### Summary The [[Beast Master]] oversees and tends to any creatures used for the airship’s operations, including protective beasts, airborne mounts, or magical familiars. They ensure these creatures remain healthy, well-trained, and ready for combat or utility tasks. The [[Beast Master]] also plays a vital role in gathering resources from the skies, such as food or rare materials from skybeasts. The best [[Beast Master|Beast Masters]] have strong [[Wisdom]] and [[Dexterity]] scores and are proficient in skills like [[Animal Handling]] and [[Survival]], as well as tools like the [[Tools#Herbalism Kit|Herbalism Kit]] or [[Tools#Artisan's Tools|Leatherworkers Tools]]. ### Role Proficiencies ![[Airship Role Proficiencies]] #### Beast Master Proficiencies In addition to the Proficiencies below, the [[Beast Master]] can add their [[Proficiency Bonus]] when making checks to manage, train, or care for the airship’s creatures. If the [[Beast Master]] is already proficient in the requisite skill to make the check, their [[Proficiency Bonus]] is doubled for that check. The check cannot benefit from more than one feature (such as [[Expertise]]) that doubles the [[Proficiency Bonus]]. | Character Level | Role Proficiency | | :-------------: | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | 1st | [[Sky Forager]], [[Beast Steward]] | | 5th | [[Aether Tracker]], [[Coordinated Instincts]] | | 11th | [[Pack Resilience]], [[Beast Master's Wild Empathy\|Wild Empathy]] | | 17th | [[Guardian of the Skies]], [[Unyielding Forager]] | ##### Sky Forager ![[Sky Forager]] ##### Beast Steward ![[Beast Steward]] ##### Aether Tracker ![[Aether Tracker]] ##### Coordinated Instincts ![[Coordinated Instincts]] ##### Pack Resilience ![[Pack Resilience]] ##### Wild Empathy ![[Beast Master's Wild Empathy]] ##### Guardian of the Skies ![[Guardian of the Skies]] ##### Unyielding Forager ![[Unyielding Forager]]