Using This Book

This book introduces the Gunslinger class and features a two-page, one-world setting. This unique format condenses essential details about the world, encompassing its themes, races, locations, and some facts onto a single page or two. Embracing a 'less is more' philosophy, the book efficiently captures the essence of the setting, even though it can't delve into every aspect. But we can establish a high standard.

Gritty Western

This gritty, sunbaked setting, features a frontier that stretches as far as the eye can see. Dusty deserts, rough canyons, and forsaken plains dominate the landscape. It's a world where ancient, enchanted relics are as coveted as a well-aimed six-shooter and revenge is best served with hot grits before a bullet bath. Here, the people strive to maintain order, but there are no kings or queens, no massive government figures. Instead, small-time mayors and sheriffs enforce the laws of the land, where justice often rides with the swaying tumbleweeds and gunfire echoes across the unforgiving wilderness where Monsters are often the man we see in the mirror.

Main Locations

While the world extends far beyond the Forward Frontier, the allure of adventure beckons here and now.

Alternative Rules

These alternative rules achieve the vibe of a western game.

1. Arcana. Anyone with Arcana can use spell scrolls.

2. Backgrounds. Our backgrounds are more potent, they help develop a character concept by providing custom features, expertise, and/or feats. Use the ones found here!

3. Bonus Ki-Points. Monks gain bonus Ki Points equal to their Wisdom modifier. These bonus Ki-Points cannot be used for the 5th Level Stunning Strike feature.

4. Casters Gone. The playable classes are Barbarian, Fighter, Gunslinger, Monk, Paladin, Pugilist (Benjamin Huffman), Ranger, and Rogue.

5. Exhaustion. When you are reduced to 0 hit points you gain a point of exhaustion. We use an alternative below.

6. Gritty Realism. A short rest takes 8 hours and a long rest takes 7 days of rest.

7. Hit Points / Anti-Slog. After 7th level, you no longer increase your hp when leveling up. Frontier fights are fast and dirty, not long slogs of massive hp pools.

8. Inventory Slots. See Equipment Section.

9. Potions/Consumables. Potions are rare and cannot be purchased from the PHB. All Consumables are a bonus action, unless they say otherwise!

Alternative Exhaustion

Levels of Exhaustion. This Condition is cumulative. Each time you receive it, you gain 1 level of exhaustion. You die if your exhaustion level exceeds 9.

Armor Class. Your AC is reduced by an amount equal to your exhaustion level.

D20 Rolls. When you make a d20 Test, you subtract your exhaustion level from the d20 roll.

Speed Affected. Subtract 5 from your speed, for every 1 Exhaustion you have.

Spell Save DCs. Subtract your exhaustion level from the Spell save DC of any Spell you cast.

Ending the Condition. Finishing a short rest removes 1 level of exhaustion.

Improved Inspiration

You can only have a maximum of one inspiration, but it can be used to perform one of the powerful options below:

• Regain A Resource: Barbarian (one rage), Fighter (Action Surge), Gunslinger (2 Grit Points), Monk (2 Ki-Points), Paladin (a 1st-Level Spell Slot), Pugilist (1 Moxie), Ranger (a 1st-Level Spell Slot), Rogue (Dash, Disengage, or Hide without using an action).
• Remove Exhaustion: Remove one point of exhaustion (no action needed).
• Reroll: Any D20 roll with Advantage (even if you originally had disadvantage).

Playable Races

These races can substitute their normal ASI's for +2 and +1, except Variant Humans.

Gunslinger

Fingers dance against the cold steel of a revolver
as a human stands ready to face down a pack of
feral gnolls; the brim of his weathered hat casts
a shadow over his steely eyes. A giggle riddles from
the pack as the hyena-like creatures charge forward. Lightning-fast reflexes cause thunder to echo with
each shot, and a symphony of precision and grit
thins the enemies' ranks until only one man remains.

