use per die expended).

Slayer's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Slayer Spells table. Each spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Slayer's Tools

Starting at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the Poisoner's Kit, and your choice of the Fletchery Kit or Smithing Tools. Two alchemy recipes (poison only) with base rating 1, and learn two arrow designs or weapon modification designs with base rating 1 of your choice.

Slayer's Mark

Starting at 3rd level, when a creature marked by your Hunter's Quarry drops to 0 hit points, the magic of the mark lingers long enough for you to move the mark before the end of your next turn as a bonus action. You must move the mark to another creature with the same creature type. If you do not, the mark ends at the end of your next turn.

Tenacious Attacker

Starting at 3rd level, when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, the creature takes a extra damage equal to your aptitude if it's below its hit point maximum. You can deal this extra damage only once per turn.

Counterstrike

Starting at 7th level, when a creature marked by your Hunter's Quarry and within 5 feet of you hits or misses you with an attack, you can use your reaction to make a weapon attack against that creature immediately after its attack, provided that you can see the creature.

Hoarde Slayer

Starting at 11th level, you gain the features below:

Volley. You can use your action to make a ranged weapon 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 make a melee attack against any number of creatures within 5 feet of you, with a separate attack roll for each target.

Superior Defenses

Starting at 15th level, your reflexes have sharpened to their pinnacle. 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.

You also gain the ability to react swiftly to a targeted attack. When an attacker that you can see hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction and expend a survival die to halve the attack's damage against you.

Marksman's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the MArksman Spells table. Each spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Marksman's Tools

At 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the Fletchery Kit. You also learn two arrow designs with rating 1.

Pinpoint Accuracy

Starting at 3rd level, your ranged weapon attacks do not have disadvantage against prone targets.

Additionally, when you make a ranged weapon attack against a target marked by your Hunter's Quarry, add your aptitude to the attack roll.

Hidden Vantage

Starting at 3rd level, you can maintain hidden position even while attacking from range. Immediately after you take the attack action, you can attempt to Hide (no action required). You can not do so if any of your attacks targeted a creature within 60 feet of you.

When you Hide in this way, add a +5 bonus to the Stealth check.

Master of Cover

Starting at 7th level, when you gain benefits from cover, you gain an additional +1 bonus to your AC and to Dexterity saving throws.

Additionally, if you spend 1 minute to prepare a hiding place, you add +10 to your Stealth checks in the prepared place. If you move, or take any actions or reactions, you lose the bonus until you prepare a new hiding place.

Expanded Fletchery

At 7th level, you learn two arrow designs with a base rating of 3 or lower.

Open Range

Starting at 11th level, you have advantage on ranged weapon attacks against any creature that is not benefitting from cover or within 5 feet of another creature.

Run For Cover

Starting at 15th level, your instincts are honed to dive for cover in dire moments. When you are targeted by a ranged attack or subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you can use your reaction to move up to 10 feet directly towards a source of cover within that same distance.

If you so successfully, you gain the cover's benefits against the triggering attack or effect, provided it is still possible for the attack to target you, or for the effect to include you.

You can use this feature once per short or long rest. You can expend survival dice to gain additional uses (1 use per 2 die)

Master Fletcher

At 15th level, you learn two arrow designs with any base rating.

Stalker's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Stalker Spells table. Each spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Superior Stealth

At 3rd level, you learn the Prowler survival knack, unless you already know it.

Stalker's Strike

Starting at 3rd level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe's distraction. Once per turn, you can add your aptitude to a damage roll against one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.

You don't need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn't incapacitated, and you don't have disadvantage on the attack roll.

Stalker Talents

Starting at 7th level, you learn two stalker talents from the list below. You learn one additional talent at 11th and 15th level. You can not choose the same stalker talent more than once.

• Silent Stride. While walking on natural terrain, such as grass, sand, rocks, or a forest floor, your steps make no sound. This grants a +2 bonus to Stealth checks that rely on sound.

• Guerilla. Choose three types of terrain from: arctic, coast, desert, forest, grassland, mountain, swamp, tundra, or underground. You have advantage on stealth checks in the chosen environments.

• Nightstalker. You gain darkvision out to 60 feet.

• Slippery. You can Disengage or Hide as a bonus action.

• Deadly. You gain proficiency with the Poisoner's Kit and learn 2 alchemy recipes (poison only) with a base rating of 2 or lower.

