THE ARTIFICER

...of Alancia
Most of my players enjoy some steampunk, so much that even when we play more or less pure
fantasy they still like seeing some anacronic technology here and there, used as an exotic spice.
Because of this, classes like the Artificer were always loved by my players, and I knew that once 5e
was launched I would have to port in our own Artificer.

This Artificer is a scientific genius, based on some old classes back from 3.5. Converting it to 5e
was a little hard because 5e was still young (it was the first week) the original was built like the
rogue, full of talents that you can choose. I tried to take the most iconic talent trees and turn them
into the four subclasses, while leaving the neutral ones as options like the sorcerer's metamagic.

In any case, I hope you enjoy.

PS: Many thanks to the gitp forum guys and gals. Some people really seem to enjoy this little work,
and that love and support is all that a design might ask for.

by Diego Bastet and the Secrets of Alancia team

art by Diego Bastet, character commissions at
http://diegobastet.deviantart.com/

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 THE ARTIFICER (OF ALANCIA)
The Artificer (of Alancia) Inventions per day
Level Prof Special 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +2 Inventions, Vocation 2
2nd +2 Inovation, Artificer's 3
Knowledge
3rd +2 4 2
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 4 3
5th +3 4 3 2
6th +3 Vocation Feature 4 3 3
7th +3 4 3 3 1
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 4 3 3 2
9th +4 4 3 3 3 1
10th +4 Discovery 4 3 3 3 2
11th +4 4 3 3 3 2 1
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 4 3 3 3 2 1
13th +5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1
14th +5 Vocation Feature 4 3 3 3 2 1 1
15th +5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
17th +6 Discovery 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th +6 Vocation Feature 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th +6 Eternal Invention 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1

CLASS FEATURES EQUIPMENT

You start with the following equipment, in
HIT POINTS
addition to the equipment granted by your
Hit Dice: 1d8 per Artificer level
background:
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8+ your Constitution
(a) a dungeoneers pack or (b) an explorer's
modifier
pack
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
(a) a melee simple weapon or (b) a crossbow
Constitution modifier per Artificer level after
and a case of 20 bolts
1st
Leather armor and a set of artisans tools
PROFICIENCIES
Armor: Light armor
Weapons: Simple weapons
INVENTIONS
Tools: Two artisans tools of your choice
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence You can create advanced pieces of technology,
Skills: Choose two from Arcana, History, capable of amazing feats, called inventions.
Insight, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, and Each invention you create emulates the effects
Perception. of a spell.

