Dungeons & Dragons 2024 (D&D) Subclass: Falconer

Level 3: Feathered Accomplice

You gain the companionship of a fierce bird of prey, which becomes your steadfast partner. It's Friendly to you and your allies, and it obeys your commands. See its game statistics in the Raptor stat block, which uses your Proficiency Bonus (PB) in several places. When you first gain your raptor, choose between the form of a Falcon, an Owl, or a Condor, which determines certain traits in its stat block. Your raptor may be a different species, but it uses one of these three classifications for the purpose of its stat block (for example, an eagle could be considered a Falcon).

The Raptor in Combat. In combat, the raptor acts during your turn. It can move and use its Reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take an action or Bonus Action on your turn to command it to take another action That action can be one in its stat block or some other action If you are Incapacitated, the raptor can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge. In addition, you can use your Sneak Attack feature on attacks made by your raptor, ignoring the requirement for a Finesse or Ranged weapon as long as the attack fulfills the feature’s other requirements. This doesn’t allow you to use Sneak Attack more than once per turn and you can’t use your Cunning Strike feature with it.

When you reach Rogue level 6, your raptor’s attacks can deal your choice of Force damage or their normal damage type.

Restoring the Raptor. When you gain your raptor, you also create a token of your connection, which takes the form of a falconer’s glove or similar object. If your raptor is reduced to 0 Hit Points, it disappears into a cloud of dust. When you finish a Short or Long Rest, you can use the token to resurrect the raptor with all of its Hit Points. If your token is lost or destroyed, you can create a new one when you finish a Long Rest, which can be the same rest used to resurrect the raptor.

Additional Raptors. You gain an additional raptor, choosing one of the remaining classifications, when you reach Rogue levels 9 (two raptors) and 13 (three raptors). You can only have one raptor summoned at a time—oth- er raptors go into a pocket dimension contained within your token. When you finish a Short or Long Rest, you can switch your raptor with a different one inside your token The new raptor appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you with all of its Hit Points

Level 3: Bestial Connection

A falconer’s bond with their raptor is forged in the fires of mutual respect and sacrifice. When your raptor takes damage that would reduce it to 0 Hit Points, you can take a Reaction to grant it some of your life force. When you do, the raptor is reduced to 1 Hit Point instead, and you take 1d6 Necrotic damage, which can’t be reduced or prevented in any way. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a Short or Long Rest.

In addition, this bond improves your ability to connect with other creatures of the natural world. You gain proficiency in the Animal Handling skill.

Level 9: Eyes in the Sky

Your raptor acts as your eyes up above, surveying the land for hidden dangers and fleeing quarries. Your Proficiency Bonus is doubled for any Wisdom (Perception) checks your raptor makes. In addition, while your raptor is touching you, you can telepathically communicate images, emotions, or directions to each other.

Level 9: Synchronized Dogfight

In a display of flawless teamwork, you and your raptor have learned to chain attacks together with ruthless efficiency. Once per turn, when an attack you make deals damage to a creature that your raptor damaged this turn, your attack deals extra damage equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1).

Once per turn, when an attack your raptor makes deals damage to a creature that you damaged this turn, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC equals 8 plus your Proficiency Bonus and Wisdom modifier) or be Blinded until the start of your next turn

Level 13: Apex Predator

You and your raptors have mastered specialized combat techniques, which you use to hunt down your foes. Depending on which classification of raptor you have summoned, you have one of the following benefits:

Weak Point (Falcon): Attack rolls made by you or your raptor score a Critical Hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20.

Twilight Hunter (Owl): You and your raptor have Advantage on attack rolls made against creatures in Dim Light or Darkness.

Vigor from Death (Condor): Whenever you or your raptor reduce a Small or larger creature to 0 Hit Points, you each gain Temporary Hit Points equal to your Proficiency Bonus plus your Wisdom modifier.

Level 17: Fury of the Flock

Your coordination with your raptors is unmatched, allowing you to command your entire flock at once. As an action, you can summon all three raptors to your aid for 1 minute. Your raptors that weren’t already summoned appear in unoccupied spaces within 5 feet of you. While all three are summoned, you gain all benefits of the Apex Predator feature.

As a Magic action or Bonus Action on subsequent turns, you can issue mental commands to all your raptors at once, which can be the same or different commands for each. You choose the order in which your raptors act each round. After the minute elapses, two of your raptors return to your token.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a Long Rest.