Gunfighter

The mercenary’s hand hovers over her holster. Her opponent stands in a similar pose on the opposite end of a dusty street. When the clock bells chime, their rivalry will end. One of them will be declared the fastest gun this side of the Wastes; the other will end up in a beggar’s grave.

The hunter squints at a field of blinding white snow. His targets, a pack of orcs, are little more than black specks in the distance. He slows his breathing and aims for the lead figure as his finger slowly squeezes the trigger.

A commando slips through the shadowy underbrush toward the circle of cult members, her carbine primed to shoot down their leader. Keeping out of sight, she raises her weapon and prepares to cut the cult’s ritual short.

All of these individuals are gunfighters, warriors who live and die by the steadiness of their hand and the sharpness of their eyes. They are a diverse group made up of former soldiers, independent mercenaries, killers for hire, and skilled hunters, but they are united by their unparalleled skill with a firearm.

Gunfighters learn how to use a wide variety of firearms. The individual characteristics of these weapons vary, but the core principles - trigger control, sight picture, and controlled breathing - do not, and all gunfighters learn the skills they need to operate their weapons under a wide array of conditions.

Grit

You gain a number of Grit Points equal to your Wisdom Modifier (Minimum of One) + your Proficiency Bonus. You regain 1 expended Grit Point each time you score a critical hit against a creature, or deal a killing blow with a firearm to a creature of significant threat (DM's discretion). You regain all expended grit points after a long rest.

Grit Trick

You learn to perform signature trick shots with firearms, are skillful enough with a weapon to handle it effectively, or are naturally at home in combat. You must be wielding a firearm you are proficient with to use this feature.

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Grit Tricks come in two forms; 'Trick Shots' and 'Gun Tricks'. All Trick Shots include Shot in the ability name. Some firearms many not be able to have Trick Shots applied to them, but may still have Gun Tricks applied. You may only use one Trick Shot a turn, and only affect one attack within that turn (including Reactions). You may only use each Gun Trick once per turn.

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You know a number of Grit Tricks of your choice, which are detailed under "Grit Tricks" below, equal half of your Proficiency Bonus (rounded up). Grit Tricks learnt from your subclass or feats do not count towards this limit.

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Whenever you reach a level in this class that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you may change one Grit Trick you know with a different Grit Trick.

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Saving throws Some of your trick shots require your targets to make a saving throw to resist the trick shot's effect. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

Grit Trick save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier.

Weaponsmith

Beginning at 2nd level, after you complete a short or long rest, you can produce basic ammunition for a firearm you are proficient with at half the cost, although material components are still required - such as lead, blasting powder, casings, and other appropriate material. You can craft a number of bullets equal 1d20 + your Wisdom Modifier. This requires use of a Gunsmith's Tools.

You may also repair damaged firearms, or even draft and create new ones (DM's discretion). Some extremely experimental and intricate firearms are only available through crafting. This requires use of a Gunsmith's Tools.

Gunfighter Archetype

At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you emulate in your approach to firefights. The archetype you choose grants you features at 3rd level, and again at 6th, 11th, and 17th level.

The archetypes available to you are listed at the end of the class description.

Extra Attack

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

Smart tooling

At 7th level, your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses a Gunsmith's Tools and when you craft bullets as part of your Weaponsmith feature, you have advantage on the roll to determine the number of bullets you craft.

Overwatch

Starting at 9th level, if you are currently wielding a loaded firearm and do not have an enemy within 10ft of you, you can use your reaction to make a ranged attack against a creature that moves within your line of sight and is within the firearm's normal range, by expending 1 Grit Point. You can do this a number of times equal to your Dexterity modifier.

Kaboom!

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If Violent Shot causes a weapon to misfire, it is the modified misfire score used to determine the repair DC, not the weapons!

Gunfighter Archetypes

The choice of firearm is an important one to gunfighters. Although the skills needed to use one type of firearm transition to most others, gunfighters develop certain talents for their favoured weapon. The gunfighter archetype you choose reflects your preference.

Natural Hunter

At 3rd level, your keen eyesight allows you to see through the concealment that obscures your targets. You do not have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks in a lightly obscured area.

Additionally, you gain proficiency in the Stealth skill. If you already have proficiency in the Stealth skill, you double your proficiency bonus when you make Dexterity (Stealth) checks.

Finally, you gain proficiency with Exotic Firearms (Sniper Rifle).

Prone Shooter

At 3rd level, you learn to fire from a prone position. You do not suffer disadvantage on range attack rolls with firearms you are proficient with due to the Prone condition.

In addition at 9th level, if you have not moved during your turn, you may use the Overwatch feature at long range while you are Prone or behind cover.

