RANGER Skills: Survival, and choose two from Animal Handling,

Athletics, Insight, Investigation, Nature, Perception,

Some call them the wild men and women of the forest, and
and Stealth
perhaps there is some truth in that name. Their hunts,
however, are nothing but cold calculated strikes. Rangers
EQUIPMENT
stalk their prey before making their move, consistently
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
adding more trophies to their growing collections.
equipment granted by your background:
Often on other planes of existence, the ranger class finds
 (a) scale mail or (b) leather armor
itself to be considered the most lackluster of classes. On
 (a) two shortswords or (b) a dagger and a spear
Asterion, however, there is no escaping the tracking
 (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
abilities of a ranger. Should you find yourself to be the prey
of a ranger, there is no escaping them.  A longbow and a quiver of 20 arrows

This section of the guide details an alternative version of

the ranger class, along with 2 new archetypes.
CLASS FEATURES
As a ranger, you gain the following class features.
MASTER TRACKER
Beginning at 1st level, your proficiency bonus is doubled
for any ability checks you make with your Survival skill.

HIT POINTS STALKER

Hit Dice: 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 the 1st.
PROFICIENCIES
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
Your time spent in the wilderness has prepared you to hunt
all manner of prey. Beginning at 1st level, when you
succeed on a Survival check to detect a trail left by one or
more creatures, you gain advantage on Perception checks
to track down those creatures. In addition, you may add
your proficiency bonus to damage rolls against creatures
that you have tracked with your Survival skill.
At 6th level, you gain advantage on Stealth rolls against
creatures that you have tracked with the Stalker feature.

