Basically the title. I'm DMing for a group and one of the members is a Beast Master Ranger. We're using the 2024 (core) rules. When I go to their character sheet -> Extras -> Manage Extras -> Add -> and look through the drop-down, I can't for the life of me find anything remotely close to the Beast of the Land stat block. Or any of the 2024 beast companion stat blocks. How on earth is my Ranger supposed to summon their wolf companion?
I've been just using a regular wolf for the past several sessions, but that robs the Ranger of their beast companion's stats. Is this by design? Is there really no way for Rangers (2024 rules) to summon their companion? I've Googled many times to no avail. Does Maps VTT simply not support Rangers in the 2024 rules? Am I just blind and not seeing it? Thanks all in advance, I'm at my wit's end here.
The problem is that the "Extras" system doesn't have support for dynamic stat blocks — i.e., stat blocks where some of the stats are dependent on the stats of the character who summoned/created them, which includes Beast Master companions.
What I've seen people do in the past is make a homebrew monster that reflects the current stats, and update it whenever the relevant stats change (in this case, whenever the character gains a Ranger level).
Basically the title. I'm DMing for a group and one of the members is a Beast Master Ranger. We're using the 2024 (core) rules. When I go to their character sheet -> Extras -> Manage Extras -> Add -> and look through the drop-down, I can't for the life of me find anything remotely close to the Beast of the Land stat block. Or any of the 2024 beast companion stat blocks. How on earth is my Ranger supposed to summon their wolf companion?
I've been just using a regular wolf for the past several sessions, but that robs the Ranger of their beast companion's stats. Is this by design? Is there really no way for Rangers (2024 rules) to summon their companion? I've Googled many times to no avail. Does Maps VTT simply not support Rangers in the 2024 rules? Am I just blind and not seeing it? Thanks all in advance, I'm at my wit's end here.
I have Darkvision, by the way.
It's not really supported, unfortunately.
The problem is that the "Extras" system doesn't have support for dynamic stat blocks — i.e., stat blocks where some of the stats are dependent on the stats of the character who summoned/created them, which includes Beast Master companions.
What I've seen people do in the past is make a homebrew monster that reflects the current stats, and update it whenever the relevant stats change (in this case, whenever the character gains a Ranger level).
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Aww, that's a bummer. Just one more thing for me to keep track of as the DM, I guess. Thanks for the answer!
I have Darkvision, by the way.
No problem!
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