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# The Outlander ##### v1.5 Careful in intent, yet reckless in attitude, a tabaxi hides himself in the shadow of a far off cave. He quietly draws his bow and notches an arrow as he focuses on the jackals that had been ruining nearby farms. He holds his breath before, in quick succession, firing arrow after arrow towards the pack, killing each beast in a single thudding hit. He then fades into the shadows of the mountains, and the town never sees him again. A half-orc finds her footing after precisely dodging a ball of crackling flames and purposefully draws her swords. Skeleton after skeleton, she makes devastating strikes - all the while watching how the undead thrall and the cultists move and claw. Soon she finds the source - a necromancer. She dances her way around the carnage, nimbly avoiding his spells. Eventually, her swords make contact and the cult is left in ruins. Waving down a raven, a tall elf whispers to the bird and asks if it had seen a caravan of goblins go by in the past few hours. After giving the raven some hard bread, the short conversation ends and the man collects his things and runs off into the forests. There are monsters to hunt. Far away from the noise and chaos of towns and cities, past the luxuries and comforts of average folks, there lies the outlander. In the harsh and devastating terrain of far away lands, doing the work no one wishes, often without thanks. ### Talented Outcasts Travelers and outcasts, outlanders are wanderers that involve themselves with the problems of small towns and isolated locations. They will fight the largest and most threatening of predators: ancient dragons, undead thralls, elementals, or even simple beasts. Sometimes for coin, but often as routine or a kind act. Outlanders vary greatly, they do not function as a collective; however, they all have unique skills that reflect their time abroad. Outlanders use their wisdom of time and travel to get the upper hand against the deadliest of foes. Thanks to their diversity and unique skills, outlanders gain a number of natural knacks that augment their combative prowess and skill set. Their abilities emphasize stealth, careful planning, and deadly blows. An outlander's skills and abilities are focused upon helping those that cannot help themselves.

##### Quick Build You can make an outlander quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity or Strength your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. Second, choose the far traveller background.

``` ``` ### Wise and Stubborn Although an outlander might help local towns, guide travelers, or take small jobs involving the daily goings, an outlander is constantly moving and seeking the next place to go. They ultimately know it would be smarter and safer to find a place to call home, but their blood calls for the adventure. By their choosing or not. An outlander is loyal to a fault. They are hard to befriend, but once they find a companion they create a lifelong bond. The wise and cunning nature of the outlander makes them a perfect adventurer, as they understand not only the deadliest of terrain and monsters, but also the burdens of helping those who need it. Warriors, guards, and mages that cannot handle the brisk wind or humid jungles are seen as privileged to an outlander. These are burdens one cannot afford. Sometimes there are folk who can hold themselves up in a stand storm, and those are the individuals an outlander can stand. Once an outlander makes a true friend, they are closer than family. ### Creating an Outlander As you create your outlander character, consider why your adventures have gave you your particular abilities. Are you self exiled or have you done something so heinous that deserved draconian punishment? Did you leave a mentor at a young age who taught you fundamental skills or perhaps was your mentor slaughtered by a band of monsters? You might be completely self-taught as your time in the wild has forced you to adapt or be devoured by the land itself. You could have been taken in at a young age by an outlander who witnessed the downfall of your home. > ##### Luna's Notes > > Outlander began as a revised ranger, way back before the revised ranger, or revised ranger 2, or even Tasha's. It's been a passion project off an on for literal years. I've reworked it at least a half dozen times at this point. > > My intent is for the outlander and ranger to coexist together. It's very much a paladin vs fighter in design. They share things, but outlander is more focus on odd and unique skills of far away lands vs simply the wilderness in the case of the ranger. Outlander obviously doesn't have spells or highly magical abilities, but the abilities are similar. There are still remnants of ranger in outlander, however as time goes on I plan on slowly removing them so the class feels fully separate. I think there will always be overlap between them for sure, or at least in theme. > > **Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated, and check the end for the artists(show them some love!), changelog, and a small Q&A.** \page

