Cunning Inventors

Every artificer is defined by a specific craft. 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 gunsmiths, students of invention and warfare who craft deadly firearms that they can augment with magic. Other artificers are alchemists. Using their knowledge of magic and various exotic ingredients, they create potions and draughts to aid them on their adventures. Others still are Mechanics crafting clockwork servants who carryout their needs. Alchemy, mechanics, and gunsmithing are the two most common areas of study for artificers, but others do exist.

All artificers are united by their curiosity and inventive nature. To an artificer, magic 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 magical enhancement. Artificers win respect and renown among their kind by uncovering new lore or inventing new methods of creation.

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? Talk to your DM about the role played by artificers in the campaign, and what sort of organizations and NPCs you might have ties to.

Equipment

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

• (a) a handaxe and a light hammer or (b) any two simple weapons
• a light crossbow and 20 bolts
• (a) scale mail or (b) studded leather armor
• thieves’ tools and a dungeoneer’s pack

Artificer Specialist

At 1st level, you choose the type of Artificer Specialist you are: Alchemist, Gadgetsmith or Mechanic, all of which are detailed at the end of the class description. Your choice grants you features at 3rd levet, and again at 5th, 9th, and 15th level.

Spellcasting

As part of your study of magic, you gain the ability to cast spells at 1st level. The spells you learn are limited in scope, primarily concerned with modifying creatures and objects or creating items.

Extra Attunement in other classes

The Wizard and the Rogue Arcane Trickster obtain Extra Attunement trait only once at 9th level. The Fighter Eldritch Knight obtain this trait only once at 10th level.

Alchemist

A alchemist is an artificer who has pursued the secrets of alchemy. While many a village has an apothecary grinding odd herbs and roots into potent (or not so potent) concoctions, the careful process of mixing and brewing is just one way to achieve results. Through the use of the intricate secrets of the craft and direct infusions using magical rituals, a potionsmith can come up with explosive results in the blink of an eye... sometimes literally.

An alchemist can be a scholar who has delved much of the knowledge the world has to offer or an explorer that has unlocked the secrets of the wilderness. Their knowledge could come being friends of the fey, or unfettered access to the royal library. As such, alchemists can be good or evil, lawful or chaotic.

Alchemical Infusions

At 3rd level, you have found a way to skip most of the brewing process for alchemically creating potent magically effects by directly infusing the potion with your own magic.

When you take a short or long rest and have an empty vial on your person, you may choose one or more the following spells and use a spell slots to cast them. You can use this trait once for each spell.

When you cast spells in this way, the spell does not take effect immediately, but is infused into the potion. If the spell grants an effect or restores health, the creature will gain the effect of the spell when the potion is consumed.

If the spell has an area of effect area, that area of effect take place when the vial is broken, with the effect centered on where the vial breaks. As an action, you or another creature can either consume the vial, or throw it up to 30 feet where it shatters on impact.

If the spell has a persistent effect that requires concentration, it does not require concentration to maintain, but its duration is shortened to a number of rounds equal to your Intelligence modifier. A spell that does not require concentration lasts its normal duration. An infused potion loses its potency if it is not used by the end of your next long rest.

You can gain additional spells for your Alchemical Infusions through your Alchemist upgrades.

Adrenaline Serum.

A creature consuming this Serum increases its Strength or Dexterity score by your Intelligence modifier for a number of rounds equal to your Intelligence modifier. On the round that this wears off, its movement speed is zero and cannot take any actions until the end of its turn.

Once you use this upgrade, you cannot use it again until you complete a short or long rest.

Aroma Therapies.

You expand your alchemical knowledge to be able to produce incense and simmering reagents that grant effects to those that inhale their fumes. If creatures spend a short or long rest inhaling fumes from a concoction you devise with this feature, creatures regain an extra 1d4 hit dice, recover from 1d4 levels of exhaustion and are cured of any non-magical diseases they are suffering from.

Once you use this upgrade, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest.

The extra hit dice increases by 1d4 when you reach 15th level (2d4).

Auto Injector.

You create an automatic potion injector that you can wear. As an action, you can load a potion (either an infused potion or a normal potion) into this injector at any time. Subsequently while a potion is loaded into the injector, you can consume the potion using your reaction. Only one option can be held in the injector at a time.

Confusion Gas.