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GADGETS
At 1st level, you know the designs for three gadgets of
your choice. A Gadget is a 0-level invention, and can be
activated repeatedly. Gadgets in the form of equipment
never occupy significant space on the user. You learn
one additional Gadget design at levels 4 and 10.
DESIGN BOOK
At 1st level, you have a design book containing designs
for six 1st-level inventions of your choice.
BUILDING INVENTIONS
No matter how many designs you hold, there is a limit to
the number of designs you can implement in a day. The
Artificer table shows how many invention slots you have
to create inventions of 1st level or higher. You regain all
expended invention slots when you finish a long rest.
You build inventions from your design book, a process
which takes 1 minute of work. To do so, expend a slot of
the inventions level or higher. Building inventions also
consumes bulk materials, but the cost of these materials
is insignificant; comparable to the valueless material
components of most spells.
Inventions remain potent for 1 day before becoming
inert. In addition, your inventions are keyed to you and
immediately become inert if they leave your possession,
reactivating as soon as they return to your keeping. An
Artificer cannot normally pass out their Inventions for
allies to use (but see the Simple Science Discovery
below).
Many Artificers build several Inventions at the start of
the day or just before going on an adventure, but it's not
uncommon for an Artificer to keep some (or even all) of
their daily Invention slots open so that they can build
Inventions in the field as needed.
TYPES OF INVENTIONS
Different inventions are constructed in different ways.
Equipment. Beneficial inventions with a range of self or
touch and a duration greater than 1 round must be
constructed as Equipment. These inventions can be made
as bracers, gloves, shoulders, belts, boots, helmets, or
backpacks. They are always cumbersome, and prevent
the placement of other items in the space that they
occupy, including magic items. They can be activated at
any time that they are worn, but you must be one of the
targets, if any.
Devices. Other inventions are constructed as Devices.
These inventions are hand-held items that must be
retrieved before use.
USING INVENTIONS
Your inventions are so complex that only you are able to
operate them. You can activate your inventions by
performing a Use Item action, although you do so using
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the casting time of the emulated spell. When you do, the
invention creates an effect equivalent to the spell if it
were cast at the level of the expended invention slot. If
the spell requires a costly material component, that
component must also be expended during the activation
of the invention. Inventions require no concentration to
keep, even if the effect has a duration of Concentration;
however, you can only keep one of these inventions
active at a time, and you cant concentrate on a spell
during that period.
Intelligence is the ability you use to activate inventions,
so you use your Intelligence whenever an effect refers to
your spellcasting ability.
Invention save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Intelligence modifier.
Invention attack modifier = 1d20 + your proficiency
bonus + your Intelligence modifier.
LEARNING DESIGNS OF 1ST LEVEL OR HIGHER
At each new Artificer level, they gain two new Designs
of any level that they can create. An Artificer can also
add Designs to their Design Book, whether by learning
them from another Artificer or by deciphering them from
another Design Book. The cost of this transcription
process is 50gp and 2 hours per level of the Design.
An Artificer can also attempt to study a Wizard's
spellbook to learn any Design that is equivalent to a spell
the spellbook contains; however, this requires 400gp and
8 hours per spell level, as well as a successful Arcane
(Int) skill check. The DC for this check equals 8 + twice
the level of the spell, and is made before expending any
costs. The assistance of the spellbooks Wizard grants
Advantage on this check.
VOCATION
At 1st level, you choose a vocation that
expresses your preferred style of creation.
Choose Alchemist, Grenadier, Gunsmith, or
Machinist, all detailed at the end of the class
description. The vocation you choose grants
you features at 1st, 6th, 14th, and 18th level.
INNOVATION
At 2nd level, you tap into a font of creativity
and insight from within yourself, represented
by Innovation Points. You have an amount of
Innovation Points equal to your Artificer level,
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which you use to achieve a variety of special
effects. You regain all spent Innovation Points
when you finish a long rest.
ARTIFICERS KNOWLEDGE
If the Artificer studies a tool for 1 minute and
spends 1 Innovation Point he becomes
proficient in that Tool until he uses this ability
again or finishes a long rest.
DISCOVERY
The Artificer learns new techniques and
improvements to his skills. At 2nd level you
gain two of the following Discovery options of
your choice. You gain another two at 10th and
17th level. Some Discoveries require
Innovation Points to be used.
EFFICIENT CLIMBER
You create a climbing apparatus that grants you a
climbing speed equal to your land speed, and allows you
to climb with both hands free.
EFFICIENT CRAFTER
You can craft five times faster than normal.
EFFICIENT SWIMMER
You create swimming gear that grants you a swimming
speed equal to your land speed, and allows you to hold
your breath ten times longer.
FAST TRIGGER
When you activate an invention with a casting time of 1
action, if it only targets yourself, you can spend 1
innovation point to activate it as a bonus action.
FIRST AID TECHNIQUES
If you or any friendly creatures who are under your care
regain hit points at the end of a short rest, each of these
creatures regain extra Hit Points equal to your
Intelligence modifier.
MECHANICAL CALCULATOR
You created a device full of buttons and levers that allow
you to make all kinds of calculations. The device works
as an abacus and compass, and also measures height,
temperature and depth. As an action and by spending 1
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Innovation you can also try to calculate the DC of any
task; make an appropriate skill check (using Intelligence