##### The Outlander | Level | Proficiency Bonus | Features | Focus Die | Focus Count | Knacks Known | |:---:|:---:|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | 1st | +2 | Traveler, Focus| d4 | 4 | ─ | | 2nd | +2 | Outlander Knacks, Combat Ploys | d4 | 4 | 2 | | 3rd | +2 | Outlander Teachings | d4 | 6 | 2 | | 4th | +2 | Ability Score Improvement, Hustle | d4 | 7 | 2 | | 5th | +3 | Extra Attack| d4 | 8 | 3 | | 6th | +3 | Outlander Teachings Feature | d6 | 9 | 3 | | 7th | +3 | Insightful Defense| d6 | 11 | 4 | | 8th | +3 | Ability Score Improvement | d6 | 12 | 4 | | 9th | +4 | Walk In The Tracks | d6 | 13 | 5 | | 10th | +4 | Built Fortitude | d6 | 14 | 5 | | 11th | +4 | Outlander Teachings Feature) | d8 | 15 | 6 | | 12th | +4 | Ability Score Improvement | d8 | 17 | 6 | | 13th | +5 | Additional Gimmicks | d8 | 18 | 7 | | 14th | +5 | Grounding Practice | d8 | 19 | 7 | | 15th | +5 | Outlander Teachings Feature | d8 | 20 | 8 | | 16th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | d10 | 21 | 8 | | 17th | +6 | Sixth Sense | d10 | 22 | 9 | | 18th | +6 | Outlander Teachings Feature | d10 | 23 | 9 | | 19th | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | d10 | 24 | 10 | | 20th | +6 | Planted Blows | d10 | 25 | 10 |

## Class Features As an outlander, you gain the following class features #### Hit Points ___ - **Hit Dice:** 1d8 per outlander level - **Hit Points at 1st Level:** 8 + Constitution modifier - **Hit Points at Higher Levels:** 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per outlander level after 1st ___ #### Proficiencies ___ - **Armor:** All armor - **Weapons:** Simple weapons, martial weapons - **Tools:** None ___ - **Saving Throws:** Strength, Wisdom - **Skills:** Choose three from Animal Handling, Athletics, Acrobatics, Insight, Intimidation, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival. ``` ``` #### Equipment You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background: - (a) scale mail or (b) leather armor - A longbow and a quiver of 20 arrows - Two melee weapons - (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack

##### Multiclassing ###### **Multiclassing Prerequisites** - Dexterity or Strength 13 - Wisdom 13 ###### **Multiclassing Proficiencies Gained** - Martial weapons, simple weapons - Light armor, medium armor

### Traveler Traveling far and wide, you understand the uncertainty of terrain. Beginning at 1st level your walking speed increases by 5, and you gain a climbing speed and a swimming speed equal to your walking speed. \page

### Focus From 1st level onwards, an outlander's focus is their main tool to gain the upper hand in any encounter. Your use of this is represented by focus dice. Your outlander level determines the size die you have and the number of dice you have as shown in the Focus Die and Focus Count column of the Outlander table. These dice fuel various focus features. Some features may have you use a focus die and add its roll as a bonus, while other features may spend a focus die to gain a flat benefit. You start knowing four such features: Poised Aim, Dirty Hit, To The Front, and Practiced Skill. You learn more focus features as you gain levels in this class. When you spend a focus die, it is unavailable until you finish a short rest, at the end of which you are able to regain your mental clarity. Some of your focus features require your target to make a saving throw to resist the feature’s effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows: **Focus save DC** = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier #### Poised Aim You can use a focus die and add its roll to an attack roll before the outcome of the attack is determined. You can only use this feature once per attack. #### Dirty Hit As a bonus action, you can use a focus die and add its roll to the damage of your next attack that hits this combat. Using this ability again removes the effect of previous uses that may be active. #### To The Front When you roll for initiative, you can use a focus die and add its roll to your initiative. #### Practiced Skill When you make an ability check you're proficient in, you may use a focus die and add its roll to the check before the outcome of the check is determined. ``` ``` ### Outlander Knacks From 2nd level onward, you learn a series of knacks which reflect your skills that you have developed as your time as an Outlander. At level 2, you gain two outlander knacks of your choice. Your knack options are detailed at the end of the class description. When you gain certain outlander levels, you gain additional knacks of your choice, as shown in the Knacks Known column of the Outlander table. If an outlander knack has prerequisites, you must meet them to learn it. You can learn the knack at the same time that you meet its prerequisites. A level prerequisite refers to your level in this class. ### Combat Ploys Upon reaching 2nd level, your abilities allow you to get to the upper hand in battle, allowing you to perform various maneuvers that you have practiced and mastered. You gain one the following abilities, and choose an additional one at 13th level: #### Patient Counter When a creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you with an attack, you can use a focus die and spend your reaction to attack that creature immediately after its attack, provided that you can see the creature. You can add a focus die to the attack roll, and if the attack kills the creature, regain a focus die. #### Attack While They're Down Your tenacity can wear down the most potent foes. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can spend a focus die and the creature takes extra damage equal to twice the result rolled, if it’s below its hit point maximum. You can deal this extra damage only once per turn. If the attack kills the creature, regain a focus die.