Swift and silent under the moonlit forest, an elf
wielding a crossbow-like rifle fires rounds of eldritch
brass into skittering spiders. Their venomous blood
seared away her flesh, but she quickly dressed the
wounds and tactically retreated into a dark grove
before turning their home-field advantage into
a dusty smoked field grave.

After countless excavations, a seasoned dwarf
faces an unexpected threat. Towering glass golems
threaten to seize precious veins of ore. Undeterred,
the dwarf brandishes his blunderbuss, and chaos
shatters the golems into a thousand glittering shards.
This mine belonged to the dwarves that intended to
keep it.

All of these heroes are gunslingers, If you're here,
then you must want to be the toughest, roughest,
mother f*cker around. There isn't much to say about a Gunslinger besides put up or shut up. You want to use
a gun and shoot stuff then you found your class. Now lock and load slinger. Your enemies got steel and hell to pay.

Quick Build

You can make a Gunslinger quickly by following these suggestions. First, put your highest ability score in Dexterity, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the gunsmith background (or folk hero if standard 5e). The backgrounds offered in this book are different from normal 5e games and are meant to be used with this setting.

Class Features

As a gunslinger you gain the following class features.

Hit Points

Hit Dice: 1d8 per gunslinger level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per Gunslinger level after 1st

Proficiencies

Armor: Light armor
Weapons: Simple weapons, firearms
Tools: Tinker's tools
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence
Skills: Choose two skills from Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Athletics, History, Insight, Perception, and Performance

Equipment

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

• (a) a revolver and 20 bullets or (b) a rifle and 20 bullets
• (a) a hunting knife (dagger) or (b) a tomahawk (handaxe)
• (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack
• leather armor and tinker's tools

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Evasion

At 7th level, you can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as a red dragon’s fiery breath or an ice storm spell. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.

Fan The Hammer

Starting at 9th level, When you make an attack with a firearm on your turn that doesn't already have disadvantage, you can choose to make two attacks with disadvantage instead.

At 17th level, you can choose to expend 3 grit points to gain advantage instead of disadvantage, whenever you fan the hammer.

Deadeye

Beginning at 10th level, you can add twice your proficiency bonus to one ranged weapon attack you make with a firearm. If this attack hits, it counts as a critical hit, and you can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

You can use this feature twice between long rests starting at 15th level and three times between long rests starting at 20th level.

Gunslinger's Creed

Gunslinging is more than just firing a weapon. The creed you select represents a focus of your skills and sets you apart from others who use firearms.

Grenadier

Transitioning into a Grenadier signifies that you've pushed the limits of conventional firearms and are now eager to delve into the explosive potential of alternative weaponry, specifically, bombs. I'm sure you'll have a blast playing this subclass.

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Grenadier Features

Boomcraft

At 3rd level, you learn how to craft small explosives, which will solve every problem you'll ever have. You have a number of explosives equal to your proficiency bonus and you regain all expended explosives whenever you complete a short or long rest. As an action, you can throw one of your explosives at a point within 60 feet of you. Each creature in a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a Dexterity saving throw (Trick Shot DC). On a failure, a creature takes 4d6 fire damage, or half as much on a success.

All weapons that have the explosive property use your Trick Shot DC ifs its higher than the weapons normal DC.

Starting at 11th level, your Boomcraft explosives deal an extra 2d6 damage (6d6).

Explosive Expert

Also at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with Alchemist's Supplies. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses these tools. As part of a short or long rest, you can alter the damage type of your Boomcraft explosives using your Alchemist's Supplies. The damage type can be acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.

Trick Shot: Bullet Bomb

Starting at 7th level, whenever you hit a creature with an attack made using a firearm, you can choose to expend 1 grit point and one use of your Boomcraft to cause the target to take the damage of your Boomcraft explosive instead. The target automatically fails its saving throw and each creature within the normal range of your Boomcraft (centered on the target) makes their save with disadvantage. You can only use Bullet Bomb once per turn.

