Dungeons & Dragons 5e Artificer Specialists (KS): Artillerist
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Artillerist, Artificer
Tool Proficiency:
You gain Proficiency with Woodcarver's Tools. If you already have this Proficiency, you gain Proficiency with one other type of artisan's tools of your choice.
| Artificer | Level Spell |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Shield, Thunderwave |
| 5th | Scorching Ray, Shatter |
| 9th | Fireball, Wind Wall |
| 13th | Ice Storm, Wall of Fire |
| 17th | Cone of Cold, Wall of Force |
Features:
Eldritch Cannon
3rd-Level Artificer, Artillerist Feature
You've learned how to create a magical Cannon. Using Woodcarver's Tools or Smith's Tools, you can take an Action to magically create a Small or Tiny eldritch Cannon in an unoccupied space on a horizontal surface within 5 feet of you. A Small eldritch Cannon occupies its space, and a Tiny one can be held in one hand.
Once you create a Cannon, you can't do so again until you finish a Long Rest or until you expend a spell slot to create one. You can have only one Cannon at a time and can't create one while your Cannon is present.
The Cannon is a magical object. Regardless of size, the Cannon has an AC of 18 and a number of Hit Points equal to five times your Artificer level. It is immune to poison damage and psychic damage. If it is forced to make an ability check or a saving throw, treat all its Ability Scores as 10 (+0). If the Mending spell is cast on it, it regains 2d6 Hit Points. It disappears if it is reduced to 0 Hit Points or after 1 hour. You can dismiss it early as an Action.
When you create the Cannon, you determine its Appearance and whether it has legs. You also decide which type it is, choosing from the options on the Eldritch Cannons table. On each of your turns, you can take a bonus Action to cause the Cannon to activate if you are within 60 feet of it. As part of the same bonus Action, you can direct the Cannon to walk or climb up to 15 feet to an unoccupied space, provided it has legs.
Arcane Firearm
5th-Level Artificer, Artillerist Feature
You know how to turn a wand, staff, or rod into an Arcane Firearm, a conduit for your destructive Spells. When you finish a Long Rest, you can use Woodcarver's Tools to carve Special sigils into a wand, staff, or rod and thereby turn it into your Arcane Firearm. The sigils disappear from the object if you later carve them on a different item. The sigils otherwise last indefinitely.
You can use your Arcane Firearm as a Spellcasting focus for your Artificer Spells. When you cast an Artificer spell through the firearm, roll a d8, and you gain a bonus to one of the spell's Damage Rolls equal to the number rolled.
Explosive Cannon
9th-Level Artificer, Artillerist Feature
Every eldritch Cannon you create is now more destructive:
Fortified Position
15th-Level Artificer, Artillerist Feature
You're a Master at forming well-defended emplacements using your Eldritch Cannon:
Eldritch Cannon
Eldritch Cannon
Once you create a Cannon, you can't do so again until you finish a Long Rest or until you expend a spell slot to create one. You can have only one Cannon at a time and can't create one while your Cannon is present.
The Cannon is a magical object. Regardless of size, the Cannon has an AC of 18 and a number of Hit Points equal to five times your Artificer level. It is immune to poison damage and psychic damage. If it is forced to make an ability check or a saving throw, treat all its Ability Scores as 10 (+0). If the Mending spell is cast on it, it regains 2d6 Hit Points. It disappears if it is reduced to 0 Hit Points or after 1 hour. You can dismiss it early as an Action.
When you create the Cannon, you determine its Appearance and whether it has legs. You also decide which type it is, choosing from the options on the Eldritch Cannons table. On each of your turns, you can take a bonus Action to cause the Cannon to activate if you are within 60 feet of it. As part of the same bonus Action, you can direct the Cannon to walk or climb up to 15 feet to an unoccupied space, provided it has legs.
| Cannon | Activation |
|---|---|
| Flamethrower | The Cannon exhales fire in an adjacent 15-foot cone that you designate. Each creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 2d8 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. |
| Force Ballista | Make a ranged spell Attack, originating from the Cannon, at one creature or object within 120 feet of it. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 force damage, and if the target is a creature, it is pushed up to 5 feet away from the Cannon. |
| Protector | The Cannon emits a burst of positive energy that grants itself and each creature of your choice within 10 feet of it a number of temporary Hit Points equal to 1d8 + your Intelligence modifier (minimum of +1). |
Arcane Firearm
You can use your Arcane Firearm as a Spellcasting focus for your Artificer Spells. When you cast an Artificer spell through the firearm, roll a d8, and you gain a bonus to one of the spell's Damage Rolls equal to the number rolled.
Explosive Cannon
- The cannon's Damage Rolls all increase by 1d8.
- As an Action, you can Command the Cannon to detonate if you are within 60 feet of it. Doing so destroys the Cannon and forces each creature within 20 feet of it to make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 3d8 force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
Fortified Position
- You and your allies have half cover while within 10 feet of a Cannon you create with Eldritch Cannon, as a result of a shimmering field of magical Protection that the Cannon emits.
- You can now have two cannons at the same time. You can create two with the same Action (but not the same spell slot), and you can activate both of them with the same bonus Action. You determine whether the cannons are identical to each other or different. You can't create a third Cannon while you have two.
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