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Ranger Class Features

1 - Sneak Attack

You know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe's distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.

You don't need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn't incapacitated, and you don't have disadvantage on the attack roll.

The extra damage increases by 1d6 every 2 Ranger levels.

1 - Ranged Expert

You have mastered ranged weapons and can make shots that others find impossible. You gain the following benefits:

Attacking at long range doesn't impose disadvantage on your ranged or thrown weapon attack rolls.
Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn’t impose disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls. However, attacks against enemies within 5 feet of you deal half damage.
You can draw a weapon or piece of ammunition as a free action once per turn.
You ignore the loading quality of bows with which you are proficient.

1 - Ranger Subclass

You gain a Ranger subclass of your choice. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Ranger level or lower.

2 - Archery Fighting Style

You gain a bonus to ranged or thrown weapon attack rolls equal to your proficiency bonus.

2 - Umbral Sight

You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision from your race, its range increases by 30 feet.

4 - Ability Score Improvement

You gain the Ability Score Improvement feat (or another feat) at Ranger levels 8, 12, and 16.

5 - Escape the Artist

Opportunity attacks against you are made with disadvantage.

6 - Stalker's Flurry

Once per turn, when you miss with an attack, you can make another attack.

7 - Steel Will

You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

9 - Superior Mobility

Your walking speed increases by 10 feet. If you have a climbing or swimming speed, this increase applies to that speed as well.

11 - Volley

You can use your action to make a ranged or thrown attack against any number of creatures within 10 feet of a point you can see within your weapon's range. You must have ammunition for each target, and you make one attack roll for all targets.

13 - Giant Killer

When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, if its hit point maximum is higher than yours, it takes an extra 1d6 damage. This extra damage can be applied only once per turn.

15 - Point Blank

When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you with an attack, you can use your reaction to attack that creature immediately after its attack, provided that you can see it.

16 - Sudden Strike

If you take the Attack action on your turn, you can make one additional attack as a bonus action. This attack can benefit from your Sneak Attack even if you have already used it this turn, but you can’t use your Sneak Attack against the same target more than once per turn.

18 - Ambush Master

You have advantage on initiative rolls. In addition, when you attack a creature that hasn’t yet taken a turn in the current round, you have advantage on that attack.

20 - Death Strike

When you hit a creature that hasn’t taken a turn in the current combat, it must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC = 8 + your Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus) or take double damage from your attack.

Ranger Subclasses

Gambit Ranger Features

Gambit Ranger

Gambit Ranger are high-risk, high-reward marksmen who thrives on the thrill of uncertainty. Channeling the spirit of a daring risk-taker, this subclass turns every skirmish into a bet where fortune can favor the bold. Players drawn to dramatic, cinematic playstyles will relish the tension of gambling with fate—balancing Combat Superioritys with spectacular rewards.

Opting for the Gambit means embracing unpredictability and mastering the art of chance. Whether you’re converting near-misses into decisive blows or turning setbacks into opportunities, this subclass rewards creative risk management and bold decision-making in combat.

Calculated Risk (1st Level Feature)

Gain proficiency in Insight, reflecting your keen sense for reading both people and the tides of chance.

Before you make an attack with a ranged weapon that you are proficient with, you may choose to reduce your attack bonus by a number between 1 and 5, declare the chosen number before rolling the attack. If the attack hits, it deals an additional 2 damage for each point you reduced your bonus by.

Combat Superiority (3rd Level Feature)

You learn maneuvers that are fueled by special dice called superiority dice.
Maneuvers. You learn three maneuvers of your choice. Many maneuvers enhance an attack in some way. You can use only one maneuver per attack. You learn two additional maneuvers of your choice at 6th, 10th, and 14th level. Each time you learn new maneuvers, you can also replace one maneuver you know with a different one from the 5e Battle Master Maneuvers list.
Superiority Dice. You have four superiority dice, which are d8s. A superiority die is expended when you use it. You regain all of your expended superiority dice when you finish a short or long rest. You gain another superiority die at 6th level and one more at 14th level.
Saving Throws. Some of your maneuvers require your target to make a saving throw to resist the maneuver's effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:
Maneuver save DC= 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice)

Lucky Loot (6th Level Feature)

When you reduce an enemy to 0 hit points with a ranged attack, you roll your “lucky” dice. Roll 1d6 and add the result in bonus coin to your loot. The type of coin (gold, silver, or copper) for this bonus is determined by the DM, adding an extra element of chance to your reward.

