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The slight whir of gears rotating in place,
the thoughts of creation racing faster in
your mind than ever before...
You awaken in a cold sweat and jot down the now fleeting
memories from your waking nightmare. Cold steel, flint, a
dusty substance. Upon the parchment is a clockwork device
the likes you have never seen before, a terrible creation,
heretical in nature itself... but tempting to be made. Soon your
inexperienced hands move on their own, as if a guiding force
drags your fingers across the carefully made gears,
maneuvering the tools like an expert. Eventually, your creation
is complete, and you shudder as you now look upon the
weapon from afar. This... was not your doing, this could never
have been you... but you suppose, that it is now.
"Loosely" Inspired by Critical Role, and uses Matthew
Mercer's Gunslinger subclass as a base.
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The Gunsmith lets you choose from an expanded list of spells
when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are
added to the warlock spell list for you.
Spell Level Spells
1st Compelled Duel, Ensnaring Strike
2nd Branding Smite, Magic Weapon
3rd Conjure Barrage, Lightning Arrow
4th Fabricate, Fire Shield
5th Banishing Smite, Conjure Volley
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Starting at 1st level, you gain proficiency with firearms,
allowing you to add your proficiency bonus to attacks made
with firearms. You also gain proficiency in Tinkers' Tools,
applying similar effects to Tinkers' Tools checks.
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At 1st level, you acquire a golden bullet with your name on it.
This bullet is what links you to the Gunsmith, a mysterious
figure of myth and lore. When you have this bullet with you,
you can use your Charisma modifier, instead of Dexterity, for
attack and damage rolls with your firearm. If you lose the
bullet, it will reappear in your pocket after a long rest. Another
effect of this bullet in your possession is the ability to create
firearms. During a long rest, you can forgo the benefits in
order to craft one of three firearms, the Six Shooter, the
Emperor, or the Hand Cannon, the stats of which are detailed
at the end of the document. You cannot create a firearm if you
already have one, and you can only exchange the firearm
during a long rest. You can also create bullets during a short
rest. The materials required to make the bullets are supplied
by your patron.
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Firearms are a new and volatile technology, and as such bring
their own unique set of weapon properties. Some properties
are followed by a number, and this number signifies an
element of that property (outlined below). These properties
replace the optional ones presented in the Dungeon Master's
Guide. Firearms are ranged weapons.
Reload. The weapon can be fired a number of times equal to
its Reload score before you must spend 1 attack or 1 action
to reload. You must have one free hand to reload a firearm.
Misfire. Whenever you make an attack roll with a firearm, and
the dice roll is equal to or lower than the weapon's Misfire
score, the weapon misfires. The attack misses, and the
weapon cannot be used again until you spend an action to try
and repair it. To repair your firearm, you must make a
successful Tinker's Tools check (DC equal to 8 + misfire
score). If your check fails, the weapon is broken and must be
repaired out of combat at half the cost of the firearm.
Creatures who use a firearm without being proficient increase
the weapon's misfire score by 1.
Explosive. Upon a hit, everything within 5 ft of the target must
make a Dexterity saving throw (DC equal to 8 + your
proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier) or suffer 1d8 fire
damage. If the weapon misses, the ammunition fails to
detonate, or bounces away harmlessly before doing so.
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When you reach 6th level, you gain immense awareness
during the thrill of battle. You gain proficiency in the
investigation skill. If you are already proficient in the skill, you
add double your proficiency bonus to checks you make with
it. Also, you now can add your charisma modifier to your
initiative rolls.
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At 10th level, the Gunsmith grants an ethereal ally to those
who excel in battle. When an ally within 30 ft. of you scores a
critical hit, you can choose to use your reaction to take a shot
against the target as well. This shot deals force damage, and
cannot be altered by any abilities or effects (Such as critical
hits or the Sharpshooter feat).
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Beginning at 14th level, you are a master of your firearms,
able to maneuver the battlefield efficiently and effectively with
your skilled shots. You now can craft an additional firearm,
the Havoc. This weapon does not effect the amount of
firearms you currently have. The Havoc must be shot,
reloaded, and repaired with a bonus action. You can also
wield the Havoc as well as any other firearm, effectively dual
wielding. You cannot wield two Havocs at the same time.
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Prerequisites: Pact of the Chain, The Gunsmith patron
When you take this invocation, you can choose to make your
familiar a clockwork replication of the parent summon. This
familiar has the same stats as the parent, but grants the
ability to, as an action by you, explode in a glorious fashion.
All creatures within a 5 ft. radius to the familiar must make a
Dexterity saving throw using your spell save DC. On a failure,
the creature takes 2d10 fire damage, and is knocked prone.
On a success, the creature only takes half damage.

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Prerequisites: Pact of the Blade, The Gunsmith patron
You can now create a firearm of eldritch capabilities using
your Pact of the Blade feature. This firearm is called the Eye
of Akabash, and is detailed at the end of the document. The
Eye of Akabash is made of black steel, and has a Catseye
gem inlayed in the grip. You can use this firearm as an arcane
focus. When you hit a creature with this weapon, you can use
a spell slot to deal an additional 2d8 necrotic damage to the
target per spell level.

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Prerequisites: Pact of the Time, The Gunsmith patron
You can mark a creature as an action on a list of enemies,
binding them to a bullet from your chamber. The marked
creature is vulnerable to the next attack you hit it with,
however your gun jams if you miss or target a different
creature. When either the marked creature dies or breaks line
of sight with you, the effect ends.

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Prerequisite: The Gunsmith patron
Your firearms now deals force damage instead of piercing.

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 Name Ammo Damage Weight Range Properties
Six Shooter 4g (20) 1d8 piercing 5 lbs (80/320) Reload 6, misfire 2
Emperor 4g (20) 1d10 piercing 3 lbs (60/240) Reload 4, misfire 1
Hand Cannon 5g (5) 1d12 piercing 8 lbs (15/60) Reload 1, misfire 1
Havoc 10g (1) 2d12 piercing 10 lbs (200/800) Reload 1, misfire 3
Eye of Akabash 20gp (10) 1d12 piercing 15 lbs (120/300) Reload 3, misfire 2