Ordnance Overture

Finally, at 14th level, your Boomcraft deals double their normal damage to objects and structures. The range of your Boomcraft also becomes a 15-foot-radius sphere. You can expend a grit point to cause or remove difficult terrain in the area where your bombs explode. This difficult terrain remains until cleared.

Gunblade

Gunblades are warriors that engineer the perfect weapon, suitable equally for melee or ranged combat. Harnessing the recoil from your guns, you not only deliver deadly accuracy from a distance but transform your blade work into a mesmerizing spectacle of elegance and power. You can't be bested upfront or from afar.

Gunblade Features

Blades & Bullets

At 3rd level, you can perfectly combine any one-handed firearm with a greatsword, longsword, rapier, scimitar, or shortsword as part of any short rest. The weapon remains combined until you take a short rest to create a different
one. This weapon has the finesse tag, and being in melee doesn't impose disadvantage on your ranged attacks.

When combining two weapons, one or both must be
non-magical, or the fusion fails. When combined, if either weapon is magical, the new weapon is considered magical (regardless of which function you are using).

You are the only one proficient with this weapon. Other creatures that attempt to use it have disadvantage on their attack rolls made with it. You do not require any tools to create this weapon, which is formed through an innate
power you possess. This weapon is called a Gunblade.

Bonus Proficiencies

When you choose this creed at 3rd level, you gain
proficiency with martial weapons, medium armor,
and shields.

Trick Shot: Recoil Slash

At 7th level, you can perform beautiful stunts using the
recoil of your gunblade. When you make a ranged
attack against a creature within 5 feet of you, you can
expend 2 grit points to perform a bonus action melee
attack against that same target. Immediately following
this attack, you can fly up to 15 feet (or 30 feet if the
ranged attack was a critical hit) without provoking opportunity attacks. You can use this Trick Shot
only if you speed is greater than 0.

Extra Attack

At 11th level, you can attack three times, instead of
twice, whenever you take the Attack action on your
turn.

Unlimited Bladework

At 14th Level, you can combine two magical weapons
using your Blades & Bullets feature. When you do,
if both weapons required an attunement slot, now they
only take up a single attunement slot. The features of the combined weapon are both usable, but only the highest bonus (if any) is granted to attack and damage rolls performed by it. Your gunblade can be summoned to
your hand as a bonus action and has the thrown tag.
When thrown, you can use your reaction to appear
within 5 feet of the weapon.

Musketeer

Musketeers have hawk eyes, which allows them to find and land difficult shots. You practice stealth, slow movements, and breathing techniques to balance and predict enemy positions.

Pioneer

Pioneers are called many things: freebooters, pirates, or treasure hunters. They embody adventure and exploration. As masters of firearms, these pioneers roam the uncharted realms, seeking treasures and unknown territories. Whether exploring ancient ruins or facing down mythical beasts, they thrive on the thrills of the undiscovered and the promise of boundless freedom and wealth.

Revelator

These priests walk the fine line between righteousness and retribution. Their trusty firearms become conduits for divine justice, and their prayers are spoken through the smoky haze of gunfire. Guided by a higher purpose, Revelators defend the innocent and purge the wicked, seamlessly blending a testament between the divine and the doomed.

Sinner By Night

Also, at 3rd level, you remember the powers needed to repel unholy night. You learn the Sacred Flame cantrip and can cast the spell Detect Evil and Good once per long rest, using this feature. If forced to make a concentration check to maintain your Detect Evil and Good spell,
you can choose to make a Religion
check instead of a Constitution
saving throw. Dexterity is your
spellcasting ability for these
spells.

Trick Shot: Holy Grail

At 7th level, you have the ability to expend a grit point before making an attack, imbuing your bullet with sacred flames. Upon doing so, your attack ignores cover, and deals an additional 1d8 radiant damage if it hits. If the attack misses, the sacred flame leaps from the bullet, targeting the creature as if you had cast the cantrip instead.

