# EMBER — Flamekin Monster Slayer Ranger 7

> *Old flamekin hunter. Witcher type. Speaks in fragments. His javelins never miss.*

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## STAT BLOCK

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| 12+1 | 18+4 | 13+1 | 8-1 | 17+3 | 10+0 |

| HP | AC | Init | Speed | HD | Prof |
|:--:|:--:|:----:|:-----:|:--:|:----:|
| **61** (7d10+7) | **16** (Leather + DEX) | +4 | 30 ft | 7d10 | +3 |

**Fire Resistance** · **Darkvision 60 ft**

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## SKILLS & SAVES

| Save | Mod | Notes |
|------|:---:|-------|
| STR | +4 | |
| DEX | +7 | |
| CON | +4 | |
| INT | +2 | |
| WIS | **+6** | **Proficient (Resilient)** |
| CHA | +3 | |

| Skill | Mod | Source |
|-------|:---:|--------|
| **Perception** | **+9** | Expertise (Deft Explorer) |
| **Stealth** | **+7** | Expertise (Deft Explorer 6) |
| Athletics | +4 | Outlander |
| Animal Handling | +6 | Ranger |
| Insight | +6 | Outlander |
| Survival | +6 | Outlander |
| Nature | +2 | Ranger |
| Acrobatics | +4 | — |
| Investigation | -1 | — |

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## COMBAT

| Weapon | Atk | Dmg | Range | Notes |
|--------|:---:|:---:|:-----:|-------|
| **Javelin** (thrown) | **+9** | 1d6+4 | 30/120 | Sharpshooter: no long-range penalty |
| **Javelin** (melee) | +7 | 1d6+4 | — | Versatile 1d8+4 |
| **Javelin of Lightning** | +10 | 1d6+5 | 30/120 | 1/day: **lightning bolt** (DC 15 DEX, 4d6) |
| Dagger | +7 | 1d4+4 | 20/60 | Thrown or melee |

**Archery Fighting Style** — +2 to hit with ranged attacks (javelins)

**Sharpshooter Feat** — Ignore half/three-quarters cover · No long-range penalty

**Extra Attack** — Throw 2 javelins per Attack action

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## CLASS FEATURES

### Monster Slayer

**Hunter's Sense (bonus action, 1/target)** — Learn target's damage resistances, immunities, vulnerabilities. Works on anything. Perfect for fiends.

**Slayer's Prey (bonus action, 1/target)** — Mark a creature. 1/turn add **1d6** to damage vs it. +2 to attack rolls from Monster Slayer feature at 7? Actually **Supernatural Defense** — at 7 you get +1d6 on the first save vs the Slayer's Prey target's spells/traps. Let me double-check.

**Monster Slayer 7 — Supernatural Defense:** When your Slayer's Prey target forces you to make a saving throw (spell, breath weapon, trap), you add **1d6** to the roll. 1/round. Big for fire plane.

### Other Ranger Features

- **Deft Explorer (Canny):** Expertise Perception, +2 languages (Primordial, Ignan), climbing/swimming speed equal to walking? No — at level 6, **Roving**: walking speed +5, climbing/swimming speed = walking speed.

- **Roving (Ranger 6):** +5 ft speed → 35 ft. Climb/swim speed = 35 ft. You can ignore difficult terrain in... no, that's later.

- **Fighting Style:** Archery

- **Spellcasting:** 4 known, 2 Monster Slayer known, 7 slots (4/3/0/0)

- **Primal Awareness (optional):** Cast Speak with Animals, Beast Sense, etc. as rituals. Probably skip unless you want it.

Actually let me check 2024 rules — this might be Tasha's optional, or 2024 baseline.

I'll keep it simple: standard Ranger features.

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## SPELLS

| Level | Slots | Spells Known |
|:-----:|:-----:|:-------------|
| 1st | 4 | Hunter's Mark, Absorb Elements, Cure Wounds, Zephyr Strike |
| 2nd | 3 | Pass Without Trace (Monster Slayer), Silence, Lesser Restoration (Monster Slayer) |
| 3rd | — | Revivify (learned at 7, slot at 9) — wait, at Ranger 7 you have 4 1st, 3 2nd. **No 3rd-level slots yet.** Revivify must wait to cast until level 9. |

**Ranger 7 spell slots:** 4 first, 3 second. No third-level slots. So Revivify is known but **uncastable** until Ranger 9.

**Better picks for 3rd level known spells at 7:** pick something you CAN cast...

Actually Ranger prepares spells in 2024. In 2014, "Spells Known" at level 7 = 7 (4 base + subclass feature at 3/5 adds 2). Plus 3rd level pick is known but you only get 3rd level slots at Ranger 9.

**Recommendation:** pick **Conjure Barrage** or **Lightning Arrow** as the level 7 known spell — you can't cast it yet but it's your level-7-learned spell. Or pick a 1st/2nd level spell you'll actually use.

The simplest: keep the known list as **1st and 2nd level spells only**, and the level 7 known pick is one of them. You already have 6 known at level 6 (4 base + 2 subclass). At 7 you learn 1 more.