Relentless (10th Level Feature)

Your superiority dice turn into d10s. At 18th level, they turn into d12s. Additionally, when you roll initiative and have no superiority dice remaining, you regain 1 superiority die, and melee maneuvers now apply to ranged weapon attacks.

Headshot (14th Level Feature)

When you make a ranged weapon attack, you can choose to forgo the normal 1d20 attack roll and instead roll a d100 to determine if you land a critical hit. If your d100 result is 85 or higher, your attack is treated as a critical hit and you roll all damage dice twice. You must declare that you’re using Headshot before rolling the attack.

When using Combat Superiority with this feature, you increase the number needed to roll by 1 for each point you'd like to use.

Deadman's Draw (19th Level Feature)

At the start of your turn, you may declare you are making a Deadman’s Draw. Roll 1d6 to determine your fortune.

1–2: You tempt fate and pay the price. You take 2d6 psychic damage.

3–4: The gamble shifts in your favor. You deal an additional 2d6 damage on the next attack you hit this turn.

5–6: You pull ahead in the game of chance. You can immediately make a ranged weapon attack as part of the same action, and it deals an additional 2d6 damage on a hit.

Once you declare a Deadman’s Draw, you must roll and accept the result before taking any other actions that turn.

Marksman Ranger Features

Marksman Ranger

From the shadows of dense forests to the ramparts of besieged fortresses, the Marksman Ranger stands as a silent sentinel. With an unerring eye and nerves of steel, you deliver death from afar—long before the enemy knows they’ve been marked.

Masters of precision and battlefield control, Marksman Rangers use trick shots and supernatural focus to pin, scatter, or disable their foes. Each arrow carries purpose, every draw of the string a deadly promise.

Careful Eyes (1st Level Feature)

You excel at picking out hidden enemies and other threats. You also gain proficiency in one of the following: Perception, Investigation, or Survival (your choice).

In addition, you can take the Search action as a bonus action, and if successful, you have advantage on your attack rolls against that target until the start of your next turn.

Topple (3rd Level Feature)

If you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can force it to make a Constitution saving throw (DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier).

In addition, on a failed save, the creature is knocked prone, and when you attack a prone target with a bow, you no longer suffer disadvantage.

Empowered Shot (6th Level Feature)

Once per turn when you fire a bow as part of the Attack action, you can apply one of the following effects to that arrow:

• Bursting Arrow: Deals an extra 2d6 force damage to the target and all creatures within 10 feet.
• Enchanted Arrow: The target takes an extra 2d6 psychic damage and must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by an ally within 30 feet until the start of your next turn.
• Enfeebling Arrow: Deals an extra 2d6 necrotic damage and forces a Constitution save; on a failure, the target deals half damage with its attacks until your next turn.
• Piercing Arrow: Fires an ethereal arrow in a 30-foot line that ignores cover; each creature in the line must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take normal damage plus an extra 2d6 piercing damage (half on a success).

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining all uses after a short or long rest. At 18th level, the extra damage increases to 4d6.

Steady Aim (10th Level Feature)

If you haven't moved during your turn, you gain a +2 bonus on your attack rolls, and your attacks ignore half and three-quarters cover.

In addition, your speed becomes 0 until the end of your turn.

Curved Arrow (14th Level Feature)

You learn how to direct an errant arrow toward a new target.

In addition, when you make an attack roll with a magic arrow and miss, you can use a bonus action to reroll the attack roll against a different target within 60 feet of the original target.

Phantom Volley (19th Level Feature)

When you take the Attack action on your turn and make at least one attack with a bow, you can unleash a barrage of ethereal arrows. Choose a number of creatures up to your Wisdom modifier that you can see within your weapon’s range; make a separate ranged attack roll against each of them, dealing normal damage on a hit.

This special volley ignores cover and does not require additional ammunition. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.

Scout Ranger Features

Scout Ranger

The Scout Ranger is a master of survival and reconnaissance, blending natural agility with stealthy precision. You excel at navigating harsh terrain, tracking foes, and ambushing enemies—making you invaluable on any journey.

Adaptability and resilience define you as you guide your party through the wilderness while neutralizing threats before they endanger your allies.