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#### Wild Strike Once on each of your turns when you make a weapon Attack, you can use a focus die and make another Attack with the same weapon against a different creature that is within 5 feet of the original target and within range of your weapon. ### Outlander Teachings At 3rd level, you choose a style that you strive to emulate: Choose between the Skirmisher, Shade Walker, Hereafter, and Titan Hunter. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th, 11th, and 15th level. ### Ability Score Improvement When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. Using the optional feats rule, you can forgo taking this feature to take a feat of your choice instead. ### Hustle Beginning at 4th level, you have mastered the art or either running towards or away from conflicts, as you are wise enough to know when to run. As a bonus action, you can roll a focus die to increase your movement by the result x 5ft. This increase lasts till the end of your turn. ### Extra Attack Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. ### Insightful Defense Beginning at 7th level, you can read your enemy and all their attacks. You gain two additional focus features: #### Guard When you are hit by an attack, you may roll a focus die and add its result to your AC, potentially turning a hit into a miss. This effect ends after this attack. #### Timed Dodge When you fail a Consistution or Dexterity saving throw, you may roll a focus die and add its result to the saving throw, potentially turning a failure into a success. ### Walk In The Tracks Upon reaching 9th level, you are a master at getting the drop on your enemies. As an action you can spend a focus die and heighten your Stealth abilities, granting you advantage to stealth rolls until the end of your next turn. You can use an action on your following turns to maintain this effect up to 10 minutes, costing no additional focus die. ### Built Fortitude At 10th level, your reckless attitude has caused you to take the brunt of most poison and diseases. You gain immunity to poison and disease. ### Grounding Practice At 14th level, you have learned a technique to regain your composure when you need it the most. When you enter combat and have no focus die left, you may regain a number of focus dice equal to twice your Wisdom modifier. You cannot use this feature again until you finish a long rest. ### Sixth Sense At 17th level, when you attack a creature you can't see, your inability to see it doesn't impose disadvantage on your attack rolls against it. You gain blindsight with a range of 30ft. ### Planted Blows Upon reaching 20th level, you are a master of hunting and can exploit every weakness of your enemy. You gain a bonus to damage with all weapons equal to your Wisdom modifier.

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## The Shade Walker The shade walker is an outlander who has spent extensive time in the dark and has embraced the foreign feeling of darkness. ### Eyes of the Shadow At 3rd level, you gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision, its range increases by 30 feet. Your darkvision is also more advanced than most, allowing you to discern color as normal. Additionally, you gain advantage to any Perception checks while in dark or dim light. ### Predatory Attack Beginning at 3rd level, you are able to act faster than most when conflict arises. On your first turn each combat, you can make an additional attack as a part of the attack action. ### Embrace the Shadows At 6th level, you have a familiarity with the shadows and can trick those who aren't as keen. When you start your turn in dim or dark light, your movement speed increases by 10ft. ### Shadowy Sway At 11th level, you have learned to manipulate those who rely on darkvision to see in the darkness. When a creature with darkvision attacks you while standing in dim light or darkness, they make the attack at disadvantage. An attacker is immune to this effect if it doesn’t rely on sight. Additionally, when you use the *Walk In The Tracks* outlander feature, you also turn invisible as long as you remain in dark or dim light. ### The Shaded Path At level 15, you can teach your allies how to use the shadows to their advantage. As a bonus action, you can spend a focus die and all allies within 30 feet of you who are in dim light or darkness gain a bonus to their AC equal to half your Wisdom modifier (rounded up). This effect lasts for 1 minute or until you lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). A creature loses the benefit of this ability if they move into a space where the light is bright. ``` ``` ### Screams of the Dark At 18th, you have embraced the dark to levels which would scare even the deadliest of predators. When you kill an enemy in dim light or darkness, you can spend a focus die and force all hostile creatures within 30 feet of the target who could see it die to make a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of you until the end of their next turn. ## The Hereafter The hereafter is an outlander who was once considered dead, but had the skills and wits in order to escape an afterlife realm to the land of the living once again. ### Body of the Survivor Starting at 3rd level, your body begins to reflect your time in the afterlife granting you benefits unknown to most. You do not require food, water, or sleep, although you still require rest to reduce exhaustion and still benefit from finishing short and long rests. Additionally, you gain advantage in Intelligence (History) checks to recall information about other planes. ### Continuing the Chain At 3rd level, you know all must die and only the strongest can move forward. You gain advantage on any saving throws to resist being frightened. Also, when you kill a creature, you may use a focus die, and gain temporary hit points equal to the amount rolled. These hit points disappear at the end of a long rest. ### Sever Soul Upon reaching 6th level, you have the innate ability to see the souls of creatures. A faint tendril of colored magic appears above their head. Once per turn, when you hit a creature, you can use a focus die and reduce that creature's movement by an amount equal to the roll x 5ft as you momentarily disconnect the soul from the body. ### Luck of the Damned At 11th level, you have honed the skills that allowed you to escape from your afterlife. When you fail a saving throw, you may roll a focus die to reroll the saving throw and you must use the new roll. Your maximum hit points are reduced by an amount equal to the result of your focus die until you finish a long rest. Additionally, you gain resistance to necrotic damage as your time wandering has taught your body to adapt. ### Seeing Red At 15th level, you have seen the magic of multiple realms and the power that connects all forms of life. As an action, you can spend a focus die and gain truesight with a range of 30ft. This effect lasts until the end of your next turn.