Long Shot

At 6th level, you learn to make incredible long-distance shots. If you do not move during your turn and make a ranged attack, with a firearm you are proficient with, at long range, you do not suffer disadvantage due to long range.

Additional Grit Tricks

At 6th level, you learn the Placed Shot and Wounding Shot Grit Tricks.

Placed Shot: When you make a ranged attack roll, your shot strikes at a vulnerable gap in your target's armour. By expending 1 Grit Point, you may ignore the target's damage resistances.

Wounding Shot: You fire a trick shot that leaves the target bleeding vital fluids. You may expend 1 Grit Point, before making your attack roll. If the attack hits, the creature must succeed a Constitution saving throw or take additional damage equal to your Wisdom Modifier (minimum 1) at the start of each of its turns. This effect lasts until a creature uses an action and makes a successful DC10 Wisdom(Medicine) check to bind the wound or until the creature receives healing. The damage dealt by this trick shot is not cumulative with additional Wounding Shots. This trick shot deals no additional damage on constructs or undead.

This shot also causes the creature to leave a trail of blood, ichor, oil, or other fluids, unless against a creature that would not (DM's discretion).

Relocate

At 11th level, you've become adept at sniper tactics. Once per turn, if you dealt a killing blow to a creature, you may immediately move a distance up to your speed.

This movement does not count as moving for the purposes of this archetype's abilities.

Sniper

Starting at 17th level, your shooting becomes so precise that you can land extremely debilitating and destructive shots against your enemies. Once, on each of your turns, when you hit a create with a ranged weapon attack, choose one of the following options.

Headshot: Your target takes additional damage equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of one). If the target is a living creature, it must make a Constitution saving throw against your Trick Shot DC. On a failed save, the creature is stunned until the end of its next turn.

Crippling Shot: Your target takes additional damage equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of one). If the target is a creature, it must make a Constitution saving throw against your trick shot DC. On a failed save, the creature’s speed is halved, and it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws. This effect lasts for 1 minute.

Commando

Commandos have been forged during years of warfare in some of the most brutal campaigns in the lands. They are among the toughest soldiers, and their special training has forced them to master a variety of skills, including camouflage and covert unit coordination.

In battle, they crawl to the very edge of no-man’s-land to silently neutralize enemy scouts and snipers before disappearing back into the woods without a trace.

Masters of clandestine operations, sabotage, and targeted elimination behind enemy lines, commandos are elite soldiers of a rare breed—the best of the best. They strike out on the most dangerous and sensitive assignments, and their paramount goal is always simple: complete the mission at any cost.

Dakka Dakka!

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Commando's are capable of putting out a dizzing number of attacks, that rivals that of even the fastest Fighters, but this comes at a cost, and they will quickly find themselves out of supply for their unusual weapon of choice. As such, they should always be prepared to fix bayonets or draw their infamous Trench Knives and Swords to engage the enemy in hand to hand combat, or carry sidearms.

Elite Training

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the Trench Knife and Trench Sword Martial Melee Weapons, Grenades, and Exotic Firearms (Assault Carbine).

Camouflage

At 3rd level, you maintain a constant level of vigilance when it comes to your immediate surroundings and are an expert at hiding. You gain proficiency in the Stealth skill. If you already have proficiency in the Stealth skill, you double your proficiency bonus when you make Dexterity (Stealth) checks.

Trigger Discipline

At 3rd level, when you make an attack roll with a firearm that has the Burst Property, and the firearm misfires, you may re-roll the die to see if it misfires, although the attack still misses regardless of the new result.

In addition, at 9th level, if you deal the Killing Blow to a creature with your Overwatch feature, while using a loaded firearm with the Burst Property, you may immediately make another attack against another creature you can see and in range as normal. This second attack can not trigger this ability again in the same round.

Tactical Flexibility

Starting at 6th level, your battlefield expertise allows you to quickly adapt to both the current conditions and your mission’s objectives. At the start of each of your turns, you can expend 1 Grit Point and choose one of the following options.

Silent Operation: You no longer automatically give away your position when you attack from a hidden position; you only give away your position if your attack hits. If your attack misses, a creature must succeed on a Wisdom (Perception) check contested by your Dexterity (Stealth) check to know your position.

Tactical Reposition: On your turn, you can take the Dash action or Hide action as a bonus action.

Sabotage: The first ranged attack you make this turn against an object, structure, or vehicle deals double damage.

Frag Out!: You may make an attack action with a grenade as a bonus action.

Additional Grit Tricks

At 6th level, you learn the Lightning Reload and Double Tap Grit Tricks.

Lightning Reload: You may reload any firearm as a bonus action, by expending 1 Grit Point.

