<style> /* Background */ .phb{ background-image: url('https://gmbinder.com/images/UCIUXyr.jpg') } .phb{ background-size: cover } /* Notes */ .phb blockquote {background-color: #ebcec3} .phb hr + blockquote tr:nth-child(odd) td {background-color: #FDF1DC;} /* Tables */ .phb hr+section blockquote tr:nth-child(odd) td {background-color:transparent; } table tr:nth-child(odd) td {background-color: #ebcec3} /* Footer */ .phb .pageNumber {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)} .phb .footnote {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)} .phb:after{ background-image: url('https://gmbinder.com/images/EsLXSby.png'); content: "Tinker's Tools - By Dump Stat Adventures | Find more content at DumpStatAdventures.com | v. 1.1"; } </style> ## Tinker's Tools - v 1.1 Your set of tools may be dirty and grimy, your blueprints smudged up, but that's never stopped you from creating wonderful and magnificent creations! ### Tinker's Tools *The following text replaces the text found on pg. 85 of* ***Xanathar's Guide to Everything*** <br> Tinker's Tools include a variety of hand tools, saws, screwdrivers, wrenches, small oil dropper, rubber tubing, and other strange gadgets. Tinker's Tools weigh 10 lbs and cost 50 gp. ### Crafting To craft an object, you must have proficiency in the use of tinker's tools and you must know the object you wish to craft. After choosing the item to craft, you then must gather the required ingredients and then begin crafting the item. You can craft three different types of objects: **Mundane**, **Mechanical**, and **Magical**. Generally, the more complex an item is, the more likely it is going to be magical. Crafted items, once created, last until they are broken and any item that is more complex than Mundane requires a blueprint to build. #### Using Your Tools When you wish to construct an object, you must first have blueprints to work from, unless you are attempting to make a Mundane object. ##### Blueprints To create blueprints, you must spend 8 hours working on your blueprints and then make an Intelligence (Tinker's Tools) check. The DC is determined by the type of object you are attempting to create and it's complexity. When you are creating your blueprints, there are no gold costs for this day. On a failed check, you make no progress for this day and must spend another day creating a set of blueprints. ##### Crafting the Object Once you have your blueprints, you can begin assembling your object. You must gather the raw materials and then spend several hours crafting the item. The raw materials are abstracted out into a gold cost for the object, and you must spend that amount of gold for every 8 hours of work on the object. Once you finish 8 hours of work on the object, you must attempt a Dexterity (Tinker's Tools) check to make progress on your object. On a failed check, the gold cost for the past 8 hours is expended but you make no progress on your object. You must pay the gold cost again and re-attempt the check after 8 hours. The DC for crafting an object is based on the object you are attempting to create and it's complexity. \columnbreak #### Mundane Objects Mundane objects are simple items that don't require much work to produce. They often feature very few moving parts and very simple in their construction. These items don't require a blueprint to produce them, only time and a few raw materials. #### Mechanical Objects For more complex and mechanical pieces, Mechanical objects use a tiny bit of magic but largely rely on your engineering abilities and skill. These objects are often seen as marvels of magic by the general population, even if they use no magic in them. These items require a blueprint to produce them due to their complexity. #### Magical Objects For some of the most complicated objects, magical objects are a blend of magic and technology that must be powered and can only work if magic is placed in them. While a tinkerer doesn't have to be proficient in magic to craft such an item, they need something magical to power the item. This could be miasma, residue from a slain elemental, or something else that contains magic in its essence. This tool will use miasma as it's base, but your world may feature something else