**Current known (level 7):**
1. Hunter's Mark (1st)
2. Absorb Elements (1st)
3. Cure Wounds (1st)
4. Zephyr Strike (1st)
5. Pass Without Trace (2nd, Monster Slayer)
6. Silence (2nd, Monster Slayer)
7. *Your pick* — suggest **Conjure Barrage** (3rd, known for later) or **Ensnaring Strike** (1st, always useful)

I'll pick Conjure Barrage (3rd, at level 9 it becomes 3d8 cone).

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## FULL STATS SUMMARY

| Level | Choice |
|:-----:|--------|
| 1 | Ranger 1 — Archery, Deft Explorer, Outlander |
| 2 | Ranger 2 — Spellcasting (Hunter's Mark, Absorb Elements, Cure Wounds, Zephyr Strike) |
| 3 | Ranger 3 — Monster Slayer (+Pass Without Trace) |
| 4 | Ranger 4 — ASI: +1 DEX (18) +1 WIS (16) |
| 5 | Ranger 5 — Extra Attack (+Silence, +Lesser Restoration from subclass) |
| 6 | Ranger 6 — ASI: Resilient (WIS), WIS 17, prof WIS saves. Roving: speed 35 ft. |
| 7 | Ranger 7 — Conjure Barrage (known), Supernatural Defense |

### Final Scores
- **DEX 18** (+4) · **WIS 17** (+3) · **CON 13** (+1) · **STR 12** (+1) · **CHA 10** (+0) · **INT 8** (-1)
- **HP:** 61 (10 + 6×8.5 rounded up → 10+51=61)
- **AC:** 16 (Leather 11 + DEX 4 + Cloak of Protection 1? Wait, didn't take Cloak. Just 15: 11+4.)
- **Actually:** Leather 11 + DEX 4 = **AC 15**
- **Attack:** +4 (DEX) +3 (Prof) +2 (Archery) = **+9 with javelins**
- **Damage:** 1d6+4 per javelin, +1d6 Slayer's Prey (1/turn), +1d6 Hunter's Mark if up

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## MAGIC ITEMS

| Item | Rarity | Attune | Effect |
|------|:------:|:------:|--------|
| **Brazier of Commanding Fire Elementals** | Rare | Yes | 1/day: summon CR 5 fire elemental for 1 hr. 5 charges for Conjure/Control Elemental spells. |
| **Javelin of Lightning** | Uncommon | No | +1 javelin. 1/day: lightning bolt (line 5×120 ft, DC 15 DEX, 4d6). |
| **Eversmoking Bottle** | Uncommon | No | Action → 60 ft smoke, 10 min. |

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## INVENTORY

- [ ] Leather armor
- [ ] 5 javelins (bone-tipped obsidian)
- [ ] Javelin of Lightning (+1 base)
- [ ] Brazier of Commanding Fire Elementals (attuned)
- [ ] Eversmoking Bottle
- [ ] 2 daggers
- [ ] Bone flute
- [ ] Hunting trap
- [ ] Obsidian flask (waterskin)
- [ ] Whetstone, flint & steel
- [ ] Pouch: 15 gp (obsidian chips, brass disks)
- [ ] Component pouch

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## SPELL LIST

| Lvl | Spell | Casting | Effect |
|:---:|-------|:-------:|--------|
| 1 | **Hunter's Mark** | Bonus Action | Mark target, +1d6 per hit, adv on tracking, lasts 1 hr (concentration) |
| 1 | **Absorb Elements** | Reaction | Resist fire/acid/cold/lightning/thunder, +1d6 on next melee |
| 1 | **Cure Wounds** | Action | 1d8+3 healing |
| 1 | **Zephyr Strike** | Bonus Action | +30 ft move, no OAs, one attack +1d8 force, lasts 1 min (concentration) |
| 2 | **Pass Without Trace** | Action | +10 Stealth to party for 1 hr (concentration). Very good. |
| 2 | **Silence** | Action | 20 ft sphere of silence, 10 min (concentration). Spellcaster shutdown. |
| 2 | **Lesser Restoration** | Action | Cure poison/disease/blind/deaf/paralyze on touch |
| 3 | **Conjure Barrage** | Action | 60 ft cone, 3d8 force, DEX half. AoE option. (Can't cast till Ranger 9) |

**Slots:** 4×1st · 3×2nd · (0×3rd until level 9)

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## TURN TEMPLATE

1. **Bonus Action:** Hunter's Mark or Slayer's Prey (or both — different targets, no conflict)
2. **Action:** Extra Attack — throw 2 javelins
3. **Move:** 35 ft (Roving), climb/swim 35 ft

**Slayer's Prey +1d6** (1/turn) + **Hunter's Mark +1d6** (per hit) = **2d6 extra per round minimum,** up to 3d6 if both hit with different javelins (HM on both, SP on one).

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## CHARACTER NOTES

**Appearance:** Craggy obsidian-grey skin, glowing amber cracks along jaw and hands. Eyes molten orange. Short smoky hair, no beard. Patched leather hunting coat, faded tunic.

**Voice:** Low, gravelly, one-syllable.

**Vibe:** Taciturn tracker. Fiend hunter. Old man in a hunting booth. "Track the beast, kill the beast, move on."

**Ideal:** The fire plane is my home. I keep it clean.

**Bond:** Made a promise to an old friend. The fiends remind me of it.

**Flaw:** Judges outsiders harshly. Most don't last.

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