Monster Hunter

Slay Monsters Fearlessly and Recklessly

Since the beginning of time, the brave glared into danger's ferocious eyes and fought monsters. Those who survived were the ones smart enough to arm themselves properly and know precisely where to strike—or those who knew when to flee and return with a new plan.

Members of the Carver Guild are the Monster Hunters typically called upon when immediate danger threatens a settlement and there is no army or militia available. Carvers stride unflinchingly toward death, armed with years of training and the knowledge passed down from those before them.

You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Frightened condition, and you are Immune to the Frightened condition caused by creature types in your Monster Grimoire.

Additionally, when you hit a creature with an attack as part of a Reaction, you can choose a Frightened creature within 60 feet that can see you (including yourself). The condition ends on that creature.

Your reputation has become such that monsters preying on the fearful have come to fear you. When you hit a creature with an attack as part of a Reaction, you can force the creature to make a Wisdom saving throw or have the Frightened condition until the end of your next turn. The DC for the saving throw equals 8 plus your Intelligence modifier and your Proficiency Bonus.

Your strikes have become even deadlier. The extra damage of your Close Quarters increases to 3d6. In addition, if you deal damage to a creature with Close Quarters, the target has Disadvantage on all attack rolls until the end of your next turn.

You are such an effective combatant that you are always in control and never off balance. You can take a Reaction twice in a round instead of once.

Gain Power by Consuming Monster Flesh

Folk in Etharis don't always speak highly of Monster Hunters, and many consider them to be just as depraved and inhuman as the evils they vanquish. Many of the appalling tales about Monster Hunters can be attributed, directly or indirectly, to the Devourer Guild, who are accused of being monstrous cannibals.

The truth is barely any better. Devourers have spent their days consuming the flesh and blood of the monsters they slay, and, over time, their metabolism has changed to tolerate this disgusting practice. Devourers adopt mutations shortly after consuming their prey.

Your ingestion of monsters heightens your understanding of them and their behaviour. You gain this additional effect when you consume a monster portion: For 1 minute, when you make an attack as part of a Reaction, you deal an extra 1d6 damage. This damage has the same type as the weapon or Unarmed Strike used for the attack.

Your hunger for your enemy allows you to partake of its essence during battle. When you deal damage to a creature with a melee attack using a weapon or Unarmed Strike, you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to half the damage dealt. If the target is a creature type in your Monster Grimoire, you instead gain Temporary Hit Points equal to the damage dealt instead.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a Short or Long Rest.

You can spend 1 hour and 20 GP worth of alchemical ingredients (such as special herbs or monster salvage) to use your Alchemist's Supplies to convert a monster portion into a decoction. A decoction is a magic potion that grants the benefits of a consumed monster portion. You can have 4 unconsumed decoctions active. You can destroy a decoction as a Utilize action.

A creature other than you can consume 1 decoction without adverse effects. A creature gains 1 Exhaustion level for each decoction it consumes after the first. A creature must finish a Long Rest before it regains the ability to safely consume a decoction.

Your hunger for monster portions has increased to the point of being insatiable. You can now consume 1 additional portion safely. Additionally, for 1 minute when you consume a portion, you have Advantage, on attack rolls made as part of a Reaction.

Hunt Mages and Magical Adversaries

In Etharis, there are those who fear magic, and those who seek to understand it. Monster Hunters from the Occultist Guild know folk from both sides are equally dangerous. An Occultist investigates the arcane, the supernatural, and the uncanny, while avoiding the influence of superstition or ideology. Despite their reputation as mage hunters, Occultists don't burn their enemies at the stake—Occultists put them to the sword, as that's what swords are for. Knowledge and magic give Occultists an edge over their mystical adversaries. Their spells are used to detect and defend against dangerous arcana, and, above all, magic is used to destroy monsters that can't be harmed by steel.

You consider Humanoids that can cast spells as being a creature type in your Monster Grimoire.

Additionally, when you damage a creature type in your Monster Grimoire that is Concentrating, it has Disadvantage on the saving throw it makes to maintain its Concentration.

Your knowledge of magic has increased so that you learn to cast Rituals. You can cast any spell as a Ritual if that spell has the Ritual tag and it's a spell you have prepared.

In addition, you learn two spells of your choice. These spells can come from the Cleric, Druid, or Wizard spell list or any combination thereof (see a class's section for its spell list). A spell you choose must have the Ritual tag.

When you reach Monster Hunter level 14, you can replace one of the spells you know from this feature with another spell of your choice from any spell list. The new spell must have the Ritual tag.

You gain the ability to extend a protective charm. You radiate an unseeable aura in a 20-foot Emanation that originates from you. The aura is inactive while you have the Incapacitated condition. You and allies in your aura have Advantage on saving throws against spells cast by creature types in your Monster Grimoire.

Additionally, you always have the Counterspell spell prepared. You can cast Counterspell once without expending a spell slot. Once you cast the spell with this feature, you can't do so in this way again until you finish a Long Rest.

You have learned to anticipate your enemies well enough to rapidly cast spells in response to their attacks. When you use Studied Response, you can cast a spell. The spell must have a casting time of an action and must target only that creature.

Dispatch Monsters with Cunning Traps

Legends say that the founding members of the Trapper Guild were game hunters who had grown bored of stalking common elk and dreamed of taking down bigger game. Trappers take pride in their kills and the ingenuity exhibited when a trap works perfectly.

The legacy of the Trapper Guild is a consistent testament to the benefits of lying in wait. The element of surprise is paramount to the trapper, whose kit can flourish before the hunter and monster even meet. Preparation is key, and the resourceful trapper has devices to assist in bringing down even the strongest foes.

You have become a ferocious ambusher. When you roll Initiative, you can add your Intelligence modifier to the roll. Additionally, you can't be surprised by enemies that include creature types in your Monster Grimoire.

You can leap aside to avoid enemies rushing toward you. When a creature makes a melee attack roll against you, you can take a Reaction to impose Disadvantage on that roll and use your Studied Response as part of the same Reaction. Whether the attack hits or misses, you can then move up to half your Speed. This movement doesn't provoke Opportunity Attacks.

You have learned to craft a set of Light or Medium armor by using dragon scales, werewolf hide, troll leather, or a similar monster component. The armor takes on the appearance of your choice, reflecting the component it is made from.

The armor has the same properties as Light or Medium armor (your choice when the armor is crafted) and gains two modifications from the Armor Modifications list. Whenever you gain a Monster Hunter level, you can replace one of these modifications with another modification.

Modifications require the armor to be worn to function.

You have become capable of crafting trapper tools at a much faster rate. You can spend 1 minute to make a Trapper Gadget without spending GP or components.

You can use this feature twice, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.