like a runestone with a small reservoir of magic. ##### Miasma This strange, blue-white liquid gas is known as miasma and is produced as a by-product by alchemists and can even be harvested in the Elemental Chaos. Miasma is highly magical and volatile, capable of exploding in a poisonous gas that strangles and suffocates those unlucky enough to be touched by it. This liquid gas can be bought from a Tinkerer's Guild, alchemist, or other suitable locations for 15 gp for 1 vial. This vial can then be used to provide the necessary magic to power your Magical Objects for a certain amount of time as decided by the object. To remove an old vial from a gadget, you must spend an action to carefully remove it, and then use another action to insert a new vial. ### Using your Objects With your tools, you can create problem-solving objects to help you on your adventures, or just make life easier. These objects are largely restricted to solving problems in the world, not necessarily for harming your opponents. These objects can be as complicated as a breathing apparatus to allow you to breathe underwater to a bag of ball bearings to trip up your foes. #### Malfunctions & Magical Objects After each use, a Magical object has been put under strain and may suffer from a Malfunction or even a Catastrophic Failure. To determine what strain your object has gone through, after each use of the object and no matter how long, you must roll a Dexterity (Tinker's Check) against the Malfunction DC of the object. \pagebreakNum On a failed check, the object suffers a Malfunction and the object is not usable until you take a short rest to repair it (no check required). If you fail the check by 5 or more, your object suffers a Catastrophic Failure and is broken. To repair your object, you must spend half the time required to build the object, this requires you to pay the gold cost if it will take more than 8 hours to repair the object. ### Workshops Some objects you might wish to create might make travel with them impossible. The DM may decide that some objects are too large or heavy to carry around, forcing you to use a workshop to work on the object. ### Complexity The complexity of an object is based on its designation; **Mundane**, **Mechanical**, and **Magical**. ___ - *Mundane* objects are the easiest to create and have the lowest DC, as well as require the least amount of time to craft. These objects can't malfunction. - *Mechanical* objects require some engineering skill and have higher DCs. - *Magical* objects are complex and require a power source to charge them. They are prone to malfunctioning and breaking down. ##### Sample DCs |Object|Type|Craft DC| |:-|:-|:-:| |Abacus|Mundane|8| |Backpack|Mundane|5| ||Mechanical|| ||Mechanical|| |Gills|Magical|13| |Wings|Magical|16| ## Mundane Objects ### Abacus A standard tool used to make calculations. ___ - **Complexity** Mundane - **Crafting Time** 1 hour - **Cost** 1 gp - **Materials Needed** Any - **Craft DC** 8 ### Backpack A backpack is a leather pack carried on the back, typically with straps to secure it. A backpack can hold 1 cubic foot / 30 pounds of gear. ___ - **Complexity** Mundane - **Crafting Time** 1 hour - **Cost** 1 gp - **Materials Needed** Cloth, Leather - **Craft DC** 5 \columnbreak ### Ball Bearings (Bag of 1,000) As an action, you can spill these tiny metal balls from their pouch to cover a level, square area that is 10 feet on a side. A creature moving across the covered area must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall prone. A creature moving through the area at half speed doesn't need to make the save. ___ - **Complexity** Mundane - **Crafting Time** 8 hours - **Cost** 5 sp - **Materials Needed** Metal - **Craft DC** 8 ### Book A book might contain poetry, historical accounts, information pertaining to a particular field of lore, diagrams and notes on gnomish contraptions, or just about anything else that can be represented using text or pictures. A book of spells is a spellbook. ___ - **Complexity** Mundane - **Crafting Time** 8 hours - **Cost** 12 gp 5 sp - **Materials Needed** Parchment - **Craft DC** 8 ### Grappling Hook When tied to the end of a rope, a grappling hook can secure the rope to a