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

[Paul Farquhar]

But also, if the Artificer can just poof up magic items out of nowhere, what stops them from proofing up enchanted plate armour and then selling them to unsuspecting vendors who then wake up the next morning to no suit of armour

All the armed mercenaries the extremely rich person will send after the party when he realises he has been duped I expect.

The potential problem is the mass production and sale of real magic items, not making high value short duration fake ones (which you can also do with certain spells).

 

[Kobold Avenger]

I'm hoping Artificers, or at least the Artillerist subclass, gets proficiency in martial ranged weapons. Going by the preview from the book, it would be weird for that subclass to use Arcane Firearm on these weapons and not be proficient in a gun or a bow.

I think I remember one of the excerpts saying that Ranged Weapons can be used as an Arcane Focus with the subclass and Arcane Firearm. So shooting Fireballs out of pistols definitely is a thing with the Artillerist.

 

[Kurotowa]

I think I remember one of the excerpts saying that Ranged Weapons can be used as an Arcane Focus with the subclass and Arcane Firearm. So shooting Fireballs out of pistols definitely is a thing with the Artillerist.

It will be ...if they give them back firearm proficiency. As of the UA draft that wasn't a feature anymore, and only Battle Smiths got it as part of their Martial Weapon package.

I'd really like it be an option for Artillerists. As you say, the image is very cool. But it wasn't mentioned in this preview, so we'll have to see what next week brings.