Double Shot: If you make a ranged attack with a firearm that has the Burst Property, you may expend 1 Grit Point, before making your attack roll and the attack counts as two attack actions for the purposes of Reload. If the attack hits, the creature must succeed a Dexterity saving throw. If the Saving throw fails, you may make an additional attack with the same weapon, against the same target, with advantage.

Snap Shot

At 11th level, you become able to place your strikes more accurately and control the recoil of your weapon. When making an attack rolls, you score a critical hit on a roll of 19-20, instead of 20.

Takes More Than That!

Starting at 17th level, nothing can stop you from completing your mission. If you take damage that reduces you to 0 hit points, you may use your reaction to delay falling unconscious, until the end of your next turn, so long as you have Grit Points remaining.

While you have 0 hit points, taking damage causes death saving throw failures as normal, and three death saving throw failures can still kill you. When your next turn ends or you have 0 Grit, whichever comes first, you fall unconscious if you still have 0 hit points. If you score a critical hit with a firearm that has the Burst Property, before that happens, you immediately gain 1 hit point and stabilize.

Once you have used this ability, you can not use it again until you finish a long rest.

Cryptid Slayer

Cryptid Slayers are formed when the Hunted becomes the Hunter. Using old knowledge with modern technology, when creatures go bump in the night, it is they who bump back. They hunt down anything from ancient dragons to beholders with extreme precision and skill. Determined and well researched in a variety of lore, they track down creatures that makes the average person tremble in fear.

This unique skillset comes not just from honed reflexes in the darkest parts of the world, but from intimate knowledge about these creature's strengths and weaknesses and knowing how to exploit them using specially crafted ammunition.

Hunter's Eye

At 3rd level, you gain the ability to identify weaknesses in your quarry. As a bonus action, when you hit a creature with a firearm you are proficient with, you can expend 1 Grit to mark the target with Hunter's Eye. You immediately learn whether the creature has any damage immunities, resistances, vulnerabilities, and Condition Immunities and what they are, for 1 minute.

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You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

Tools of the Trade

At 3rd level, when you craft ammunition as part of your Weaponsmith Feature, you may choose to instead craft Specialised Ammunition. If you do, you craft half as much of the chosen ammunition. You still need specialised components to use this feature.

Dark Scholar

At 6th level, you have read many tomes on the nature of your quarry, and know how best to find further information. You learn one language of your choice and gain proficiency with one of the following skills of your choice; Acrana, History, Investigation, or Religion. If you already have proficiency in one of the listed skills, you can instead choose to double your proficiency bonus for any ability check you make that uses the chosen proficiency.

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You gain an additional language and an additional skill proficiency from the above list (with the ability to double the bonus of an existing proficiency from the list) at 11th and 17th level.

Additional Grit Tricks

At 6th level, you learn the Heart of Steel and Weakening Shot Grit Tricks.

Heart of Steel: When forced to make a saving throw against being Charmed or Frightened, you may expend 1 Grit Point to have advantage on the saving throw.

Weakening Shot: When you make an attack action with a Firearm you are proficient with against a creature affected by your Hunter's Eye feature, you may expend 1 Grit Points. If you do, the creature counts as being Vulnerable, or loses Resistance if it is, to that Damage type, for 1 minute or until they take damage of that type.

DM: Specialised Ammunition

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When any form of crafting is included, it is tempting to homebrew items to make it your own. As a cautionary note to GM's, while thematic for the Archetype, it is NOT recommended to allow the creation of specialised ammunition that deals Psychic Damage, even if that damage is minor, when there is a Cryptid Slayer in the party due to the Killing Shot and Weakening Shot Grit Tricks interaction.

Switched On

At 11th level, you've learnt that, against creatures of the dark, fast reactions can mean the difference between life and death. If you've already taken your Reaction, you may spend 1 Grit Point to take an additional Reaction. You may only use this feature once per round.

Slayer's Gaze

At 17th level, you are feared by the creatures you hunt, and for good reason. When you use your Hunter's Eye feature, the creature must pass a Wisdom Saving Throw (Grit Trick save DC) or become Frightened of you.

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In addition, you learn the Killing Shot Grit Trick.

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Killing Shot: When you make an attack action with a Slayer Pistol with against a creature affected by your Hunter's Eye feature, you may expend 1 or more Grit Points. For each Grit Point expended, if the attack hits, instead of rolling damage normally, the target must make a Constitution Saving Throw. It takes 2d8 Psychic Damage for each Grit Point expended or half as much if it succeeds. You may only use Killing Shot once per long rest.

Infanteer

While other gunfighters may have tales of valour sung in their names, it is the humble Infanteer that finds themselves holding the line. They are hardy folk, regardless of what exact form they appear in.

Infanteers are men and women that have spread across battlelines, hastily dug emplacements, seized ground and held it, enduring withering attacks the whole while. They are the anvil nations forge warring campaigns on, and many a gunfighter has started their career within the ranks of the military.

