Draconic Gift
At 3rd level, the bond you share with your drake creates a connection to dragonkind, granting you understanding and empowering your presence.
You gain the following benefits:
Thaumaturgy. You learn the Thaumaturgy cantrip, which is a ranger spell for you.
Tongue of Dragons. You learn to speak, read, and write Abyssal
Drake Companion
At 3rd level, as an action, you can magically summon the drake that is bound to you. It appears in an unoccupied space of your choice within 30 feet of you.
The drake is friendly to you and your companions, and it obeys your commands. See its game statistics in the accompanying Drake Companion stat block, which uses your proficiency bonus (PB) in several places. Whenever you summon the drake, choose a damage type listed in its Draconic Essence trait. You can determine the cosmetic characteristics of the drake, such as its color, its scale texture, or any visible effect of its Draconic Essence; your choice has no effect on its game statistics.
In combat, the drake shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. 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 a 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 drake can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge.
The drake remains until it is reduced to 0 hit points, until you use this feature to summon the drake again, or until you die. Anything the drake was wearing or carrying is left behind when the drake vanishes.
Once you summon the drake, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest, unless you expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher to summon it.
Drake Companion
Small dragon
Armor Class: 14 + PB (natural armor)
Hit Points: 5 + five times your ranger level (the drake has a number of hit dice [d10s] equal to your ranger level)
Speed: 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 12 (+1) 15 (+2) 8 (−1) 14 (+2) 8 (−1)
Saving Throws: Dex +1 plus PB, Wis +2 plus PB
Damage Immunities: determined by the drake’s Draconic Essence trait
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages: Draconic
Challenge: Proficiency Bonus (PB) equals your bonus
Draconic Essence. When you summon the drake, choose a damage type:lightning. The chosen type determines the drake’s damage immunity and the damage of its Infused Strikes trait.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 plus PB to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d6 plus PB piercing damage.
Reactions
Infused Strikes. When another creature within 30 feet of the drake that it can see hits a target with a weapon attack, the drake infuses the strike with its essence, causing the target to take an extra 1d6 damage of the type determined by its Draconic Essence.
Novice Marksman
Level 3 Feature
You gain proficiency in Shortbows, Longbows, and Hand Crossbows if you were not already. Additionally you do not have disadvantage on attacks against creatures within 5 ft. or on long range attacks against a creature.
Interceptive Shot
Level 6 Feature
When you see a creature within 30 feet of you being targeted by a ranged attack, you may use your reaction to attempt to intercept the shot. Make an opposed attack roll against the attack, should your attack roll be higher you may knock the projectile off course. You can do this a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, gaining all expended uses back on a long rest.
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