• Nimble. You gain proficiency with Acrobatics and Sleight of Hand. You also gain a +1 bonus to Dexterity saving throws.

• Quick & Quiet. You can Dash as a bonus action. You can travel stealthily at a normal pace.

Improved Stalker's Stride

Starting at 11th level, you roll your aptitude twice, instead of once, when determining the extra damage from your Stalker's Strike feature.

Evasive

Starting at 15th level, 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.

Scout's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Scout Spells table. Each spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Scout's Advantage

Starting at 3rd level, your movement speed increases by 5 feet. Additionally, you gain the following benefits based on the amount of hit points you have remaining in relation to your hit point maximum:

Safe Surveillance

Starting at 7th level, you combine your reconnaissance skills with defensive practices.

When you take the Search action, you also gain a +1 bonus to your armor class, Dexterity saving throws, and Wisdom saving throws. These benefits last until your next turn starts.

Marked Threat

Starting at 7th level, you have a +1 bonus to your AC against attacks from a creature marked by your Hunter's Quarry.

Scout's Strike

Starting at 11th level, you become especially deadly when you maintain your advantage. Your Scout's Advantage gains the following benefit

Expert Escape

Starting at 15th level, you have learned supernatural methods to avoid danger. As a reaction when an attack would hit you, you can cause the attack to miss. You can then move up to half your movement speed immediately. This movement does not provoke opportunity attacks.

You can use this feature once before you must complete a short or long rest to do so again. You can expend survival dice to gain additional uses (one use per four dice spent)

Guide's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Guide Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Experienced Guide

Starting at 3rd level, while travelling over long distances, your group can't become lost except by magical means.

Helping Hand

Starting at 3rd level, when you take the Help action, the affected creature also adds half your proficiency bonus to their total (round down).

Keep the Course

Starting at 3rd level, as a reaction, which you take when a creature other than you, which you can see within 30 feet of you, makes an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, you can add a roll of your aptitude to the target's roll. You can choose to use this feature before or after the target rolls, but before the result is declared.

You can use this feature once per short or long rest. You can also expend survival die to gain additional uses (1 use per die expended).

Guide's Aura

Starting at 7th level, you gain the following benefits:

• When you roll a 1 on a d20 for an ability check or saving throw, you may reroll the d20. You can only use this feature once per turn.
• Moving through nonmagical difficult terrain costs you no extra movement.
• You add a +1 bonus to all saving throws

These benefits also extend to any creatures you choose within 20 feet of you while you are not incapacitated.

Unhindered Helper

Starting at 11th level, you can take the Help action as a bonus action.

True Leader's Aura

Starting at 15th level, the features of your Guide's Aura improve as follows:

• When you roll a 1 or a 2 on a d20 for an ability check or saving throw, you may reroll the d20. You can only use this feature once per turn.
• Moving through nonmagical difficult terrain costs you no extra movement.
• You add a +2 bonus to all saving throws

Wayfarer's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, your ability to adapt to every environment dictates how you practice magic. You can prepare one additional spell at 3rd level, and one more at 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th levels. This extra spell must be of a level you can cast with a Ranger spell slot. It can be from the Druid or Ranger spell list.

Wayfarer's Skillset

You gain proficiency with land and water vehicles, and add double your proficiency bonus to any check you make with those vehicles.

Additionally, you gain the Traveler survival knack. If you already have it, choose any other knack.

Versatile Explorer

Starting at 3rd level, you have built a a strong familiarity with a handful of environments. Choose three types of favored terrain: arctic, coast, desert, forest, grassland, mountain, ocean, swamp, tundra, or underground.

When you make an Intelligence or Wisdom check related to one of your favored terrains, your proficiency bonus is doubled if you are using a skill that you're proficient in.

While traveling for an hour or more in one of your favored terrains, you gain the following benefits:

• Difficult terrain doesn't slow your group's travel.
• Your group can't become lost except by magical means.
• Even when you are engaged in another activity while traveling (such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), you remain alert to danger.
• If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at a normal pace.
• While tracking other creatures, you also learn their exact number, their sizes, and how long ago they passed through the area.

After spending 48 hours traveling in a terrain that is not one of your favored terrain, you can temporarily treat it is a favored terrain. This lasts until you begin traveling in a different environment.