in place of the usual attribute) with a DC of 15. If
successful, the character measures the probability of
success, while the GM tells the player the DC.
MEDIC
As an action you can create and use Inventions that heal
HP, or cure conditions/exhaustion/diseases/poisons.
OVERCHARGE
When you activate an Invention that has a duration
longer than 1 minute, you can spend 1 Innovation Point
to double its duration, to a maximum of 24 hours.
REPAIRS
When you create Inventions that heal HP, you can
modify them to work on constructs and objects. These
inventions no longer have an effect on living creatures.
ROUTINE INVENTION
You can create Inventions with the Ritual tag as
Routines. A Routine doesnt cost an Invention slot, but
the creation time increases by 30 minutes and you have
to spend 1 Innovation Point to build it.
SIMPLE MACHINE
With a minute of work and 1 Innovation Point you can
create a mechanical device that executes a single simple
programmed action, like an auto bakecaker or
weightlifter. The machine as the statistics of a Medium
animated object, except that it cant attack and it has one
of your skill of tool proficiencies, and remains active for
10 minutes before critically malfunctioning. You can
only program one command, something that an Unseen
Servant could reasonably do. Alternatively you can build
a sturdier construct with 1 hour of work and 500gp. The
sturdier construct remains active for 24 hours, and you or
any other Artificer can extend this duration each day by
spending 10 minutes and 1 Innovation Point making
minor repairs and modifications. After one year of
continuous activation, the Simple Constructs schematic
has been perfected and it becomes permanent. A
perfected machine can be rebuilt with 1 hour of work
and 500gp, and retains its permanency.
SIMPLE SCIENCE
Your Inventions arent exactly rocket science, and other
creatures can use your beneficial Inventions. Each
creature can have only one Invention with a duration of
Concentration active at the same time.
ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT
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When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th,
12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one
ability score of your choice by 2, or you can
increase two ability scores of your choice by 1.
ETERNAL INVENTION
At 20th level, when you activate an Invention
with a duration longer than 1 round, you can
spend 1 Innovation Point and extend the
duration to 24 hours or until you use this ability
again.
THE ARTIFICER INVENTION LIST
To put it simply, the Artificer was created with
the intention that his invention list is made up
from all spells from the Cleric, Druid and
Wizard list, except spells involving directly
divine forces, and with additional exceptions
left for each individual DM according to what
Artificers are supposed to be on each setting.
While that may sound strange, it's logical once
you understand that the Artificer must write the
inventions to his Design Book and can't access
most of his inventions on the fly. He either has
to learn inventions from other artificers (or
reverse engineer them from wizard's
spellbooks), research them by himself or make
do with the two free ones he learns each level.
The artificer should be able to focus on one
aspect, like damage, battlefield control,
buffing, healing, or utility inventions, while
still being able to branch out if needed; in that
aspect his strength is that even if he specializes
in a certain function (let's say party healer) he
still retains the ability to being a generalist if
needed.
I make no assumptions as to what kind of
spells should be allowed; in some setting
inventions that deal with angels and fiends
make no sense, while on others "The Power of
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SCIENCE compels you" is a great explanation.
Of course there are spells that shouldn't be
allowed, but I follow 5e's trend and leave this
power to each individual GM. Maybe in his
setting only wizard spells + cure wounds;
maybe in that other setting anything that
doesn't specifically uses religions or the force
of the divine; maybe on another anything that
uses Radiant or Necrotic damage is out.
There's also another reason why a default list
isn't presented. This class, the whole class, was
one of the first complete 5e homebrew on the
web, first appearing on the gitp forums at
2014-08-21, 04:30 PM, and at the time I made
no assumption how the spell lists of various
casters would be expanded, or even if they
even would be. By leaving the spell lists
"open", if two months passed and WotC
released some great new spells any of these
classes players could just use them.
I understand some DMs might not be thrilled
by the idea, but I can confirm that lots of
people used the Artificer of Alancia as it is in
this year and a half, and it works. But in any
case, if you prefer to take little steps, this is the
spell list I originally put for my games. I think
it's generic enough with a wide selection and
following a certain theme, but in your setting
maybe it's different.
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Gadgets 2nd level Inventions
Acid Splash Aid
Blade Ward Alter Self
Dancing Lights Arcane Lock
Fire Bolt Augury
Friends Blindness/Deafness
Light Calm Emotions
Mage Hand Continual Flame
Mending Darkness
Message Darkvision
Minor Illusion Detect Thoughts
Poison Spray Enhance Ability
Ray of Frost Enlarge/Reduce
Shocking Grasp Entrall
Spare the Dying Gentle Repose
Thorn Whip Gust of Wind
True Strike Heat Metal
Hold Person
1st level Inventions Invisibility
Alarm Knock
Bane Lesser Restoration
Burning Hands Levitate
Charm Person Magic Mouth
Comprehend Languages Melf's Acid Arrow
Create or Destroy Water Mirror Image
Cure Wounds Misty Step
Detect Magic Protection from Poison
Detect Poison and Disease Scorching Ray
Disguise Self See Invisibility
Dissonant Whispers Shatter
Expeditious Retreat Silence
Faerie Fire Spider Climb
False Life Suggestion
Feather Fall Web
Fog Cloud
Goodberry 3rd level Inventions
Grease Clairvoyance
Guiding Bolt Create Food and Water
Hail of Thorns Daylight
Hideous Laughter Dispel Magic
Inflict Wounds Elemental Weapon
Jump Fear
Longstrider Feign Death
Magic Missile Fireball
Purify Food and Drink Fly
Shield Haste
Silent Image Hypnotic Pattern
Sleep Lightning Bolt
Thunderwave Magic Circle
Witch Bolt Major Image
Nondetection