Body of God

At 11th level, your unwavering devotion to the divine bestows upon you a glimpse of salvation. Your creature type changes to celestial, and each time you expend a grit point for a trick shot, you gain a fly speed equal to your normal speed. This fly speed lasts until the end of your next turn.

Revelations

At 14th level, you obtain a godly sway over life and death. You can now replicate holy spells using grit points: Healing Word (3 points), Lesser Restoration (4 Points), and Holy Weapon (7 Points). You ignore the somatic components of these spells and dexterity is your spellcasting modifier for them.

Spellslinger

Bound to a pact with the devil as a gunslinger, your soul's retrieval now eludes the loaded barrels of your firearms. Embracing the mantle of a Spellslinger, eldritch arts and forbidden secrets surge through you, imbuing every piece of cold iron that gracefully dances through your fingertips with cursed energy. One day your benefactor will collect!

Spellslinger Features

Gunslinger Level	Feature
3rd	Focus Fire, Spellcasting
7th	Trick Shot: Magic Bullet
11th	The Devil's Blessing
14th	Arcane Arsenal

Focus Fire

At 3rd level, you can perform a 1-hour ritual during a short rest to magically bond with up to two firearms. Once bonded, you can't be disarmed of these weapons unless incapacitated. If they're on the same plane, you can summon one as a bonus action, instantly teleporting it to your hand. If you try to bond with a third firearm, you must break the bond with one of the other two. These firearms count as a spellcasting focus for you and you ignore the somatic component of spells while wielding them.

Spellcasting

At 3rd level, you've entered into a pact with an otherworldly entity, perhaps even the devil himself, and now you've have unraveled the secrets of the arcane.

Cantrips. You know two cantrips of your choice from the warlock spell list. You learn another warlock cantrip of your choice at 7th, 11th, and 14th level.

Spell Slots. The Spellslinger table shows how many spell slots you have. The table also shows what the level of those slots is; all of your spell slots are the same level. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a spell slot. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a short or long rest.

For example, when you are 7th level, you have two 2nd-level spell slots. To cast the 1st-level spell thunderwave, you must spend one of these slots, and you cast it as a 2nd-level spell.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher. You know two spells of your choice from the warlock spell list.

The Spells Known column of the Spellslinger table shows when you learn more warlock spells. A spell you choose must be of a level no higher than what's shown in the table's Slot Level column for your level.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the warlock spells you know and replace with with another level appropriate spell from the warlock spell list of an appropriate level.

Spellcasting Ability. You use your Trick Shot DC for any warlock spells you cast that requires a saving throw and can perform spell attack rolls with your focus fire bonded weapons as if they were normal ranged attacks that used Dexterity, but you still don't add your Dexterity modifier to the damage, unless the spell or another feature says so.

Spellslinger Spellcasting

Trick Shot: Magic Bullet

At 7th level, you replicate the 1st-level spell magic missile by spending 2 grit points. This version of the spell is treated as an attack, which allows you to use your 5th Level Extra Attack feature on the same turn. You can only use Magic Bullet once per turn.

The Devil's Blessing

Your 11th level creed grants you the ability to learn two eldritch invocation of your choice from the warlock class. For every two levels you have in this class, you count as having one warlock level for the purpose of meeting an eldritch invocation's prerequisites. Dexterity is your spellcasting ability for these invocations.

When you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the invocations you know and replace it with another invocation that you meet the prerequisites for.

Arcane Arsenal

At 14th level, your eldritch might manifests as a formidable force. You gain the Mage Hand cantrip if you don't already know it, and it doesn't count against your known cantrips.

As an action on your turn, you can summon five mage hands, each holding a replica of one of your focus fire firearms. During this turn, you can see through each hand as if they had 60 feet of darkvision, and you can move each hand up to 30 feet without requiring an action. The mage hands are capable of performing one attack each, replicating the weapon they hold, as if you initiated the attack yourself. All of these mage hands vanish at the end of your turn.

After using this feature, you must complete a long rest before you can use it again.

