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<blockquote data-quote="MechaTarrasque" data-source="post: 7473832" data-attributes="member: 6801226">Adding new spells, fighting styles (companion fighter, if you animal companion attacks an enemy, you can use your bonus action to make a melee weapon attack against the same enemy), or feats (transference--when you are positively affected by a spell with range self, you can transfer the effects of the spell to your familiar or animal companion) could all improve the ranger (particularly the BM) without actually changing the class.Edit:&nbsp; I forgot the ranger doesn't get a lot of chances to pick up fighting styles, and I wouldn't want that to be a required style, so maybe make companion strike a feat:If you are within 5 feet of an ally that made a melee attack against an enemy, you can use your bonus action to make a melee attack against that enemy.That seems useful for the low level beast master, not to mention many gishes and melee types.&nbsp; I thought about making it &quot;make a melee attack or cast a cantrip&quot; against that enemy, but giving a midlevel bladelock two stabs and eldritch blast seemed a bit much.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MechaTarrasque, post: 7473832, member: 6801226"] Adding new spells, fighting styles (companion fighter, if you animal companion attacks an enemy, you can use your bonus action to make a melee weapon attack against the same enemy), or feats (transference--when you are positively affected by a spell with range self, you can transfer the effects of the spell to your familiar or animal companion) could all improve the ranger (particularly the BM) without actually changing the class. Edit: I forgot the ranger doesn't get a lot of chances to pick up fighting styles, and I wouldn't want that to be a required style, so maybe make companion strike a feat: If you are within 5 feet of an ally that made a melee attack against an enemy, you can use your bonus action to make a melee attack against that enemy. That seems useful for the low level beast master, not to mention many gishes and melee types. I thought about making it "make a melee attack or cast a cantrip" against that enemy, but giving a midlevel bladelock two stabs and eldritch blast seemed a bit much. [/QUOTE]

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