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### Form of the Hereafter When you reach 18th level, you partake in some of the true secrets of other realms. On your turn as a bonus action, you can use a focus die to regain hit points equal to the result + your outlander level. Additionally, if you put a severed body part of yours back in place when you use this feature, the part reattaches. ## The Titan Hunter The titan hunter is an outlander who has gone after the biggest and baddest of foes. They are a brutal combatant when it comes to these monsters. ### Spot The Weakness Starting at 3rd level when you take this teaching, you are able to discern a vast amount of information when hunting a creature. If you spend at least 10 minutes observing a creature outside of combat, you may learn of any damage weaknesses, resistances, and immunities it may have. ### Precise Strikes At 3rd level, you can use a creature's weak points to gain the upper hand. Once per turn, when you hit a creature of Large or larger, you may use your *Dirty Hit* focus feature without using a bonus action, and may choose to use its effects on this attack. ### Toppling Blow Upon reaching 6th level, you are able to use a creature's large and lumbering size against them. Once per turn, when you hit a creature of Large or larger with a weapon attack, you can expend one focus die to attempt to knock the target down. You add the focus die to the attack’s damage roll, and the target must make Strength saving throw. On a failed save, you knock the target prone. ### Evasion At 11th level, your instinctive agility lets you dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as a blue dragon’s lightning breath or a fireball spell. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail. ### Adapt At 15th level, you have learned to adapt for any fight you may come across. When you are dealt acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison damage, you may spend a focus die and gain resistance to the damage type. This effect lasts for 1 minute. You cannot use this feature again until you finish a long rest. ### Master of Tactics When you reach 18th level, you have finely polished your combat techniques. When using your 3rd or 13th level *Combat Ploys* outlander feature, you do not expand a focus die upon use. ``` ``` \page

## Outlander Knacks At 2nd level, you gain two outlander knacks of your choice. When you gain certain outlander levels, you gain additional knacks of your choice, as shown in the Knacks Known column of the Outlander table. If an outlander knack has prerequisites, you must meet them to learn it. You can learn the knack at the same time that you meet its prerequisites. A level prerequisite refers to your level in this class. There are also special categories of knacks, such as *Path Knacks* or *Stance Knacks* listed at the end of the knacks list. These knacks are often more potent than the average knack, but you may only gain one from each category. You cannot take a knack twice unless stated otherwise. #### Beast of the Dark *Prerequisite: Shade Walker Subclass, 5th level* While in dark or dim light, you gain advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks. Additionally, when you reach 9th level and activate the *Walk In The Tracks* outlander feature, or at 11th level the *Shadowy Sway* shade walker feature, you may expand its effect to an additional creature besides yourself. They must also use their action to maintain this effect. #### Blade Dance *Prerequisite: 3rd level* You dance without care when most would fight. When you engage in Two Weapon Fighting, you may use a focus die, in order to make the off hand attack as a part of your attack action. You may add the result of the roll to the damage of that attack. You cannot make an off hand attack during your bonus action when you use this feature. Additionally, you gain advantage on any Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) checks in order to conceal melee weapons on yourself. #### Body of the Conqueror *Prerequisite: Skirmisher Subclass, 5th level* You may use a focus die and add the result to any Strength, Dexterity or Constitution ability checks and saving throws. #### Breath of the Wild Your time in the wild has granted you an ability to speak with animals in a rudimentary manner. Choose a number beasts or monstrosities, equal to twice your Wisdom modifier, which you have spent time with. You are able to communicate and understand these creatures. Communication in this way takes 4 times as long and is limited in its scope. Additionally, you gain advantage in Wisdom (Animal Handling) and Charisma (Persuasion) checks in order to persuade a beast or monstrosity to help you. #### Careful Footing *Prerequisite: 7th level* Even with the heaviest of armor, you can carefully plan your footsteps to ease the rattling of your armor. When wearing armor that normally imposes disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks, you no longer suffer from disadvantage. ``` ``` #### Far Traveler Your time traveling has brought you to many cultures and taught you main valuable skills. You gain proficiency in Perception, Insight, or Medicine, and learn two additional languages of your choice. #### Fast Crack You can easily use a whip to disarm the quickest of foes. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack using a whip, you can use a focus die to attempt to disarm the target, forcing it to drop one item of your choice that it’s holding. You add the focus die to the attack’s damage roll, and the target must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, it drops the object you choose. The object lands at its feet. #### Fireside Tales *Prerequisite: 3rd level* Upon completing a short or long rest, your tales of far away lands energize your allies. You may use a focus die and choose a number friendly creatures, equal to twice your Wisdom modifier(which can include yourself), and are within 30 feet of you. They gain temporary hit points equal twice the result of your focus die. All creatures must be able to hear and understand you to gain this benefit. #### Great Bow Fighting *Prerequisite: 3rd level* When you make an attack with a ranged weapon, you can choose to use your Strength instead of Dexterity for the bonus to hit and damage. Additionally, you have found more purposes for a bow than the average ranger. You can make a melee attack with a shortbow or longbow, it deals 1d6 bludgeoning damage and has the finesse property. #### Heightened Reflexes *Prerequisite: 11th level* You may spend a focus die in order to take an additional reaction. This feature cannot be used again until the start of your next turn. #### Master Tracker You are a keen tracker and seemingly always can hunt your prey. You gain the following features: - Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any Wisdom (survival) checks made in order to track a creature. - If you successfully track a creature, you also learn their exact number, their sizes, and how long ago they passed through the area. Additionally, you gain proficiency in Cartographer's and Calligrapher's Tools, as your time tracking has not only made you a master map reader, but a creator yourself. #### Masterful Skill *Prerequisite: 5th level* You have used a skill so often that you rival some of the greatest adventurers. When you select this knack, choose one of your skill or tool proficiencies. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability checks using the skill or tool. \page

#### Muscle Memory When you enter combat, you can move up to half your movement speed at the start of the round. You can use this feature only once per combat. Also, when you are surprised, you can still move and use your reaction when you normally wouldn't, but not your action or bonus action. You can choose to spend a focus die and take your turn as if you were not suprised. #### Nature's Companion Your time traveling has given you a knack for gaining the trust of beasts in order to aid you on your journey. As part of a long rest, you can make a Wisdom (Animal Handling) ability check to commune with a critter. Based upon your roll, you gain the following results: - 1-5: Nothing. - 6-10: You gain a rough understanding of the types of animals around. - 11-15: The next time you attempt this knack, gain a +5 to the check. - 16-20: You bond with a companion. You or your DM may choose one of the following companions upon a result of 16-20: frog, sea horse, badger, bat, cat, crab, eagle, hawk, lizard, octopus, owl, quipper, rat, raven, or weasel. Your companion acts independently of you, but it obeys your commands to the best of its abilities. In combat, it takes its turn after yours and you can verbally command it during your turn. Its hit point maximum increases by an amount equal to your outlander level, and it may add your proficiency as a bonus to any attack rolls, damage rolls, saving throws, and AC. During a short rest, it regains half of its hit points. You are able to communicate and understand this creature. Communication in this way takes 4 times as long and is limited in its scope. The knowledge and awareness of your familiar are limited by its intelligence, but at a minimum, it can give you information about anything it has perceived in the last day such as the number of monsters in the next room or report there is a trap it can see in the next corridor. If the companion dies, you can attempt to tame another creature, repeating the process again. You cannot have more than one companion at a time. ``` ```

##### Companion Variant Rules Upon agreement from your DM, you may use these two variant rules. ###### **Desired Creature** When a player rolls a 6-10 on their Wisdom (Animal Handling) check as a part of this knack, they can then choose the creature they would like to tame the next time they use this knack, from the list. If they score a 16-20, they gain that creature as a companion. ###### **Random Creature** If a player rolls a 16-20 on their Wisdom (Animal Handling) check as a part of this knack, the companion gained is random. Roll a d20 and gain the companion listed on the table below: ##### Random Companion | Result | Creature | |:----:|:-------------| | 1 | Octopus | | 2 | Quipper | | 3 | Frog | | 4 | Sea Horse | | 5 | Crab | | 6 | Lizard | | 7 | Rat | | 8 | Weasel | | 9 | Badger | | 10 | Bat | | 11-12 | Owl | | 13-14 | Cat | | 15-16 | Eagle | | 17-18 | Hawk | | 19-20 | Raven |

#### Natural Explorer You are a master of exploring terrain. You gain the following features: - Non-magical difficult terrain doesn't slow your group's travel. - Even when you are engaged in another activity while traveling, you remain alert to danger. - If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at a normal pace. - When you forage, you find twice as much food as you normally would. Additionally, your skills of traversing terrain also can aid you in combat. When getting up from being prone, you only require 5ft of movement, rather than half. #### Outsider Empathy When you spend at least 10 minutes in the presence of a humanoid, monstrosity, or beast you are able to discern their current emotion.