Adapting Expertise

Starting at 7th level, choose two skills or tools which you are proficient in. You double your proficiency bonus for any check you make with the chosen skills. When you complete a long rest, you can change one of the chosen proificiencies for another.

Additionally, when you make an ability check with a skill you are not proficient in, you can expend a survival die to add a roll of the die to the ability check.

Ultimate Aptitude

Starting at 11th level, your Aptitude is a 2d4. This replaces the change to the die that would normally occur at 13th level.

Additionally, your pool of survival die increases by 1.

Seasoned Defenses

Starting at 15th level, your diverse experiences have taught you how to survive through any situation. Add your aptitude to any saving throw you make that does not already add your aptitude from another feature.

Trapper's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Trapper Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Trap Master

Starting at 3rd level, you are adept in the art of mechanics, trap making, and trap laying. You gain proficiency with Tinker’s Tools, and your proficiency bonus is doubled for them.

Additionally, if you make a Thieve’s Tools check in order to disarm a trap, you are considered proficient with the tools for that check, and your proficiency bonus is doubled for it.

Using Tinker's Tools, you can create, repair, and modify traps as per the rules found in Mythmaker's Manual of Trap Making. When you gain this feature, you immediately learn 4 trap designs. You learn one additional design at 7th, 11th, and 15th level. Whenever you learn a trap design through this feature, it must have a base rating equal to or lower than your proficiency bonus.

Capable Captor

Starting at 7th level, whenever you force a creature to make an ability check or saving throw to resist becoming Grappled, Paralyzed, Restrained, Stunned, or knocked Prone, or against having its speed reduced, the DC is increased by 1. This effect also extends to any trap you create or put in place.

When a creature you can see within 30 feet of you makes an ability check or saving throw affected by this feature, you can use your reaction force them to make the saving throw with disadvantage. Once you use this ability, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest. You can expend survival dice to gain additional uses (1 use per 2 die spent)

Surprise Specialist

Starting at 11th level, you are a master of surprise -- both in dealing it and reacting to it. When you force a creature to make a saving throw during a surprise round of combat, their saving throw is made with disadvantage.

Additionally, if you are surprised at the beginning of combat and aren't incapacitated, you can act normally on your first turn.

Last Second Setup

Starting at 15th level, you can place traps even when you did not have a chance to prepare.

You can cast any spell from your Trapper's Magic feature or that explicitly states it creates a trap in its description (such as Snare, Trip Wire (MGV1) or Pit Trap (MGV1)) as an action, ignoring the normal casting time.

Additionally, you can place a mechanical or magical trap device over the course of 1 round. You begin to place the trap as an action on your turn, and complete placing the trap as an action on your next turn. If you take damage, move, use a reaction or bonus action, or fail a saving throw during this process, your attempt is thwarted and you can't attempt to use this feature again for 1 minute.

Once you use this feature, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest. You can expend survival dice to gain additional uses (1 use per 3 die spent).

Pack Hunter's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Pack Hunter Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Pack Tactics

Starting at 3rd level, you have advantage on a melee attack roll against a creature if at least one of your allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Call of the Hunt

Starting at 7th level, as a bonus action, you let out a howl that rallies your allies towards your quarry. All allies within 300 feet who can hear you can use their reaction to immediately move up to their speed directly towards a creature marked by your Hunter's Quarry. As part of the bonus action, you can also take the same movement (without requiring your reaction, or expending movement). If you have no marked creature, affected allies can move towards you instead. In either case, the movement must end closer to the target than it started.

Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest. You can also expend survival dice to gain additional uses (1 use per 3 die spent).

Coordinated Attacks

Starting at 11th level, when you take the attack action, you can choose to initiate a coordinated attack against your Hunter's Quarry as part of the action. When you do, all attacks against your Hunter's Quarry have a bonus to attack and damage rolls equal to the number of your allies within 10 feet of the target (max +5). This effect lasts until the end of your next turn.

Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest. You can expend survival dice to gain additional uses (1 use per 3 die spent).

Lead the Hunt

Starting at 15th level, allies within 10 feet of you also benefit from your Hunter's Quarry.

Vanguard's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Vanguard Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Ways of the Guardian

Starting at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in Heavy Armor. You also learn the Interception fighting style (TCE).

When you use the Interception fighting style, you can expend a survival die to add a roll of the die to the damage reduction, and to regain use of your reaction for the current round.