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Plant Growth 6th level Inventions
Protection from Energy Chain Lightning
Revivify Disintegrate
Sending Flesh to Stone
Sleet Storm Forbiddance
Stinking Cloud Freezing Sphere
Tongues Globe of Invulnerability
Water Breathing Guards and Wards
Wind Wall Harm
Heal
4th level Inventions Irresistible Dance
Arcane Eye Mass Suggestion
Black Tentacles Programmed Illusion
Confusion Sunbeam
Death Ward True Seeing
Dimension Door Wall of Ice
Fabricate Wall of Thorns
Fire Shield
Freedom of Movement 7th level Inventions
Giant Insect Delayed Blast Fireball
Grasping Vine Finger of Death
Greater Invisibility Fire Storm
Halucinatory Terrain Forcecage
Ice Storm Mirage Arcana
Phantasmal Killer Project Image
Resilient Sphere Regenerate
Stone Shape Resurrection
Stoneskin Reverse Gravity
Wall of Fire Teleport

5th level Inventions 8th level Inventions

Animate Objects Antimagic Field
Cloudkill Clone
Cone of Cold Control Weather
Contagion Dominate Monster
Destructive Wave Eartquake
Dominate Person Feelemind
Geas Incendiary Cloud
Greater Restoration Sunburst
Hold Monster Telepathy
Mass Cure Wounds Tsunami
Modify Memory
Raise Dead 9th level
Telekinesis Mass Heal
Telepathic Bond Meteor Swarm
Teleportation Circle Shapechange
Wall of Force True Resurrection
Weird

