Cunning Inventors

Every artificer is defined by a specific study. Artificers see mastering the basic methods of a craft as the first step to true progress: the invention of new methods and approaches.

Some artificers are engineers, students of invention and warfare who craft deadly firearms that they can use in battle. Other artificers are alchemists, they create potions and draughts to aid them on their adventures. Some study magic and learn to infuse magic within their objects, improving its abilities or learn to animate them. A few study Medicine and learn to improve their bodies through adaptations. Others settle for truely mastering an Artisan craft.

All artificers are united by their curiosity and inventive nature. To an artificer, knowledge is an evolving art with a leading edge of discovery and mastery that pushes further ahead with each passing year. Artificers value novelty and discovery. This penchant pushes them to seek a life of adventure. A hidden ruin might hold a forgotten magic item or a beautifully crafted mirror perfect for their craft. Artificers win respect and renown among their kind by uncovering new lore or inventing new methods of creation.

Intense Rivalries

The artificers’ drive to invent and expand their knowledge creates an intense drive to uncover new magic discoveries. An artificer who hears news of a newly discovered magic item must act fast to get it before any rivals do.

Almost every artificer has at least one rival, someone whom they seek to outdo at every turn. By the same token, artificers with similar philosophies and theories band together into loose guilds. They share their discoveries and work together to verify their theories and keep ahead of their rivals.

Creating an Artificer

When creating an artificer character, think about your character’s background and drive for adventure. Does the character have a rival? What is the character’s relationship with the artisan or artificer who taught the basics of the craft?

Hit Points

Hit Dice. 1d8 per artificer level
Hit Points at 1st Level. 8 + your Constitution modifier.
Hit Points at Higher Levels. 1d8 (or 5) plus your Constitution modifier per Artificer level after first.

Proficiencies

Armor. Light Armor, Medium Armor.
Weapons. Simple Weapons.
Tools. Three artisan's tools of your choice.
Saving Throws. Intelligence, Wisdom.
Skills. Choose four from Arcana, History, Insight, Investigation, Perception and Medicine.

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• Three artisan's tools of your choice
• (a) An explorer's pack or a (b) scholar's pack
• (a) Two light hammers or (b) two handaxes
• Light crossbow, 20 bolts, leather armor and 20 gp.

Spellcasting

Drawing from knowledge gained through your studies, you learn to incorporate magic into your work and life.

Spellcasting

At 2nd level, your study extends to the use of magic to aid and improve your adaptations. See the "Spellcasting" section and Spellcasting table at the start of the Study descriptions. See chapter 10 of the Player's Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting. You can find the artificer spell list in chapter 12 of this supplement. You can also add the cure wounds spell to your spellbook.

Building a Better Body

Starting at 2nd level, you can modify yourself with certain adaptations. Refer to the adaptation table below to see how many adaptations you can add to your body and the list of Arcane Adaptations in chapter 11. The descriptions of the adaptations also describe how to create it. Having expertise in a toolset gives you advantage on the check made to craft it if it uses those tools.

You learn additional adaptations at 9th and 14th level.

Skilled Sawbones

Implementing your adaptations requires knowledge of anatomy and medicine. By 5th level, you have studied medicine to such a degree that you can use your Intelligence instead of Wisdom when making a Wisdom (Medicine) check.

It is because of this proficiency and research that you are able to use the Stabilize action as a bonus action on your turn, quickly tending to the wounds of fallen creatures and keeping them alive.

Ever Evolving

Starting at 10th level, you can remake previously made adaptations again, but only expending half the normal material cost. Your recovery time from the implementation procedure is also reduced to a short rest.

As you keep improving your body, you learn of a way to lengthen your natural life. Your life expectancy is doubled.

Practitioner's Procedure

By 15th level, you have mastered the art of adaption and can implement one in others. This takes you double the amount of time it would performing an adaptation on yourself. The adaptation must be of the physical type. The now adapted patient suffers one level of Exhaustion and must take a long rest before being able to benefit from the adaptation.

Being not familiar with adaptations, others can only benefit from one adaptation. Their body will reject and ignore any other adaptations implemented. Through a 4 hour long process, one can change out these adaptations, but it requires a long rest to benefit from and the patient suffers one additional point of Exhaustion.

Swift Switching

By 18th level, you can switch out adaptations during a short or long rest, benefiting from the traits immediately after the rest. You must have made these adaptations beforehand.