Proactive Protection

Starting at 3rd level, you can actively dedicated yourself to protect a specific creature for a short time. As an action, you can defend a creature within 5 feet of you. Until the start of your next turn, any attack roll made against the protected ally has disadvantage if you can see the attacker, as long as the ally is within 5 feet of you.

Trek to Protect

Starting at 7th level, when an ally you can see within 15 feet of you is targeted by an attack or forced to make a saving throw, you can use your reaction to move up to half your speed directly towards that ally. This movement must end closer to the ally than it started. Opportunity attacks triggered by this movement have disadvantage.

If the movement ends within 5 feet of the ally, you can expend a survival die to immediately use your Proactive Protection feature targeting that ally as part of the same reaction you used to move.

Unbroken Guardian

Starting at 11th level, your hit point maximum is increased by your current level in this class, and it increases by 1 additional hit point when you gain a new level in this class.

Further, you have advantage on saving throws against being Charmed or Frightened.

Unstoppable

While within 15 feet of an ally, you are under the effects of the Freedom of Movement spell.

Skinshifter's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Skinshifter Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Adaptive Body

Starting at 3rd level, you learn to manifest certain traits of the natural world. Choose three features from the list below as your prepared features. As an action, you can choose one of your prepared features, gaining the benefits of it for 10 minutes. Once you do, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest. You can expend survival die to gain additional uses (1 use per 2 die spent).

You can swap one or both of your prepared choices for another whenever you finish a long rest.

• Your speed increases by 10 feet
• You grow claws which are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice), instead of the bludgoening damage normal for an unarmed strike.
• You have a +1 bonus to Strength ability checks, saving throws, and damage rolls
• You have a +1 bonus to Constitution saving throws, and advantage on saving throws against cold or hot (choose one) environments
• You gain darkvision out to 30 feet
• You have advantage on Wisdom (perception) checks
• Whenever you make a long or high jump, the distance you can cover increases by 10 feet (long jump) or 5 feet (high jump).
• You have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed
• You have a swimming speed equal to your walking speed
• You gain tremorsense out to 20 feet
• You gain blindsight out to 10 feet

Weapons of Rivalry

Starting at 3rd level, the damage from your natural weapon attacks and melee spell attacks always counts as Silvered.

Bestial Body

Starting at 7th level, some of the changes you have learned began to manifest permanently. Choose one feature from those listed under the Adaptive Body trait. You are permanently under the benefits of that trait. You can change your choice when you reach 11th level and again at 15th level.

Deadly Transformations

Starting at 11th level, while you are under the effects of a Transmutation spell, you gain the following features:

• Add a +1 bonus to your weapon attack and damage rolls
• You can use a bonus action to make a melee weapon attack.

Fullblood Forms

Starting at 15th level, you can cast the Polymorph spell, targeting yourself only, without expending a spell slot. Once you use this feature, you must complete a long rest to do so again. You can expend survival die to gain additional uses (1 use per 5 die spent).

While you are under the effects of any Polymorph spell, you retain your alignment, personality, languages, and mental ability scores, instead of adopting those of your new form. You also retain all of your skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to gaining those of the creature. If the creature has the same proficiency as you and the bonus in its stat block is higher than yours, use the creature's bonus instead of yours

Emissary's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Emissary Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Emissary's Skillset

Starting at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in two skills of your choice from: Deception, Insight, or Perception.

Alternatively, you can substitute one of these skills (not both) to learn one language, or gain 3 language points (if using Mythmaker's Language Rules).

Emissary's Ally

Starting at 3rd level, you know the Find Familiar spell. It is a Ranger spell for you, and it does not count against the number of spells you have prepared. When you conjure a familiar in this way, the creature is a magical beast, not a celestial, fey, or friend. The following forms are available (in addition to the normal list of forms described in the spell): deer, falcon, fox, owl, and squirrel.

Starting at 7th level, this list also includes the bloodhawk, camel, mastiff, and pony.

Starting at 11th level, the list also includes the elk, wolf, and riding horse.

Starting at 15th level, the list also includes the brown bear, dire wolf, and giant eagle.

When your familiar takes the Help action to aid you or another creature in a Charisma ability check, the check gains an additional +1 bonus.

Diplomatic Defenses

Starting at 7th level, you gain proficiency in Intelligence or Charisma saving throws (your choice).

Additionally, you can Disengage as a bonus action. Any familiar you summon can also Disengage as a bonus action.