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 VOCATIONS
ALCHEMIST
BONUS PROFICIENCY
You gain proficiency with the Alchemist Kit.
TONIC
At 1st level you know how to make a new type
of invention, Tonics, which are treated like
devices. Only beneficial inventions with a
range of self or touch can be made as Tonics.
Additionally, you can prepare a number of
Tonic designs equal to your Intelligence
modifier + your artificer level (minimum 1
design). You can create these prepared tonics
with a single action rather than 1 minute, and
anyone can use them. You can change your list
of prepared Tonic designs when you finish a
long rest.
MUTAGEN
Starting at 6th level, with 1 minute of work and
1 Innovation point you can create a special
potion that works only for a single creature.
Choose a creature and an ability score; when
the target creature drinks the mutagen, the
potion grants the effects of the Enhance Ability
spell for the chosen ability, but also grants
disadvantage on checks for the linked ability.
The ability links are Strength-Intelligence,
Dexterity-Wisdom, and Constitution-Charisma.
Both effects last 1 hour per artificer level.
HEALING FACTOR
Starting at 14th level, creatures under the effect
or your Mutagen receive the benefit of the
Revivify spell exactly 5 rounds after their
death. This ends the Mutagen for that creature.
ALCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION
Starting at 18th level, with 8 hours of work and
1 Innovation Point you can permanently alter
the body of a target creature present during the
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entire process, who must be either willing or
Incapacitated. The target is transformed as in
Alter Self or True Polymorph, but with a
permanent effect. This ability cant be used
again until you finish a long rest.
GRENADIER
BONUS PROFICIENCY
You gain proficiency with the Gunsmith Kit
and with explosives.
BOMB
Beginning at 1st level, you know how to create
a new type of invention, Bombs. Only harmful
inventions with an area of effect can be made
as Bombs, which are thrown weapons with a
maximum range of 60ft. They create their
effect upon the point of impact. If you hit the
target it receives disadvantage on the saving
throw against the bomb effect, if any; if you
miss, the bomb explodes in a corner of the
targets space.
Additionally, you can prepare a number of
Bomb designs equal to your Intelligence
modifier + your artificer level (minimum 1
design). You can create these prepared Bombs
with a single action rather than 1 minute. You
can change your list of prepared Bomb designs
when you finish a long rest.
CONTROLLED BLAST
Starting at 6th level, by spending 1 Innovation
Point when you use a Bomb, you can choose a
number of creatures that you can see equal to
your Proficiency. The chosen creatures
automatically succeed on their saving throws
against the Bomb, and they take no damage if
they would normally take half damage on a
successful save.
PRECISE EXPLOSIONS
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Starting at 14th level, you can add your
Intelligence modifier to the damage roll of your
Bombs.
DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVES
Starting at 18th level, when you use a Bomb,
you can cause +50% damage with that bomb.
Once used you cant use this ability again until
you finish a short or long rest.
GUNSMITH
BONUS PROFICIENCY
You gain proficiency with the Gunsmith Kit
and with firearms.
PROTOTYPE GUN
At 1st level, with 8 hours of work you can
modify a firearm with which you are proficient
into a prototype gun. A prototype gun works
like a normal firearm, but loses the Reload
property, only artificers with the Gunsmith
vocation are proficient in its use, and you can
use your Intelligence modifier in place of your
Dexterity modifier on attack and damage rolls
with it.
SPECIAL AMMO
Also at 1st level, you know how to create a
new type of invention, Special Ammo. Only
harmful inventions that deal damage or have
areas of effect can be built as Special Ammo.
They must be fired from a prototype gun rather
than activated normally. When you do, use the
weapons long range in place of the inventions
normal range.
ELEMENTAL AMMO
Starting at 6th level, with a bonus action and 1
innovation point you can infuse a prototype
gun with acid, cold, electricity, fire, or thunder
for 1 minute or until you use this ability again.
While Elemental Amo is active, the guns
weapon attacks deal damage of the chosen type
and it deals an additional 1d6 damage of the
same type. That additional damage increases to
2d6 at 11th level and 3d6 at 17th level.
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MOUNTED ARTILLERY
Starting at 14th level, you build special tripods
on your prototype guns. You can mount a gun
as an action by spending 1 innovation point. A
mounted gun acts like a medium animated
object, except that it cant move and it attacks
with its firearm values using your Proficiency
Bonus + Intelligence Bonus. You can
command your mounted gun as a bonus action
if it is within 500 feet of you. You must supply
the ammo, but the gun reloads itself. The gun
remains active for 1 minute, and you can only
have one active at a time.
SPECIALIZED AMMO
Starting at 18th level, as a bonus action you can
change your next shot with a Prototype Gun
made until the end of your next turn into a 60ft
line, a 30ft cone or a 20ft radius explosion up
to the guns short range. You dont make an
attack roll, but creatures in the area receive a
Dexterity saving throw for half damage.
MACHINIST
BONUS PROFICIENCY
You gain proficiency with medium armor and