battlement, window ledge, tree limb, or other protrusion. ___ - **Complexity** Mundane - **Crafting Time** 1 hour - **Cost** 1 gp - **Materials Needed** Metal - **Craft DC** 5 ### Hourglass A standard hourglass used to measure the passage of time. ___ - **Complexity** Mundane - **Crafting Time** 8 hours - **Cost** 12 gp 5 sp - **Materials Needed** Glass, Metal, Sand - **Craft DC** 8 ### Spyglass Objects viewed through a spyglass are magnified to twice their size. ___ - **Complexity** Mundane - **Crafting Time** 16 hours - **Cost** 500 gp - **Materials Needed** Glass, Metal - **Craft DC** 8 \pagebreakNum ## Mechanical Objects ### Alarm Clock This hourglass is attached to a set of weights that produces a great noise when the sand runs out after a certain amount of time. Any creature asleep within 15 feet of the alarm clock awakens when the time runs out. As an action, you can set the time to up to 8 hours. ___ - **Complexity** Mechanical - **Blueprint DC** 13 - **Crafting Time** 16 hours - **Cost** 15 gp / 8 Hours - **Materials Needed** Glass, Metal, Sand - **Craft DC** 13 ### Automatic Lockpicker This automatic lockpicker fits easily into a lock and, as an action, you can attempt to pick a simple lock with it. Instead of making a Dexterity (Thieves' Tools) check to pick the lock, you can instead make a Dexterity (Tinkerer's Tools) check. ___ - **Complexity** Mechanical - **Blueprint DC** 15 - **Crafting Time** 24 hours - **Cost** 10 gp / 8 Hours - **Materials Needed** Metal, Wood - **Craft DC** 15 ### Grappler Attachment This attachment is designed to be equipped onto a heavy crossbow. When the crossbow is fired, it shoots out a grappling hook attached to a 50-foot rope. This does not create the grappling hook, the rope, or the heavy crossbow. ___ - **Complexity** Mechanical - **Blueprint DC** 10 - **Crafting Time** 8 hours - **Cost** 10 gp - **Materials Needed** Metal, Wood - **Craft DC** 10 ### Hidden Blade A dagger is incorporated into a device operated by a wrist. As an object interaction, a creature can flick their wrist and a dagger appears. This device is large enough to carry a dagger or other small objects per the DM's discretion. ___ - **Complexity** Mechanical - **Blueprint DC** 13 - **Crafting Time** 16 hours - **Cost** 10 gp / 8 Hours - **Materials Needed** Metal, Wood - **Craft DC** 13 \columnbreak ### Improvised Light Crossbow This hastily constructed crossbow operates like a light crossbow and allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. ___ - **Complexity** Mechanical - **Blueprint DC** 13 - **Crafting Time** 16 hours - **Cost** 6 gp / 8 Hours - **Materials Needed** Linen, Metal, Wood - **Craft DC** 13 ### Windup Toy This small windup toy bears a vague resemblance to a duck. As an action, you can wind up this toy and release it on the ground. Roll initiative for this toy, and on its turn will walk up to 30 feet in a straight line. On its next turn, it produces a huge amount of noise, like that of cymbals crashing together. It produces this noise a number of rounds equal to the number of feet it walked, divided by 5. ___ - **Complexity** Mechanical - **Blueprint DC** 13 - **Crafting Time** 16 hours - **Cost** 5 gp / 8 Hours - **Materials Needed** Cloth, Metal - **Craft DC** 13 ## Magical ### Gills This device allows you to breathe underwater, so long as no magical effect is stopping it. This does not purify the water you are breathing, so if it is laden with poison or salt, you will suffer the effects, like salt making you thirstier than normal. ___ - **Complexity** Magical - **Blueprint DC** 20 - **Crafting Time** 24 hours - **Cost** 30 gp / 8 Hours - **Materials Needed** Rubber, Metal - **Duration per Vial** 10 minutes - **Craft DC** 20 - **Malfunction DC** 18 - **Catastrophic Failure** 13 \pagebreakNum ### Night Goggles This device allows you to see in the dark up to 30 feet away from you as if you had darkvision. It has no effect on magical darkness. While on, your googles give off a dim green glow for 15 feet from you. If the device suffers a **Malfunction** while you are wearing it, it short circuits and your eyes are blasted by a bright white light. This effect impairs your vision for 1 hour, giving you disadvantage on any checks that