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#### Peace and Quiet Sometimes success allows an outlander to regain themselves. When you roll a 20, on an attack, ability check, or saving throw in combat, regain a focus die. You cannot gain more focus dice than your maximum amount with this feature. #### Predator's Eyes You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. #### Quick Undercover *Prerequisite: 5th level* You can hide as a bonus action. Moreover, when you are hidden from a creature and miss it with a ranged weapon attack, making the attack doesn't reveal your position. #### Ranger *Prerequisite: 5th level* You have mastered the art of the bow in close quarters, using all materials at hand to your advantage. Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn’t impose disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls. Moreover, when 2 or more hostile creatures are within 5ft of you, you gain advantage on one of your ranged attack rolls. You cannot benefit from this advantage more than once per turn. Additionally, if your DM uses the variant flanking rule, creatures gain no benefit from flanking you while you are wielding a bow. #### Survival of the Fittest *Prerequisite: Hereafter Subclass, 11th level* When you roll a death saving throw, you gain a bonus to the roll equal to your Wisdom modifier. Additionally, if the result of the save is 20 or above on a death saving throw, you automatically stabilize and gain 1 hit point. #### Traveler's Rest You have mastered the art of quick and safe resting when in the most dangerous of places. You can spend choose to spend only 4 hours sleeping instead of 8 during a long rest. You do still require 8 hours of light activity to benefit from a long rest. Additionally, when resting, you are still roughly aware of your surroundings. If another creature moves within 60ft of you, you can sense its presence based on your passive Perception. This ability does not activate if you are put to sleep by magical means. #### Traveling Artisan You gain proficiency in a tool and instrument of your choice. In addition, you become proficient in the Performance skill. #### Untrackable *Prerequisite: 9th level* Creatures have disadvantage when attempting to track you and your party. You also are immune to the effects of spells attempting to locate you, your group, or any items they are holding while within 60ft of you. #### Tongue of the Parrot You can mimic the speech of another person or the sounds made by other creatures. You must have heard the person speaking, or heard the creature make the sound, for at least 10 minutes. A successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by your Charisma (Deception) check allows a listener to determine that the effect is faked. #### Tongue of the Thief You gain proficiency in the Deception skill, and learn Thieves Cant. #### Trap Rigger *Prerequisite: 3rd level* You have a certain skill set that lends itself to setting traps for your prey. You may spend a bonus action to set a hunting trap, rather than an action. Also, when you use your action to throw caltrops, you may cover a 10ft x 10ft area, using 4x the amount of caltrops.

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### Stance Knacks Stance knacks are a collection of unique fighting styles that promote a particular style of combat. You may only choose a single knack from this list, and may choose one at any level of your choice or not at all. You can’t take a Stance Knack option more than once, even if you later get to choose again. #### Stance of the Arbalest You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged weapons. #### Stance of the Berserker When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit. #### Stance of the Brawler Your unarmed strikes can deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier on a hit. If you aren’t wielding any weapons or a shield when you make the attack roll, the d6 becomes a d8. At the start of each of your turns, you can deal 1d4 bludgeoning damage to one creature grappled by you. #### Stance of the Dancer When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack. Also, You can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one. #### Stance of the Dweller You have blindsight with a range of 10 feet. Within that range, you can effectively see anything that isn’t behind total cover, even if you’re blinded or in darkness. Moreover, you can see an invisible creature within that range, unless the creature successfully hides from you. #### Stance of the Fencer When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon. #### Stance of the Jester You can draw a weapon that has the thrown property as part of the attack you make with the weapon. In addition, when you hit with a ranged attack using a thrown weapon, you gain a +2 bonus to the damage roll. #### Stance of the Knight While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC. ### Path Knacks Path Knacks are a high level collection of knacks that allow you to gain characteristics of a biome that you are most accustomed with. You may only ever choose a single knack from this list beginning at 13th level, and may choose one at any level of your choice going forward or not at all. ``` ``` #### Path of the Crag *Prerequisite: 13th level* The terrain you are most accustomed to is the mountainous crag. You gain the following benefits reflecting your time in the mountains: - You take half damage from falling. - You gain advantage in all Wisdom (Perception) checks while in the wilderness. - When making an Acrobatics or Athletics check or Dexterity saving throw, in order to maintain your balance or footing, you can treat any roll below 10 as a 10. - All difficult terrain, that does not cause damage to you, does not impede your movement. - You gain resistance to Lightning Damage. #### Path of the Desert *Prerequisite: 13th level* The terrain you are most accustomed to is the blazing desert. You gain the following benefits reflecting your time in the desert: - You do not leave behind footprints and your gait is careful enough that you can walk over hazardous terrain like quicksand. Additionally, you do not set off traps that trigger based upon weight like pitfalls, bear traps, and pressure plates. - You gain advantage in all Wisdom (Survival) checks in order to find food, water or shelter when in the wilderness. - You cannot be surprised while in the wilderness. - Getting up from prone requires no movement. - You gain resistance to Fire Damage. #### Path of the Forest *Prerequisite: 13th level* The terrain you are most accustomed to is the lush forest. You gain the following benefits reflecting you time in the woods: - You always know which way is North. - You gain advantage in all Wisdom (Survival) checks to navigate in the wilderness. - When you take the dash action while climbing, your movement speed is tripled instead of doubled. - Plant based difficult terrain and spells do not impede your movement. - You gain resistance to Acid Damage. #### Path of the Ocean *Prerequisite: 13th level* The terrain you are most accustomed to is the wild ocean. You gain the following benefits reflecting your time at sea: - You can hold your breath for 5x as long as normal. Also, when suffocating, you can survive for double the time you normally would. - You gain advantage in all Wisdom (Animal Handling) checks for water related creatures. - When you take the dash action while swimming, your movement speed is tripled instead of doubled. - Water related difficult terrain and spells do not impede your movement. - You gain resistance to Cold Damage. \page #### Path of the Tundra *Prerequisite: 13th level* The terrain you are most accustomed to is the frigid tundra. You gain the following benefits reflecting your time in the tundra: - You can sleep in any armor type and still gain the benefits of a rest. - You gain advantage in all Wisdom (Survival) checks in order to find food, water or shelter when in the wilderness. - You cannot be moved against your will. - Weather based difficult terrain and spells do not impede your movement. - You gain resistance to Cold Damage. ## Ending Notes I don't know if anyone will read the changelog or Q&A but wanted to include it just in case someone does! There's also links to all the artists, and please please please go support them! ## Changelog ### V0.1 - Began as a revised ranger - Core class acting as a replacement to the ranger in home games for balance purposes. ### V0.2 - UA Revised Ranger released - Still unhappy with the state of the ranger - Development continues with the core philosophy being to remove concentration on Hunter's Mark, fix beastmaster, and give ranger a proper lane. ### V0.3 - UA Revised Ranger #2 Released - Liked the initial idea and direction but the class was still too DM dependent and niche. - Began incorporating a mix of homebrew ranger and UA ranger ### V0.4 - TCoE releases, giving ranger a fair amount of straight buffs making the class feel much better than it did before. - Officially change directions from recreating the ranger, to now creating a seperate class. - Outlander is created as a non-spellcaster version of the ranger, feeding into a more Aragorn type character ### V0.5 - Focus and Knack Systems added - Removed all previously ranger subclasses to establish the class further as its own thing. - Added Skirmisher subclass, only subclass as a baseline ### V0.6 - Proofreading - Balancing of knacks based off feedback - Limited damage stacking with focus dice - Focus die and knacks now were integrated systems within the class ### v0.7 - Further proof reading - Categories of knacks organized for balance - Multiple knacks reworked to not be abusable - The Shade Walker and Hereafter subclasses added - More flavor! - Some art! ### v1.0 - Released to public for further testing and feedback. - Flavor text and how to added. - More knacks added, knacks rebalanced. Nature's Companion being the biggest new knack. - Art! - Titan Hunter subclass added. ### v1.2 - Fixed various system wording issues (twice instead of 2x) - Cleared up wording ### v1.5 - Various wording changes - Focus dice overhaul - Balancing and damage adjustments - Subclass nerfs and adjustments - Knacks nerfs, buffs, and adjustments \page > ##### Please Read! > This is a list of all artists, and links to them. Please go check them out and send them some love! > > **Cover Art:** > > 09.08一小时速涂, Liu Pengcheng > https://mobius.artstation.com/projects/OKQQ6 > > > > **Page 3** > > Blankets Of A Winter Night, Akajork > https://www.deviantart.com/akajork/art/Blankets-Of-A-Winter-Night-175389613 > > > > **Page 4** > > Amarnath, Akajork > https://www.deviantart.com/akajork/art/Amarnath-379833637 > > > > **Page 5** > > 11.11午休一小时, Liu Pengcheng > https://mobius.artstation.com/projects/bb80o > > > > **Page 7** > > Eagle, Wizards of the Coast > > Raven, Wizards of the Coast > > Hawk, Wizards of the Coast > > > > **Page 8** > > Personal practice, Liu Pengcheng > https://mobius.artstation.com/projects/LadyR > > > > Frog, Wizards of the Coast > > Badger, Wizards of the Coast > > > > **Page 10** > > 11.11午休一小时, Liu Pengcheng > https://mobius.artstation.com/projects/bb80o > > > > **Page 11** > > Sword Png > https://davidbaptistechirot.blogspot.com/2017/04/png-hathiyar.html > #### Copyright Notice & OGL Outlander by Luna_Os_Longscape (or Evan Johnson) is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC. Open Game License v 1.0a Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, LLC. System Reference Document 5.1 Copyright 2016, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Chris Perkins, Rodney Thompson, Peter Lee, James Wyatt, Robert J. Schwalb, Bruce R. Cordell, Chris Sims, and Steve Townshend, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