Expert Emissary

Starting at 11th level, choose one skill you gained proficiency in from the Emissary's Skillset feature. Your proficiency bonus is now doubled for any check you make with that skill.

Delegate Delivery

Starting at 11th level, when you cast an Abjuration, Enchantment, or Divination spell through your familiar, you can empower the spell (no action required). When you do, the spell is cast as if using a spell slot one level higher, and the DC increases by an amount equal to half your proficiency bonus (round up).

Once you use this feature, you must finish a long rest before you do so again.

Emissary's Council

Starting at 15th level, you can have two familiars from the Find Familiar spell at one time, though you must cast the spell separately to create a second. The total CR of both familiars can not exceed 1 and 1/2.

Arbor Heart's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Arbor Heart Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Arboreal Aspects

Starting at 3rd level, you can take on aspects of the ancient trees you protect. As a bonus action, you can enter your Guardian form. While in guardian form, you gain the following benefits:

• Your AC increases by 1.
• You reduce bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage by 3 (this effect can NOT stack with other damage reduction features)
• Your reach is increased by 5 feet for weapon attacks you make on your turn
• Your creature type also includes the Plant type, and your appearance subtly reflects the change (bark-textured skin, small branchy sprouts, leaves, patches of moss, etc.)
• You are Exposed to Fire.

Your transformation lasts for up to 1 minute, unless you dismiss it early on your turn (no action required). You can enter Guardian form a number of times per day equal to your proficiency bonus. You can also expend survival die to gain additional uses (1 use per 2 die expended)

Wrath of the Woods

Starting at 7th level, you can unleash magical forest fury on a creature you mark. When you mark a creature with your Hunter's Quarry, choose one of the following additional effects:

Forest Flurry. Your magic conjures a barrage of razor-sharp leaves, thorns, or sharp mulch which launch towards the target, who must make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failure, the target immediately suffers a number of d4's equal to your proficiency bonus in slashing damage.

Raging Roots. Your magic conjures roots or vines to grasp for the target, who must make a Strength saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failure, the target is grappled. While grappled in this way, the target is also restrained.

The roots/vines last for up to 1 minute, and they disappear early if your Hunter's Quarry ends, or if the target drops to 0 hit points. The vines are an object with AC 8, 12 HP, and vulnerability to fire damage. This effect can only be used against a creature standing on loose soil, sand, loose stone, or another natural terrain of similar quality.

Awaken Ally

Starting at 11th level, you can draw an ancient tree spirit from its afterlife to temporarily inhabit a tree nearby. This ritual takes 1 minute to perform. When the ritual completes, touch a Huge or smaller tree that has no Intelligence score. The tree becomes a creature and uses the statistics for an awakened tree (MM p317) if the tree was size Large or Huge, or an Awakened Shrub if it was size Medium or smaller. It gains the ability to speak one language you know, and the ability to move its limbs, roots, vines, creepers, and so forth. It also gains senses similar to a human's.

The spirit inhabits the target plant for up to 1 hour, after which time the tree reverts to a magical plant. If this occurs while the tree is on suitable terrain, it will magically graft itself to the earth, remaining healthy in its new location. Otherwise, the tree falls to the ground, unrooted and dying.

Improved Arboreal Aspects

Starting at 17th level, when you enter your Guardian form, you can choose one of the following additional effects:

Thorns. When a creature hits you with a melee attack, they take piercing damage equal to your proficiency bonus. If the creature is marked by your Hunter's Quarry, the damage also includes your aptitude die.

Sturdy. You gain temporary hit points equal to your Ranger level, which last for the duration. You also have advantage on Strength saving throws, and you are immune to the Prone condition.

Ironbark. Your AC increases by 2, instead of 1, and you are not Exposed to Fire damage.

Vines. While you are touching the ground, the ground within 15 feet of you is difficult terrain for your enemies.

Realm Keeper's Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Realm Keeper Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you can prepare.

Realmscape Readiness

Starting at 3rd level, you've learned techniques to prepare for any path that lay ahead, whatever world it may take you to. When you complete a long rest, choose each of the following:

• One damage type which you become resistant to
• One creature type against which you have a +1 bonus to damage rolls and saving throws
• One language which you temporarily understand (although this grants you no ability to speak it)

The benefits you select last until you change them again using this feature.

