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Far from bustling cities, amid the trees of trackless forests and across wide plains, Rangers keep their unending watch in the wilderness. Rangers learn to track their quarry as a
predator does, moving stealthily through the wilds and hiding themselves in brush and rubble.
Thanks to their connection with nature, Rangers can also cast spells that harness primal powers of the
Ranger
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trackless forests and across wide and empty plains, rangers keep their unending watch. Deadly Hunters Warriors of the wilderness, rangers specialize in hunting the monsters that threaten the edges of
hiding themselves in brush and rubble. Rangers focus their combat training on techniques that are particularly useful against their specific favored foes. Thanks to their familiarity with the wilds
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
retains its alignment; its Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores; and its proficiencies. It otherwise uses the target’s statistics, except the target’s knowledge, class features
said that the Forgotten God journeyed to the Elemental Plane of Earth and, through guile and deception, defeated the Grand Khan of the dao. The price of that defeat was harsh: the dao were forced to
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
retains its alignment; its Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores; and its proficiencies. It otherwise uses the target’s statistics, except the target’s knowledge, class features
enslave dao for a time. It is said that the Forgotten God journeyed to the Elemental Plane of Earth and, through guile and deception, defeated the Grand Khan of the dao. The price of that defeat was harsh
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Feeling a deep connection to the environment around them, some rangers reach out through their magical connection to the world and bond with a swarm of nature spirits. The swarm becomes a potent
an exciting opportunity to explore your character’s narrative through their class abilities. For more guidance on customizing spells, see the “Personalizing Spells” section in
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Feeling a deep connection to the environment around them, some rangers reach out through their magical connection to the world and bond with a swarm of nature spirits. The swarm becomes a potent
an exciting opportunity to explore your character’s narrative through their class abilities. For more guidance on customizing spells, see the “Personalizing Spells” section in
Barbarian
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sufficient to defeat whatever threats arise.
A Life of Danger
A barbarian plays an important role as a protector of their people and a leader in times of war. Life in the wild places of the world is
Champion
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Class Features
As a barbarian, you gain the following class features.
Deck of Many Things
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-handedly defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you gain experience points enough to gain one level. Otherwise, this card has no effect.
Donjon. You disappear and become
own avatar of death. A creature slain by an avatar of death can't be restored to life.
Avatar of Death
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 20 Hit Points half the hit point maximum of its
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
the Wind Dukes long ago to defeat the Queen of Chaos’s monstrous champion, Miska the Wolf-Spider.
When plunged into Miska’s body, the chaos in his blood sundered the rod and scattered its
than a few dozen aarakocra live away from the nests of their families. Those that do are usually rangers or fighters, constantly patrolling for outside threats.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Martial Versatility 4th-level ranger feature Whenever you reach a level in this class that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can replace a fighting style you know with another fighting style available to rangers. This replacement represents a shift of focus in your martial practice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
commanders, typically having the skills of fighters, bards, or rangers. Bugbears cultivate a focused battle rage and are typically barbarians. Goblins are largely artisans and laborers, but
exceptional goblins join the khesh’dar (“silent folk”), learning the skills of rogues, monks, or rangers. The khesh’dar spread agents across the Five Nations, and one can never know when a city goblin might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Heroes of the Dragon Sorcerers whose magic comes from a draconic origin, rangers with a drake companion, and monks who learn the ways of dragon masters are not the only adventurers whose skills
, spells, and class features can have their source in the power of dragons. A character of any class can have strong ties to dragonkind. The Draconic Character Ties table provides ideas you might draw on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
wherever they arise. Player characters who are not members of the druid class could belong to one of the societies or groups affiliated with the servants of the Old Faith; for example, the Gnarley Forest
is home to the Gnarley Rangers, a fellowship that cooperates closely with the druids. The Lords’ Alliance The Knights of the Hart The time for a close association between good kingdoms and city-states
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
cruel in victory, goblins are fawning and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids
the tribe. If the creature is dimwitted, like a troll or ogre, the lower-class goblins give it obeisance, but before long the upper-class goblins begin to think that whoever can bend the ear of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Ranger There is no component pouch option in the ranger’s starting equipment. Does the class not need one, nor a focus for spells? Like other spellcasters, the ranger follows the rule on components
in chapter 10 of the Player’s Handbook . A ranger typically uses a component pouch for the material components of spells, but doesn’t start with one because rangers don’t have spells at 1st level. Can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
known to form strong friendships with humanoids, particularly rangers and wizards. Tressym
Tiny monstrosity, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 5 (2d4)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft., fly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Living Ship Druids, rangers, and clerics devoted to gods of nature are often found aboard living ships, as are Wildspace explorers who don’t want to have to worry about their ship’s air envelope
Armor Class: 15 (wood) Cargo: 10 tons Hit Points: 250 Crew: 5 (plus the treant) Damage Threshold: 15 Keel/Beam: 80 ft./20 ft. Speed: fly 40 ft. (4½ mph) Cost: 25,000 gp Ballista (Crew: 3) Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Gods and Divine Magic Divine magic—which includes the spells cast by Clerics, Druids, Paladins, and Rangers—is mediated through beings and forces that are categorized as divine. These can include
Paladin class description in the Player’s Handbook offers some suggestions for how a player might roleplay a situation where their Paladin has broken their oath. You can also decide how NPCs react to a character whose behavior doesn’t square with the ideals implied by the Holy Symbol the character wears.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
even to leave the circle, if they wish, but the circle acts as one for the good of all. Druid circles often include non-druid allies, such as rangers, wood elves, and the fey creatures of the land
Circle class feature in the Player’s Handbook, the Circle of the Moon is common for Circle of Swords druids, although some belong to the Circle of the Land (Forest). The Emerald Enclave Less a druid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
known to form strong friendships with humanoids, particularly rangers and wizards. Tressym get along well with others of their kind, but they rarely lair or hunt together. They peacefully ignore bats
familiar spell can choose to conjure a tressym instead of a normal cat. Tressym
Tiny monstrosity, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 5 (2d4)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, with spongy wooden flesh, thorny branches, and rubbery roots that trail behind it. It has blood for sap and is so saturated with blood that it doesn’t catch fire easily. Vicious Carnivore. A tree
blight feeds on warm-blooded prey and takes perverse delight in causing carnage. It strikes with its heavy branches and crushes prey to death with its roots. It can open its gaping, tooth-filled mouth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and limbs. Twig blights seek out campsites and watering holes, rooting there to set up ambushes for potential victims coming to drink
fire. Twig Blight
Small plant, neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 4 (1d6 + 1)
Speed 20 ft.