Trailblazer

Trailblazers are blessed with supernatural steeds, their majestic beauty and strength gracing the plains. Alongside your extraordinary partner, the two of you become the talk of every town, enchanting spectators with captivating performances and boundless tales from your epic strides.

Spirit Steed

At 3rd level, you have a supernatural spirit steed that is bonded to you through ancient rites. As an action, you can summon your steed by whistling. It appears in an unoccupied space within 30 feet of you. The horse is friendly to you and your companions and obeys any commands you give it. You can find its statistics at the end of the trailblazer's subclass description, which has Proficiency Bonus as (PB) written throughout it.

In combat, the steed acts during your turn. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. If you are incapacitated, the steed can take any action of its choice, not just dodge.

The steed remains until it's reduced to 0 hit points, you use this feature again, or you die. Anything it is carrying or wearing is left behind when it disappears. Once you summon your steed, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest, or you spend 2 grit points to perform a 10 minute ritual to summon it again with all its hit points restored.

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Trick Shot: Lariat Launch

At 7th level, When you hit a creature with an attack made with a firearm, you can spend 2 grit points to force that creature to make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, the bullet explodes into a wild lasso that grapples and restrains the creature until the start of your next turn. On a success, the magical lasso instead falls into an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the creature until the end of your turn. You can pick up this lasso before your turn ends by moving within 5 feet of it. When you do, you regain the grit points you lost when you launched it.

Supernatural Stride

At 11th level, your bond with your steed improves. While mounted on your spirit steed, you can use your reaction whenever your spirit steed takes damage to reduce the damage it takes by 2d6. Your spirit steed can do the same to protect you, as long as you are currently riding it.

Trample & Dust

Finally at 14th level, your spirit steed can attack each creature within 5 feet of it whenever it takes the attack action with its hooves. It targets each creature with a different attack roll. If any of these attacks are a critical hit, the spirit steed recharges its "Ride Like The Wind" trait and can perform a dash this turn as a free action.

Frontier Backgrounds

Explore the rich character backgrounds of the Frontier, which blends the setting's glamour and grit while offering features that enhance the gameplay experience. Choose the one that resonates with your character, or collaborate with your DM to craft a custom background.

Conductor

With a watchful eye and a steadfast grip, conductors command the mighty locomotive that binds the West, all while handling schedules, safety, and industrial progress.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Investigation

Tool Expertise: Land Vehicles & Tinker's Tools

Language: One standard language of choice

Equipment: A set of official clothes, tinker's tools, a left behind trinket, pocket watch, train schedule, and 30 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Artificer Initiate feat.

Consort

Mastering the art of allure and indulgence, the consort navigates the intricacies of pleasure, wielding charm and finesse to navigate social circles, extracting secrets, and forging alliances in the enticing dance of pleasure and diplomacy.

Skill Proficiencies: Performance, Persuasion

Tool Expertise: One Musical Instrument of choice

Language: One standard language of choice

Equipment: A set of provocative clothes, your expertise instrument, a bar of soap, hourglass, and 20 dollars is 20 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Actor or Athlete feat.

Cook

Cooks are the backbone of any triumphant group, transforming ordinary ingredients into morale boosting feasts, for, as they say, an army marches on its belly.

Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival

Tool Expertise: Cook's Utensils

Language: One standard language of choice

Equipment: A set of common clothes, cook's utensils, iron pot, dinner bell, mess kit, 10 rations, and 15 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Chef feat.

Deputy

A steadfast deputy, sworn to uphold the law, patrolling the frontier with unwavering dedication, ensuring justice is served and maintaining order in the ever-changing landscape of life.

Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics or Athletics, and Investigation

Tool Expertise: One Gaming Set of choice

Language: One standard or rare language of choice

Equipment: A set of official clothes, your expertise gaming set, a badge, manacles, revolver, and 10 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Alert feat.

