Lore

I care little for the lore of Monster Hunter, and will run the game on a world of my own. If one wants to DM their own game, be sure to utilize Amellwind's Guide, as it contains many details and lots of annotations for the lore of Monster Hunter.

Classes and Class Features

Races

You can use all races, including the races written in Amellwind's Guide to Monster Hunting. I don't see any reason to change anything.

React (Dex)

Reacting is now measured as a skill called React, which uses your dexterity modifier. This skill is used for quickly reacting to attacks and events outside of the expected, or timing correctly your movements. Classes which can get proficiency in React are any classes that can learn Acrobatics.

Block (Str)

Reacting is now measured as a skill called Block, which uses your Strength modifier. This skill is used for blocking attacks against enormous monsters. Classes which can get proficiency in Block are any classes that can learn Athletics.

Quick Reactions

You get proficiency with the React skill. When you take a reaction to Dodge, you roll the react check with advantage.

Stronghold Guard

You get proficiency with the Block skill. When you take a reaction to Block, you add the AC bonus from your shield to your roll.

Materialistic

When you gather in a hunt, you can choose to get advantage on the DC of the gather OR double the amount collected.

Meowtastic Cook

When you cook a special meal, you get a flat +5 to the roll against the meal.

Composite Actions

Composite actions are those that utilize an action, bonus action, and your reaction all at once. These are usually your big actions for weapons. If you execute a Composite Action foolishly, you leave yourself open to Area attacks.

Maximized Damage

Maximized Damage refers that when you are going to roll dice for an attack, instead you pick the max number of the dice. So 2d4+2 damage instantly becomes 10 damage.

Slower Actions

These actions are made slower.

• Sheathing/Unsheathing a weapon - Takes an action.
• Consuming an Item - Takes an action. (You can use items while wielding a weapon.)
• Using your slinger - Takes an action.

Sharpness

You can sharpen your weapon using a Whetstone or a Whetore Fish. After you sharpen a weapon, the damage can't be negated for your next 4 attacks. You can only sharpen weapons that deal slashing damage (That doesn't include Bowguns loaded with Slashing Ammo.)

Leaping Attacks

You can make leaping attacks when falling from the air. On a hit, you can choose to make an acrobatics/athletics check to mount the beast. On a success, you are mounted.

Aimed Attack

When attacking, you can aim at specific parts of a target. Doing so grants you disadvantage.

Area Attacks

Area Attacks are executed both by players or by monsters, striking down a specific area. Most Area Attacks are declared, meaning that you declare you are going to execute them at a turn, and it happens at the beginning of your next one. The only way to avoid those Area Attacks are by Dodging, Guarding or Counter Attacking.

Damaging Conditions

All damaging conditions end after 1 minute, so the more resilient of you can try to tough it out. (Or die trying)

Blights

Blights are conditions dealt by stronger monsters. Blights can only be cured by a Antiblight Elixir.

Dragon

Special element generated by Dragon Cores. Most Dragons are vulnerable to this kind of damage.

Water

Water. I dunno man, the damage is in the game, what can I do? Apparently Water Hurts.

Explosive

Everything that explodes deals this kind of damage. Is powerfully used to interrupt area attacks from monsters.

DCs

There are three new DCs to note. Riding DC, Reaction DC, and Guard DC. Each respectively used for Riding, Dodging or Counter attacking, and Guarding against the Rathalos attacks.

Parts

The Rathalos has four parts, Tail, Head, Talons and Wings. Using aimed attacks with a disadvantage, you can break down part by part to make your fight easier. When heads are broken, they are vulnerable to all damage.

Areas Attacks

The Rathalos has 3 area attacks, Crash Attack, Fire Ball, and Air Blast. Crash attack is an Melee Area Attack, so it can be countered, but it is impossible to guard unless you are using a weapon with "Heavy Guard". All of these have telegraphs, and the monster will usually spend a turn charging itself up before executing any of these area attacks.

Legendary Points

The Rathalos has 3 Legendary points. Monsters can use legendary points as if they were legendary resistances, or to boost up a attack, or to use any normal attack. They can also spend two legendary points to instantly execute a Area Attack, if they are in conditions to.