the Engineering Kit.
MECHANICAL ARMOR
With 8 hours of work you can modify an armor
that youre proficient into a Mechanical Armor.
A Mechanical Armor works like a normal
armor, but it weights 50% more, always
imposes Disadvantage on Stealth checks,
prohibit the user from wearing Equipment
inventions, and only artificers with the
Machinist vocation are proficient in their use.
While wearing mechanical armor you can use
your Intelligence modifier in place of your
Strength modifier for all purposes, and you
gain a Mechanical Slam attack that you are
proficient in. This attack deals 1d8
bludgeoning damage.
ARMOR UPGRADES
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Also at 1st level, you can integrate inventions
into your armor as Armor Upgrades. Only
inventions with a range of self or touch can be
armor upgrades. Armor upgrades expend your
invention slots without being built, but you
must be the only target.
Prepare a number of Armor Upgrades designs
equal to your Intelligence modifier + your
artificer level (minimum 1 upgrade). You can
change your list of Armor Upgrade designs
when you finish a long rest.
MECHANICAL EXPERTISE
Starting at 6th level, you can use the two
following abilities:
-Mechanical Uppercut: Immediately after you
take the Attack action or your turn, you can
spend 1 Innovation Point to make one
Mechanical Slam attack as a bonus action.
-Thrusters: You can spend 1 Innovation point
to take the Disengage or Dash action as a
bonus action on your turn, and your jump
distance is doubled for the turn.
CONSTRUCT ARMOR
Starting at 14th level, you can turn Mechanical
Armors into Construct Armors with 8 hours of
work. A Construct Armor has one additional
movement type equal to half you land speed,
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among climbing, flight, swimming and
burrowing.
Whenever you arent operating the armor, it
acts as a Medium Animated Object with the
Mechanical Slam attack. You can have a
number of construct armors built at once equal
to your Intelligence modifier, and you can issue
a command to one or all of your unworn
construct armors as a bonus action if they are
within 500 feet of you.
If left without orders, the armor takes the
Dodge action. If youre rendered Incapacitated
while inside the armor, it takes the Dodge or
Disengage action on your turn and tries to stay
close to creatures designated as allies, or flees
if alone. Designated allies can remove you
from the construct armor, but nothing else can
without destroying it first.
SEALED ENVIRONMENT
Starting at 18th level, your Construct Armors
are sealed from the outside. They provide
constant air as well as immunity to gases,
pressure and lack of air. While inside your
Construct Armor you also receive Darkvision
and advantage on saves against poison, disease
and light effects.
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 USING INVENTIONS
While it may seem that creating and using an
invention is a whole new system, actually the
process is just like preparing and casting a
spell, since Inventions emulate their effects. In
fact the system mostly resembles creating and
using a scroll. To build and use an invention,
the Artificer follows these steps.
1 - KNOWS THE DESIGN: The spell that he
wants to emulate in an invention must be
written in his design book.
2 - BUILD THE INVENTION: The Artificer
spends a daily Invention exactly like a
spellcaster casting a spell does. He spends one
minute building it. After that the Invention is
ready for use, and he may use it now or store it
for later. Once built the invention remains
ready for use until the end of the Artificers
next long rest.
OPTIONAL: 3 - STORING: Inventions usually
are handheld items, and the Artificer stores
them exactly like any other item. However, if
the emulated spell is beneficial, with a range of
Touch or Self, and a duration longer than 1
round, its an Equipment. Equipments may be
made as bracers, gloves, shoulders, belts,
boots, helmets or backpacks, are always
cumbersome and usually prevent the use of
other items in the space they occupy. You cant
choose to build spells that dont fit the above
criteria as Equipment, and you cant build
spells that do as normal Inventions.
OPTIONAL: 4 - READY: If the Invention is
stored the Artificer must draw it like any other
item before using it (usually drawing an item
takes no action). Obviously if the Invention is
an Equipment and hes already wearing it, then
he doesnt need to draw it.
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5 - USE THE INVENTION: Using an Invention
takes one Action, unless the original casting
time is longer. If the Invention is an Equipment
it uses the spells normal casting time, but it
must target the Artificer or have him as one of
the targets. Only the Artificer may activate the
Invention. Beneficial Inventions arent
considered magical effects (so they cant be
dispelled and work on anti-magic zones). Once
used the Invention is spent and cant be used
again.
EXAMPLE - NORMAL INVENTION: An Artificer builds a
Cure Wounds Invention. He spends a whole minute
building it. After that he can store his invention for later
or use right now.
EXAMPLE - NORMAL INVENTION: An Artificer builds a
Burning Hands Invention. The invention works like the
spell, with a 15ft cone starting in his space.
EXAMPLE - EQUIPMENT INVENTION: An Artificer builds a
Mage Armor Invention. Mage Armor is a beneficial spell
with a range of Touch and a duration longer than 1
round, so it must be built as a cumbersome Equipment.
Since its an Equipment the Artificer has to wear it
before he can activate it (in this case lets say he built it
