When enemies moved in to attack me, the snake would lash out with a punishing, venomous bite. Rooster befriended a giant snake, named Fluffy, in a coastal swamp and took the creature’s reach into advantage. However, between the wide variety of beasts in the monster manual and the expanded list online, there are many interesting options. I can’t bring a polar bear to the desert or snake to the arctic. Am I exploring desert ruins or an arctic ice cave? The type of creature I’m able to befriend must fit the environment. In other words, finding the right pet for an adventure is a creative challenge. The utility of the pet is endless, and I just need to find one within the environment of the game. Cougars can ambush and knock enemies prone, giant snakes have reach and can poison, some creatures fly or can breathe underwater. These pets are able to aid in battle in a number of unique ways, as well as helpful skills for exploring. The Beast Master archetype specializes in befriending medium sized beasts as companions. Then, I began to look at the variety of pets I could potentially use and had a strange notion, Rooster could be like a Pokemon trainer. I intended on taking Rooster down the Hunter archetype-in other words, lean into the dexterity score and wreck foes (all with a dude vibe). He’s wise and gifted, but kind of unintelligible and illiterate. Therefore, he’s kind of a surfer dude who might be stoned most of the time. His Wisdom score is ok, and the rest of his scores are laughable.

Along with his racial Dexterity bonus, he absolutely leverages this stat to the maximum. I decided, sure, I’ll put the big roll into my Dex score. Rooster is one of those weird situations where I rolled one perfect stat and several less-than-great stats. Meet Rooster, slayer of foes and friend to the wild, my wood elf Beast Master. There seems to be some uncertainty about the Beast Master ranger archetype in DnD 5e, so I feel obligated to demonstrate why it’s a fun character choice. Retain key damage-dealing ranger traits.Build other spells around animal handling and lean in.Choose archery fighting style to complement your pet.Utilize the wide variety of pet choices.Play a Beast Master with these concepts in mind

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