— Gewarald.

A group of adventurers is trailing through the woods towards an ambush. Goblins await their arrival, while the party ascends a hill. Seemingly unaware the group moves forward, heads facing the road. But what the goblins cannot see, is the spark of joy in the adventurers eyes. The hooded elf that leads the party had already scouted this area and now loosens the straps around his swords. At the end of a long day march, this information came as a welcomed distraction. Not aware of being robbed of the element of surprise, the goblins are about to meet their demise.

Tightly worn animal skin keeps the human warm during a blizzard. Her arms crossed as she slogs trough knee deep snow. Distant howling is barely audible above the raging wind. Nothing is visible except for the looming silhouettes of the mountains as she passes between them. However, the howling starts to get louder. A few moments later a shadow appears, around the size of a large hound. She reaches for her belt as the creature leaps towards her. Joyfully the wolf licks her face as she gives the wolf some dried meat, rewarding the wolf for finding a shelter.

Throughout the region, from the cities to beyond the farmland, bordering areas of barbarian tribes and nature protected by druids, rangers stride the wilderness in a region to keep their unending watch.

Archery

You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged weapons.

Defense

While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.

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.

Great Weapon Fighting

When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an Attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll,

Spell Slots

The Ranger table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your ranger 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 first Level and Higher

You know three 1st-level spells of your choice from the ranger spell list.

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.

Spellcasting Ability

Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your ranger spells, since your magic draws upon your attunement to nature as learned from druids. 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.

Group Striker

You divide your attention over multiple targets. If you take the Attack action on your turn, you can expend a use of your Hunter's Focus die to make an additional weapon attack as part of the same action. You can do so multiple time, but cannot target a creature you have already attacked this turn.

Precision Striker

If you would suffer from disadvantage when making an attack role, you instead roll normal.

Honed Instincts

When you use your Raise Instincts feature you can choose to extend the duration to your next short or long rest. You can use your Raised Instincts this way only once per 3 long rests.

Primeval Caster

You can add your Hunter's Focus die to checks to maintain concentration.

Additionally, you can add your Hunter's Focus die to increase the DC on your spells. You can do so a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier. You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Unseen Attackers and Targets

"Combatants often try to escape their foes' notice by hiding, casting the invisibility spell, or lurking in darkness.

When you attack a target that you can't see, you have disadvantage on the attack roll. This is true whether you're guessing the target's location or you're targeting a creature you can hear but not see. If the target isn't in the location you targeted, you automatically miss, but the GM typically just says that the attack missed, not whether you guessed the target's location correctly.

When a creature can't see you, you have advantage on attack rolls against it. If you are hidden–both unseen and unheard–when you make an attack, you give away your location when the attack hits or misses."

(Player's Handbook, 2014, page 194-195)

Beast Master Features

Specialization Spells

You learn additional ranger spells at the ranger levels listed.

Raised Instincts

When you take this specialization at 3rd level, your magic allows you to command beasts. While your Riased Instincts is active, you can cast the command spell at 1st level without expending a spell slot, but ordering to attack is a valid option and you can only target beasts. Besides, you can use gestures to make the command more clear. If the beast is friendly towards you, it automatically fails it's saving throw. If the beast is hostile towards you, it has advantage on the saving throw. When your Raised Instinct ends and you did not support the beast in combat it's attitude immediately becomes 1 state less in your favor. Consult page 244 of the DMG for the rules on attitude.

Starting at 6th level, you keep improving the number of beasts you can command. Instead, while Raised Instincts is active you can target a number of beasts equal to your proficiency modifier, each time you cast the command spell.

Primeval Awareness

Starting at 3rd level, your knowledge allows you to communicate simple ideas with beasts using sign language. You can use an action to read a beast, which reveals it's mood, intent, whether it is affected by magic of any sort and its short-term needs.

Additionally, you can add your Hunter's Focus die to all Charisma checks you make to influence beasts.

Exceptional Training

At 6th level, a beast you command with the Raised Instincts feature can take the dash, help, hide or search action as a bonus action on its turn.

Additionally, you have a telepathic bond between you and any beast that is friendly towards you while within a mile radius.