Interruption Damage

The threshold of damage you need to deal in a single attack to stop an Area Attack from Rathalos. Bludgeoning and Blast Damages have lower thresholds.

Slayed

You can slay a monster by reducing it's Hit Points to 0. Once you slay a monster, you can carve him for resources. You always get a set of resources when you carve a monster. Hunting down stronger variants allows one to obtain rarer materials, such as gems and plates. You can only get a Tail if you had cut it down mid-battle. Tails are used to make special meals that leave the whole hunting squad with special effects.

Captured

You can capture a monster by reducing it's HP by exhausting the creature by 4 points, or reducing it's HP to 10% of it's maximum, and then putting the creature to sleep with an sleep trap. Capturing a monster allows you to hold it captive, eventually taming it. Holding a monster captive can get pretty expensive, depending on it's size, eating habits, and tendency to break it's cages. Every month, your captured monsters can be harvested for their materials. This means no more hunting for basic materials.

Crafting Materials

There are three kinds of drops from monsters that are materials. Each Material is about 10 lbs worth.

Augments

Augments are special items that can be slotted into weapons and armors, they somewhat rare, having strong effects that trigger on occasions, or can be activated at will.

Items

Monsters will drop items that are usable on occasion, these are called Items. There are several kinds of items. Slinger pods, consumables, oils, poisons and other things that can be useful in battle. Most of these can be farmed by capturing monsters.

Meat

Each unit of meat represents 1 lb of meat, and can be brought back to sell, or used as rations with proper preparation from the Cook. Some meat cuts, such as meat from a Puko-Puko is poisonous, and needs to be prepared when eaten, getting an Cooking Check from the chef of the hunt.

Pre-Hunt

Although experienced hunters can gather food on the field, it is important to consider what you will need to hunt the monster. Not just food, but antidotes, special weapons and oils and phials and coatings and ammo, traps and more are all things to think about before heading on a hunt. Before you depart for a hunt, always make sure to have enough food stored for the full days of travel. On the pre-hunt, all the players roll a history check to determine information about the travel and the monster.

Roles

Hunters come in packs of 5, and thus divide themselves in the following configuration.

Hunting Checks

Hunters have to make their checks at the beginning of every time unit of a hunt.

Fighting the Monster

Once you finally pinpoint the Monster, you can have several types of tactic. Pull of an ambush on it's own home, trapping every corner of it's nest with bombs and pitraps. You can run after the monster, and all. Monsters have a tendency of actually valuing their lives, so if they start to lose, they may attempt to fly or run away, have that in mind when hunting! Every monster is different, both in mentality and biological patterns. The hunt ends only when you capture the monster, slay the monster, or the whole party is knocked out.

The party has decided that it's time to hunt a Diablos. The hunt will be a pretty difficult task, with the Desert regions being far away.

Alchemist's Kit

It already exists, but this fuse Herbalist's or Poisoner's kit into one. All recipes use the Alchemist's Kit.

Cooking Kit

The Cooking Kit is necessary for the Cooks to, well, cook meals. Intelligence is used for proficiency. It includes pans, some oils, seasoning, and many, many small tools of kitchens.

Fishing Kit

Used to fish. Check the fishing section.

Trapper's

The Trapper's Kit is used to create traps. It contains shovels, sticks, cages, mechanic utensils, and is somewhat part tinker's tools. You can only use the trapper's kit if you are PROFICIENT with it.

Gunsmith's Tools

Bowguns and Gunlances require ammo and shells to attack with full power. To craft these, you require the Gunsmith's Tools.

Meats

Meats can be gathered by carving it from monsters. Usual meats, from non-monster animals all count as tier 1. Meats are used to make offensive meals.

Fishes

Fishes are gathered by the fishing system. Fishes are used to make defensive meals.

Vegetables

Vegetables are gathered by planting, or by gathering in specific regions of the world. Vegetables are used for utilitarian meals.

Storable Meals

Some meals can be stored to be eaten later. These usually have the same effect as items, but more potent. Eating a meal is a composite action in combat.

Fishing Bait

Whenever you fish, you need to craft bait using meats or vegetables of equal Tier. You should consider too that different fishes have different diets, and some fishes even eat ores.