Those that survive long enough, find they are capable of feats of endurance thought impossible, and give credibility to the phrase "Beware old men in a profession where the young die often."

Thick Skin

At 6th level, you are hardier than most folk. You gain proficiency with Constitution Saving Throws.

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In addition, you may use your Bonus Action and expend 1 Grit Point to deploy a piece of cover next to you. The cover is 5ft by 1ft and offers half-cover to anyone behind it. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

Additional Grit Tricks

At 6th level, you learn the Tough Stuff and Look Out! Grit Tricks.

Tough Stuff: When you are hit by an attack, you may expend 1 Grit Point. You have resistance to the triggering damage type until the start of your next turn.

Look Out!: When an ally is hit by an attack within 5ft of you, you may expend 1 Grit Point and use your Reaction to protect them. You take the damage of the attack, even if it would of normally missed, using the original target's Resistances and Vulnerabilities.

Dig In

At 11th level, you have learnt how to maximise cover during a prolonged firefight. You treat half cover as three quarters cover.

Tough S.o.B

At 17th level, you've have endured it all and can keep going. You ignore the effects of 1st level exhaustion until you have suffered 2 or more levels of exhaustion and if you fall to 0 Hit Points, you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to half your Gunfighter level (rounded up) + your Constitution Modifier.

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In addition, as an action, or a reaction to an attack against you by expending 1 Grit Point, you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to your Gunfighter level + your Constitution Modifier and can only use this ability once per long rest.

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Temporary Hit Points gained from this feature last 1 minute.

Temporary Hit Points Reminder

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• You can receive Temporary Hit Points, even at full health.
• Healing can not return Temporary Hit Points.
• Temporary Hit Points do not stack, you choose whether to keep the ones you have, or gain the new ones. For example; if you have 10 Temporary Hit Points and a spell or ability grants you 12, you can have 10 or 12, not 22.
• Temporary Hit Points can not stabilize you, but will absorb damage if you are unconscious.
• Temporary Hit Points last until they're depleted or you finish a long rest, unless stated with the ability.
• Hit Points and Temporary Hit Points are two different things.

Duelist

The pirate storms the decks of the enemy ship, the noble warrior calls the banners from neighbouring regions, the officer rallies his troops before they storm the enemy position.

All these people are Duelists. They have not only mastered blade and rifle, but the social skills that accompany them. How to properly gain access to limited resources, how to leverage their way into courts above their position, or are just too damned lucky for their own good.

Whether favoured by the Gods, their own sense of self, or just blind luck, they fight most effectively when armed with pistol and blade and are able float between social circles naturally for their own ends.

Smooth Talker

At 3rd level, you have learnt the art of conversation and how to read a person, whether it is to persuade someone to share information, negotiate dealings, or talk yourself out of trouble.

You gain proficiency in Insight and Persuasion skills. If you already have proficiency in the either skill, you double your proficiency bonus when making checks with that skill, if you have proficiency in both you may choose one of them.

Additionally, you gain proficiency with Martial Melee Weapons.

Lead and Steel

Starting at 3rd level, if you hit a target with a melee weapon, you no longer suffer disadvantage on attack rolls due to hostile creatures within 5 feet of you if you attack with a pistol against that creature, until the end of your turn.

In addition, at 9th level, if a creature makes a melee attack against you, you may use your Overwatch feature against that target even you have creatures within 10ft of you and they have not moved, after their attack has been resolved.

Elegantly Spoken

Starting at 6th level, you are adept at adjusting to demanding social situations, even those without outside of your circle of influence. Whenever you make a Charisma (Persuasion) check, you gain a bonus to the check equal to your Wisdom Modifier.

Additional Grit Tricks

At 6th level, you learn the Proper Duel and Luck of the Draw Grit Tricks.

Proper Duel: You may expend 1 Grit Point to issue a challenge to a hostile creature within 60ft of you. As a bonus action, make a Charisma (Persuasion) check contested by a creature's Wisdom (Insight) check. The creature must be able to hear you, and the two of you must share a language.

If you succeed on the check, it has disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you and can't make opportunity attacks against targets other than you. This effect lasts for 1 minute, until one of your companions attacks the target or affects it with a spell, or until you and the target are more than 60 feet apart. On a failure, the challenge is ignored, and nothing happens.

Luck of the Draw: You may expend 1 Grit Point to make use of any Grit Trick listed within the Gunfighter Class or Archetypes, even if you do not know it or would not be able to learn it otherwise. Conditions and Costs listed within that Grit Trick still apply.

Master of Arms

At 11th level, you can choose a second option from the Fighting Style Class Feature.

