D&D 5E (2024) What's New with the Artificer in Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

[GarrettKP]

Sooooooo, anybody got the actual book yet?

I have access on Beyond now.

 

[mellored]

I have access on Beyond now.

Can the armorer use magic items for their weapons?

 

[Remathilis]

I have access on Beyond now.

Well... Spill the deets!

 

[Parmandur]

I have access on Beyond now.

Mighty random question, but...who's listed in the credits?

 

[GarrettKP]

Can the armorer use magic items for their weapons?

No. Same as UA with two changes I noted: their weapons become +1 later on and the Fly speed of the Dreadnaught at 15 was moved to Infiltrator instead.

 

[GarrettKP]

Well... Spill the deets!

ask questions and I will answer.

 

[GarrettKP]

Mighty random question, but...who's listed in the credits?

Lead Designer: James Wyatt

Designers: Jeremy Crawford, Makenzie De Armas, Ron Lundeen, Ben Petrisor, Patrick Renie

Rules Developers: Makenzie De Armas (lead), Jeremy Crawford, Ron Lundeen, Ben Petrisor, Carl Sibley

Editors: Adrian Ng (lead), Judy Bauer, Sue Weinlein

Playtest Analysts: Ron Lundeen (lead), Makenzie De Armas

Art Director: Noor Rahman

Graphic Designers: Matt Cole, Paolo Vacala

Cover Illustrators: Michael Broussard, Patrick Gañas

Interior Illustrators: Ignacio Bazan-Lazcano, Michael Broussard, Cullen Cole, Daarken, Andrea De Dominicis, Kevin Gnutzmans, John Grello, Yinfaowei Harrison, Michal Ivan, Jordan Kerbow, Kuno, Arthur Loftis, Calder Moore, Lee Moyer, Claudio Pozas, Noor Rahman, Dave Sarabia, Leroy Steinmann, John Thacker, Kenny Vo, Esther Wu, Ahmed Zulfiqar

Cartographer: Sean Macdonald

Concept Artists: Michael Broussard, John Grello, Alexander Ostrowski, Noor Rahman

Consultants: Keith Baker, Elizabeth Banerjee, Shawn Banerjee, Daniel Delgado, Sameer Joseph

Producers: Rob Hawkey (lead), Bill Benham, Siera Bruggeman, Vanessa Hoskins

The following products provided information and inspiration:

Baker, Keith, Michelle Lyons, Ari Marmell, and C.A. Suleiman. Dragonmarked. 2006.

Baker, Keith, Bill Slavicsek, and James Wyatt. Eberron Campaign Setting. 2004.

Baker, Keith and James Wyatt. Sharn: City of Towers. 2004.

Crawford, Jeremy. Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. 2020.

Crawford, Jeremy, Keith Baker, and James Wyatt. Eberron: Rising from the Last War. 2019.

Noonan, David, Frank Brunner, and Rich Burlew. Explorer’s Handbook. 2005.

Noonan, David, Ari Marmell, and Robert J. Schwalb. Eberron Player’s Guide. 2009.

Wyatt, James, Keith Baker, Luke Johnson, and Stan! Player’s Guide to Eberron. 2006.

Wyatt, James, Keith Baker, Ari Marmell, and Robert J. Schwalb. Eberron Campaign Guide. 2009.

 

[Remathilis]

ask questions and I will answer.

Ok...

1. What are the backgrounds?
2. Can artificers or artillerist use firearms?
3. What changed with alchemist?
4. Do shifters pick one type of form or can they pick a different one each time?
5. How does the cartographer look?

 

[Parmandur]

I know we had been speculating on the 18 Backgrounds on offer, what's going on with those? What does the Species section have to say about Gnolls?

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Ok
Sorry if I offended you with my ignorance.

Its all good. I get that you see it differently. Just dont want to argue about how i would prefer to have the class updated.

But returning to simply discussing how they did so...

I do like the Artillerist changes for the most part. exceptions:

• why on earth does the arcane firearm specify martial ranged weapons?
• why is the crafting benefit only for wands when the subclass also references rods, staves, and ranged weapons?