Do you want a friend that will level with you? Do you want to do it on a subclass that don't have one? Do you want to give the one from your subclass a best friend? Here you go. You gain the following benefits.
Assigning Stats. You have developed rapport with a creature. It’s friendly to you and your companions, and it obeys your commands. You have two choices, pick a creature approved by your DM who's CR is equal to your Proficiency Bonus or use the Best Friend stat block provided. If you choose to use the Best Friend stat block, it uses your proficiency bonus (PB) in several places. Furthermore, you determine the creature’s appearance and whether it has two legs or four; your choice has no effect on its game statistics.
Combat. Your Best Friend shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. If you are incapacitated, the defender can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge.
Summoning your Best Friend. At the end of a long rest, you can summon your Best Friend. If you already have your Best Friend from this feature, your Best Friend instead gains the benefits of a long rest.
Best Friend
Small or Medium <Level 10), or Large (>Level 11)
Creature Type of Your Choice (Chosen upon gaining this feat)
Armor Class 12 + PB (natural armor)
Hit Points 2 + your Constitution modifier + five times your Character level (Best Friend has a number of Hit Dice [d8s] equal to your Character level)
Speed 40 ft. (At level 10, choose either flight or swim speed equal to your walking speed)
Saving Throws Dex +1 plus PB, Con +2 plus PB
Skills Athletics +2 plus PB, Perception +0 plus PB × 2
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 + (PB × 2)
Languages understands the languages you speak
Challenge — Proficiency Bonus (PB) equals your bonus
Fit to Ride. The creature is considered one size larger for the purposes of allowing a rider.
Pocket Monster. Your Best Friend is sent to a pocket dimension to recover when it reaches 0 hit points.
Actions
Force-Empowered Rend. Melee Weapon Attack: 10 +your Constitution modifier + proficiency bonus to hit, reach 5 ft., one target you can see. Hit: 1d8 + PB force damage.
Lick Wounds (3/Day). Best Friend licks its wounds clean, restoring 2d8 + PB hit points to itself or to one creature within 5 feet of it.
Reaction
Deflect Attack. Best Friend imposes disadvantage on the attack roll of one creature it can see that is within 5 feet of it, provided the attack roll is against a creature other than your Best Friend.
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