Art of the Duel

Beginning at 17th level, your mastery of pistol and blade lets you turn failure into success. If you miss with an attack roll against a creature within 5ft of you, you can roll it again with advantage. Once you do so, you can't use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.

Class Balancing Notes

Before diving into the collection of weapons, feats and items introduced with this Gunfighter class, it is worth speaking about the class. The Gunfighter is intended to function as a streamlined class that can drop in any game without out shining the basic classes found in the D&D5e already.

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The Gunfighter relies on keeping their weapon of choice supplied and loaded. Ammunition counting is as much part of this class as mag-dumping into a dragon

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In addition, managing the action-eco will be important. Nearly all Gunfighters should find their various actions crowded, bonus action particularly, as they debate whether it's worth trying to get an extra shot off or do they get a reload in now? Do they use one of their Grit abilities or save it for later?

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Even with all this though, simply dropping the Gunfighter class in may not be suitable for your campaign. Firearms are powerful weapons that help nations define boarders, and have knock on effects within the world. It may be suitable to limit this class, and to make life easier for a GM, this can be achieved by removing Exotic Firearms or other items from the equipment list.

Optional: Multiclassing

The prerequisites to Multiclass into Gunfighter is Dexterity 13 and Wisdom 13.

You gain proficiency with Simple and Martial Firearms.

Weapons

Ammunition

There are many variances with bullet calibres; the amount of powder grain used, the exacting material for the casing or the metal used for the projectile. For sake of simplicity, and ease of logistics, most weapons will accept one of three standards of cartridges: Light, Medium, and Heavy, which make up the basic ammunitions types.

• Light Cartridges are typically used in smaller pistols or rapid firing firearms, such as the Pocket Pistol and the Assault Carbine.
• Medium Cartridges are used in most pistols and rifles, such as the Revolver Pistol and the Rifle, Musket.
• Heavy Cartridges are used by high powered firearms and high-end military equipment, such as the Precision Rifle and the Chaingun.

When crafting Ammunition, it is assumed that a character knows what specification their weapon is and are able to make ammunition to match it, or they are able to find it in stores when visiting an appropriately stocked shop.

Finally there is Specialised Ammunition. These are types of Ammunition for rarer weapons and many that have unique effects when used, but are harder to create and find. Specialised Ammunitions are detailed under "Specialised Ammunition" later, for use in Firearms, namely variants of the Shotgun.

If a firearm does not have an indication as to what Ammunition type it uses, it uses Medium Cartridges of some variation. If a Firearm uses a different form of Ammunition it will be noted in it's weapon profile under it's Properties either by 'L.', 'H.', or 'S.' accompanying it's Reload Score.

Basic Ammunition Costs and Weights are detailed under Adventuring Gear. Finally, unlike Arrows and Bolts, bullets are a single use type of ammunition, whether they are destroyed on contact with the target or embedding so deep into terrain they can not be found. Ammunition for Firearms, except the Harpoon Gun, is unrecoverable once it has been used.

Simple Ranged Firearms

Simple Firearms make up the most common form of firearms due to their simple and reliable nature, and ammunition for them is the more common place. Many armies still use the humble Musket as their main weapon, despite there being more advanced weapons available, and many a pirate has held superior ships hostage at cannon point.

Simple Firearms are characterised by a simple, muzzle loaded tube with an external fuse, or multiple barrels loaded by 'break action' and fired with a simple trigger mechanism. The exact nature may differ, a Musket may have a string fuse that is lit by an external flame or a flintlock mechanism, but they use the same weapon profile.

Martial Ranged Firearms

Martial Firearms are ubiquitous with the military, particularly those of wealthier nations. While more complex than Simple Firearms, often having some form of self-loading method, they offer additional firepower in the form of internal magazines, revolving chambers or levers that action the weapon.

Martial Firearms are typically characterised by some form of expanded ammunition pool contained within the weapon. Whether that is a lever actioned tube, a rotating chamber, or a user operated bolt. Additionally, they usually require some form of maintenance outside of simply keeping the barrel clean of fouling.

While Martial Firearms have the most variance, again the exact nature of a Firearm may differ but they use the same profile.

Grenades

Grenades are single use items, typically used by elite military units to create openings they can expliot.

Stun Grenade: Instead of dealing damage, the creature hit must make a Constitution Saving Throw (DC16) or be Blinded and Deafened. Creatures caught in the AoE must make a Constitution Saving Throw (DC12) or be Blinded and Deafened as well.

Demolition Charge: Rather than be thrown, a Demolition Charge may be placed and set to go off in between 1 to 4 turns, decided by the user.

DM: Homebrew Grenades

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Grenades come in many forms, especially in a world where magic can be contained and released when needed.

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When creating Grenades not listed previously, it is advised to treat them as expensive scrolls. For example, a more potent Incendiary Grenade may function akin to Fireball (and be a lot more dangerous to the target and the user!).

