>[!note] >As an alternative to the options below, with your GM’s permission, you may combine this Downtime Activity and the [[Adopt a Pet]] Downtime Activity to adopt a pet for half the listed cost, as you hire a tracker or a guide to help you, instead of finding a breeder or merchant. This is mainly a way to adopt Beasts, but your GM may allow you to adopt other creature types this way. Combining the Activities in this way counts as undertaking one Downtime Activity. Some adventurers prefer the wilds to urban centres of civilisation and retreat to the primal places of the world during their Downtime. This Downtime Activity requires you to spend its duration in a wild place, untouched by civilization. When undertaking this Downtime Activity, *choose one applicable effect.* ***This effect lasts until your next period of Downtime.*** - You gain proficiency in [[00-Balance Of Powers/3-Mechanics/6-Ability Scores/Nature|Nature]] or [[00-Balance Of Powers/3-Mechanics/6-Ability Scores/Survival|Survival]], granting expertise if you already have proficiency in your chosen skill. - If you are a Druid, you study an animal that can be found in the location you retreat to, adding it to your list of [[00-Balance Of Powers/3-Mechanics/3-Classes/Druid/Druid#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] options. If you cannot currently Wild Shape into that animal due to your level, you may still add it to your list of options for future reference. - If you are a Druid, you surrender to the call of the wild, allowing your bestial spirit to roam free. You gain an additional use of your [[00-Balance Of Powers/3-Mechanics/3-Classes/Druid/Druid#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] feature per short or long rest. - If you are a Cleric of a nature deity, you gain an additional spell slot, with a level equal to half your [[00-Balance Of Powers/3-Mechanics/6-Ability Scores/Proficiency Bonus|Proficiency Bonus]] rounded down. You may only use this to cast [[00-Balance Of Powers/3-Mechanics/3-Classes/Cleric/Cleric#Cleric Archetypes| Archetype spells]]. - If you are a Ranger, for 1 minute you can sense whether any of your [[00-Balance Of Powers/3-Mechanics/3-Classes/Ranger/Ranger#Studied Adversary|Studied Adversaries]] are present within 1 mile of you (or within up to 6 miles if you are in your favored terrain). You can use this ability ***once per long rest until your next period of Downtime.*** #animalCompanion #gainProficiency #natureBonus #survivalBonus #enhancedWildShape #additionalSpells #enhancedStudiedAdversary