Creator of Concoctions

Starting at 2nd level, you become familiar with certain recipes for potions and other liquids. You can learn a number of formulae equal to your proficiency bonus plus your Intelligence modifier. 2nd level gives you access to Common and Uncommon recipes. The rarity of the recipe decides the distilled damage. You make a given check for each 8 hours or less of the given crafting time. If you fail this check, you have to spend another 8 hours working on it and redo the check. If you succeed, the DC decreases by 1. Having expertise with a set of tools, you have advantage on this check.

At 9th level you gain access to rare recipes, while at 14th level you can learn very rare recipes. Both of these levels also give you new Formulae to brew.

Concoctions are considered simple weapons with the thrown and finesse properties, making you but potentially also others proficient in throwing them. Their range is 30 feet, their long range being 90 feet. You have disadvantage on attack rolls made using your longer range and creatures have advantage on their saving throw when you are not required to make an attack roll. You can throw a conconction using the Attack action. Some concoctions require a saving throw. The DC for this saving throw is calculated as follows:

Spellcasting

At 2nd level, your study extends to the use of magic to aid and power your animations. See the "Spellcasting" section and Spellcasting table at the start of the Study descriptions. See chapter 10 of the Player's Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting. You can find the artificer spell list in chapter 12 of this supplement. You also learn the mending cantrip.

Magical Mechanism

Starting at 2nd level, you learn to magically provide power for vehicles. You expend a 1st-level spell slot and can move the vehicle for 4 hours. The speed of the vehicle becomes 40 feet and can be magically controlled by you. You can move a weight less than or equal to a 1000 times your Intelligence modifier in pounds. You can't use this feature again until you take a short or long rest.

At higher levels. Speed increases by 10 feet per level.

Animated Weapon

At 2nd level, you can animate a simple melee weapon after a 10 minute ritual. You can use your bonus action to speak its command word, but also to direct it to move and take the Attack action. You add your Intelligence modifier when making attack and damage rolls. The weapon cannot go more than 15 feet from you. You can only have one of these animated weapons at a time.

Constructed Companion

Starting at 5th level, you learn to animate a golem-like construct. You can only have 1 construct at a time. The construct obeys your commands without hesitation and functions in combat to protect you. Though magic fuels its creation, the servant is not magical itself.

Depending on the material used and knowledge acquired, you can craft different constructs. You can make clay and wood golems, while you learn stone golems at 9th level and metal golems at 14th level.

Tailored

Starting at 2nd level, whenever you craft equipment for yourself, you are proficient with the crafted equipment.

You also become able to give suitable equipment certain properties such as Finesse or Heavy. You do this by changing the material or your technique. Adding or changing properties requires more or rarer materials, changing the crafting cost.

Using your bright mind, you also come up with new weapon ideas. See chapter 11 of this supplement for these new options. You can choose a number of new weapons to learn equal to your Intelligence modifier.

You make a Dexterity (relevant artisan's tools) check for each 8 hours or less you work on it. If you fail this check, you have to spend another 8 hours working on it and redo the check. If you succeed, the DC decreases by 1. You have advantage on these checks if you have expertise in the relevant toolset. If you are modifying an item, you need to succeed the same check, as you try not to damage the item. Failing the check results in damaged materials. You need to replace these materials, as their quality is no longer up to your standards.

Quality Craftwork

At 2nd level, the weapons and armor you create gain a +1 bonus. Your weapons count as magical for the purposes of overcoming resistances and immunity from non-magical attacks and damage. This bonus increases to +2 at 9th and +3 at 14th level, while you refine your skills and gain more experience.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Trained in Tools

At 5th level, you can add half of your proficiency bonus to any ability check with any tool you do not have proficiency in. When repairing items, using your Artisan's Tools will affect the item as if you were casting the mending cantrip.

Acclaimed Artisan

Starting at 10th level, your experience has earned you respect from traders and you have gained more experience with crafting, resulting in less material loss. The material cost to craft items is halved, the value of your work doubles.

Whenever you make an Intelligence (Investigation) check to determine the worth of an item, your Intelligence modifier is doubled.

Master Maker

By 15th level, the time needed to craft your equipment is halved. You also become able to craft and use all siege equipment, except for cannons. You can learn to craft a number of siege weaponry equal to half your Intelligence modifier, rounded down.

When operating siege equipment, you are able to use your hasty hands to reload faster. You can use your bonus action for achieving the equivalent of a single action spent loading these weapons.

Weapon Wielder

At 18th level, you have become an expert with certain weapons. Choose any two weapons. You add your Intelligence modifier to any damage roll you make that uses either of the chosen weapons.

