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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ashoka" data-source="post: 6823193" data-attributes="member: 6775774">So,  I have a new, inexperienced player joining my 4e campaign. He says that  he wants some kind of alchemical demolitions/blaster type of character.  It sounds like he's looking for something that resembles the PF  Alchemist class, but that concept is one of the few that doesn't really  exist in 4e.  I'm looking for some advice on how to help him create the concept he  wants. I'm open to reflavouring things (for example, maybe a reflavoured  Sorcerer or something?) but I'm hoping he will go with the Artificer  class so that he can help with healing and maybe become the party's main  healer, eventually.  So, I'm thinking of something like an Artificer with Alchemical feats  and theme and PP, and maybe a homebrewed At-Will that allows him to  quickly mix together some components for an attack <a href="http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=9111498&postcount=9" target="_blank">like what's decsribed here</a> (thanks to random internet-person SSGoW for the idea). Perhaps also  giving him some sorta proficiency bonus with alchemical items or the  ability to level alchemical items up to keep them useful. It seems like  this would allow the character to be both an effective  alchemical-combatant and a slightly less-effective healer.  I've played and DM'd 4e for a few years but I've never seen an  Artificer in play and my experience using alchemical items has been that  they are... underwhelming and barely useful. I really want to be able  to get this player's concept into the game, so please help me with  suggestions, reflavourings, homebrews, guides or whatever.  Note that the character would be coming in at level 18 (though I hope  to ease the player into things by starting them at a lower level with a  flat bonus so they can keep up with the enemies, and then level him up  quicker until he's even with the rest of the party).  Thanks</blockquote>

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