Deadly Training

At 14th level, a beast you command with the Raised Instincts feature can make an additional attack each turn if it takes the attack action.

Additionally, the attacks of beasts you command become magical for the purpose of overcoming magical resistances and immunities.

Bonded Casting

At 18th level, when you cast a spell with a range of self, you can also affect beasts you command with the Raised Instincts feature with the same spell. If the spell requires concentration, you concentrate on all spells at the same time.

Bounty Hunter Features

Specialization Spells

You learn additional ranger spells at the ranger levels listed.

Raised Instincts

When you take this specialization at 3rd level, you make sure your quarry can't move far while within your reach. While your Raised Instincts is active, each time you hit a hostile creature its movement on its next turn is reduced by 5 feet.

Starting at 6th level, you magically imbue the weapons you use to always slow your opponents. Instead, when your Raised Instincts is active you reduce the movement of a creature you target by 10 feet on its next turn, for each attack you make against that target, regardless if you miss or hit.

Intimidating presence

Starting at 3rd level, your appearance is usually enough to persuade people to give you the information you need and you can be even more intimidating when you try. You add your Hunter's Focus die to any Charisma (Persuasion) and Charisma (Intimidation) checks when interacting with humanoid creatures.

Additionally your movement speed increases with 10 feet.

Wanted

Starting at 6th level, you can magically trace those who you have encountered before. You can use this feature to cast the Locate Creature spell without expending a spell slot. But if you observed the target creature for at least 10 minutes straight, you ignore the range and running water limitations and know the distance in miles towards the target. You can use this feature once and regain its use after you finish a short or long rest.

Restraints Resistance

Starting at 14th level, your knowledge of restraints helps you resist its effects. You add your Hunter's Focus die to saves against and checks to free yourself from being paralyzed, restrained or grappled, both non-magical and magical.

Additionally you speed is no longer affected by magical difficult terrain.

Never Hunt Twice

At 18th level, you have found a way to avoid wasting time tracking a target you have tracked before. As an action you can teleport to the active target of your Wanted feature, if it is not the first time you used the Wanted feature to target that creature. Also, the target has disadvantage on all checks and saving throws to become restrained or grappled as long as you keep concentrating on the Locate Creature spell of the Wanted feature.

Additionally, when casting Locate Creature with the Wanted feature, it does no longer counts as concentrating on a spell for casting another concentration spell. Thus, you still need to make concentration checks to maintain concentration.

Gloom Stalker Features

Specialization Spells

You learn additional ranger spells at the ranger levels listed.

Raised Instincts

When you take this specialization at 3rd level, you are a specialist in maneuvering unseen through darkness for a short period of time. While Raised Instincts is active and you are in darkness or dim-light, you are invisible and can see trough magical darkness.

Starting at 6th level, you know how to use the shadows to completely avoid being detected. Additionally, while your Raised Instincts is active and you are in darkness or dim-light, you cannot be detected by Blindsight or Tremorsense.

Shadow Slinker

At 3th level, you know how to blend in the shadows. You add your Hunter's Focus die to stealth checks.

Additionally, you gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision, you increase its range by 30 feet.

One With The Shadows

At 6th level, you have learned how to use the shadows to camouflage yourself. While you are hidden, you are invisible as long as you remain hidden.

Underdark resilience

At 14th level, your body and mind have been hardened by the underdark environment. You become immune to diseases.

Additionally, you can add your Hunter's Focus die to Intelligence saving throws and saving throws against becoming charmed or frightened.

Shadow Master

At 18th level, you have learned how to mold the shadows around you. When there are shadows within 5 feet of you, the area in 5 feet of you becomes dim light if you're in bright light and darkness if you're in dim light. You can remove or restore this effect as an Action.

Additionally, while you Raised Instincts is active, you cannot be detected by Truesight.

Horizon Walker Features

Specialization Spells

You learn additional ranger spells at the ranger levels listed.

Raised Instincts

When you take this specialization at 3rd level, your planar travels thought you how to extract vitality to teleport in short bursts. While in a raised state, after each attack you hit against a hostile creature, you can teleport up to 10 feet to an unoccupied space you can see.

