Hunters were rangers that mastered the tracking and fighting skills required to protect the innocents from beasts, monsters, and other perils of the wilderness.[1]
Activities[]
In adventuring parties, it was not uncommon for hunters took point as a group prepared to deal with an oncoming threat.[2]
Culture[]
Their specialized combat training was highly valued among rural folk and residents of cities all across the Realms.[2] They stalked and took down foes that may threaten innocent communities or thriving bastions of civilization.[3]
Abilities[]
Hunters were among the most versatile combatants. They tailored their fighting style according to the threats they may face, their preferred weapon of choice, and how best to avoid or mitigate attacks directed at them.[1]
All hunters chose one of several distinct fighting styles, each of which were more efficient against a different type of foe.[1]
- Colossus Slayer: A style how to gradually weaken and exhaust a single imposing opponent. After inflicting even a single wound, they learned how to deliver more lethal attacks.[1]
- Giant Killer: The style that utilized well-time counterattacks to give the hunter an edge. It took advantage of the slow, lumbering attacks of giant-sized creatures, mitigating the threat they otherwise presented.[1]
- Horde Breaker: A fighting style focused on intercepting and slaying numerous opponents. These hunters gracefully connected one attack to another as they dispatched foe after foe.[1]
Hunters that preferred to be in the thick of battle developed whirling maneuvers that allowed them to strike each enemy nearby. Those that preferred bows, crossbows, and other ranged weapons, learned how to fire massive volleys of projectiles in mere moments.[1]
As they became more experienced, hunters developed numerous defensive techniques to remain out of harm's way. Some hunters taught themselves how to avoid opportunistic attacks made by foes, while others studied the attacks of a single foe in order to gain advantage. They became masters of evasion, dodging away from opponents' strikes to lessen any harm, and even redirecting their opponents' attacks against their own allies.[1]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Video Games
- Neverwinter (Shadowmantle) • Baldur's Gate III
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 93. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jerry Holkins, Elyssa Grant, Scott Fitzgerald Gray (June 18, 2019). Acquisitions Incorporated. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 65. ISBN 978-0786966905.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Rodney Thompson (November 2010). Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 149. ISBN 0786956194.
Connections[]
Artificer
Alchemist • Artillerist
Bard
College of Glamour • College of Lore • College of Swords • College of Valor • College of Whispers
Ranger
Beast master • Hunter • Gloom stalker • Monster slayer • Swarmkeeper
Rogue
Arcane trickster • Assassin • Inquisitive • Mastermind • Scout • Soulknife • Swashbuckler • Thief
Sorcerer
Aberrant mind • Clockwork soul • Dragon magic • Shadow magic • Storm sorcery • Wild magic
Warlock
Celestial patron • Archfey patron • Hexblade • Fiend patron • Great Old One patron • Undying patron
Wizard
Abjurer • Conjurer • Diviner • Enchanter • Evoker • Illusionist • Necromancer • Transmuter • War mage
Cleric
Death domain • Divine domain • Knowledge domain • Life domain • Light domain • Nature domain • Tempest domain • Trickery domain
Druid
Circle of Dreams • Circle of the Land • Circle of the Moon • Circle of the Shepherd • Circle of Spores • Circle of Stars
Paladin
Oath of the Ancients • Oath of Conquest • Oath of the Crown • Oath of Devotion • Oath of Vengeance
Barbarian
Path of the ancestral guardian • Path of the berserker • Path of the storm herald • Path of the totem warrior • Path of wild magic • Path of the zealot
Fighter
Arcane archer • Battle master • Cavalier • Champion • Eldritch knight • Samurai
Monk
Way of the Drunken Master • Way of the Four Elements • Way of the Kensei • Way of the Sun Soul • Way of the Open Hand • Way of Shadow