Ranger: Spirit Caller (5e)
A companion-based path for the 5e ranger. There was an issue of Unearthed Arcana that presented the first 5 levels of a different take on the ranger - a shamanic warrior who makes a bond with a spirit and summons it in battle. While I would not make a full class out of this¸ I thought I'd make a path. The idea behind the class is to have a proper¸ autonomous companion that doesn't leech the character's actions in order to be impactful in combat. This is pretty powerful¸ so WotC made the companion a time-limited summon in their draft. I took a different approach. In my version¸ the ranger expends HD to summon their spirit companion - the more HD they expend¸ the more HP the companion will have. Naturally¸ this necessitates an ability that allows for quicker HD recovery. There are also some guardian spirit and companion synergy abilities. The path is definitely interesting¸ if not outright weird. I haven't tried it out myself yet¸ so playtest feedback would be super-appreciated here. Made with the Homebrewery. P.S. This version of the.pdf is free of images because I am unable to contact all applicable artists for permission. If anyone wants the nice version with the pretty pictures¸ feel free to email me at danko.rancic@gmail.com. P.P.S. Any comments and feedback are welcome! Especially if someone tries it out in actual gameplay. Please leave your impressions in the comments below!