as heavy bracers) and he must include himself among the
targets; mage armor has only one target so he can only
target himself with his Quantum Forcefield Bracers.
THE SUBCLASS TRICK
The above is true for every Artificers
Inventions, but each subclass has a nice ability
to build their signature inventions in a different
and improved way. The following are the step-
by-step guides of each subclass.
ALCHEMIST
The Alchemist can build Tonics from
beneficial spells with a range of Self or Touch.
Tonics are used as normal Inventions. He can
also prepare a number of inventions from his
design book exactly like a wizard prepares
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spells, but only from those that can be made as
Tonics; he can build the tonics he prepared
with a single actions instead of one minute.
EXAMPLE - TONIC: An Alchemist builds a Mage Armor
Invention. Other Artificers must build it as an
Equipment, but he has the option to build it as a Tonic.
He must draw and use it, but Tonics are used as normal
Inventions and dont have the limitations of Equipments.
EXAMPLE - PREPARING: An Alchemist prepares Mage
Armor after his long rest. During the adventure day he
really needs a mage armor tonic, and since Mage Armor
is one of his prepared inventions he only need a single
action to build it, instead of the normal 1 minute. Later
he needs a Cure Wounds invention, but he didnt choose
it as one of his prepared inventions for the day, so Tonic
or not he still needs 1 minute to build it.
GUNSMITH
Besides being able to create Prototype Guns
the Gunsmith can build Special Ammo. This
special ammo is built exactly like any normal
Invention, but can be only used from a
Prototype Gun. The Invention uses the long
range of the Prototype Gun in place of the
spells range. He can only build harmful spells
that cause damage or have an area of effect as
ammo.
EXAMPLE - SPECIAL AMMO: A Gunsmith builds a
Hypnotic Pattern Invention. Since the spell has an area
of effect (a 30ft cube within 120t) he has the option to
build it as Ammo. He does, and must shoot it through a
Prototype Gun, using the guns Long Range in place of
the spells original range.
GRENADIER
The Grenadier may build offensive area spells
as Bombs. Bombs are throw weapons with a
20/60ft range. He can also prepare a number
of inventions from his design book exactly like
a wizard prepares spells, but only from those
that can be made as Bombs; he can build these
Bombs as a single action.
EXAMPLE - BOMB: A Grenadier builds a Burning Hands
Invention. Other Artificers must build it as a normal
invention, but he can build it as a Bomb. As a Bomb he
can throw it with a 20/60 range and the 15ft cone starts
where the bomb lands instead of at him.
EXAMPLE - PREPARING: A Grenadier prepares Burning
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Hands after his long rest. During the adventure day he
really needs a burning hands bomb, and since Burning
Hands is one of his prepared inventions he only need a
single action to build it, instead of the normal 1 minute.
Later he needs a Lightning Bolt invention, but he didnt
choose it as one of his prepared inventions, so Bomb or
not he still needs 1 minute to build it.
MACHINIST
Besides being able to created Mechanical
Armor, the Machinist can prepare a number
of inventions from his design book exactly like
a wizard prepares spells, but only from
beneficial spells with a range of Touch or Self.
These spells are Armor Upgrades. While using
his Mechanical Armor he can activate these
Armor Upgrades without the need to build
them first, but he can only target himself with
them.
EXAMPLE - ARMOR UPGRADE: A Machinist prepares Fly
after his long rest. During the adventure day he really
needs a Fly effect on himself, so he just spends a daily
invention slot and activates it without the need to spend
1 minute building it. Later he needs a Cure Wounds
invention, but he didnt choose it as one of his prepared
inventions, so he still needs 1 minute to build it.
EXAMPLE - NOT ARMOR UPGRADE: A Machinist didn't
prepare Fly after his long rest. During the adventure day
he really needs a Fly effect on himself but he didnt
choose it as one of his prepared inventions, so he still
needs 1 minute to build it as a jetpack (an Equipment) .
However you can't wear Equipments while using a
Mechanical Armor, so he's outta luck.
WHAT ABOUT ROLEPLAY?
You can roleplay your inventions exactly as
you want. One might roleplay a Fireball
Invention like an explosive potion; another
might roleplay it as a single-use disposable
handcannon. The system is designed so you
can create lots of technological gadgets using
the simple and familiar framework of spells.
Hand-cannon? Fireball Invention. Parachute?
Feather Fall Equipment. Keeping with the feel
of 5e, your imagination and the setting youre
playing are the only limits.
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 FIREARMS
Firearms are a really debated topic on gaming
circles, with everyone around here and their
grandmothers coming with their own better
rules. What, in fact, is better or more consistent
/ realistic / fun / whatever word you think is
better, when considering firearms? My answer
is: Whatever the DM tells you to use.
With that in mind the Gunsmith rules were
designed in a way to allow you to use any rules
on firearms. His Prototype Gun uses whatever
firearms are in the setting and just makes some
changes to it (mostly removing the loading
property and allowing INT based attacks). I'm
adding here my own firearms, but as I said
above you may use any firearms rules in
conjunction with this class.

