GUNNER

A human in leathers saunters up to another in an empty town, hand twitching over then pistol at her side. A dwarf roars out as he blasts the hinges off a door with a scattergun, the entryway exploding inward as he sweeps the room. An Elf breathes out before squeezing the trigger on her rifle, putting a bullet through the skull of a Hobgoblin general from atop a cliff.

Masters of ranged weaponry, Marksmen are capable of precise shots and incredible feats while using crossbows and firearms. They excel at ranged combat, able to pick off foes from a distance with ease and provide covering fire to allies. Unlike a Fighter or Rogue, they are not jacks of all trades or generalist warriors. Instead, they focus their craft into being crack shots with crossbows and firearms.

Professionalism and Discretion

Marksmen are professionals, holding to a set of personal standards that they adhere to no matter what. This varies from person to person, but it's what separates a Gunner from a crazed shooter. Many Marksmen are professional assassins, and among assassins Marksmen are known for their odd sense of honor and lack of duplicity.

Still, they favor discretion for the most part; it's easier to kill an unaware foe than it is to kill one who knows you're there, and after the first shot it's unlikely you'll get a second clean one due to the loud sound of a firearm discharging.

“Smokepowder is a blessing of Gond, and to not use that blessing is a disrespect to his greatness.” — Felogyr Sonshal

Quick Build

You can make a gunner quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score. Your next-highest score should be Wisdom to improve your perception. Second, choose the urban bounty hunter or soldier background.

Proficiencies

Armor: light armor
Weapons: daggers, light Crossbows, hand crossbows, heavy Crossbows, firearms (SCoC)
Tools: gunsmith's tools (SCoC), smith's tools, two of your choice.
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma
Skills: Any five of your choice.

Equipment

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

• (a) A Heavy Crossbow and 20 Crossbow Bolts or (b A Flintlock or Renaissance Firearm (SCoC) and 20 rounds of ammunition
• (a) a flintlock pistol (SCoC) and 20 rounds of ammunition or (b) a hand crossbow and 20 rounds of ammunition
• five daggers
• a set of leather armor
• (a) a Dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an Explorer's pack

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 weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon

Marksman's Fighting

You learn one arcane shot option of your choice from among those available to the Arcane Marksman archetype of the Fighter Class. If an Arcane Shot option you use requires your target to make a saving throw to resist the shot option's effects, the saving throw DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier.

You gain one use of this arcane shot, which is replenished when you finish a short or long rest.

Superior Technique

You learn one maneuver of your choice from among those available to the Fighter class. If a maneuver you use requires your target to make a saving throw to resist the maneuver's effects, the saving throw DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity or Charisma modifier (your choice).

You gain one superiority die, which is a d6 (this die is added to any superiority dice you have from another source). This die is used to fuel your maneuvers. A superiority die is expended when you use it. You regain your expended superiority dice when you finish a short or long rest.

Two-Weapon Fighting

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

Crackshot. When you roll a 20 on a weapon attack roll with a crossbow or firearm with which you are proficient, you can spend 2 Luck to roll your Deadly Shot Die an additional time and add the result to the damage. You may only use this feature once per round.

Farshot. When you make an attack action with a crossbow or firearm and the target of your attack is outside of your normal range, you may spend 1 Luck to give yourself advantage on the attack roll, negating the disadvantage that would normally be imposed for firing at a target beyond your normal range.

Lucky Escape. You can take the Disengage action as a Bonus Action. If you do so and are within 5 feet of cover, you can instantly enter that cover when you take the disengage action in this way. You can also spend 2 Luck to take the Dodge action as a Bonus Action.

Lucky Shot. If you make an attack roll with a crossbow or firearm with which you are proficient, you can spend 2 Luck to re-roll that attack roll once. You must use the new result, and you can only use this feature once per round.

Rapid Reload. You ignore the Loading property of all Crossbows and Firearms that have it. If a Crossbow or Firearm has the Reload property instead, you can spend 1 Luck to reload the weapon without using an action or bonus action.

Maneuvers

The maneuvers are presented in alphabetical order.

Ambush. When you make a Dexterity (Stealth) check or an initiative roll, you can expend one superiority die and add the die to the roll, provided you aren't incapacitated.

Bait and Switch. When you're within 5 feet of a creature on your turn, you can expend one superiority die and switch places with that creature, provided you spend at least 5 feet of movement and the creature is willing and isn't incapacitated. This movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks.

Roll the superiority die. Until the start of your next turn, you or the other creature (your choice) gains a bonus to AC equal to the number rolled.

Brace. When a creature you can see moves into the reach you have with the melee weapon you're wielding, you can use your reaction to expend one superiority die and make one attack against the creature, using that weapon. If the attack hits, add the superiority die to the weapon's damage roll.

Commander's Strike. When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can forgo one of your attacks and use a bonus action to direct one of your companions to strike. When you do so, choose a friendly creature who can see or hear you and expend one superiority die. That creature can immediately use its reaction to make one weapon attack, adding the superiority die to the attack's damage roll.

