Beast Master

⟵ Ranger

Bond with a Primal Beast

A Beast Master forms a mystical bond with a special animal, drawing on primal magic and a deep connection to the natural world.

Level 3: Primal Companion¶

You magically summon a primal beast, which draws strength from your bond with nature. Choose its stat block: Beast of the Land, Beast of the Sea, or Beast of the Sky. You also determine the kind of animal it is, choosing a kind appropriate for the stat block. Whatever beast you choose, it bears primal markings indicating its supernatural origin.

The beast is

A Friendly creature views you favorably. You have Advantage on an ability check to influence a Friendly creature. See also Influence.

to you and your allies and obeys your commands. It vanishes if you die.

The Beast in Combat. In combat, the beast acts during your turn. It can move and use its Reaction on its own, but the only action it takes is the

If you take the Dodge action, you gain the following benefits: until the start of your next turn, any attack roll made against you has Disadvantage if you can see the attacker, and you make Dexterity saving throws with Advantage.

You lose these benefits if you have the Incapacitated condition or if your Speed is 0.

action unless you take a Bonus Action to command it to take an action in its stat block or some other action. You can also sacrifice one of your attacks when you take the

When you take the Attack action, you can make one attack roll with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike.

Equipping and Unequipping Weapons. You can either equip or unequip one weapon when you make an attack as part of this action. You do so either before or after the attack. If you equip a weapon before an attack, you don't need to use it for that attack. Equipping a weapon includes drawing it from a sheath or picking it up. Unequipping a weapon includes sheathing, stowing, or dropping it.

Moving between Attacks. If you move on your turn and have a feature, such as Extra Attack, that gives you more than one attack as part of the Attack action, you can use some or all of that movement to move between those attacks.

action to command the beast to take the Beast's Strike action. If you have the

While you have the Incapacitated condition, you experience the following effects.

Inactive. You can't take any action, Bonus Action, or Reaction.

No Concentration. Your Concentration is broken.

Speechless. You can't speak.

Surprised. If you're Incapacitated when you roll Initiative, you have Disadvantage on the roll.

condition, the beast acts on its own and isn't limited to the Dodge action.

Restoring or Replacing the Beast. If the beast has died within the last hour, you can take a

When you take the Magic action, you cast a spell that has a casting time of an action or use a feature or magic item that requires a Magic action to be activated.

If you cast a spell that has a casting time of 1 minute or longer, you must take the Magic action on each turn of that casting, and you must maintain Concentration while you do so. If your Concentration is broken, the spell fails, but you don't expend a spell slot. See also Concentration.

action to touch it and expend a spell slot. The beast returns to life after 1 minute with all its Hit Points restored.

Whenever you finish a

A Long Rest is a period of extended downtime -- at least 8 hours -- available to any creature. During a Long Rest, you sleep for at least 6 hours and perform no more than 2 hours of light activity, such as reading, talking, eating, or standing watch.

During sleep, you have the Unconscious condition. After you finish a Long Rest, you must wait at least 16 hours before starting another one.

Benefits of the Rest. To start a Long Rest, you must have at least 1 Hit Point. When you finish the rest, you gain the following benefits:

Regain All HP. You regain all lost Hit Points and all spent Hit Point Dice. If your Hit Point maximum was reduced, it returns to normal.

Ability Scores Restored. If any of your ability scores were reduced, they return to normal.

Exhaustion Reduced. If you have the Exhaustion condition, its level decreases by 1.

Special Feature. Some features are recharged by a Long Rest. ... [more]

, you can summon a different primal beast, which appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you. You choose its stat block and appearance. If you already have a beast from this feature, the old one vanishes when the new one appears.

<h1 class="name">Beast of the Land</h1>
<div class="type">Medium beast</div>
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<div class="text"><strong>Armor Class</strong> 13 + your Wisdom modifier</div>
<div class="text"><strong>Hit Points</strong> 5 + five times your ranger level (the beast has a number of Hit Dice [d8s] equal to your ranger level)</div>
<div class="text"><strong>Speed</strong> 40 ft., Climb 40 ft.</div>
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    14 (+2)
    14 (+2)
    15 (+2)
    8 (-1)
    14 (+2)
    11 (+0)


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<div class="text"><strong>Senses</strong> Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12</div>
<div class="text"><strong>Languages</strong> Understands the languages you speak</div>
<div class="text"><strong>Proficiency Bonus</strong> equals your Proficiency Bonus</div>
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Primal Bond. Add your Proficiency Bonus to any ability check or saving throw the beast makes.



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    <span class="ability-score-value">14 (+2)</span>
    <span class="ability-score-value">14 (+2)</span>
    <span class="ability-score-value">15 (+2)</span>
    <span class="ability-score-value">8 (-1)</span>
    <span class="ability-score-value">14 (+2)</span>
    <span class="ability-score-value">11 (+0)</span>

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<h1 class="name">Beast of the Sky</h1>
<div class="type">Small beast</div>
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<div class="text"><strong>Armor Class</strong> 13 + PB (natural armor)</div>
<div class="text"><strong>Hit Points</strong> 4 + four times your ranger level (the beast has a number of Hit Dice [d6s] equal to your ranger level)</div>
<div class="text"><strong>Speed</strong> 10 ft., Fly 60 ft.</div>
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    <span class="ability-score-value">6 (-2)</span>
    <span class="ability-score-value">16 (+3)</span>
    <span class="ability-score-value">13 (+1)</span>
    <span class="ability-score-value">8 (-1)</span>
    <span class="ability-score-value">14 (+2)</span>
    <span class="ability-score-value">11 (+0)</span>
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<div class="text"><strong>Senses</strong> Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12</div>
<div class="text"><strong>Languages</strong> understands the languages you speak</div>
<div class="text"><strong>Proficiency Bonus</strong> equals your Proficiency Bonus</div>
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    <p><strong><em>Flyby.</em></strong> The beast doesn't provoke Opportunity Attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.</p>

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    <p><strong><em>Beast's Strike.</em></strong> <em>Melee Attack Roll:</em> Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. <em>Hit:</em> 1d4 + 3 + your Wisdom modifier Slashing damage.</p>

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