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
4 (−3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
Gadabout Gadabouts are gentle, winged creatures that can be used as personal conveyances for short-distance travel across the airless void of Wildspace. A gadabout wraps its branches around a
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
1 (−5)
WIS
6 (−2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Harengon Sniper Harengon snipers provide artillery support to gangs of harengon brigands. They hide atop bluffs, in the high branches of trees, and behind shelter, ready to pick off targets from a
sight to make retaliation difficult, if not impossible. Harengon Sniper
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 14 (leather armor)
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Redtooth Keep are agile and adept rangers, expertly patrolling the lands around one of the last elven citadels in Eldraine. But at night, terrifying howls echo from the keep’s halls as its inhabitants
bodies would forever transform to match their hearts’ selfish and bestial natures. Redtooth Werefox Medium Monstrosity (Elf), Any Alignment
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 60 (11d8 + 11)
Speed 30 ft. in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
been known to form strong friendships with humanoids, particularly rangers and wizards. Tressym get along well with others of their kind, but they rarely lair or hunt together. They peacefully ignore
Class 12
Hit Points 5 (2d4)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
3 (–4)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
12 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
example, knights who track the Grim Harrow through the multiverse might resemble rangers instead of paladins. In addition, Sir Jared, detailed at the end of the chapter, can serve as a model for
knights with a lower challenge rating. Solar Bastion Knight Medium Humanoid (Paladin), Typically Neutral Good
Armor Class 20 (plate armor, shield)
Hit Points 150 (20d8 + 60)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ankheg Ankheg
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor), 11 while prone
Hit Points 39 (6d10 + 6)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 10 ft.
STR
17 (+3)
DEX
11 (+0
prime hunting grounds. Ankhegs are thus the bane of farmers and rangers everywhere.
Earthen Tunnels. As it burrows through earth, the ankheg leaves a narrow, partially collapsed tunnel in its wake. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Therno Lake Locations The following locations are keyed to map 3.4. Marco Bernardini Map 3.4: Therno Lake View Player Version L1: Beaver Dam A wide dam of mud, logs, and branches blocks this section
arrive at the dam after 1 minute. Beaver Dam. The dam is sturdy and made of wet wood. It has Armor Class 14, 100 hit points, immunity to poison and psychic damage, and resistance to fire damage. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
sea folk of many worlds. Found in oceans and in the Elemental Plane of Water, dolphins are befriended by druids and rangers, and many tales speak of dolphins that appeared out of nowhere to protect
swimmers from sharks and other aquatic predators. Dolphin
Medium Beast, Unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 0 ft., swim 60 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
watch over them, venturing to the Inner Planes and the Outer Planes as needed to pursue their foes. These rangers are also friends to any forces in the multiverse — especially benevolent dragons, fey
Horizon Walker Magic Starting at 3rd level, you learn an additional spell when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Horizon Walker Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger spell for you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
groves, dispensing wisdom and blessings to travelers who wander under their branches. Treefolk Large Plant (Druid), Any Alignment
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 171 (18d10 + 72)
Speed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
clumps. A needle blight lashes out with these needles or launches them as an aerial assault that can punch through armor and flesh. Needle Blight
Medium plant, neutral evil
Armor Class 12 (natural
can root in soil and resemble woody shrubs while rooted. When it pulls its roots free of the ground to move, a twig blight’s branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
"Adventuring") support exploration and social interaction, as do many class features in "Classes" and personality traits in "Personality and Background." Combat, the focus of chapter 9, involves
characters and other creatures swinging weapons, casting spells, maneuvering for position, and so on—all in an effort to defeat their opponents, whether that means killing every enemy, taking captives, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
its spells; the exception has no effect on how a weapon or a spell functions for others. If a stat block contains the name of a class in the monster’s name or in parentheses under the name, the monster
is considered a member of that class for the purpose of meeting magic item prerequisites. The monsters in this chapter are arranged in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Here’s an overview of