Commanding Presence. When you make a Charisma (Intimidation), a Charisma (Performance), or a Charisma (Persuasion) check, you can expend one superiority die and add the superiority die to the ability check.

Disarming Attack. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt to disarm the target, forcing it to drop one item of your choice that it's holding. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll, and the target must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, it drops the object you choose. The object lands at its feet.

Distracting Strike. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to distract the creature, giving your allies an opening. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll. The next attack roll against the target by an attacker other than you has advantage if the attack is made before the start of your next turn.

Evasive Footwork. When you move, you can expend one superiority die, rolling the die and adding the number rolled to your AC until you stop moving.

Feinting Attack. You can expend one superiority die and use a bonus action on your turn to feint, choosing one creature within 5 feet of you as your target. You have advantage on your next attack roll this turn against that creature. If that attack hits, add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll.

The advantage is lost if not used on the turn you gain it.

Goading Attack. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt to goad the target into attacking you. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll, and the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target has disadvantage on all attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn.

Grappling Strike. Immediately after you hit a creature with a melee attack on your turn, you can expend one superiority die and then try to grapple the target as a bonus action (see the Player's Handbook for rules on grappling). Add the superiority die to your Strength (Athletics) check.

Lunging Attack. When you make a melee weapon attack on your turn, you can expend one superiority die to increase your reach for that attack by 5 feet. If you hit, you add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll.

Maneuvering Attack. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to maneuver one of your comrades into a more advantageous position. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll, and you choose a friendly creature who can see or hear you. That creature can use its reaction to move up to half its speed without provoking opportunity attacks from the target of your attack.

Menacing Attack. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt to frighten the target. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll, and the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, it is frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

Parry. When another creature damages you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction and expend one superiority die to reduce the damage by the number you roll on your superiority die + your Dexterity modifier.

Specialist Training

At 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the Arcana Skill. If you are already proficient with this skill, you instead add double your proficiency bonus to any Skill Check you make with this Skill.

Additionally, the price of all Firearm Ammunition as described in Smug's Compendium of Changes is reduced by half (rounded up, minimum 1 GP) for you.

Specialist Shot

At 3rd level, you learn how to empower your shots with firearms in ways that can inflict various effects upon your foes. You learn two Specialist Shot options from the list below.

Once per turn when you attack with a firearm that lacks the Spread property as part of the Attack action, you can apply one of your Specialist Shot options to that attack. You decide to use the option when the attack hits a creature, unless the option doesn't involve an attack roll. You have uses of this feature equal to 1 + Your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a short or long rest.

You gain an additional Specialist Shot option of your choice when you reach certain levels in this class: 7th, 10th, 15th, and 18th level.

Certain Ammunition forces the target to make a Saving Throw. If a Special Ammunition does so, it uses your Luck Save DC.

Bonus Proficiency

At 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Performance skill.

Drifter's Alertness

At 3rd level, you know when trouble's brewing. You can add your Wisdom modifier to your Initiative Rolls.

Quickdraw

Also at 3rd level, you are most comfortable using one-handed weapons. When you use a crossbow or firearm that lacks the Heavy, Two-Handed, or Versatile properties you deal +1 damage with that weapon.

Additionally, you can reload a hand crossbow or firearm that benefits from this feature while participating in two-weapon fighting.

Drifter's Step

At 7th level, you learn how to weave through combat with ease. Attacking from within 5 feet of a creature with a weapon that benefits from your Quickdraw feature no longer imposes disadvantage on your attack rolls, and if you make an attack against a creature with a weapon that benefits from your Quickdraw feature, that creature cannot make opportunity attacks against you for the rest of your turn.

Backup Shot

At 10th level, if you miss with an attack using a weapon that benefits from your Quickdraw feature, you can use your reaction to spend 2 Luck to immediately draw and fire another weapon that benefits from your Quickdraw feature. If you are already wielding two weapons, you instead simply fire your offhand weapon as a reaction (the cost and use of your Reaction remains the same however). You can spend an additional Luck to give yourself advantage on this attack roll.

Drifter's Wake

At 15th level, when another creature misses an attack roll against you within the range of a weapon you are wielding that benefits from your Quickdraw feature, you can spend 3 Luck as a reaction to immediately make a weapon attack against that creature. You cannot use your Backup Shot feature on this attack.

Showstopper

At 18th level, you have learned how to fire off a volley of shots with style. As an action, you can spend 10 Luck to make every creature of your choice within 30 feet of you to make a Dexterity Saving Throw against your Luck Save DC. Creatures take 8d6 Piercing damage and are stunned for 1 minute on a failed save or half as much and are not stunned on a successful one. A creature stunned in this way can make a Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns to end this condition on itself. The damage from this feature ignores resistance and immunity.

You may use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and regain all expended uses at the end of a Long Rest.