Also, while wearing armor crafted by you, you have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks.

Extravagant and Explosive

Starting at 2nd level, you gain proficiency with bombs and siege cannons. You learn to craft explosives according to the Bomb Descriptions in Chapter 11. You can learn a number of recipes equal to proficiency bonus plus your Intelligence modifier. You learn additional recipes at 9th & 14th level, indicated by the prerequisites.

You craft bombs using Alchemist Supplies, Smith's Tools and Tinker's Tools. You make a Dexterity (Artisan's tools) check for each 8 hours you work on it. If you fail this check, you have to spend another 8 hours working on it and redo the check. If you succeed, the DC decreases by 1.

Bombs are considered simple weapons with the thrown and finesse properties, making you but also others proficient in throwing them. They have a 30-foot range, with a 90-foot long range. You have disadvantage on attack rolls made using your longer range and creatures have advantage on their saving throw when you are not required to make an attack roll.

You can light and throw or place a bomb using the Attack action. It costs an action to set a trap. Other creatures can make a Wisdom (Perception) or Wisdom (Insight) check against your Blast save DC to detect the trap, so they are able to avoid it. Creatures who see you laying the trap automatically succeed at this check. The trap is iniatiated when a creature stands on it or trips the wire.

Creatures within the given area must make a saving throw. The DC for this saving throw is calculated as follows:

Spellcasting

At 2nd level, your study extends to the use of magic. See the "Spellcasting" section and Spellcasting table at the start of the Study descriptions. See chapter 10 of the Player's Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting. You can find the artificer spell list in chapter 12 of this supplement. You also learn a number of cantrips equal to your Intelligence modifier. If your Intelligence modifier increases, you can choose additional cantrips.

Magical Manufacterer

Starting at 2nd level, you learn to craft magical items. Your proficiency or even expertise with tools helps you greatly in creatng these items.

The properties of these items can be found in the Dungeon Master Guide. You know how to craft a number of items equal to your Intelligence modifier. You can craft a single version of this item, being able to recraft it if it is destroyed.

You to gain new options as you gain more artificer levels. If your Intelligence modifier increases, you can choose another item from the items available to you at that level.

You need to obtain the necessary materials needed for your item. The material cost for crafting an item is determined by its rarity, as is the Manufacturing time.

Magical Maneuver

At 5th level, you learn to use infuse yourself with magic. Inking arcane symbols on to yourself, you gain certain traits.

• Whenever you take the Dodge action and can benefit from it, attacks that still hit you deal half damage.
• Whenever you take the Dash action, moving through difficult terrain costs you no extra movement.
• Whenever you take the Hide action, you become invisible until the start of your next turn or until you make an attack or cast a spell. You need to find a suitable location to be able to hide, as you only become invisible after hiding.

Artifacts

• ring of invisibility: smithing.
• cloak of invisibility: leatherwork.
• ring of spell turning: smithing.
• staff of the magi: woodcarving.
• crystal ball: jewelry.
• robe of the archmagi: leatherwork.
• brass horn of valhalla: smithing.

Arcane Adaptations

Alchemical Acid

Study of Alchemy

• Brewing Time: 10 minutes
• Components: 1 pint of acid, empty vial
• Range: 10 ft. (Dex. save)
• Damage type: Acid

You learn to make a more potent vial of acid to throw at your foes. Objects automatically fail the saving throw and take maximum damage. This recipe is for common rarity, both the Alchemy and Brewing DC increase by 5 for every rarity level increased. The time is doubled for each rarity level increased.

Crafting

DC 10 Dexterity (Alchemist's Supplies), 10 minutes.

Alchemical Fire

Study of Alchemy

• Brewing Time: 10 minutes
• Components: 1 pint of oil, empty vial
• Range: 10 ft. (Dex. save)
• Damage type: Fire

You learn to make a more potent bottled fire that explodes and burns when thrown. This is a common rarity, both the Alchemy and Brewing DC increase by 5 for every rarity level increased. The time is doubled for each rarity level increased.

Crafting

DC 10 Dexterity (Alchemist's Supplies), 10 minutes.

Alchemical Healing Splash

Study of Alchemy

• Brewing Time: 10 minutes
• Components: 4 ounces of healing potion, empty vial
• Range: 1 creature
• Damage type: Healing

You learn to make a potion of healing, but it is a lot less potent than normal potions, healing 1d4 + 1 points. This is however weighed with the fact that you can splash this potion on creatures to use its effect. You can make it with a less common rarity, which enables you to add 1d4 per level. The time is doubled for each rarity level increased.