Fishing Kit

You need a Fishing Kit and proficiency with it to fish. The Fishing Kit includes tools to repair fishing tools and hooks, and a Steel fishing rod.

Lake Of Plenty

• Fishing Difficulty: DC 8. (Very Easy)
• Body Type: Lake
• Water Type: Fresh

Fish Tables

Herbivore

Fish	Tier	Description
Rain Fish	1	A standard Fish.
Herb Fish	1	Can be used in crafting to substitute Herbs. (Increases heal by 1 die.)
Cloud Fish	2	Adds 2 to your nature checks
Shell Fish	3	Increases your AC by 2.
God Fish	4	Can be used to craft 5 catalysts.
Life Fish	5	Restores your HP to max when eaten.

Carnivore

Fish	Tier	Description
Rye Fish	1	A standard Fish.
Poison Fish	1	Can be used in crafting to substitute Herbs. (3d8 damage)
Sharp Fish	2	Can be thrown using the slinger to deal 4d4 piercing damage.
Bomb Fish	3	Can be used in crafting to substitute gunpowder. (Increases damage by 2 dies.)
God Fish	4	Can be used to craft 5 catalysts.
Death Fish	5	Deals 10d10 necrotic damage when eaten.

Special

Fish	Bait	Description
Cutting Fish	Iron Ore	Can be used to make Whetores.

Light Armor

Light armor base stats is 12 AC + Dex Mod. Light armor has more slots for augmentations in later levels, and cost fewer materials to develop. Weights 10 lb.

Medium Armor

Medium Armor base stats is 14 AC + Dex Mod. (To a max of 2 Dex bonus.) Medium Armor is the middle line. Weighs 15 lb.

Heavy Armor

Heavy armor Base stat is 16. Heavy armor has fewer slots for augmentations, and cost more materials to develop. There are also heavier variants of armor that reduce your move speed, but make you stronger and more resistant to attack. Gives you disadvantage on stealth checks. Weighs 20 lb

Armor Sphere

Armors can be upgraded in a different way than weapons, utilizing armor spheres. Armor spheres are extremely rare, but increase the armor's base AC depending on the armor sphere used. Ranks of armor sphere vary from Common (+1 AC) to Legendary (+10AC). Once you increase your armor rank with one sphere, you can't increase it again with one of the same level.

Augmentations

Armors can utilize Augmentations to increase a hunter's prowess in battle.

Weapon Requirements

The Greatsword requires at least 15 Str. to be wielded.

Weapon Attributes

• Movement Penalty : -20 ft.
• Damage Type : Slashing.
• Dodge Distance: Your dodge distance is 10ft.

Weapon Traits

• Heavy: Small creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls with the Greatsword.
• Greatsword Reach: The Greatsword has the reach property, but attacking utilizing this property reduces the damage by half.
• Light Guard: The Greatsword can use the Guard Reaction to reduce damage from an area attack by half.

Special Attributes

Charge Damage: Damage for charge attacks.

Charge

Beginning at Weapon Mastery Level 2, you can charge your Greatsword. As a composite action, you can charge your Greatsword, allowing the delivery of extremely strong attacks. Once you charge your Greatsword, you can Discharge it with actions that specify so.

Features

New Attribute: Fuel Phials

The Ignition series has a capacity for Fuel Phials, that are used to execute the Sub Mastery actions. To craft a Fuel Phial, you require a Herbalist's/Alchemist's kit, and 2 Fire Herbs. You can stock Fuel Phials in your backpack, but loading them into the Ignition Series is an composite action.

Ignited Charge (3rd Level)

The Wyvern Ignition series has a special propulsion system inside it, allowing for one to consume reserve fuel to instantly charge their sword. At will, one can spend a Fuel Phial to instantly charge your Greatsword, each phial generating one charge.

Rocketed Ignition (5th Level)

As a reaction, the Wyvern Ignition allows you to spend a Fuel Phial to boost yourself into any direction. Each fuel phial spent sends you 30ft in any direction, including upwards. This is a perfect dodge.

Flamethrower (8th Level)

As an action, you can use the boosters of the Wyvernslayer to ignite an area, pushing yourself back 10ft, but dealing fire damage in a 15ft cone, each fuel phial increasing the damage.