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While costings and rarities may vary in your world, it is recommended to use the following list;

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- Cantrip-1st: Common: 50-100gp

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- 2nd-3rd: Uncommon: 101-500gp

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- 4th-5th: Rare : 501gp-5000gp

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- 6th - 8th: Very Rare : 5001gp-50000gp

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- 9th: Legendary : 50001gp+

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This price and rarity list here is also appropriate for scrolls.

What's a pistol?

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Many rules reference pistols. Pistols are small one-handed firearms that typically use Light or Medium ammunition, but does the Gun-sword count as a pistol? No.

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Firearms that have pistol in their name count as pistols. The exceptions to this is the Hand Cannon, and the Sawn-off.

Specialised Ammunition

Specialised Ammunition is typically loaded one round at a time and may be loaded into a suitable firearm so long as it's Reload Score is not at it highest value, for example a Reload(5) weapon that has not yet been fired can not be loaded, but a Reload(5) weapon that has been fired once may. A character makes a reload action to do so, and is assumed that if the firearm is loaded, they manipulate the weapon so they may reload it directly into the chamber.

Alternatively, a character may choose to fully load their firearm with exclusively Specialised Ammunition with a number of Specialised Ammunition up to it's Reload Score or a mixture of Specialised or Basic Ammunition. The amount, order, and type is declared as part of the Reload Action. An attack may only benefit from one type of Specialised Ammunition.

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Acid Shot: For use in the Slayer Pistol, it changes the Slayer Pistol's damage to Acid and requires a vial of acid to manufacture. A single vial of acid has enough acid to make 10 Acid Shot.

Aerodynamic Bullet: A specially made bullet for use in the Sniper Rifle and Heavy Rifle. When using an Aerodynamic Bullet, extend your normal range by 50ft and long range by 100ft.

Artillery Shell: A complex shell, made from alchemical components that launches a highly volatile explosive charge for the Artillery Cannon. It requires specialised equipment to manufacture, found in advanced weapon factories and can not be made using a Gunsmith's Kit.

Battle Cannon Shell: A small Artillery shell for use in the Battle Cannon, it requires alchemical components and some form of volatile explosive to manufacture.

Blessed Shot: For use in the Slayer Pistol, it changes the Slayer Pistol's damage to Radiant and requires some form of blessed component, such as holy water, to manufacture. If used against a fiend or undead, the shot deals an additional 1d6 Radiant damage.

Cannon Ball: A heavy lead ball for use in the Cannon, the weight and size of it makes it difficult to craft without suitable tools.

Chill Shot: For use in the Slayer Pistol, it changes the Slayer Pistol's damage to Cold and requires some form of crystal or alchemical component to manufacture.

Cursed Shot: For use in the Slayer Pistol, it changes the Slayer Pistol's damage to Necrotic and requires some of cursed component, a vial of blood, or similar, to manufacture.

Dragon's Breath: A shell that lets loose a blast of fire for use in the Blunderbuss, Double barrel, Sawn-off and Shotgun, that requires thin shavings of metal to manufacture, such as iron fillings. Each creature in a 15-foot cone must make a DC16 Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 2d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The fire ignites any flammable objects in the area that aren’t being worn or carried.

Flame Shot: For use in the Slayer Pistol, it changes the Slayer Pistol's damage to Fire and requires a flammable liquid, such as oil or fuel, to manufacture. Alternatively a vial of Alchemist Fire may be used, which has enough liquid to make 20 Flame Shot.

Flare Shot: For use in the Slayer Pistol, the round releases a brightly glowing orb of light that hovers in the air, that requires a suitable component such as oil or flash paper. When using Flare Shot as part of an attack action, instead of rolling damage, pick a point within range of your firearm. An orb of light appears at that point, descending slowly, and sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet for 1 minute.

Flash Shell: A shell that explodes with a bright flash, blinding the target, for use in the Blunderbuss, Double barrel, Sawn-off and Shotgun, that requires some form magical component or rapidly burning substance, such as flash paper. When using a Flash Shell as part of an attack roll with a suitable firearm, the target takes normal damage but must make a DC16 Consitution Saving Throw or be Blinded until the start of your next turn.

Grapple Hook Shot: An unusual type of ammunition, it involves loading a blank into the firearm and dropping a Grappling Hook down the muzzle, for use Blunderbuss, Double Barrel, Sawn-off and Shotgun. When using Grapple Hook shot, instead of dealing damage the attack launches a Grappling Hook up to the maximum range of the Firearm.

DM: Specialised Ammunition

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Much like Grenades, specialised ammunition is encouraged to have homebrew elements added to them.

