Embark on a Journey to Catch Them All!

Monster Trainer's Handbook includes two hardcover books, monster cards, storage binders, and other incredible products that give players and GMs everything they need to capture creatures, develop bonds, and grow together!

Introducing Monster Trainers and their companions – wildkin!

New Class: Monster Trainer

The new monster trainer class empowers adventurers with the ability to capture and train any monster they encounter in the wild with the aid of their magical bond relics!

Choose Your First Wildkin!

At 1st level, Monster Trainers will begin their journey with their choice of a starting companion – Tidelure, Kitso, Barklet, or Pyrox!

Catch Them All!

An expanded bestiary will introduce over 100 new creatures into your game – from adorable friends to ferocious beasts! Back at the Game-Ready or All-In Tiers to receive them all as miniatures!

Creature Evolutions & Types

Many new creatures will grow and evolve through three distinct forms, each with their own stat block. Pick the best wildkin for your team, grow together, and evolve!

When you find a wildkin, overcome it in battle in order to recruit it to your team! Turn your defeated foes into friends with your trainer's bonding rituals.

The more monsters you encounter and collect, the more your trainer's fame will grow! Unlock new class benefits as you collect 'em all.

Collect new cards for each creature. Every card is beautifully illustrated and showcases the creature's rarity, type, and other useful features – such as their unique battle commands!

Tactical Card Gaming Meets Tabletop Roleplaying

Deepen your combat scenes with an innovative card battling system that introduces new special moves and tactics creatures can attempt during battle! All of this is fully compatible with the standard 5e rules (and 2024 edition updates).

Incorporate card battling into your regular gaming sessions and campaigns, or organize a casual card battle – the choice is yours!

All wildkin have a creature type – such as Flying, Rock or Psychic. Pay attention to creature types in combat to gain the advantage!

Summon & Store Monsters

The Creature Codex lets you summon wildkin for battle. Collect cards for every new creature you bond with, and fill your binder with wondrous wildkin. Draw cards and play them strategically as you fight!

Summon your collected wildkin companions into battle, and leverage strategy to win!

Wildkin have unique powers you can call on – battle commands! Shatter the earth, unleash flame blasts, and more by using your wildkin's special abilities.

Wildkin training is also compatible with creatures from any 5e sourcebook. Capture nearly any monster and train it as a wildkin to discover its creature type and unlock its unique battle commands!

Explore a New Campaign Setting!

The Monster Trainer campaign book, Legend of the Primal Isles, takes your party on an epic trip to the Great Whale Isles, where countless new creatures roam and ancient secrets wait to be uncovered. The campaign is compatible with D&D 5e – including the 2024 edition.

Wildkin roam all the lands of the Great Whale Isles. Search all over the islands to find and collect a variety of wildkin – from the commonplace and rare, to the truly legendary!

Wildkin can be found in a huge variety of environments – the shores of tropical beaches, hiding in shadowy ruins or even the heart of deadly volcanoes.

Travel with your party through amazing landscapes, explore ancient ruins, and take to the skies as you uncover the mystery of the legendary wildkin before your rivals claim them!

The most powerful wildkin are only legends. They say the trainers long ago could bond with these magnificent creatures, but no one has managed to do so for many years...

Each creature has a custom stat block for each of their evolution stages. Unlock over 100 new wildkin!

The Monster Trainer Handbook provides a comprehensive toolkit for converting any animal/magical beast into a wildkin that can be used by the Wild Trainer and all subclasses – including rare variations of classic monsters.

This system unlocks the potential to train and collect monsters from any 5e supplement, not just the new wildkin!

As a class, Monster Trainers use their bond relic to both capture and summon their discovered wildkin into battle. Their bond with their wildkin is a journey! Along the way, they will strengthen their companionship and unlock the full potential of their prowess in battle and beyond!

Monster Trainer Subclasses

The Monster Trainer class includes a variety of options for class archetypes and bond relic types. Become the type of trainer you want to be – from an elemental expert, to a ghost whisperer, or rock-type master!

In addition to the new Wild Trainer class, each official class will have its own monster trainer subclass!

Customize your bond relic – the device used to capture and summon your wildkin. Whether you throw a projectile, wear a gauntlet, or infuse a bond relic into your weapon, it will be your trainer's most prized tool for capturing all manner of companions!

Magic Items, Feats, & Spells

Discover dozens of new magic items for your companions – from armor, harnesses, jewelry, and even magic tattoos. Learn dozens of new creative spells and custom feats that help you maximize the strength of your wildkin!

Test your might against rival trainers or spar with your pals in an all-new PvP (player versus player) combat system!

Climb the trainer leaderboards by earning fame. Become the best trainer and earn trainer badges!

Rise through the ranks and earn your trainer badges! Your in-game characters can earn these accolades as special magic items. And YOU can wear the actual pins, which are offered in the All-In Pledge Tier, and are purchasable as an Add-On!

More than just a stat block – discover creature quirks. Each time a new wildkin is captured and added to your roster, they develop unique personality traits!

Deepen your relationship and grow together through bonding scenes!

Bonding scenes include prompts that the GM can use to incorporate scenes into the gameplay narrative. Once completed, the trainer earns Unity, which can then be spent to unlock special rewards and abilities!

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