Wyvernblade (10th Level)

As an action, you can dissipate your charges, turning your charges into heat, heating the blade into a shining red. Every charge dissipates adds the Charge Modifier from the weapon to base damage. If you sheathe your weapon, the buffs dissapear.

Weapon Requirements

The Hammer requires at least 15 Str. to be wielded.

Weapon Attributes

• Movement Penalty : -20 ft.
• Damage Type : Bludgeoning.
• Dodge Distance: Your dodge distance is 10ft.

Weapon Traits

• Heavy: Small creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls with the Hammer.

Special Attributes

• Depth Damage : Indicates how much damage charged attacks do.

Main Mechanic

Features

Weapon Requirements

The Hunting Horn requires at least 13 Str. to be wielded.

Weapon Attributes

• Movement Penalty : -15 ft.
• Damage Type : Bludgeoning.
• Dodge Distance: Your dodge distance is 10ft.

Weapon Traits

• Heavy: Small creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls with the Hunting Horn.

Special Attributes

• Melody Power: Affects how much your melodies increase everything.
• Notes: Affects what notes your Hunting Horn can produce.
• Range: Affects how long your notes travel.

Main Mechanic

Features

Powerful Performances (3rd Level)

Whenever you perform, your damage from your attack is maximized.

Incredible Fortissimo! (5th Level)

When you perform using the Fortissimo feature, you triple the range and melody power instead of doubling it.

Accent, please? (8th Level)

When you perform multiple melodies, you can choose one to accentuate, performing it as if you had used Fortissimo. You can do this once per melody per short rest.

Ear Shatterer (10th Level)

You can perform a melody at it's maximum power, stunning all beings that hear it. The melody power is quintupled.

Weapon Requirements

The Longsword requires at least 13 Dex. to be wielded.

Weapon Attributes

• Movement Penalty : -10 ft.
• Damage Type : Slashing.
• Dodge Distance: Your dodge distance is 10ft.

Weapon Traits

• Fast Wielding: Sheathing the Longsword is a bonus action. When you unsheathe the Longsword, you can the same action to attack.
• Finesse: You can use your dexterity as your modifier for attacks and damage rolls.

Special Attribute

• Spirit Modifier : Used for attacks utilizing the spirit feature.

Spirit

Beginning at Weapon Mastery Level 2, you begin to feel "Spirit". Whenever you land a successful attack, you get a Spirit Charge. This Spirit can be used in several ways, but it is mostly used to deal more damage. The Spirit max limits increases at the 4th, 7th and 10th level of the Weapon Mastery.

Features

Unrelenting Spirit (3rd Level)

When you reach your limit of the Spirit Gauge, your attacks deal Spirit Discharges.

Disciplined Counter (5th Level)

As a reaction, you can roll a Reaction check with advantage to parry an attack, and attack back.

Instant Draw (8th Level)

Drawing and Sheathing your weapon is no longer any action.

Unrelenting Strikes (10th Level)

Your attacks can no longer be resisted against.

Weapon Requirements

The Sword and Shield requires at least 13 Dex. to be wielded.

Weapon Attribute

• Movement Penalty : -10 ft.
• Damage Type : Slashing and Bludgeoning
• Dodge Distance : Your dodge distance is 15ft.

Weapon Traits

• Usability: You can use items as a bonus action. This includes the grappling hook and the slinger.
• Finesse: You can use your dexterity modifier instead of your strength modifier for damage and attack rolls
• Medium Guard: You can use the Shield to negate damage from an area attack.

Features

Weapon Requirements

The Lance requires at least 15 Str. and 13 Con to be wielded.

Weapon Attribute

• Movement Penalty : -20 ft.
• Damage Type : Piercing
• Dodge Distance : Your dodge distance is 5ft.

Weapon Traits

• Heavy Guard: You can use the Shield to negate damage from an area attack.
• Reach: This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for opportunity attacks with it.

Main Mechanic

Features

Weapon Attribute

• Movement Penalty : -20 ft.
• Damage Type : Piercing
• Dodge Distance : Your dodge distance is 5ft.

Weapon Traits

• Heavy Guard: You can use the Shield to negate damage from an area attack.
• Reach: This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for opportunity attacks with it.
• Heavy:

Main Mechanic

Features

Weapon Requirements

The Dual Blades requires at least 15 dex to be wielded.