require sight. ___ - **Complexity** Magical - **Blueprint DC** 18 - **Crafting Time** 16 hours - **Cost** 20 gp / 8 Hours - **Materials Needed** Glass, Metal, Wood - **Duration per Vial** 1 hour - **Craft DC** 18 - **Malfunction DC** 15 - **Catastrophic Failure** 10 ### Trumpet Horn of Comprehension This device appears to be a set of clunky earmuffs with arcane runes etched into the frame. While it is powered and you hold it up to your ear, you can understand the literal meaning of any spoken language that you hear, though it comes across as slightly distorted as if hearing it through a tube. ___ - **Complexity** Magical - **Blueprint DC** 15 - **Crafting Time** 8 hours - **Cost** 10 gp / 8 Hours - **Materials Needed** Horn, Metal, Wood - **Duration per Vial** 1 hour - **Craft DC** 15 - **Malfunction DC** 13 - **Catastrophic Failure** 8 ### Wings This device allows you to fly up to 50 feet up. Upon losing power, it will glide to the ground and deposit you safely on the ground, unless you suffer a **Malfunction** while up in the air. It can only hold you and half your maximum carrying capacity. While flying with this pack, your Fly speed is equal to half your Speed. ___ - **Complexity** Magical - **Blueprint DC** 20 - **Crafting Time** 24 hours - **Cost** 30 gp / 8 Hours - **Materials Needed** Cloth, Metal, Wood - **Duration per Vial** 10 minutes - **Craft DC** 20 - **Malfunction DC** 18 - **Catastrophic Failure** 13 \columnbreak ### Determining DCs #### Mundane Objects Most Mundane objects are very easy to craft and only take a few hours at most. To decide on a DC, the DM should decide how many moving parts or pieces the object is made out of and reference the chart below: |Complexity|DC|Average Cost|Hours| |:-|:-:|:-:|:-:| |Simple|5|1 gp / 8 hours|8 Hours| |Complex|8|2 gp / 8 hours|16 Hours| |Intricate|10|5 gp / 8 hours|24 Hours| #### Mechanical Objects Mechanical objects are more complex than the Mundane and involve some skill to produce them. To decide on a DC, the DM should decide how many moving parts of pieces the object is made out of and reference the chart below: |Complexity|DC|Average Cost|Hours |:-|:-:|:-:|:-:| |Simple|10|5 gp / 8 hours|8 Hours| |Complex|13|10 gp / 8 hours|16 Hours| |Intricate|15|15 gp / 8 hours|24 Hours| Most Mechanical objects will rarely be made with magic and instead require the marvels of science and technology. #### Magical Objects Magical objects are extremely complex and require a large amount of skill and magic to operate. To decide on a DC, the DM should decide how powerful it is compared to similar spells and reference the chart below: |Complexity<br>(Spell Level)|DC|Average Cost|Hours|Duration| |:-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:| |Simple<br>(1st-level)|15|10 gp / 8 hours|8 Hours|1 hour| |Complex<br>(2nd-level)|18|20 gp / 8 hours|16 Hours|1 hour| |Intricate<br>(3rd-level)|20|30 gp / 8 hours|24 Hours|10 minutes| Most Mechanical objects will rarely be made with magic and instead require the marvels of science and technology. \pagebreakNum ## Variant Rules #### Expending Spells Instead of requiring material to fuel a Magical object, you can instead require that the character expends a spell slot of an appropriate level and the object works for the listed duration in its statblock. #### Exploding Miasma If you want a mechanical effect associated with mishandled miasma, a character may throw the vial of miasma. A miasma vial has a range of 30 ft, and it explodes in a 5 ft diameter sphere and all creatures in that area must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, they take 2d4 fire damage, or half on a success. The creature must then succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 1 minute, they can repeat this save at the end of their turn. If you throw more than one miasma vial at the same time, it increases the amount of fire damage by 1d4 up to a maximum of 10d4 fire damage. #### Magical Runes If you dislike the idea of a magical gas such as miasma, you could have small etched rune stones laced with latent magic that can power a Magical object. #### Mechanical Only Not all tinkerers can create magical devices, you may decide that a tinkerer can only create Mundane and Mechanical objects.