Name Cost Damage Weight Properties

Simple Ranged Weapons
Pistol, light 50 gp 1d6 3 lb Ammunition (range 30/120), firearm, light,
piercing loading
Martial Ranged Weapons
Arquebus 150 gp 1d10 9 lb Ammunition (range 100/400), firearm, heavy,
piercing loading, two-handed
Blunderbuss 100 gp 1d8 8 lb Ammunition (range 30/120), firearm, heavy,
piercing loading, special, two-handed
Grenade 500 gp 4d6 1 lb Explosive (radius 20), throw (range 50)
piercing
Pistol, military 75 gp 1d8 5 lb Ammunition (range 80/320), firearm, loading,
piercing two-handed
Adventuring Gear
Ammunition
- Bullets (10) 1gp - 2 lb
- Pellets (10) 1gp - 3 lb Ammo for blunderbuss.
Ammo 1gp - 1 lb
Bandoleer
Tools
Artisan's tools
- Gunsmith's 50 gp 5 lb
tools

NEW WEAPON PROPERTIES
EXPLOSIVE
A weapon with this property doesnt require an
attack roll. Instead you throw the weapon
within its range and the weapon explodes
within its given radius. Creatures within the
radius of the explosion must make a Dexterity
saving throw DC 8 + your Dexterity modifier +
proficiency bonus if applicable. Creatures take
full damage on a failed saving throw, half on a
successful one.

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FIREARM
A weapon with this property fires gunpowder
propelled bullets, that become useless if wet.
On a natural roll of 1 the weapon misfires and
jams. If wet or jammed you need to spend an
action cleaning and reloading the weapon.
SPECIAL WEAPONS
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BLUNDERBUSS
The blunderbuss is a firearm designed for close
combat. Instead of bullets, a handful of pellets
may be loaded into the gun. When pellets are
loaded, the blunderbuss does not attack
normally. Instead all creatures in a 15 foot cone
must make a Dexterity saving throw DC 8 +
your Dexterity modifier + proficiency bonus if
applicable. Creatures take full damage on a
failed saving throw, half on a successful one.
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