Tactical Assessment (1st Level Feature)

When you make an Intelligence or Wisdom check, you can roll an additional d4 and add it to the number rolled.

In addition, you gain proficiency in one of the following: Perception, Investigation, or Survival (your choice). You can also take the Search action as a bonus action; if successful, you have advantage on your attack rolls against that target until the start of your next turn.

Skirmisher (3rd Level Feature)

You are difficult to pin down in battle. When an enemy comes within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to move up to half your speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

Ear for Deceit (6th Level Feature)

When making a Wisdom (Insight) check to determine if a creature is lying, treat a roll of 9 or lower on the d20 as a 10.

In addition, you can use a bonus action to make a Wisdom (Perception) check to spot a hidden creature or object, or an Intelligence (Investigation) check to uncover or decipher clues.

Insightful Fighting (10th Level Feature)

You gain the ability to decipher an opponent's tactics and develop a counter to them.

In addition, as a bonus action, you can make a Wisdom (Insight) check against a creature you can see (that isn't incapacitated), contested by its Charisma (Deception) check. If you succeed, you can apply your Sneak Attack damage against that creature even if you don't have advantage on the attack roll (unless you have disadvantage).

Unerring Eye (14th Level Feature)

You learn to exploit a creature's weaknesses by studying its movements and tactics. While your Insightful Fighting feature applies to a creature, your Sneak Attack damage against that creature increases by 3d6.

In addition, you sense the presence of illusions, shapechangers not in their original form, and other magic designed to deceive the senses within 30 feet (unless you are blinded or deafened). Although you detect that an effect is attempting to trick you, you gain no further insight into its nature.

Master of the Wild Veil (19th Level Feature)

Your mastery of stealth and awareness reaches supernatural levels. While you are in natural terrain, you gain the following benefits:

You are always under the effect of the *foresight* spell, but only against creatures you have marked using Insightful Fighting.
Once per turn, when you move at least 10 feet, you can turn invisible until the end of your next turn or until you attack or cast a spell.
Your movement does not provoke opportunity attacks from creatures you have succeeded against using Insightful Fighting.

Thief Ranger Features

Thief Ranger

The Thief Ranger combines the stealth of a rogue with the survival skills of a ranger, excelling at tracking, ambushing, and exploiting vulnerabilities in combat.

Agile and resourceful, you use your sharp eye for traps and opportunities to outsmart foes in the wild while remaining unseen.

Disarming Shot (1st Level Feature)

You gain proficiency in one of the following: Acrobatics, Stealth, or Sleight of Hand (your choice).

In addition, if you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can force it to make a Strength saving throw (DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier). On a failed save, the creature is disarmed, forcing it to drop one item of your choice that it’s holding.

Ambush (3rd Level Feature)

When you make a Dexterity (Stealth) check or an initiative roll, you can roll an extra d6 and add the result to the roll, provided you aren’t incapacitated.

In addition, you gain an alternate method to use your Sneak Attack. You don’t need advantage on the attack roll to use Sneak Attack if you are within 5 feet of your target, no other creature is within 5 feet of you, and you don't have disadvantage on the roll.

Evasive Footwork (6th Level Feature)

When you move, you can add 1d6 to your AC until you stop moving.

In addition, if you hit a creature with an attack during your turn, that creature cannot make opportunity attacks against you for the rest of the turn.

Second-Story Work (10th Level Feature)

You gain the ability to climb faster than normal; climbing no longer costs you extra movement.

In addition, you deal extra damage equal to your Ranger level to creatures that are at least 5 feet below you. Also, when you make a running jump, the distance you cover increases by a number of feet equal to your Dexterity modifier.

Cunning Opportunist (14th Level Feature)

You have become adept at laying ambushes and quickly escaping danger. You can take two turns during the first round of combat: your normal turn and a second turn at your initiative minus 10. You cannot be surprised.

In addition, you ignore all class, race, and level requirements on the use of magic items.

Shadowstep Execution (19th Level Feature)

Once per turn when you hit a creature with an attack, you can teleport to an unoccupied space within 30 feet before or after the attack. This movement does not provoke opportunity attacks.

If the target was surprised or had not taken a turn in the combat yet, the attack deals an extra 6d6 damage.

In addition, you have advantage on initiative rolls, and attacks made during the first round of combat score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20.

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