Rip and Tear

At 3rd level, Slayers no longer have disadvantage on attack rolls when they make an attack within 5 feet of a target using a firearm with the Spread property.

Additionally, you now deal a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 with any firearm that has the Spread property.

Gun Bash

Also at 3rd level, you can now make a special Melee Weapon attack with any firearm that has the Spread property. You are proficient with this attack if you are proficient with the firearm being wielded, use Dexterity for your Attack and Damage rolls, and deal 1d6 damage with this attack.

Glory Kill

At 7th level, when you reduce a creature to 0 hit points, you gain the following benefits:

• You gain temporary hit points equal to your Proficiency Bonus
• You fully reload a firearm you are wielding if it has the Spread property
• You regain 1 Luck if you are missing any luck. You cannot regain more luck than your maximum.

If the attack that caused you to reduce a creature to 0 hit points was a Critical Hit, you instead gain the following benefits:

• You gain temporary hit points equal to 2 x your Proficiency Bonus
• You fully reload a firearm you are wielding if it has the Spread property
• You can move 5 feet towards another hostile creature. This movement does not provoke opportunity attacks.
• You regain 2 Luck if you are missing any luck. You cannot regain more luck than your maximum.

Slayer's Wrath

At 10th level, you deal an additional 1d8 Radiant damage with any firearm that has the Spread property. This damage is increased to 2d8 against fiends and undead.

Slayer's Resistance

At 15th level, you gain resistance to fire damage.

Additionally, you can spend 5 Luck as a reaction when you take damage to reduce the damage taken by 1d8 + your Dexterity Modifier.

Lethal Slayer

Also at 15th level, you now score a critical hit on a roll of 18, 19, or 20 with any firearm that has the Spread property.

Immortal Slayer

At 18th level, you can stave off death. When you would be reduced to 0 HP, you are reduced to 1 HP instead.

You may only use this feature once per Short or Long Rest, but may spend 15 Luck to use it again. Luck spent in this way is only recovered at the end of a Long Rest.

Unbreakable Slayer

Also at 18th level, you are immune to the charmed and frightened conditions, and any creature that tries to target you with such a condition is instead afflicted with the Frightened condition, even if they would normally be immune, until the start of their next turn.

Additionally, you have advantage on all saving throws against spells or other magical effects.

Sniper's Reach

At 3rd level, you have exceptional skill with a rifle. Your ranges with any Firearm that has the Two-Handed property are doubled and you have a +1 to Attack Rolls with this weapon.

Additionally, you can spend 2 Luck when you make an attack beyond your normal range with such a weapon to negate the disadvantage you would normally have.

Deadly Precision

Also at 3rd level, you know how to aim your shots with deadly precision. You score a critical hit on a roll of a 19 or 20.

Additionally, you add your Proficiency Bonus to the damage you deal with your Deadly Shot Die.

Sniper Stance

At 7th level, you learn how to better position yourself. As a Bonus Action, you can enter or leave a special stance called Sniper Stance. While in Sniper Stance, the following applies to you:

• Your Movement Speed is reduced to 0.
• You are treated as Prone for the purpose of being targeted by attacks, but not for making attacks.
• Creatures have disadvantage on Perception (Willpower) Skill Checks made to locate you.

All Ghillied Up

At 10th level, you have constructed a suit of twigs, grass, and cloth to hide yourself better. You have advantage on Stealth (Dexterity) Skill Checks to hide so long as you aren't moving

Additionally, if you make an attack against a creature that has yet to take its turn in combat, you treat it as a critical hit if it is not aware of your presence.

Fatal Precision

At 15th level, you now score a critical hit on an 18, 19, or 20.

Additionally, you can spend 5 Luck when you deal damage with a Critical Hit to reduce the target's AC by an amount equal to half of your proficiency bonus (rounded down, minimum 1) until the end of that creature's next turn.

Headshot

At 18th level, you roll two Deadly Shot Dice when you land a Critical Hit instead of one (though you only add your Proficiency Bonus with your Deadly Precision feature once).

Additionally, you can forgo dealing normal damage with a Critical Hit to instead spend 5 Luck to force the target to make a Constitution saving throw against your Luck DC. On a failure, the target is considered Stunned until the end of its next turn for any creature other than you.

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1.01

• Removed Gunner Limitations. This doesn't fit with any other class's features in 5e, and multiclassing comes at a steep cost anyway.
• Changed the language of Deadly Shot to work on all crits, not just natural 20s. This adds synergy with Champion Fighter.

1.02

• Fixed an incorrect value for HP at 1st. It should have been 8 + Con not 10.

1.03

• Took the Crackshot Fighter Subclass from my Selection of Subclasses document and made it into a Gunner Subclass, reworking most of its features. It just makes more sense here.

1.04

• You can now gain proficiency in any five skills with this class.
• You also gain two additional Tool Proficiencies with this Class.

1.05

• New Feature - Battle Maneuvers
• Two new Fighting Styles
• Updated Martial Versatility to fit with the changes to my other Revised classes.