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When creating Specialised Ammunition, it is recommended to design them with a specific target in mind, like the Salt Shell and Creatures with Etherealness.

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Again, like Greandes, pricing and components should be considered in line with Scrolls.

Adventuring Gear

Ammo Bandolier: This simple leather crossbelt features ten to twelve leather loops suitable for holding firearm charges or magazines that can be easily accessed during combat.

Assault Carbine Magazine: A Magazine for the Assault Carbine, it holds up to 30 Basic Light Ammunition.

Burst Pistol Magazine: A Magazine for the Burst Pistol, it holds up to 12 Basic Light Ammunition.

Chaingun Belt: A fabric or leather loading Belt for the Chaingun, it holds up to 100 Basic Heavy Ammunition.

Gas Mask: Gas masks are a rare but not unobtainable piece of gear, typical issued to military units. Affixed tightly to the head, this mask creates an impermeable seal around the wearer’s mouth and nose with a filter that allows the wearer to breathe in dangerous environments.

A character can don or doff a gas mask as a bonus action. While wearing a gas mask, a character suffers a −5 penalty to passive Perception and Wisdom (Perception) checks but is immune to inhaled toxins, such as those produced by the stinking cloud spell. Replacement filters for a gas mask cost 5 gp each and provide enough protection for 1 hour of exposure to caustic gases.

Goggles: Created for mechaniks, alchemists, and others who work in hazardous professions, goggles have entered widespread use across the world. A character wearing goggles has advantage on saving throws to avoid being Blinded but has disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks. A character can don or doff a goggles as a bonus action.

Grenade Bandolier: A grenade bandolier is a leather belt with loops that can store up to 6 grenades for easy access.

Shooting Stand: A single pole with a forked end, that allows a shooter to rest their firearm on to fire from a more stable position. A Shooting Stand counts as a Quarterstaff, but on a roll of a natural 1 to hit, the Shooting Stand breaks and can no longer be used. As an action, a creature may deploy the Shooting Stand and rest their firearm in it, offering +1 to ranged attack rolls with the firearm.

Quick-spring Holster: A leather bracer that is fitted with a spring-arm mechanism that hides a pistol or dagger, enabling the weapon to be easily concealed and accessible beneath a loose fitting sleeve.

A pistol or dagger fitted with a Quick-spring Holster can be draw or sheathed without using your Free Action, and a weapon sheathed within a Quick-spring Holster gains Hidden.

Sling: A Sling may be fitted to a single Firearm, typically a strip of leather that loops over a person's shoulder or rope tied to clothing. Stowing a weapon equipped with a sling does not use your Free Object Interaction.

Feats

New Feats introduced with the Gunfighter class, they are available to all classes.

Grit Slinger

You've learnt how to turn a bad situation to your advantage with a firearm in hand, gaining the following benefits:

Prerequisite: Wisdom 13

• You gain Proficiency in Simple or Marital Firearms.
• You learn two Grit Trick options of your choice from the Gunfighter Class (not Archetype Grit Tricks). Whenever you reach a level that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can replace one of these Grit Trick options with another one from the Gunfighter Class (not Archetype Grit Tricks).
• You gain 2 Grit to spend on Grit Tricks. You regain all expended Grit Points after a long rest.

Heavy Gunner

You have strengthened yourself to be able to use large and unusual firearms more effectively, gaining the following benefits:

Prerequisite: Gunfighter and Strength 16

• You gain Proficiency with a Crew weapon of your choice from Simple, Marital or Exotic Firearms.
• Crew weapons you make the attack action with benefit from the Extra Attack Feature.
• Crew weapons you use may benefit from the Cock it! Grit Trick.

Pistol Master

You master fighting with one pistol, gaining the following benefits:

• You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls with one-handed pistols when you are only armed with one weapon.
• When you make an attack action with a one-handed pistol, while you have one hand free, you can use your bonus action to make a ranged attack with that pistol.
• You cannot be disarmed while wielding a one-handed pistol while your other hand is free.

Shield Slinger

You have mastered firing your firearm while wielding a shield, bracing against it, gaining the following benefits:

• When you are armed with a Shield, you may use two-handed firearms as if you had a free hand, and may Reload as if you had a free hand.
• You may use an Action to duck behind the Shield and brace into it, treating the Shield as Half-Cover until the start of your next turn.
• If you take the Attack action on your turn, you can use a bonus action to try to shove a creature within 5 feet of you with your shield.

Twin Fighter

You master fighting with two pistols or a melee weapon and a pistol, gaining the following benefits:

• You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you are wielding a separate ranged weapon in each hand, or a ranged weapon and a melee weapon.
• You can engage in two-weapon fighting with two pistols or a pistol and a one-handed melee weapon, even when a weapon you are wielding isn't light.
• You can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

Weapons Trained

You've learnt how to use Firearms effectively, gaining the following benefits:

• Increase your Dexterity or Wisdom score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You gain proficiency with Simple and Marital Weapons, or an Exotic Weapon of your choice.

