Long before you became an adventurer, you learned to live by the rhythms of the wild. You tracked game through dense forests, crossed windswept hills, and read the countless signs left behind by beasts and weather alike. Every successful hunt demanded patience, careful observation, and respect for the land that provided your livelihood.
Those same skills serve you well on the road. Whether following fresh tracks, finding safe campsites, or providing food for your companions, you remain most comfortable beneath an open sky. You know that nature rewards preparation and punishes carelessness, and that survival often depends on noticing what others overlook.
- Ability Scores:
Choose Strength, Dexterity, or Wisdom. Life in the wilderness demands endurance, keen instincts, and the physical ability to travel great distances while carrying everything needed to survive
- Feat: Tough. Years of enduring harsh weather, long journeys, and demanding hunts have hardened your body. You recover quickly from hardship and have learned to persevere when others would falter.
- Skill Proficiencies: Gain proficiency in Animal Handling, Stealth, or Nature, and Survival or Sleight of Hand. You understand the habits of wild creatures and know how to travel, hunt, and live comfortably in untamed places. From following tracks to locating fresh water and suitable shelter, your experience allows you to thrive where others struggle.
- Tool Proficiencies: You have proficiency with Woodcarver's Tools. A hunter depends upon well-made equipment, and you've learned to shape and repair wooden tools needed for life in the wilderness. Whether carving replacement arrow shafts, repairing bow components, fashioning tent stakes, or crafting simple camp implements, you know how to make practical use of the forest's resources.
- Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Spear, Shortbow, 20 Arrows, Woodcarver's Tools, Quiver, Traveler’s Clothes, 14 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Feature: Tough
Your Hit Point maximum increases by an amount equal to twice your character level when you gain this feat. Whenever you gain a character level thereafter, your Hit Point maximum increases by an additional 2 Hit Points.
Suggested Characteristics
Hunters are observant, patient, and comfortable with long periods of quiet. Many prefer the company of the wilderness to crowded settlements.
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