Airborne Rangers are elite special operators, with specialized skills that enable them to perform a variety of operations including executing direct action raids in hostile or sensitive environments, often killing or capturing high value targets. Besides direct action raids, their other missions include: target site seizure, special reconnaissance, personnel recovery, clandestine insertion, and target site exploitation. Airborne Rangers encompass a "Big Five Philosophy": marksmanship, physical training, medical training, small-unit tactics, and mobility for the success of the individual Airborne Ranger and the Ranger mission.

Many Missions.

Airborne Rangers are trained for battle on any terrain possible. They've launched midnight raids from airships whose names evoke terror in the hearts of their adversaries. Bivoac is their second home, the rain their shelter, and the blast of artillery their battle cry. Airborne Rangers are a lethal, agile and flexible force, capable of conducting many complex missions. Each Airborne Ranger is always combat ready, mentally and physically tough, and prepared to fight their adversaries. Their capabilities include conducting airborne assaults, seizing key terrain, destroying strategic facilities, and capturing or killing enemies. Often Airborne Rangers will be allowed to wear distinctive uniform headgear, such as the Dwarven Ranger Regiment's tan beret. The beret is a mark of distinction that brands the wearer as a proven warrior. The tan color is reminiscent of the leather caps worn by the original rangers of dwarven heritage and lore.

Ranger School

Ranger School is one of the toughest training courses for which a soldier can volunteer. Airborne Rangers are experts in leading soldiers on difficult missions - and to do this, they need rigorous training. For more than two months, Airborne Rangers train to exhaustion, pushing the limits of their minds and bodies. The purpose of the difficulty of the Airborne Ranger course is to prepare these volunteers in combat skills. The Airborne Rangers' primary mission is to engage in close combat and direct-fire battles.

 

Airborne Ranger Magic

Starting at 3rd level, you learn an additional spell when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Airborne Ranger Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but it doesn’t count against the number of ranger spells you know.

Airborne Ranger Spells

Ranger School

At 3rd level, your intensive training in Ranger School has steeled your mind and you will not be easily swayed from your mission. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. In addition, your training as a field medic gives lets you gain proficiency in the Medicine skill, if you do not already have it.

"I will display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the objective and complete the mission, though I be the lone survivor."

Ambush Fighter

At 3rd level, your training allows you to master the art of the ambush, at your deadliest when you get the drop on your enemies. You can give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your Wisdom modifier. You have advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn’t taken a turn in the combat yet. In addition, any hit you score against a creature that is surprised is a critical hit.

"Airborne Rangers Lead The Way!"

Energetic Combatant

At 7th level, you can funnel your zeal to win into devastating magical attacks. Once on each of your turns, when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can immediately expend a spell slot to imbue the weapon, or weapons, you’re currently holding with magic. For this attack, the weapons are considered magical, and they deal an extra 4d6 psychic damage. 

"Energetically will I meet the enemies of my country. I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am better trained and will fight with all my might."

Find an Opening

At 11th level, you learn to attack with such unexpected speed and surety that you can turn a miss into another strike. Once on each of your turns when you miss with a weapon attack, you can make another weapon attack as part of the same action.

"Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong, and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task, whatever it may be, one hundred percent and then some."

One Shot, One Kill

At 15th level, you become a master of quickly and efficiently dispatching enemies. When you attack and hit a creature that is surprised, it must make a Constitution saving throw (DC 8 + your Wisdom modifier + your proficiency bonus). If the creature is one of your Favored Enemies, or if you are in a Favored Terrain, it makes this saving throw with disadvantage. On a failed save, double the damage of your attack against the creature.

"Acknowledging the fact that an Airborne Ranger is a more elite Soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air, I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than any other Soldier."