Weapon Statistics

• Movement Penalty : None.
• Damage Type : Slashing
• Dodge Distance : 20ft

Weapon Traits

• Nimble Weapons: While wielding the Dual Blades, you have have advantage on dodge reactions. You can also use a bonus action to disengage or dash.
• Dual Attacks: Instead of using a Bonus Action to attack with the second blade, instead you attack twice with each weapon on an attack action.
• Finesse: You can use your dexterity modifier instead of your strength modifier for damage and attack rolls.

Demon Mode

Beginning at Weapon Mastery Level 2, you can unleash Demon Mode. You charge up one round of demon mode every round of combat. Entering Demon Mode is an action, and While in Demon mode, you can attack as a reactions. This allows you to deliver several more attacks.

Features

Weapon Requirements

The Charge Blade requires at least 13 Str and Dex to be wielded.

Weapon Statistics

• Movement Penalty : -15/-20 ft.
• Damage Type : Slashing.
• Dodge Distance: 15ft Sword and Shield mode, 10ft Axe mode.

Weapon Traits

• Transforming: The Charge Blade has two different damage blocks, one for the Sword and Shield mode, and one for the Axe mode.
• Medium Guard: Allows you to block most attacks using the Guard reaction.

Special Stats

• Sword Booster : Indicates how much damage does the boost give to your sword
• Shield Booster : Indicates how much damage does the boost give to your sword
• Charge Damage : Indicates how much damage the discharge attacks do.

Main Mechanic

Features

Weapon Requirements

The Bow requires at least 15 Dex to be wielded.

Weapon Statistics

• Movement Penalty : -15 ft.
• Damage Type : Piercing.
• Dodge Distance: Your dodge distance is 20ft.

Weapon Traits

• Ranged: 120/240ft.

Special Stats

• Combo Damage : Indicates how much damage each step of the combo adds.

Main Mechanic

Features

Precise Shot (3rd Level)

Whenever you use the Targeted Shot feature, you add the precision bonus to your attack roll.

Precision Attacks (5th Level)

Whenever you are at your max combo, you add the precision bonus to your damage rolls.

Powerful Piercer (8th Level)

Your dragon piercer attacks each part twice, and doesn't miss, but is an area attack instead, as an 120ft line, hitting only on the beginning of your next turn.

Blazing Arrows (10th Level)

Whenever you use the Targeted Shot Feature, you deal maximized damage.

Weapon Requirements

The Bowgun requires at least 13 Dex to be wielded.

Weapon Statistics

• Movement Penalty : -15 ft.
• Damage Type : Variable.
• Dodge Speed : Your dodge distance is 15ft.

Weapon Traits

• Ammo: All of the Bowgun main stats are defined by the bullet type, with each Bowgun produced having different variations.
• Attachments: The Bowgun has special slots for decorations that can be crafted just for it.

Special Stats

• Additional Range: How much range your Bowgun adds to shots.
• Magazine Clip: How much Ammo you can insert at once.
• Additional Damage: How much damage your Bowgun adds to shots.

Ammo

When you use the Bowgun, you can't fire air at monsters. Instead, you must craft and use Ammo. Once you insert ammo, you don't need to reload until you fire the last bullet from the magazine. Some ammos fill more magazine capacity than others.

Features

Counter Shot (2nd Level)

Whenever you dodge, you can use the same reaction to attack an enemy.

Wyvernmines (3rd Level)

As an composite action, you can plant a Wyvern ammo in the ground. The Wyvern ammo stays primed as an mine, and when an enemy walks over them, the Wyvern ammo explodes, dealing the 4d8 explosive damage on a 15 ft radius. This damage increases by 2d8 at level 5, 7, 9, and 10

Agile Reload (4th Level)

As a reaction, you can reload your ammo. This must be declared on your turn. If you are interrupted, you don't reload your ammo.

Wyvern Counter (6th Level)

As an prepared reaction, you can deliver a Wyvern Ammo as an counter-attack at an incoming monster, potentially stunning the monster. This counter attack must be declared in your turn, as an prepared action.