Starting at 6th level, you enhanced your ability to extract vitality to teleport. Additionally, wWhile your Raised instincts is active you can teleport even if you miss your attack against an hostile creature. Besides, you can teleport an additional 5 feet if you target a creature that is not on its original plane of existence.

Detect Planer Portal

At 3rd level, you have gathered exceptional knowledge about planar portals. You can add your Hunter's Focus die to any check that involves knowledge about or interaction with planar travel.

Additionally, you gain the ability to magically sense the presence of a planar portal. As an action, you detect the distance and direction to the closest planar portal within 1 mile of you. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier and regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Interplaner Hunter

At 6th level, you can see the magical connection creatures have with the planes. When you successfully track a creature, you know which plane the creature teleported to and which planar portals it used, if any.

Additionally, if you hit a creature with an attack or talk with it for at least 1 minute, you know what type of creature it is and its original plane of existence.

Ethereal Explorer

At 14th level, you learn to travel through the Ethereal Plane. As a bonus action, you can cast the Etherealness spell with this feature at 8th level, without expending a spell slot. However, the spell ends at the start of your next turn.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Planar Guardian

At 18th level, you can decide with your actions who can teleport or planar travel when you are around. When you hit a creature with an attack, you can mark it until the end of your next rest. A creature marked in this way has to make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC when it tries to teleport or travel between planes. If they fail the save, they won't teleport (the spell fails or they cannot walk into a planar portal). You can mark a number of creatures up to your Wisdom modifier and regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Additionally, when a creature appears trough means of teleportation or planar travel, you can use your reaction to make an opportunity attack against the creature. You make this attack immediately, before they complete their teleport or planar travel. If you mark it, it has to directly roll a Wisdom saving throw, if it fails the save it returns to it's position before it teleported or planar traveled.

Monster Slayer Features

Specialization Spells

You learn additional ranger spells at the ranger levels listed.

Raised Instincts

When you take this specialization at 3rd level, you have learned from divine practitioners how to detect and protect yourself against monsters. While in a raised state, you gain the benefits from the Detect Evil and Good spell and the Protection from Evil and Good spell, as if you had cast it on yourself.

Starting at 6th level, you have learned to infuse your weapons with power. Additionally, when activating your Raised Instincts choose a damage type out of; cold, fire, thunder or lightning. All your weapon attacks deal damage of the chosen type until your Raised Instincts ends. This does not effect the damage type of magical or silvered weapons.

Hunter's Sense

At 3rd level, you use your savvy to deduct characteristics through keen observation. As an bonus action you can choose a creature within 10 feet that you hit with an attack in the last minute. You immediately learn 2 of the following options of your choice:

• The creatures Armor Class.
• The creatures current Hit Points
• An ability score of your choice (you can choose this option multiple times).
• All damage resistances, weaknesses or immunities.
• All condition immunities.
• All language proficiencies.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus and regain all expended uses on a long rest.

Additionally, you can add your Hunter's Focus die to Wisdom (Insight) checks against creatures that are not humanoid.

Prepared for Combat

Starting at 6th level, you make sure to be prepared for any situation. You gain the ability to attune to four magical items at the same time, instead of three.

Additionally, you gain a proficiency of your choice, or expertise in a skill you are already proficient in. The skill you choose must be one that isn’t already benefiting from a feature, such as Expertise, that doubles your proficiency bonus.

Inflict Weakness

Starting at 14th level, you have found a way to inflict your opponents with a weakness. While in a raised state, you can use a bonus action to mark a creature within 60 feet. The marked creature gains a damage weakness to a damage type of your choice that it does not have damage resistance or immunity against. You can mark one creature in this way for the duration of your Raised Instincts.

Slayer's Counter

Starting at 18th level, you gain the ability to counterattack when targeted. If a hostile creature targets you (rolls an attack against you or requires you to make a saving throw), you can use your reaction to make one weapon attack against the initiator. You make this attack immediately, before the attack or saving throw is resolved. If the attack hits, apply the attack's normal effects, besides the initiator needs to make a concentration check, if it fails, the action will not be resolved further but is still spent.