This ability functions like the druid animal companion ability (which is part of the nature bond class feature). This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the hunter on her adventures. A hunter may begin play with any of the animals available to a druid. Animal Companion (Ex)Īt 1st level, a hunter forms a bond with an animal companion. Spells associated with particular alignments are indicated by the chaos, evil, good, and law descriptors in their spell descriptions. These spells are cast like any other spell, but they do not consume any slots and may be used again.Ĭhaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells: A hunter can’t cast spells of an alignment opposed to her own or her deity’s (if she has one). Hunters learn a number of orisons, or 0-level spells, as noted on Table: Hunter Spells Known. She can cast any spell she knows at any time, assuming she has not yet used up her spells per day for that spell level. Unlike a druid or ranger, a hunter need not prepare her spells in advance. She cannot swap any summon nature’s ally spells. A hunter may swap only a single spell at any given level, and must choose whether or not to swap the spell at the same time that she gains new spells known for the level. The new spell’s level must be the same as that of the spell being exchanged. In effect, the hunter loses the old spell in exchange for the new one. These spells are added as soon as the hunter is capable of casting them.Īt 5th level and at every 3 levels thereafter, a hunter can choose to learn a new spell in place of one she already knows. In addition to the spells gained by hunters as they gain levels, each hunter also automatically adds all summon nature’s ally spells to her list of spells known. Unlike spells per day, the number of spells a hunter knows is not affected by her Wisdom score the numbers on Table: Hunter Spells Known are fixed. At each new hunter level, she gains one or more new spells, as indicated on Table: Hunter Spells Known. A hunter begins play knowing four 0-level spells and two 1st-level spells of her choice. Unlike druids and rangers, a hunter’s selection of spells is extremely limited. In addition, she receives bonus spells per day if she has a high Wisdom score. Her base daily spell allotment is given on Table: Hunter. Like other spellcasters, a hunter can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. Her alignment may restrict her from casting certain spells opposed to her moral or ethical beliefs see Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells below. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a hunter’s spell is 10 + the spell’s level + the hunter’s Wisdom modifier.Ī hunter cannot use spell completion or spell trigger magic items (without making a successful Use Magic Device check) of druid spells of 7th level or higher. To learn or cast a spell, a hunter must have a Wisdom score equal to at least 10 + the spell’s level. The hunter can cast any spell she knows without preparing it ahead of time. Likewise, detect poison is a 0-level druid spell and a 2nd-level ranger spell, making it a 0-level hunter spell. For instance, reduce animal is a 2nd-level druid spell and a 3rd-level ranger spell, making it a 2nd-level hunter spell. If a spell appears on both the druid and ranger spell lists, the hunter uses the lower of the two spell levels listed for the spell. Only druid spells of 6th level and lower and ranger spells are considered to be part of the hunter spell list. Spell CastingĪ hunter casts divine spells drawn from the druid and ranger spell lists. Weapon and Armor ProficiencyĪ hunter is proficient with all simple and martial weapons and with light armor, medium armor, and shields (except tower shields). The following are the class features of the hunter. Table: Hunter LevelĪnimal companion, animal focus, nature training, orisons, wild empathy

The hunter’s class skills are Climb ( Str), Craft ( Int), Handle Animal ( Cha), Heal ( Wis), Intimidate ( Cha), Knowledge (dungeoneering) ( Int), Knowledge (geography) ( Int), Knowledge (nature) ( Int), Perception ( Wis), Profession ( Wis), Ride ( Dex), Spellcraft ( Int), Stealth ( Dex), Survival ( Wis), and Swim ( Str). Starting Wealth: 4d6 × 10 gp (average 140 gp.) In addition, each character begins play with an outfit worth 10 gp or less.

As a team, the hunter and her companion can react to danger with incredible speed, making them excellent scouts, explorers, and saboteurs. Role: Hunters can adapt their tactics to many kinds of opponents, and cherish their highly trained animal companions. Able to cast a wide variety of nature spells and take on the abilities and attributes of beasts, hunters magically improve both themselves and their animal companions. They focus their tactics on fighting alongside their companion animals as a formidable team of two. Hunters are warriors of the wilds that have forged close bonds with trusted animal companions.

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