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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7573061" data-attributes="member: 20564">EDIT:  This was written with the Feb 2019 version, with only Alchemist and Artillerist as optionsThis is to get an idea of what they can do without weapons.  To give a bench-line for comparing to Arcane Weapon, Arcane Armament, and Infusion, perhaps even investing in Crossbow Expert, martial weapons, Booming Blade/Green Flame Blade cantrips, etc.Alchemist Native at-will potential damage per round (assuming ASIs to INT)Will be reduced by:  saves (cantrip), misses (homunculus), switching to different cantrip for acid instead of poison damage / greater range.Level 1-2:  Poison spray (d12 CON save, 10' range) avg 6.5Level 3-4:  Poison spray + bonus action acid spittle (d6+2) = 6.5 + 5.5 = 12 w/ bonus actionLevel 5: Cantrips improve, prof improves (better homunculus):  2d12 / 1d6+3 = 13 + 6.5 = 19.5 w/ bonus actionLevel 6-7:  Alchemical Mastery:  2d12+Int(4), 1d6+3 = 17 + 6.5 = 23.5 w/ bonus actionLevel 8:  ASI:  2d12+5 / 1d6+3 = 18 + 6.5 = 24.5 w/bonus actionLevel 9-10: Prof inc:  2d12+5 / 1d6 + 4 = 18 + 7.5 = 25.5 w/BALevel 11-12: Cantrips improve:  3d12+5 / 1d6 +4 = 24.5 + 7.5 = 32 w/BALevel 13-16:  Prof inc:  3d12+5 / 1d6 +5 = 24.5 + 8.5 = 33 w/BALevel 17: Cantrips & prof improves:  4d12+5 / 1d6 + 6 = 31 + 9.5 = 40.5 w/ BA(I'm breaking out bonus action, because it still can add to normal weapon attacks, but needs to be considered vs. the extra attack of Crossbow Expert.)Artillerist is like the non-hounculous damage from Alchemist, but assuming using a Wand Prototype for +Int to damage instead of a poison/acid cantrip.The turret can add in cone fire damage and single target force damage for a bonus action, but cant' be assumed to be available for every encounter.  The single target bonus action damage would be 9 for comparison to the Alchemist, doubling to 18 at 14th level.  (Though I like the other Arcane Turrets more, this is the most apples-to-apples.)As a small note, Warlock 2 is often seen as a "cantrip power" dip that grows without more Warlock levels.  Because of how these are written, neither helps Eldritch Blast (which is good).  Also, you need 6 levels of Artificer to get the features so that the rest is just based off advancement in other classes.  So it's not as cherry-pick-able.  That's good in my book.</blockquote>

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