Bullet Time (8th Level)

Twice per long rest, on the beginning of your turn, you can activate Bullet Time. Bullet Time lasts 3 turns, and in these turns, you have a +10 bonus to your attack rolls, dodges, and AC.

Wyvernmine Mk2 (10th Level)

Using Wyvernmines is no longer a composite action, but a reaction.

Weapon Requirements

The Insect Glaive requires at least 15 Dex. to be wielded

Weapon Attributes

• Movement Penalty : -15 ft.
• Damage Type : Slashing.
• Dodge Speed : Your dodge distance is 15ft.

Weapon Traits

• Reach: The Insect Glaive has a reach of 10ft.
• Kinsected: The Insect Glaive allows one to control a Kinsect, who will act when commanded.

Special Attributes

• Kin Boost: How much extra damage you get for accumulating three essences.

Kinsect

Beginning at Weapon Mastery Level 2, your weapon now hatches a Kinsect. As an bonus action, you can order your Kinsect to attack an enemy, extracting the creature's essence. The Kinsect returns at the start of your next turn. Once you have three essences, the Insect Glaive gets a damage bonus equal to the Kin Boost attribute.

Air Combat

When you are in the air with the Insect Glaive, you have advantage on rolls to mount a monster, or attacks to it's wings. Whenever you use the Vault or Air Dodge features, you only begin to fall on the next turn.

Features

Extra Attributes: Kinsect's Stats

Your Kinsect now has a page dedicated to his own stats, such as HP, AC, Flying speed and Attack. Your Kinsect is now a Monster of small size, and he has his own token in the battlefield.

Kinsect Support (3rd Level)

Whenever you attack, your Kinsect attacks as well, without being ordered. You can also order your Kinsect to do more complicated things as an action, such as set traps, attack parts of a monster, and drop items on heads.

Kinsect Dust (5th Level)

Whenever the Kinsect lands a successful hit, he leaves behind a small cloud of dust, which can have different attacks when attacked.

Aerial Kinsect (8th Level)

Your Kinsect is strong enough to lift you up in the air. As a bonus action, you can gain a flying speed equal to your Kinsect's, but your Kinsect can't take any actions.

Kinsect Master (10th)

You can now have 2 Kinsects at once.

Weapon Requirements

The Magus Staff requires you to be a spellcaster to be wielded

Weapon Statistics

• Movement Penalty : -15 ft.
• Damage Type : Bludgeoning.
• Dodge Speed : Your dodge distance is 15ft.

Weapon Traits

• Arcane: The Magus Staff serves as an Arcane Focus.

Special Stats

• Arcane Modifier : Extra damage in spells cast.
• Mana Capacity: How much mana the staff can hold.
• Imbued Spell: What spells are imbued in the Staff.

Mana

Beginning at Weapon Mastery Level 2, you can generate mana. Whenever you cast a spell using the Magus Staff, you imbue the staff with mana equivalent to the level of the spell slot cast. You can use this mana to cast the Imbued Spell in the staff, or for other actions later on.

Features

Mana Blades (3rd Level)

Whenever you attack an enemy, you generate one mana in your Mageblade.

Mana Strike (5th Level)

As an action, you can strike an enemy and spend mana to deal extra damage equal to the mage blade's arcane modifier.

Mana Shield (8th Level)

As an reaction, you can guard against an enemy attack, spending 3 manas to block an usual attack, or 6 manas to block an area attack.

Agile Mage (10th Level)

Imbued cast, spell storing, and freeform casting are now normal actions.

On Monster Decorations

For decorations detailed on the Monster Manual, you don't need to know their recipes, and crafting costs and materials described on the table above don't apply. By killing the monster, you know enough to craft a Gem associated with it.

Notes

• Tier 2X Bone - You should use tier 2,4,6,8 and 10 bones to craft tier 1,2,3,4 and 5 decorations, respectively.
• Attribute Booster - Can boost stats beyond 20.
• Carry Booster - If using variant encumbrance rules, Carry booster increases your light encumbrance threshold.

Simple Augments

Simple augments are augments that offer plain stats, damages and negations that don't need to be activated, and instead are "passive" in nature.

Complex Augments

Complex augments are augments that offer activated skills, and need to be activated by the user. Similar to gems.