Beast Master Reborn
With Eberron: Rising from the Last War came an official artificer class. One of its subclasses has a Steel Defender as a class feature which has a similar theme as the Beast Master----a loyal companion that fights side by side with the character. As the artificer is a newer class and the mechanics of the Steel Defender appear to be more polished¸ this is a document that explains how to apply these mechanics to the Ranger Beast Master Archetype in the Player's Handbook. This product has: An alternate set of rules for the Beast Master archetype¸ using the artificer's Battlesmith as the base An optional rules for more known spells to match newer ranger archetypes like those of Xanathar's Guide to Everything 5 new spells that works only with beast companions 11 stat blocks of possible beast companions¸ altered with the rules All of these stat blocks are also included in an extra.pdf for printing. There are also 6 additional stat blocks with alterations of certain beasts for ease of play Make sure to write comments and point out mistakes or balancing issues. Only that way¸ this can improve.