Doctor

A dedicated frontier doctor, armed with medical knowledge and compassion, tends to the wounded and ailing, navigating the challenges of the wild with a commitment to healing and well-being.

Skill Proficiencies: History, Medicine

Tool Expertise: Alchemist's Supplies

Language: One language of your choice

Equipment: A set of professional clothes, alchemist's supplies, a healer's kit, bedroll, book, and 25 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Healer feat.

Drunk

Swaying on unsteady legs, this drunk, navigates life's challenges through the bottom of a bottle.

Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Persuasion

Tool Expertise: One Artisan's Tool of choice.

Language: Gibberish

Equipment: A set of unkempt clothes, your expertise artisan's tools, a trinket that is a memento, several empty bottles, and 5 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Resilience (CON) feat.

Dying

Afflicted by an incurable ailment that eludes the healing touch of magic and divine intervention, this dying character faces mortality with courage, seeking purpose and closure in the dwindling moments that remain.

Skill Proficiencies: Any two skills of your choice

Tool Expertise: One Gaming Set of choice

Language: Any standard or rare language of choice.

Equipment: A set of common clothes, your gaming set, bottle of prescription medicine, and 10 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Shadow Touched feat.

Special: After any rest, roll a d100, on a 1, you succumb to your affliction and die after the next day ends. (no rerolls)

Exile

Marked by an air of mystery and the weight of distant lands, exiles have navigated to the frontier as banished individuals carrying tales and customs from a faraway home. In truth, only those lucky escaped with their lives.

Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Intimidation

Tool Expertise: Forgery Kit

Language: One exotic language of choice.

Equipment: A set of strange clothes, forgery kit, non-combat related common magic item from XGtE, and 10 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Lucky feat.

Explorer

The explorer charts lands few dare to think of, let alone traverse. Their hearts hold a fierce fire and thirst for discovery. Nothing except death will end their search.

Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, Perception

Tool Expertise: Cartographer's Tools or Navigator's Tools

Language: One language of choice.

Equipment: A set of traveler's clothes, compass, old maps, cheap spyglass, rope (50 feet), and 15 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Dungeon Delver feat and +1 to an ability score of choice.

Gambler

Adept at games of chance, the gambler is only as good as his last hand, but fortune favors him, or perhaps its just cheating.

Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Sleight of Hand

Tool Expertise: One Gaming Set of choice

Language: One standard language of choice.

Equipment: A set of ravishing clothes, your expertise gaming set, a trinket you won, note regarding a debt you owe, and 20 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Observant feat.

Gunsmith

Not all gunsmiths are gunslingers, but all gunslingers are gunsmiths. You understand the weapon and it understands you. Its really that simple.

Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, Sleight of Hand

Tool Expertise: Tinker's Tools

Language: One standard language of choice.

Equipment: A set of fine clothes, tinker's tools, a gun of choice, some smokes, and 15 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Gunner feat.

Half-Breed

Born of two worlds but shunned by both, this half-breed must survive a society that fears and judges the unfamiliar with harsh conclusions.

Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Survival

Tool Expertise: Disguise Kit

Language: Nothing

Equipment: A set of concealing clothes, disguise kit, a gothic trinket, food scraps, and 5 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Savage Attacker feat.

Special: Your race can be Goblin (Volo) or Half-Orc (Phb)

Mage or Mage Hunter

In a world where magic is neither a crime nor fully comprehended, individuals are divided into those who embrace its mysteries and those who perceive it as a threat, leaving you to decide where you stand on the spectrum of acceptance or opposition.

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Stealth

Tool Expertise: One Artisan's Tool of choice

Language: One exotic language of choice.

Equipment: A set of commoner clothes, your expertise artisan tool, one detect magic spell scroll, and 20 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Mage Slayer or Magic Initiate feat.

Messenger

A master of swift and secure deliveries, fluent in languages forgotten by time, and an invaluable companion on any adventure, a messenger embodies the essence of reliable communication and trustworthy aid.