Find Foe

Starting at 7th level, your attunement to the balance of the realmscape helps you supernaturally locate a target. Over the course of 1 minute, you can focus your senses to divine what realm of existance a creature you know or know of is on. If you have met or seen the creature at least once, the effect automatically succeeds, unless the target is guarded from divination. If you have only heard a description of the target, roll a DC 11 Wisdom check. On a success, you learn what plane the target is currently on.

You can use this feature once per long rest. You can also expend survival die to gain additional uses (1 use per 2 die spent)

Improved Realmscape Readiness

Starting at 7th level, your realmscape readiness improves:

• Select two damage types
• The bonus becomes +2

Transitive Strike

At 11th level, you gain the ability to shift in and out of a transitive state in the blink of an eye. When you take the Attack action, you can teleport up to 10 feet before each attack to an unoccupied space you can see.

If you attack at least two different creatures with the action, you can make one additional attack with it against a third creature.

Transitive Shift

At 15th level, your ability to move between a transitive state and reality enables you to lessen the harm done to you during battle. When you would take damage from an attack, you can use your reaction to halve the attack's damage against you.

Feral Form

3rd-level transmutation
Druid, Ranger

• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V, S
• Duration: 1 minute

You transform to take on aspects of a feral, bestial nature. Fur covers your body, you grow impressive musculature and size, your hands become claws, and your face takes on a feral appearance. Further, a primal rage overtakes you. For the duration:

• You can make unarmed strike (claw) attacks, which deal 2d4 slashing damage on a hit, instead of the normal damage for unarmed strikes. These attacks count as magical.
• No more than once per turn, you can make an unarmed strike (bite) attack, which deals 2d8 piercing damage on a hit, instead of the normal damage for unarmed strikes. These attacks count as magical
• Once per turn, when you reduce a creature to 0 hit points with a claw or bite attack with this spell, you can immediately move up to 15 feet without expending movement and make another claw or bite attack with this spell against a different creature.

Starting on your next turn, the spell ends early if your turn ends and you haven't attacked a hostile creature since your last turn or taken damage since then.

Flash of Smoke

1st-level illusion
Bard, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard

• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self (10-foot radius)
• Components: S, M (a pinch of flashfire dust)
• Duration: 1 round

In a quiet burst of smoke and magic, you temporarily disappear. All creatures within 10 feet of you must make a Wisdom saving throw. You are invisible to any creature that fails the saving throw until your next turn starts, or until you attack or cast a spell.

In addition, a 10-foot radius area centered on the point at which you cast this spell becomes heavily obscured by smoke for the duration. A wind of 10 mph or greater disperses this cloud.

Fleshrend

1st-level transmutation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 10 feet
• Components: S
• Duration: 1 round

In a brief moment of feral ferocity, you transform one of your body parts into an oversized bestial perversion -- a hand into a huge claw, or your mouth into a toothy maw -- and strike with it.

Alternatively, if you already have a natural weapon that deals slashing or piercing damage, this spell can cause the feature to become oversized and increasingly deadly.

Make a melee spell attack against a creature you can see within range. On a hit, the target suffers slashing damage equal to 3d6 + your spellcasting ability modifier. Roll an additional d6 if you already had a natural weapon as described above. If this damage leaves the target at or below 50% of its maximum hit points, the target is also Hobbled until the end of your next turn.

Hobbled is a condition under which every 1 foot of movement costs 2 feet, and saving throws against being restrained are made with disadvantage.

At Higher Levels. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.

Glyph of Watching

3rd-level divination (ritual)
Bard, Cleric, Wizard

• Casting Time: 1 minute
• Range: Touch
• Components: S, M (at least 50 gp worth of Primordial Dust, which the spell consumes)
• Duration: 24 hours

When you cast this spell, you carve a tiny, subtle glyph measuring only a few inches in radius onto a solid, flat surface, expending a valuable gem in the process. The glyph remains active for the spell's duration.

Alternatively, when you cast this spell you can target a previously drawn glyph of watching and reignite its magic once again for the spell's duration. Doing so eliminates the component cost of the spell.

While the glyph is active, as an action, you can see and hear through the glyph as though you were in its space. During this time, you are deaf and blind with regard to your own senses. You can end this effect as a free action on your turn.

The glyph is difficult to detect, but not invisible. A creature may notice the glyph with a successful Wisdom (Perception) or Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC, provided it is within their line of sight.

You can only have one glyph of watching at a given time. Casting the spell again dispels any glyph of watching you had created previously.