You formulate a new Instant Reaction, a powerful disorientating gas. Targeting a point within 15 feet, as an action, you cause fumes to erupt. Creatures within 10 feet of the target point can choose to hold their breath and not inhale, but creatures that inhale the fumes must make a Wisdom saving throw. On fail, it is under the effects of Confusion spell for a number of rounds equals at your Intelligence modifier. At the beginning of each of its turns, an affected target can repeat the saving throw. If it succeeds, the effect ends.

Delivery Mechanism.

You modify the stability of your reagents and develop a better delivery mechanism. You can target a point within 30 feet for your instant reactions that target a point. The additional precision allows you to better target the effects, allowing creatures of your choice within the target area to automatically pass a dexterity saving throw against your effects.

Frostbloom Reaction.

You formulate a new endothermic Instant Reaction, a devastating localized cold snap that creates an instant bloom of ice. Targeting a point within 15 feet, as an action, you cause an the area to erupt in frost. Creatures in an area within 5 feet of the target point have to make a Dexterity saving throw, or take 1d6 cold damage and become restrained for a number of rounds equals at your Intelligence modifier. The restrained creatures must repeat the saving throw at the beginning of each of its next turns. On success, the effect ends.

The damage damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 9th level (3d6), and 15th level (4d6).

Greater Adrenaline Shot. Prerequisite: Adrenaline Serum. Prerequisite 9th level Artificer.

You upgrade your adrenaline shot to produce even more extreme and magical effects in the creature it effects. The adrenaline shot grants you temporary hit points equal to twice your Artificer level when you consume it, you have advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks, and it grants the effect of haste and heroism spells. These effects do not require concentration. When the serum ends, the creature suffer a level of exhaustion.

Mana Potion Prerequisite: 5th level Artificer

During a short rest, you can create a Mana Potion. A Mana Potion loses its potency if it is not consumed within 1 hour. As an bonus action, a creature can consume a Mana Potion to restore a random spell slot level.

You can use this upgrade a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier halved, rounded down (minimum once), regaining all uses on a long rest.

Secrets of Flight

Secrets of Fire

Secrets of Frost

Secrets of the Ligth

Secrets of the Dark

Secrets of Heal

Gadgetmaster's Proficiency

When you choose this specialization at 1st level, you gain proficiency with blowguns, nets, rapiers, whips, and tinker's tools.

Essential Tools

At 1st level, you've mastered the creation of the essential reusable tools of surviving the battlefield as a Gadgeeter. You have the following items:

• Grappling Hook. As an attack or as an action, you may target a surface, object or creature within 20 feet. If the target is Small or Smaller, you can make a Grapple check to pull it to you and Grapple it. Alternatively, if the target is Medium or larger, you can choose to be pulled to it, however, this does not grapple it.

• Smoke Bomb. As a bonus action, you can use this to instantly cast Fog Cloud targeting a point within 30 feet without expending a spell slot. It lasts a number of rounds equal to your intelligence modifier and does not require concentration. You can use this a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier halved, rounded down (minimum of once), regaining all uses on a short or long rest.

• Gadgetmaster Weapon. Pick one of Boomerang of Hitting, Impact Gauntlets, Repeating Crossbow, Shock Generator or Lightning Baton from the upgrade section. You receive this upgrade and does not count against your upgrade total.

Airburst Mine.

You create a mechanical device capable of producing a devastating blast. As a bonus action, you can use this device to cast Shatter without expending a spell slot. Alternatively, you can set up the mine as an action to be triggered by your reaction within 1 minute. You can use this upgrade a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier halved, rounded down (minimum once), regaining all uses on a short or long rest.

Arcane Nullifier. Prerequisite: 5th level Artificer.

You make a device that nullifies the arcane through means you assure everyone else you understand. As a bonus action, you can use this device to cast Dispel Magic. You can use this upgrade a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier halved, rounded down (minimum once), regaining all uses on a short or long rest.

Bee Swarm Rockets. Prerequisite: 15th level Artificer.

You design a type of tiny firecracker-like device, which can release rockets in large numbers. You have a maximum number of rockets equal to your Artificer level. You can release between one and the number you have remaining as an action. Each rocket targets a point you can see within 40 feet. Creatures within 10 feet of a target point must make a dexterity saving throw. Creatures that fail take 2d6 fire damage per rocket that effects the area they are standing in, or half as much on a successful one. You rebuild your stock to your maximum during a long rest.

Belt of Adjusting Size.

