Battle engineer (5e Subclass)
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Battle engineer
Artificer Subclass
The battle engineer focuses on direct combat with weapons and magical rune arms. They often use heavy or light repeating crossbows to deal heavy damage at long range, and have one-handed weapons to participate in melee combat. They also use rune arms to augment their damage, taking advantage of the built-in cannon.
- Rune arm
At 3rd level, you build and enchant a mechanical arm, which fits over you weapon arm. Whenever you make a melee attack with a weapon in this arm, the attack does one d4 additional damage. You also have a cannon in it with five charges. When you shoot is at a target, it automatically hits and deals d6 of magical damage.
- Crossbow training
Starting at 3rd level, you become proficient with crossbows.
- Acid weapons
Starting at 4th level, you can fire an acid arrow with your crossbow. This deals 3d6 of acid damage. You have three acid arrows when you gain this feature, and making additional ones costs 50gp each.
- Infused weapons
Starting at 5th level, your infused weapons grow more powerful. They gain a +1 in their ability, and you can ad 1 to any critical hit rolls, and +1 to critical hit damage. Additionally, your rune arm has one extra charge, and now does 2d6 of magical damage.
- Shatter defenses
Starting at 5th level, you can shatter the defenses of your enemy. If you do this, your target must make a Strength saving throw. If successful, it has no effect. If the save failed, it loses 5 AC. If you use this, you must take a long rest to be able to use it again.
- Infused armor
Starting at 8th level, your infused armor gains +1 to any of it’s effects. It also gains +5 AC, and +10 if the incoming damage is from a spell.
- Infused weapons
Starting at level 14, your infused weapons gain +1 to their effects. They also get a +2 to critical strike rolls, and a +1 of critical damage. Your rune arm gains an additional charge, and now does 3d6 of damage.
- Infused armor
Starting at 20th level, your infused armor gains +1 to any of it’s effects. It also gains +5 AC, and +10 if the incoming damage is from a spell.
- Master Engineer
Starting at 22th level, you gain a +2 bonus on intelligence. Both your infused weapons and armour gain +1 to their effects.
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