Class Features

As a Gunbreaker, you gain the following class features

Charged Strike

When you make a successful melee weapon attack with a gunblade, you may expend 1 Munition shell to pull your weapon’s trigger and deal extra damage according to your Charged Strike damage die seen in the Gunblade table above. The Charged Strike damage is force damage.

The extra damage dice are increased to 2 dice at 5th level, 3 dice at 11th level and 4 dice at 17th level.

Fighting Style

At second level you adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the following options. You can't take a fighting option more than once, even if you later get to choose again.

Archery. You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged weapons.

Defense. While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.

Dueling. When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapon, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.

Great Weapon Fighting. When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or 2. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.

Protection. When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you that is within 5 ft of you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You must be wielding a shield.

Two Weapon Fighting. When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.

Gunner Shot

By 2nd level, your gunblade's design has become more intricate, allowing you to include a functional ranged weapon into it. While wielding a gunblade you gain a new attack option that you can use with the Attack action. This special attack is a ranged weapon attack with a range and damage die according to your specific gunblade in the Gunblade table. You are proficient with it, and you add your Dexterity modifier to its attack and damage rolls. You expend one Munition shell when you use this attack option.

Energy Exchange

Starting at 3rd level, you have mastered the transfer of energy back and forth between your Munition shells. As a Bonus Action you can expend one Munition shell to heal yourself an amount equal to 2d6 + your Gunbreaker level.

At higher levels you can spend an additional Munition shell for greater healing. At level 11, you may spend another Munition shell to increase the healing by another 2d6. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Gunbreaker Style

At 3rd level, you choose a Gunbreaker Style that shapes the nature of your combat path. There are three styles detailed at the end of the guide to choose from. Your choice grants you style features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 10th, 15th and 18th levels.

Ability Score Improvement

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. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Extra Attack

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

Explosive Movement

Starting at 6th level, you can use your Bonus Action to expend one Munition shell to launch yourself 15 ft horizontally in a straight line, this movement does not provoke opportunity attacks.

Improved Gunner Shot

Starting at 6th level, your Gunner Shot attack counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Quick Hands

Starting at 9th level, you are able to load your gunblade using an Attack Action or Bonus Action instead of an Action.

Blasting Strike

Starting at 11th level, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack on your turn you can expend three Munition shells to cause a conal explosion originating at the target creature. Each creature in a 30 ft cone behind the target creature, including the target creature, must make a Dexterity saving throw against your Munitions save DC. A creature takes 3d10 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. This damage increases to 4d10 at 17th level. You can use the feature once per turn and it can't be combined with other Gunbreaker features.

Heart of a Maverick

At 13th level, your unbending will makes you immune to being charmed or frightened. You also gain proficiency in the Persuasion skill, if you already have this skill you gain expertise in it.

Improved Explosive Movement

Starting at 14th level, the effectiveness of your Explosive Movement feature has increased. Explosive Movement now launches you 30 ft in a straight line horizontally or 15 ft vertically. In addition, choose one creature within 5 ft of you when you use this feature (before you move), that creature takes 1d10 force damage.

Warriors Spirit

At 20th level, you have grown to become a nearly unparalleled fighter. As a bonus action, you can expend 6 Munition shells to magically become an avatar of battle, gaining the following benefits for 1 minute:

• You have resistance to all damage.
• When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can make one additional attack as part of that action.
• Your melee weapon attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest. (The Munition shells expended for this feature do not need to be loaded, just available for expenditure).

Gunbreaker Styles

Gunbreakers have opened up a whole new way to do combat with their innovative weapon and as such they are developing new styles to employ on the battlefield. The Protectorate style involves weakening one’s foe while assisting one's allies, while the Marksman style looks at developing and using the ranged capabilities of their weapons to maximum effect. The Lionheart style focuses on mastering combat while remaining a sturdy warrior.

Commanding Presence

When you choose this style at 3rd level you gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill and Cartographers tools.

Lead from the Front

Starting at 3rd level, whenever you make a successful Attack, expend one Munition shell to choose one of the following features to perform:

• Command an ally to immediately move up to half their speed. This movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks.
• Grant an ally within 30 ft of you temporary HP equal to a roll of your Charged Strike damage dice.
• The next time the creature you hit makes an attack or saving throw, subtract a d6 from the roll.

You can use this feature once per turn.

Inspiring Strike

Starting at 7th level, whenever you use the Charged Strike feature, you can expend one extra Munition shell to inspire an ally in battle. In addition to adding one extra Munition damage dice to the damage of the attack, you can grant one ally of your choice within 30 ft of you a d6 dice to add to an attack or saving throw of their choice. This feature can not be combined with other Gunbreaker features.

At 17th level, add another Munition die to the attack damage (2 dice total added to the Charged Strike damage).

Hold the High Ground

Starting at 10th level, whenever you spend 30 min surveying the landscape, you gain advantage on History, Nature, and Survival checks associated with the area. In addition, you also gain knowledge of advantageous spots for battle. At the start of combat in the surveyed area, you and each of your companions have advantage on the first attack roll or spell attack roll you each make.

Tactical Advance

Starting at 15th level, you can forgo one Attack Action and your Bonus Action to immediately give an Action to an ally. They use their reaction to utilize this Action immediately. A list of possible actions to take with this Action are listed below:

• Cast a spell of 5th level or lower
• Attack up to twice (if ally has extra attack)
• Hide
• Dash
• Disengage
• Dodge

Dominating Demeanor

Starting at 18th level, your dominating presence is enough to give enemies pause. You may expend 3 Munition shells to force all creatures you choose in a 30 ft radius to make a Wisdom saving throw. Unless the save succeeds, the creature is frightened by you for 1 minute. While frightened in this way, the creature has a speed of 0 and is incapacitated, descending into a paralytic stupor. The creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

The Lionheart

The Lionheart Style is used by those who deem themselves noble enforcers. Their unique talents make them well suited and sought after by royalty as bodyguards or diplomatic champions. Reputable as ambassadors for peace, they have perhaps a more fearsome reputation as fierce warriors for justice.