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NATURAL EXPLORER
You are a master of navigating the natural world, and you
react with swift and decisive action when attacked. This
grants you the following benefits:
 You ignore difficult terrain.
 You have advantage on initiative rolls.
 On your first turn during combat, you have advantage on
attack rolls against creatures that have not yet acted.
In addition, you are skilled at navigating the wilderness.
You gain the following benefits when traveling for an hour
or more:
 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.
 When you forage, you find twice as much food as you
normally would.
 While tracking other creatures, you also learn their exact
number, their sizes, and how long ago they passed
through the area.
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.
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,
even if the new roll is a 1 or as 2. The weapon must have the
two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this
benefit.
TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING
When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add
your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.
SPELLCASTING
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 chapter 10 for the general rules of
spellcasting and chapter 11 for the ranger spell list.
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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 2ndlevel spell slot
available, you can cast animal friendship using either slot.
SPELLS KNOWN OF 1ST LEVEL AND HIGHER
You know two 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 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.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom
modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your
Wisdom modifier
BIG GAME HUNTER
Starting at 3rd level, you notice broken branches,
compacted ground, cracked street tiles, the sound of heavy
steps, and other signs of large creatures in the area. By
spending 1 uninterrupted minute in concentration (as if
you were concentrating on a spell), you can sense whether
there are any large or larger creatures are within 5 miles of
your current location. This feature reveals how large the
creatures may be, their numbers, and their general
direction and distance (in miles) from you.
If there are multiple creatures or groups of creatures
within range, you learn this information for each group.
Beginning at 6th level, you gain further insight from the
creatures you notice with this feature. You learn the basic
mood and intent from these creatures and have advantage
on skill checks using your Animal Handling skill on large
or larger creatures.
RANGER ARCHETYPE
At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you strive to
emulate. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and
again at 7th, 11th and 15th level.
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.
OF THE WILD
Your time in the wild has hardened you to the effects of the
natural world. Starting at 8th level, you gain advantage on
saving throws against poisons, and you have resistance
against poison damage.
HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT
Starting at 10th level, you can remain perfectly still for
long periods of time to set up ambushes.
When you attempt to hide on your turn, you can opt to
not move on that turn. If you avoid moving, creatures that
attempt to detect you take a −10 penalty to their Wisdom
(Perception) checks until the start of your next turn. You
lose this benefit if you move or fall prone, voluntarily or
because of some external effect. You are still automatically
detected if any effect or action causes you to no longer be
hidden.
If you are still hidden on your next turn, you can
continue to remain motionless and gain this benefit until
you are detected.
VANISH
Starting at 14th level, you can use the Hide action as a
bonus action on your turn. Also, you can’t be tracked by
nonmagical means, unless you choose to leave a trail.
FERAL SENSES
At 18th level, you gain preternatural senses that help you
fight creatures you can’t see. When you attack a creature
you can’t see, your inability to see it doesn’t impose
disadvantage on your attack rolls against it.
You are also aware of the location of any invisible
creature within 30 feet of you, provided that the creature
isn’t hidden from you and you aren’t blinded or deafened.
EAGLE EYED
At 20th level, you become an unparalleled hunter. Your
Wisdom modifier is added to your attack rolls.
RANGER ARCHETYPES
SNIPER
“I blew the shot. Everyone says I nailed the bullseye, but that
isn’t what I was aiming for. I was trying to hit the fly that flew
in front of the target. The bullseye just happened to be where I
was shooting.”
—Roderick Bowyer, Son of Robert Bowyer
The legends say that a Sniper can spot a drop of sweat on
their target’s forehead and strike it with an arrow before it
reaches their brow. True masters in the art of ranged
combat, a Sniper earns their name. Being a prodigy with a
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ranged weapon is not enough to join the ranks of the truly
elite rangers, you must work until your weapon becomes
an extension of yourself. A Sniper can be the deadliest
being around for miles, all without leaving a single perch.
CALLED SHOT
Beginning at 3rd level, you may use your bonus action to
gain advantage on the first ranged attack roll on your turn.
SPLITTING THE ARROW
Starting at 7th level, whenever you make multiple ranged
attacks on the same target within the same turn, if any
attack rolls after the first successful hit (before modifiers)
are the same number, treat the additional hit(s) as critical
hits.
If the attacks would otherwise already become critical
hits, this effect does not stack the damage.
PIN THEM DOWN
Beginning at 11th level, creatures that are prone no longer
impose disadvantage to you. In addition, if a creature that
you can see within range of your ranged attack leaves half
or ¾ cover, you may use your reaction to attempt an
opportunity attack on that creature before they move.
CALIBRATING SHOT