Crafting

DC 10 Dexterity (Alchemist's Supplies), 10 minutes.

Acid Bomb

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 20 minutes
• Components: gunpowder (3 lb.), cloth or paper sheet, candle wax, fuse, vial of acid
• Range: 10 ft. (Dex. save)
• Damage type: Acid

A tiny pocket of gunpowder surrounded by acidic fluid.

Crafting

DC 13 Dexterity (Alchemist's Supplies), 1 hour.

Cluster Bomb

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 2 hours
• Components: gunpowder (7 lb. + 1 lb. for each Blast die), cloth or paper sheet, fuse
• Range: 15 ft. (Dex. save), 30 ft. (Dex. Save)
• Damage type: Fire, if not using other components

A bomb filled with gunpowder, highly explosive, evenly distributing a second wave of explosives in a 15 foot radius. The first blast deals half you Blast damage, while the second wave consists of a number of second blasts equal to your total Blast dice. The secondary explosives have the same radius of effect and each do 1d6 damage. You can fill the cluster bombs with certain components to replicate the effects of other bombs, but cannot have more than one type of damage.

Crafting

DC 15 Dexterity (Alchemist's Supplies), 1 hour.

DC 20 Dexterity (Tinker's Supplies), 1 hour.

Dirty Bomb

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 30 minutes
• Components: gunpowder (3 lb.), cloth or paper sheet, fuse, potion of poison
• Range: 15 ft. (Con. save)
• Damage type: Poison

A bomb filled with poisonous materials that are spread by a core of gunpowder. If a creature in the area of effect fails the saving throw, it becomes poisoned until the start of your next turn.

Crafting

DC 17 Dexterity (Alchemist's Supplies), 30 minutes.

Attachment: Bayonet

Study of Detonation, prerequisite: 9th level

• Crafting Time: 1 hour
• Components: dagger, 1 lb. of steel
• Compatible with: Long Gun, Musket, Needle Gun, Rifle, Scattergun

You fasten a dagger to the front of your barrel, enabling you to fend off targets that get too close. The weapon acts as a regular dagger, but the Reach property is added to it, while the Thrown property is removed.

Crafting

DC 15 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 1 hour.

Attachment: Monocular

Study of Detonation, prerequisite: 9th level

• Crafting Time: 1 hour
• Components: spyglass, 8 oz. of steel
• Compatible with: Long Gun, Musket, Needle Gun, Rifle

You fasten a spyglass to your rifle, giving you a +2 bonus on attack rolls made using the spyglass.

Crafting

DC 15 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 1 hour.

Attachment: Extended Clip

Study of Detonation, prerequisite: 9th level

• Crafting Time: 2 hours
• Components: 2 lb. of steel
• Compatible with: Revolver, Rifle, Scattergun

You learn to make a bigger clip, increasing its capacity to 12 rounds for the carbine rifle and 8 for a revolver.

Crafting

DC 20 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 1 hour.

DC 12 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 1 hour.

Attachment: Lengthened Barrel

Study of Detonation, prerequisite: 9th level

• Crafting Time: 2 hours
• Components: 2 lb. of steel
• Compatible with: Handcannon, Long Gun, Musket, Needle Gun, Rifle, Scattergun

You learn that a longer barrel increases your range (+20/+60).

Crafting

DC 20 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 1 hour.

DC 12 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 1 hour.

Attachment: Bipod

Study of Detonation, prerequisite: 14th level

• Crafting Time: 2 hours
• Components: 2 lb. of steel
• Compatible with: Long Gun, Musket, Needle Gun, Rifle

You create a fixed bipod for your rifle, steading your shot and giving you a +2 bonus on damage rolls made using it.

Crafting

DC 15 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 1 hour.

DC 20 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 1 hour.

Attachment: Silencer

Study of Detonation, prerequisite: 14th level

• Crafting Time: 2 hours
• Components: 1 lb. of steel, 2 lb. of cloth
• Compatible with: Long Gun, Musket, Needle Gun, Rifle

You learn how to create a barrel end that reduces the sounds made by your firearm. The sound range of your firearm decreases to a 10-foot radius.

Crafting

DC 15 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 1 hour.

DC 20 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 1 hour.

Flintlock Pistol

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 8 hours
• Components: 1 lb. of steel, 3 lb. of wood
• Range: 30 / 120 ft.
• Sound Range: 60 ft.