You create a belt with a creature size dial on it. While you are wearing this belt, you can use a bonus action to cast Enlarge/Reduce on yourself. You can use this upgrade a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier halved, rounded down (minimum once), regaining all uses on a short or long rest.

Binding Rope.

You create a rope that is capable of animating and binding a target. As an bonus action, target a creature within 30 feet. The target must make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC or become restrained for a number of rounds equal at your Intelligence modifier. If you are currently grappling the target, it makes the Dexterity saving throw with disadvantage. The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its next turns. On success, the effect ends. The rope can only restrain one target a time.

You can use this upgrade a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier halved, rounded down (minimum once), regaining all uses on a short or long rest.

Fire Spitter.

You create a gadget that creates a quick blast of fire. As a bonus action, you can cast Aganazzar's Scorcher with this gadget without expending a spell slot. You can use this upgrade a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier halved, rounded down (minimum once), regaining all uses on a short or long rest.

Flashbang.

You create a high luminary discharge device. As an action, you can target a point within 30 feet. Any creature within 20 feet of the targeted point must make a Dexterity saving throw or be blinded for a number of rounds equal to your Intelligence modifier. The blinded creatures must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a success, the effect ends. You can use this upgrade a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier halved, rounded down (minimum once), regaining all uses on a short or long rest.

Mechanical Familiar.

You can create the blueprint for a small mechanical creature. At the end of a long rest, you can choose to animate it, and cast find familiar with the following modifications: the creatures type is Construct, and you cannot select a creature with a flying speed. This construct stays active until you deactivate it or is destroyed. In either case, you can choose to reactivate it at the end of a long rest.

Nimble Gloves. Prerequisite: Incompatible with Gripping Gloves.

You create magical gloves the increase your Dexterity. Your Dexterity score and maximum Dexterity score increases by 2 while wearing these gloves. You gain advantage on Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) checks involving manipulating things with your hands while wearing these gloves.

Phase Trinket. Prerequisite: 9th level Artificer.

You create a magical trinket that manipulates ethereal magic. As a bonus action, you can cast Blink using the trinket without expending a spell slot. The spell duration is reduced for a number of rounds equal to your Intelligence modifier.

Once you use this ability, you cannot use it again until you complete a short or long rest.

Jumping Boots.

You modify your boots with arcane boosters. While wearing these boots, you are under the effects of the Jump spell.

Repeating Hand Crossbow.

You build an improved hand crossbow. You have proficiency in this weapon, and it has the Ammunition (range 30/120), Light, and Special properties and deals 1d6 piercing damage. At level 9, this weapon gains a +1 to attack and damage rolls; this increases to a +2 at level 15.

Special: This weapon does not require a free-hand to load, as it has a built in loader. When you fire this weapon with advantage, once per turn you can forgo advantage on an attack to make one additional attack.

Shock Generator.

You create a device capable of generating potent shocks. You can use this to cast shocking grasp . When you cast Shocking Grasp with this feature, you can use either your Dexterity or Intelligence modifier for the melee spell attack roll.

Shocking Hook. Prerequisite: Requires Shock Generator

You can integrate your Shock Generator and your Grappling Hook. If the target of your Grappling Hook is a creature, you can cast shocking grasp using your Shock Generator on that creature as a bonus action when pulling it to you or being pulled to it.

Mechanical Partner

Medium construct, unaligned

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• Armor Class 10 + proficiency bonus + Dexterity modifier.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (+0)	10 (+0)	10 (+0)	3 (-4)	9 (-1)	1 (-5)

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• Damage Vulnerabilities acid
• Damage Immunities poison, psychic
• Condition Immunities exhaustion, charmed, poisoned
• Senses passive perception 10 + Wisdom modifier, darkvision 60 ft.
• Languages Understands creator’s languages, but cannot speak

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• Vigilant. The Mechanical Partner can't be surprised.

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Strong Build

• The servant gains a Strength score of 16.
• The servant gains either a Wisdom, Dexterity, or Constitution score of 13.
• Some Construct features require the target to make a saving throw to resist. The construct’s saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

Flexible Build

• The servant gains a Dexterity score of 16.
• The servant gains either a Wisdom, Strength, or Constitution score of 13.
• Some Construct features require the target to make a saving throw to resist. The construct’s saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

Surdy Build

• The servant gains a Constitution score of 16.
• The servant gains either a Strength, Dexterity, or Wisdom score of 13.
• Some Construct features require the target to make a saving throw to resist. The construct’s saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

Custom Spells