``` ``` ## Q&A **Q: Is this just a better martial ranger?** A: I don't think so. There's obviously a much longer answer than that. The Outlander is in a similar space to ranger thematically, probably more so than most other classes but I do think it does enough of its own thing to justify existing. Rangers are magical, a d10 hit die, have shields(if that matters to you), and are more rigid in design. While the Outlander is a martial, d8, no shields, and is much more akin to a warlock in design. I think Tasha's has really pushed martials into a space where they are meant to be more versatile. They gained a lot more optional features than spellcasters, and I think that idea of customization is where martials are heading in 5e to keep up with the utility of spellcasters. Regardless of the above, I know there is an undoubtable comparison to ranger or a slough of other classes/subclasses. I personally think Outlander and Ranger are distinct enough in design to allow them to coexist, especially as I slowly remove the reskins of ranger abilities from outlander. **Q: Why d8 hit die?** A: It was a way to move away from ranger. Making the outlander less beefy in terms of HP but giving them damage resistances and such depending on the path you take felt right. They don't have as many defensive options as rangers, as Insightful Defense is their main one. It uses a resource and reaction to use, plus there's RNG there. It felt much better for a normal person who just ramshackled abilities and skills together than a ranger who has been granted magical abilities. **Q: Do you intend for stance knacks to stack with fighting styles?** A: No, not at all. The stances were a way of giving an optional fighting style to this martial class, but sometimes you simply don't need one. I would not allow double dipping of Defense and Stance of the Knight, etc. **Q: Why the choice to make it Str or Dex based?** A: Again, diversifying from ranger. Also thematically it feels better. If you've just been wandering the wilderness for months or years I could see a valid argument that you are extremely resilient, dexterous, and/or strong. Plus we need more strength classes in 5e! It's almost always a dump stat... **Q: Why did you choose an invocation style system for Knacks instead of creating discrete subclasses?** A: I think a lot of homebrew fall into the pit of having a subclass for every possible character, even if it clashes with the class's main design. Knacks felt like a good way to give a lot of freedom and honestly hard choices, but not have 15+ subclasses and trying to keep them all balanced. It means if you wanna play that nature going outlander, there's knacks, if you wanna play a battle hardened outlander, there's knacks, or if you wanna be a more utility martial, there's knacks.

**Q: Do you think it fills any gaps of the current classes?** A: Besides loving my bladesingers, I'm always looking to help martials feel awesome in this fantastical dnd world. When in a party of spellcasters, they can often feel underpowered, boring, or very strict in design. So I do think outlander fills that gap of a highly diverse martial with some weird skills. \page **Q: Do you feel like it steps on the toes of other classes since it is so diverse?** A: I think it does a lot of things, but worse. It's a semi-battle master, bard ranger thing. I'm happy with how Wisdom is needed as a secondary class and how focus die scale to say I don't think it takes anyone's lane and does it better. It's flexible, and that was a big design principal I held while making it. I think I very much still am in the process of finding its exact "lane" but I do not think it fully ruins any subclasses/classes in the game. It just does some different things. **Q: Will there be any major changes coming to the class?** A: Absolutely! I'm playing the class in a campaign at the moment, I have a player in one of my games playing it, and I'm getting a lot of feedback from people reading. There are 100% changes coming. If I think I'll entirely overhaul the class itself, probably not, however edits need to be done, things need to be changed/added, and we'll iron out the bugs as we go along! **Q: Is this class difficult for beginners? Both for new players or new DMs with players that want to use it?** A: That depends from player to player I think. There's a lot here for a DM to learn, mostly in terms of knacks, but there are similar enough to pre-existing mechanics that it feels somewhat intuitive. That may just be me coming at it from a design standpoint, but my friends have given me a similar reaction. I'd just tell your DM in advance what knacks you have taken so they can read and double check them. You can't switch knacks like a warlock, so you're stuck with them and thus I think it's easier to grab as a DM. Player wise, I don't think it's more involved than a spellcaster, or even half-caster, but it is for sure more complicated than the average martial. It's new and I think there's a learning curve to that. Warlocks have a lot of invocations, but we've seen them so much that we know what they do. If a player was planning on doing a spellcaster or even warlock, I don't think outlander is more complicated than those. However, outlander is a WIP and things need to be clarified, so if a weird situation comes up, I could see it being hard for a new player and DM. I'm working my hardest to fix those bits and bobs going forward! **Q: Has this class been tested with multiclasses? If so, are there any broken combinations that a DM should be on the lookout for?** It has not been tested for multiclass in a game yet (if you do let me know!!!) but it has been theory crafted pretty heavily. When thinking about it, I don't think there's anything broken about the combinations that a normal class wouldn't have. Action surge breaks things, cleric is OP and uses Wisdom, etc. If you do think of something game breaking or abusable, please do let me know as I want to iron out those wrinkles! **Q: Can I give feedback?** A: Yes! Please do! I've got a long road ahead of me to making the class where I want it for sure. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated! Thanks for reading my Q&A!

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