A pistol that shoots steel bearings, holding a single round.

Crafting

DC 15 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 4 hours.

DC 15 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 2 hours.

DC 10 Dexterity (Woodworker's Tools), 2 hours.

Handcannon

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 320 hours
• Components: 50 lb. of steel
• Range: 100 / 400 ft.
• Sound Range: 400 ft.

A pistol that shoots steel bearings, holding a single round.

Crafting

DC 15 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 4 hours.

DC 15 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 2 hours.

DC 10 Dexterity (Woodworker's Tools), 2 hours.

Long Gun

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 80 hours
• Components: 10 lb. of steel, 5 lb. of wood
• Range: 150 / 600 ft.
• Sound Range: 160 ft.

A marksmans rifle, with longer range and more accuracy. Bolt-action.

Crafting

DC 20 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 40 hours.

DC 20 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 30 hours.

DC 10 Dexterity (Woodworker's Tools), 10 hours.

Musket

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 8 hours
• Components: 6 lb. of steel, 7 lb. of wood
• Range: 80 / 320 ft.
• Sound Range: 120 ft.

A rifle holding a single round, with increased range.

Crafting

DC 15 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 4 hours.

DC 15 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 2 hours.

DC 10 Dexterity (Woodworker's Tools), 2 hours.

Bearing

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 10 minutes
• Components: 1 oz. of gunpowder, 1 oz. of lead, 1 steel bearing, paper sheet
• Compatible with: Flintlock Pistol, Musket

A steel bearing propelled by a charge of gunpowder, bundled in a paper cartridge and held together with lead.

Crafting

DC 10 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 10 minutes.

Bullet

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 20 minutes
• Components: 2 oz. of gunpowder, 2 oz. of lead
• Compatible with: Revolver, Rifle

An aerodynamically shaped round consisting of two parts, one filled with gunpowder, the other solid lead.

Crafting

DC 12 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 10 minutes.

DC 12 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 10 minutes.

Cannonball

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 2 hours
• Components: 1 lb. of gunpowder, 1 lb. of steel
• Compatible with: Handcannon

A large cannonball made of solid steel.

Crafting

DC 16 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 2 hours.

Needle

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 8 minutes
• Components: 1 oz. of gunpowder, 1 oz. of steel
• Compatible with: Needlegun

A light but incredibly sharp needle. Can be affected with liquids such as poisons, or enchanted. Can be filled with 1 oz. of gunpowder to deal an additional 1d4 fire damage.

Crafting

DC 13 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 8 minutes.

Round

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 30 minutes
• Components: 4 oz. of gunpowder, 5 oz. of lead
• Compatible with: Long Gun

A long and fine, precision bullet.

Crafting

DC 13 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 15 minutes.

DC 15 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 15 minutes.

Shell: Saltfilled

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 12 minutes
• Components: 2 oz. of gunpowder, 1 oz. of lead, 2 oz. of salt
• Compatible with: Scattergun

A nonlethal round used to shoot creatures unconscious instead of killing them. Deals slashing damage.

Crafting

DC 15 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 6 minutes.

DC 15 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 6 minutes.

Shell: Shotfilled

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 10 minutes
• Components: 2 oz. of gunpowder, 1 oz. of lead, 10 steel bearings
• Compatible with: Scattergun

A shell containing shot, spreading out when exiting the barrel.

Crafting

DC 15 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 5 minutes.

DC 15 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 5 minutes.

Shell: Slug

Study of Detonation

• Crafting Time: 30 minutes
• Components: 2 oz. of gunpowder, 3 oz. of lead
• Compatible with: Scattergun

A blunt round used to inflict bludgeoning damage.

Crafting

DC 15 Dexterity (Tinker's Tools), 6 minutes.

DC 15 Dexterity (Smith's Tools), 6 minutes.

Spell Lists

Repair

1st-level transmutation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Touch
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

A creature, structure, or object you touch regains a number of hit points equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier, or a nonmagical or common magic item you touch is restored to working condition. This spell only has an effect on constructs, structures and objects.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the hit points regained increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st. With a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can restore an uncommon magic item to working condition. With a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can restore a rare magic item to working condition. With a spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can restore a very rare magic item to working.

Reboot

5th-level transmutation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 50 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

Choose a creature or object you can see within range. A surge of magical energy repairs the target, causing it to regain 50 hit points, or restores one legendary magic item to working condition. This spell also ends any conditions afflicting the target. This spell only has an effect on constructs and objects.