Skill Proficiencies: History, Insight

Tool Expertise: Calligrapher's Supplies

Language: One standard or rare language of choice.

Equipment: A set of fine clothes, calligrapher's supplies, a letter never delivered, several pieces of paper, 30 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Linguist feat.

Miner

Toiled in dusty shafts and sunlit streams, wielding pickaxes and pans, seeking fortunes in the earth. Their days echoed with the clang of tools, the glint of precious minerals, and the camaraderie forged in the pursuit of prosperity.

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival

Tool Expertise: Mason's Tools

Language: Dwarvish, Forged, Terran, or Undercommon

Equipment: A set of rough clothes, mason's tools, a climber's kit, miner's pick, shovel, and 80 quarters.

Feat: You gain the Durable or Tough feat.

Musician

Musicians weave enchanting melodies that transcend mere entertainment, serving as a source of inspiration, magic, and emotional resonance capable of shaping the course of epic adventures.

Skill Proficiencies: Performance, Sleight of Hand

Tool Expertise: Two Instruments of your choice

Language: One standard or rare language of choice.

Equipment: A set of traveler's clothes, both your expertise instruments, three gifted trinkets, 15 dollars and 20 quarters.

Feat: You gain the Actor or Defensive Duelist feat. In either case, your Charisma score increases by 1.

Photographer (or Reporter)

Behind the lens of a weighty camera, capturing the essence of the west with every loud click and flash, the photographer offers a form of immortality.

Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, Sleight of Hand

Tool Expertise: Photographer's Supplies

Language: One standard or rare language of choice.

Equipment: A set of fine clothes, photographer's supplies, extra film plates, portfolio, and 30 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Observant feat.

Preacher

Clad in the vestments of both faith and authority, guides the faithful and the wayward alike through the rugged terrain, blending spiritual guidance with pragmatic leadership in the untamed frontier.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion

Tool Expertise: Calligrapher’s Supplies

Language: One language of choice.

Equipment: A set of fine clothes, calligrapher's supplies, holy book, holy symbol, robe, and 50 dollars donated to your cause.

Feat: You gain the Inspiring Leader feat.

Rancher

A hardy and affectionate rancher chases off predators, wrestles cattle, and weathers unforgiving environments as they shape the fields and tend to nature's best.

Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Nature

Tool Expertise: Carpenter’s Tools

Language: One standard language of choice.

Equipment: A set of common clothes, carpenter's tools, large empty sack, shovel, sickle, and 15 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Charger, Crusher, or Grappler feat.

Soldier or Veteran

War's cost is etched on the soldier; whether a seasoned veteran grappling with consequences or a novice trooper learning the harsh realities of a cold world, the soldier will always have a place when desires control all domains.

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Intimidation

Tool Expertise: One Gaming Set of choice

Language: One standard or rare language of choice.

Equipment: A military uniform, a set of traveler’s clothes, your expertise gaming set, a weapon of choice, and 10 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Fighting Initiate or Martial Adept feat.

Townie

Born a common townie, you've discovered a greater purpose beyond the everyday trade, transitioning from a regular profession to an adventurous life that now spans the entirety of the world.

Skill Proficiencies: Any two skills of your choice

Tool Expertise: Any tool of your choice

Language: One standard language of choice.

Equipment: A set of commoner clothes, your tool of choice, and 10 dollars worth of opportunities.

Feat: You gain the Skill Expert feat.

Undertaker

Undertakers dance between life and death, crafting a macabre artistry as they provide solace to grieving families and ensure a peaceful passage for the departed souls of the unforgiving frontier.

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Medicine

Tool Expertise: Carpenter’s Tools & Disguise Kit

Language: One standard language of choice.

Equipment: A set of hefty clothes, both of your tools, a large sack, shovel, and 15 dollars.

Feat: You gain the Grappler feat.

Urchin

An urchin, yearning to alter their fate, navigates the hard streets in search of a new destiny, leveraging their resourcefulness to break free from the chains of poverty.