Rare Items

Magical Firearms and Equipment

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As part of playing as a Gunfighter, a character often forgoes use of traditional magical weapons. This is mitigated by use of weapon attachments, special ammunition, or a superior weapon profile on their basic weapons.

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As such, weapon attachments should be made available to a Gunfighter when other characters would be gaining their first magical weapons, while gaining access to Rare or Very Rare weapons when other characters gain access to Very Rare items.

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A number of examples have been included below, either for use in games or as examples of possible ideas for homebrew-ing weapons and items.

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Arcane Scope: Wonderous Item, Rare

A Rifle Scope that is bolstered by a mix of magical and mechanical properties. It behaves as a Rifle Scope but has 3 charges. As part of the Bonus Action to use a Rifle Scope, you may choose to expend a charge. If you do, you ignore penalties associated with darkness, lightly obscured areas, or heavily obscured areas, that are

Lead Spitter: Assault Carbine, Very Rare (Requires Attunement)

An Assault Carbine pattern that has been tried and tested by many military units, modified over years based on feedback from Gunfighters that have used it.

Lead Spitter has +1 to attack and damage rolls. In addition, attacks with this firearm have their critical range increased by 1, for example rather than critically hitting on a 20, they do so on 19-20.

Lionhart: Gun-blade, Very Rare (Requires Attunement)

A Gun-blade that has been converted to be capable of multiple shots, with engravings along the blade, although is unusual to fight with.

Leonhart is a Gun-blade that gains +1 to hit and damage rolls when used as a Gun-blade or Long Sword. Additionally it has Reload(6), rather than Reload(1).

Lightmass: Repeating Rifle, Rare (Requires Attunement)

A Repeating Rifle fitted with a vicious bayonet, under the barrel, that is made up of a series of short blades that spin by some unknown alchemical or mechanical component.

Lightmass gains +1 to attack and damage rolls and is permanently fitted with a bayonet. Attacks with the bayonet deal 1d8 Magical Slashing damage and the target suffers 1d4 Slashing damage at the start of their turn. In addition, the bayonet does not prevent you from using the Repeating Rifle as Ranged Weapon.

Curse This Repeating Rifle is cursed, and becoming attuned to it extends the curse to you. As long as you remain cursed, you are unwilling to part with Lightmass, keeping it within reach at all times. You also have disadvantage on attack rolls with weapons other than this one, unless no foe is within 80 feet of you that you can see or hear.

Whenever a hostile creature is within 20ft of you while Lightmass is in your possession, you must succeed a DC15 Wisdom Saving Throw or become compelled to make a Bayonet Attack against the Creature.

Sharpe's Shooter: Rifle, Musket, Rare (Requires Attunement)

A Musket that has been used in far off lands by an unnamed Major, who was said to be one of the fastest shots in the world during his youth.

Sharpe's Shooter has +1 to attack and damage rolls, and 5 charges, regaining 1d4 per day. If Sharpe's Shooter is used to make an Action Attack, benefiting from the Extra Attack feature, the user may expend 1 charge to reload the Musket as one of the attacks.

Super Shotgun: Sawn-off, Legendary (Requires Attunement)

A Sawn-off rumoured to have been wielded by a legendary figure to defend the world from a demonic incursion. The Super Shotgun deals 2d8 Magical Piercing damage and has +3 to attack rolls and damage rolls. When used against demons, fiends, devils, undead or celestials, it deals an additional 2d8 damage.

Terrible Information: Legendary, Sniper Rifle (Requires Attunement)

A Sniper Rifle that was invented by a vengeful nobleson that hunted the murderers of his family, a breach-loading wheel lock rifle, it is said to carry his hate with it.

Terrible Information has +3 to attack and damage rolls, and has a maximum of 6 charges. When a character armed with Terrible Information is hit by a spell, it gains a charge and gains 1d4 charges per day. When a attack with Terrible Information hits, they may expend any number of charges to deal 1d6 Lightning damage for each charge spent. If the attack would hit multiple targets, the character chooses one to take the additional damage.

Valkyrie: Hand Mortar, Very Rare (Requires Attunement)

A specially made Warhammer, featuring 6 Hand Mortars contained within the head, that may be activated from a trigger engineered into the handle.

Valkyrie gains +1 to attack and damage rolls when used as a Hand Mortar or Warhammer. It may be used as a melee weapon; it is treated as a Warhammer. It uses the weapon profile for ranged attacks of the Hand Mortar, but has Reload(6) rather than Reload(1). Due to the nature of the firearm, it can not be reloaded in combat.