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I haven't checked the details, but these new beasts are essentially how WotC want to implement the good parts of the Iron Defender design into the Beast master. So Beast master and Battlesmith should be on par. I do not remember the revised ranger at all, and consider it dead to me. I can't...

I wonder how much of this is intended to address power creep in other areas. The UA Artificer Battlesmith seemed on the verge of being a better Beast master than the Ranger. This UA solves that issue, probably. So there might be some power creep, but at least this might help making it balanced...

They will not change classes through errata or by making an entire new class. This seems to be the solution of "how to fix all the things they learned how to do better". Beast master beasts balanced the way they figured out for the Iron Defender. More maneuvers and fighting styles. Alternative...

This is great! I really like that you even made the lesson plan. It seems to work out really well!

Fun thing to consider, and definitely something I would make use of if I ever made my own setting. One thing to consider: would the apprentices be expected to perform tasks such as cleaning and similar as part of the education? Maybe some would reduce the money they have to pay. Otherwise that...

If it is intended to blend in as a human I would probably (as a DM) look into how this particular warforged might be made more humanlike from the start. Maybe some stuffing to fill out and soften some features, making it more like a mannequin or doll with a warforged core. Wax faces or similar...

I'm not sure that they are the best class. However, when I first got the PHB I ended up getting hooked on Brimstone Angels to get more inspiration for a fiend warlock. I'm currently playing a celestial warlock, and even trying to come up with an 8th level character built around greatsword, GWM...

How do you even clean such a house without prestidigitation and Mage hand? Yuck! Mending certainly helps to as you suggest, and I have a hard time figuring out better uses for continual flame and such spells. Anything that becomes permanent with multiple casting would also be great. A few...

Since you seem open to create something new I'll describe the mechanic from 4e I miss the most: low-light vision. Low-light vision: you are accustomed to moving around outdoors during star-lit nights. You treat dim light at any distance as bright light, but gain no benefit in darkness...

If you can get access to (e.g. borrow or look through at LFGS) a copy of Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide I would suggest checking out the subclasses and the lore about gods. You might already have everything that would potentially be interesting (e.g. swashbuckler subclass), but it's the only...

A class where I can cause a lot of damage each round on my turn without having to be the one picking classes, feats and weapons for it. When I feel like "everyone else can do more powerful attacks than I", the solution should be "let the others do more attacks on my turn, but do it better"...

I was going to argue that improved cantrips might remove some of the value of using the crossbow. However, the improvements to the alchemist don't really make it worth it for offensive cantrips compared to a magic crossbow. So I now share your concern. In terms of power I would consider...

It takes too long to get the crossbow expert feat after first getting sharpshooter, and with the playstyle my DM prefers the limitless supply of arrows or bolts is a very relevant benefit.

That is what convinced me that most of the artificer works as a halfcaster. The battle smith might also be the ranger artificer (beast master, with the new spell acting like Hunter's mark). The archivist is the one with smite-like extra damage from spells. What I'm really happy to see is...

The "wastefully expensive" part was just about the wood and other material needed for building the ships and assuming they are only for that one invasion. If the army is going back home afterwards or the ships are used before for various tasks the waste becomes less.

"Large rowboat" as in "galley"? It needs to be really large in order to be ocean going, but that just means more stores and possibly cultists can be brought along. Building the ships specifically for a one-way trip to invade seems wastefully expensive in terms of time and resources, but could...

I would go with the suggestions of ships or teleport, basically the same as any other army led by a powerful Spellcaster. One more thematic way would be to walk through the shadowfell, but that might have other risks to the army. For the sake of story I would instead consider moving only a...

Seems to me that Lawful Good or Lawful Neutral might fit your character well. Maybe check if Paladins have some note about lawful Paladins of chaotic gods. The selfish tendencies of the master sounds like enough for me to categorise him as evil. Maybe neutral evil? It probably doesn't really...

I totally agree that guns can be a bit out of place in most D&D settings. That is partly the draw for me: artificers SHOULD often be a bit whacky and crazy. If I get to decide they are the "crazy scientist" type of character, and not really fitting in is part of the identity for any variety with...

When I try to imagine an artificer in D&D I think of tinker gnomes and guns. I really hope the final version does contain some kind of gun-toting subclass. However, it would probably be easy to add once the rest is right, so after reading this thread I hope that the UA contains a good overall...