At 15th level, you learn to watch the flight path of your first
shot to calibrate your next shots accordingly. If you hit a
creature with a ranged attack on your turn, all your
subsequent attack rolls are have advantage against the
same target for the rest of your turn.
BUSHMASTER
“Haggard! What did I tell you about leaving all these traps so
close to the cottage!? I was stuck in that damned thing for 3
bloody hours. You better hope those things catch a bloody
giant beast or I’ll have your hide!”
—Tippany, Matron of the Blue Squirrel Inn
Veterans of the great Elfenvale war between men and
elves, many of the humans invovled in tracking the
woodland beings throughout the great forests came to find
a love for the natural world around them. When the war
ended, these rangers chose to live in the forests of
Elfenvale instead of returning to the great cities of man.
The druids of the forest came to respect their hunting
prowess, and abilities to survive in such dangerous terrain.
The druids in turn taught the rangers secret magics in
exchange for leaving the elves alone and forsaking their
duties to war and expansionism. The Bushmasters of today
are the descendants and apprentices of the original pact
keepers, and they survive alone.
TRAP SAVANT
As a Bushmaster, you’ve learned to construct a number of
basic traps. These traps are constructed with a moment of
forethought and hidden with a touch of illusion magic. As
an action, you can craft the following basic traps. You may
create a number of traps at once equal to your Wisdom
modifier. Traps occupy a 5 foot square and are triggered
when a creatures enters the location for the first time and
are destroyed after triggering and the effect ends. No more
than 1 trap may occupy a 5 foot area.
 You may use your illusion magic to cause any of these
traps to trigger as a bonus action. Creatures caught in your
traps are considered surprised for one round.
Poison Burst Trap. This trap releases a burst of
poisonous gas. Creatures who fail a Constitution saving
throw against your spell save DC are poisoned until the
beginning of their next turn.
Spring Trap. Creatures who fail a Dexterity saving throw
equal to your Spell save DC are launched 10 feet in a
direction of your choosing, determined at the time that
you set up the trap.
Pepper Powder Trap. When this trap is triggered, a
purple puff of pepper powder permeates the perimeter,
causing everyone within 5 feet of the trap’s location to
cough uncontrollably. For 1 round, those affected are
prevented from completing the verbal component of spells
and abilities.
Numbing Trap. When triggered, a puff of numbing
toxins fills the air. Creatures within 5 feet of the trap’s
location have disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity
saving throws until the end of their next turn.
BUSHMASTER SPELLS
OPTIONAL RULE: VICIOUS TRAP COMPONENTS
Your DM may choose to use the Vicious Trap Components optional
rule. If so, Vicious traps cost 20 gold pieces worth of materials to
create. You may purchase the materials for these traps in most
shops around Asterion.
Starting at 3rd level, you learn an additional spell when
you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the
Bushmaster Spells Table. The spell counts as a ranger spell
for you, but it doesn’t count against the number of ranger
spells you know.
In addition to the spells learned in the Bushmaster
Spells Table, you learn the druidcraft and minor illusion
cantrips, both of which are treated as Ranger spells for
you.
B USHMASTER S PELLS
Ranger Level Spells
3rd entangle
5th spike growth
9th invisibility
13th hallucinatory terrain
17th mislead
TERRAIN MANIPULATION
At 7th level, you beseech the natural world around you to
form traps on your behalf. As a bonus action, you may
choose a 10 foot diameter square centered at a location
within 20 feet of you that becomes spiky terrain. This
terrain is considered difficult terrain for creatures of your
choice. When a creature moves into or within the area, it
takes 2d8 piercing damage for every 5 feet it travels.
Terrain manipulated in this manner lasts until the end of
your next turn.
At 14th level, the range at which you may create this
terrain increases to 40 feet.
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VICIOUS TRAPPER
At 11th level, you always keep the most vicious traps on you
for when you hunt dangerous game. You may spend one
uninterrupted minute setting up a trap from the list below
at a location within 5 feet of you that occupies a 5 foot
square.
These traps are triggered when a creature enters the 5
foot square for the first time and are destroyed after
triggering and the effect ends. A creature may make a
Dexterity saving throw equal to your spell save DC in order
to avoid the effects of the trap. If these traps are not
triggered, they can last up to 48 hours.
Bear Trap. This small trap is made with springs and
metal teeth from you pack. When triggered, the creature
that triggered the trap becomes restrained at the location
of the trap. The trapped creature may spend their action to
make a Strength check with a DC equal to your spell save
DC in order to break free.
Rope Trap. This trap is made with rope or wire from
your pack tied between two nearby positions and hidden
with illusion magic. When triggered, the creature that
triggered the trap is knocked prone and their speed
becomes 0 for the remainder of their turn.
Spike Trap. Sharp spears made from nearby debris
spring upward when this trap is stepped on. When
triggered, the creature takes 3d8 piercing damage. This
damage increases to 6d8 damage at 17th level.
Pit Trap. Using your druidic magic, you quickly excavate
a hole with a depth of 15 feet and cover it in leaves.
Creatures who fail a Dexterity saving throw against your
spell save DC fall down into the bottom of this 5 foot wide
pit.
MASTER TRAPPER
At 15th level, you are a master at trap craft. You may place
a number of traps equal to your Wisdom modifier within
the same 5 foot location. You may only set up 1 type of trap
at each 5 foot location.
CREDITS
Designer: Ryan Brainard
Editor: Taylor Bradshaw, Twitch Chat
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