Ranger
Soil between your toes seems firmer ground than any metal or cement. No band could outplay the song of morning birds on a sun-kissed mountain. You honor every beast you hunt with finely carved arrowheads and precise aim. They honor you back with a soundless prowl and a careful pounce. Someday, they will hear you first and you will become prey. Your flesh will fill the belly of a mighty hunter. What an honor it will have been to be a part of this cycle of life.
Favored Enemy
You always have the Hunter's Mark spell prepared. You can cast it twice without expending a spell slot, and you regain all expended uses of this ability when you finish a Long Rest.
The number of times you can cast the spell without a spell slot increases when you reach certain Ranger levels, as shown in the Favored Enemy column of the Ranger Features table.
At your level you can cast it this way twice.
Core Ranger Traits
- Primary Ability
- Dexterity and Wisdom
- Hit Point Die
- D10 per Ranger level
- Saving Throw Proficiencies
- Strength and Dexterity
- Weapon Proficiencies
- Simple and Martial weapons
- Armor Training
- Light and Medium armor and Shields
Skill Proficiencies
Choose 3 from the class list.
Spellcasting
You have learned to channel the magical essence of nature to cast spells. See “Spells” for the rules on spellcasting. The information below details how you use those rules with Ranger spells, which appear in the Ranger spell list later in the class's description.
Spell Slots. The Ranger Features table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your level 1+ spells. You regain all expended slots when you finish a Long Rest.
Prepared Spells of Level 1+. You prepare the list of level 1+ spells that are available for you to cast with this feature. To start, choose two level 1 Ranger spells. Cure Wounds and Ensnaring Strike are recommended.
The number of spells on your list increases as you gain Ranger levels, as shown in the Prepared Spells column of the Ranger Features table. Whenever that number increases, choose additional Ranger spells until the number of spells on your list matches the number in the Ranger Features table. The chosen spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For example, if you're a level 5 Ranger, your list of prepared spells can include six Ranger spells of level 1 or 2 in any combination.
If another Ranger feature gives you spells that you always have prepared, those spells don't count against the number of spells you can prepare with this feature, but those spells otherwise count as Ranger spells for you.
Changing Your Prepared Spells. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can replace one spell on your list with another Ranger spell for which you have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your Ranger spells.
Spellcasting Focus. You can use a Druidic Focus as a Spellcasting Focus for your Ranger spells.
At level 1 you can have two spells prepared.
Starting Spells
Weapon Mastery
Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of two kinds of weapons of your choice with which you have proficiency, such as Longbows and Shortswords.
Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can change the kinds of weapons you chose. For example, you could switch to using the mastery properties of Scimitars and Longswords.