Notes
-After recruiting Owlbear Cub to your camp, the "Summon Familiar: Hoot" spell is automatically added to the Host Character.
-Hoot's camp appearance also changes as he grows.
-Hoot has their own summon stack, so they can be used with other familiars.
-Hoot's level starts at 4 and scales with the summoner every 2 levels
-Summoning Hoot does not have a cooldown, but cannot be used in combat.

Level 4



Owlbear Cub gets a name! Thou shalt be dubbed "Hoot"
-Hoot starts with vanilla stats and abilities for a owlbear cub.

Level 6


Rage: New Ability
-Costs a bonus action
-While raging, Hoot gets +2 Strength, resistance to physical damage and can use Frenzied Strike.
-Rage lasts 10 turns and ends early if Hoot does not take damage or attack during their turn.
-Once per combat cooldown

Frenzied Strike: New Ability
-While raging, Hoot can attack using a bonus action

-Stats increased. Claw damage increased to 1d6
-Hoot grows 20% larger

Level 8

Rake: New Ability
-Costs an action
-Cleave an area dealing claw damage to all foes in the area
-Once per combat cooldown


Unrelenting Ferocity: New Ability
-Costs a bonus action
-Can only be used while raging
-Regain 2d8 + Constitution Modifier HP
-Once per rage cooldown

-Stats increased. Claw damage increased to 1d8.
-Hoot grows 20% larger

Level 10


Multiattack: New Ability
-Costs an action
-Make 2 attacks against a target in quick succession
-The target must succeed a strength saving throw or be knocked prone
-If the target is medium or smaller, they are knocked back slightly
-Once per combat cooldown


Crushing Flight: New Ability
-An alternate jump that knocks foes prone on impact unless they succeed a strength saving throw.

Increased stats
-Claw damage increased to 2d6
-Basic attacks knock back
-Unrelenting Ferocity healing increased to 4d8 + Constitution Modifier

-Hoot is mostly grown and now uses the adult owlbear model

Level 12


Rupture: New Ability
-All foes in a 4m radius around you must succeed a strength saving throw or take 4d8 damage, be knocked back and fall prone.
-Deals half damage on save, but does not knock back or apply prone.

Increased stats
-Claw damage increased to 2d8
-Unrelenting Ferocity healing increased to 6d8 + Constitution Modifier
-Hoot gains an additional 4 HP every summoner level over 12

Hoot is fully grown and donning their combat armor. 

Notes
-Recruiting and summoning Scratch is unchanged from vanilla.
-Scratch starts at level 3 and scales with the summoner every 2 levels.
-Scratch has his own summon stack, so he can be used with other familiars.
-Summon Scratch does not have a cooldown, but cannot be used in combat

Level 3


Rally: New ability
-Costs a bonus action
-Grants a creature temporary HP = 2x Scratch's level
-Once per combat cooldown


Evasion: New Passive


Uncanny Dodge: New Reaction
Starting stats slightly improved compared to vanilla
Help: Scratch can help as a bonus action

Level 5


Inciting Howl: New Ability
-Costs a bonus action
-Grant an ally increased movement and +1 attack on their next turn
-Once per combat cooldown

Improved stats. Bite damage increased to 1d8

Level 7

Extra Attack: New Passive
Improved stats.

Level 9

Goading Bark: New Ability
-Costs an action
-Taunt all enemies in a 9m radius for 2 turns unless they succeed a wisdom saving throw
-Once per combat cooldown

Improved stats. Bite damage increased to 1d10

Level 11


Menacing Growl: New Ability
-Costs an action
-Works like Fear , but does not require concentration
-Once per combat cooldown

Improved Stats
-Bite damage increased to 1d12
-Scratch gains an additional 2 HP for every summoner level above 11

Notes
-Recruiting Shovel is unchanged from vanilla. They start at level 3 and scale with the summoner every 2 levels
-IMPORTANT: In order to recruit Shovel using the vanilla method, your character must be level 4 or below when they summon them. At level 5 a different version of shovel will be summoned and they do not trigger the necessary cutscenes to unlock the spell.
-Shovel is very squishy and relies on using ranged spells
-Scare is removed. It wasn't very good in vanilla (imo) and does not fit my vision for the character
-Invisibility is changed to a bonus action, but has a once per combat cooldown. (can be used freely outside of combat)

Level 3

Eldritch Blast Fire: New ability (from Eldritch Blast Overhaul (Scarlet Warlock))
-Same as eldritch blast, but deals fire damage. It's a cantrip and scales as you would expect a cantrip to scale. 


Chromatic Orb: Fire: New ability 
-Cast as a level 1 spell
-Once per combat cooldown

Starting stats slightly increased compared to vanilla
Disengage: Shovel can disengage as a bonus action

Level 5


Heat Metal : New ability
-Cast as a level 2 spell
-Once per combat cooldown

Improved Stats
-Chromatic fire upgraded to level 2

Level 7 

-Aganazzar's Scorcher: New ability (from 5e Spells)
-Cast as a level 3 spell
-Deals 4d8 damage in a 5ft rectangular area
-Once per combat cooldown
-Costs an action

-Improved stats
-Chromatic fire upgraded to level 3

Level 9


Flaming Sphere: New ability
-Cast as a level 3 spell
-Once per combat cooldown

Improved Stats
-Chromatic fire upgraded to level 4
-Heat metal upgraded to level 3

Level 11

Melf's Minute Meteors: New ability (from 5e Spells)
-Cast as a level 3 spell
-Once per combat cooldown
-Costs an action
-Grants you 6 meteor charges. You can use up to 2 per turn as a bonus action to deal 2d6 fire damage per meteor in a small area 

-Improved Stats
-Chromatic fire upgraded to level 5 
-Aganazzar's Scorcher upgraded to level 3 (5d8)
-Shovel gains 1HP per summoner level for every level over 11.