Skill Proficiencies: Sleight of Hand, Stealth

Tool Expertise: Thieves’ Tools

Language: One standard language of choice.

Equipment: A set of rough clothes, thieves tools, bedroll, tinderbox, half a ration left, and 3 quarters.

Feat: You gain the Mobile feat.

Equipment

Arcane Silencer $150

Wondrous Item, Common

Firearms are loud weapons, and one of these silencers can muffle the sound to no louder than a sneeze—audible but less exposing. Silencers can be equipped or removed as an action. While they reduce firearm damage by 1 point, they offer a stealth advantage that could save your life.

Beast Buckle $300

Wondrous Item, Uncommon

Crafted in bronze, silver, or gold with an intricate beast design, these buckles bestow a unique boon. When worn while mounted, you may use Animal Handling instead of your Dexterity modifier when determining initiative.

Betsy Bullet (or Shell) $50 ($100)

Wondrous Item, Common

A set of 10 rounds that deal magical bludgeoning damage and force a creature to make a DC10 Strength saving throw or fall prone. While a creature is prone due to a betsy bullet, ranged attacks against the target aren't made at disadvantage.

Cigarillo Adiós $25

Wondrous Item, Common

When smoked, you have advantage on death saving throws for one hour. This benefit transfers to whoever smokes it last.

Cowboy Tilted Hat $125

Wondrous Item, Common

This enchanted hat is forever impeccably tilted, casting a shadow over your eyes. hanks to its magic, you are immune to sunlight sensitivity, allowing you to navigate bright conditions without hindrance.

Dwarven Spirit $25

Wondrous Item, Common

This mead is so robust that it's often mistaken for magical, though it remains mundane. Dwarves are immune to its effects, but any other willing creature must succeed on a DC10 Constitution saving throw. Failure results in being poisoned for one minute. One drink has 10 servings.

Ethereal Engine $2500

Wondrous Item (Train), Very Rare (Requires Attunement) This item first appears to be a phantasmal ticket with the words "only the departed or departing may enter". As an action, you can speak the command word "All aboard the Afterlife" and tear this ticket, destroying it. This causes the ticket to release phantasmal flames that summons the head of a ghostly train at a location you can see.

The train is 30 feet long, 10 feet tall, and 15 feet wide with dark windows. Its interior has 8 seats, a ghost that verifies all intended riders before disappearing, emergency break, and a sign that says no eating or drinking allowed.

Each creature in the area where it appears or travels, must make a DC20 Dexterity saving throw or take 10d10 force damage. The train is an object with the following statistics: AC:20, HP: 200, Speed: 60ft., Damage Immunities: necrotic, poison, psychic.

You can operate the train, which can only move forward, by making a land vehicles check as an action. If you get a 20 or higher, the train moves twice as fast and expels unwanted guests, otherwise it moves its normal speed. The train disappears after an hour passes, its destroyed, or it can't move forward without crashing.

Firearm +1 Weapon (5 x its normal cost)

Weapon (Any firearm), Uncommon

You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.

Goggles of Western Nights $550

Wondrous Item (Goggles), Uncommon (Req. Attunement)

While wearing these dark lenses, you have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision. wearing the goggles increases its range by 60 feet.

Poncho Perfecto $375

Wondrous Item (Cloak), Uncommon (Req. Attunement)

While you wear this cloak you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide, as the cloak's color shifts to camouflage you.

Spurs of Sins $150

Wondrous Item (Spurs), Common

Spurs that magically make the sound of your footsteps dramatic and haunting. You have advantage on the first intimidation check you make against anyone that hears them.

Taxidermy Tobacco $150

Wondrous Item (Consumable), Uncommon

As an action, you can stuff this tobacco into the mouth of a dead creature to replicate the effects of the Speak with Dead spell. This tobacco has 5 uses, but each only provides one question. The creature is then stuffed with woodwool and wire. If consumed by a living creature, the spell fails, and that creature's type becomes undead for 24 hours.