Path of the Cannoneer
The path of the Cannoneer is tempting to those barbarians
mad or stupid enough to enjoy drenching both themselves
and their enemies in fire. Cannoneers die in battle at the
hands of their opponents as commonly as from the misfires of
their boomsticks. However, as long as the misfire is bright,
brilliant, and as devastating to a Cannoneer's foes as it is to
the Cannoneer, this is a wholesome death.
Weapon of Fury and Fire
At 3rd level, when you adopt this path, you learn how to
channel your ferocity to improve your performance with
cannons, allowing you to add your rage damage to any ranged
attacks made with a cannon. You also gain resistance to
thunder and fire damage while raging, as you have grown to
build up a resilience to your cannon's constant loud and
burning misfires.
In addition, as a bonus action, you may attempt to repair a
broken cannon by performing a reckless repair check. To
perform a reckless repair check, roll a d20, adding your
Strength or Dexterity bonus. If it's result is higher than the
cannon's current misfire score, you fix the cannon, and it may
now be used for ranged attacks with a misfire score of 1. If
the result is equal to or below the cannon's misfire score, it
misfires again, as you continue to slam the cannon in anger.
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Bigger Gun, Bigger Boom
At 6th level, your ability to wield heavier cannons increases.
Your carrying capacity (including maximum load and
maximum lift) is doubled.
Additionally, you no longer have disadvantage when
attacking targets within 5 feet of you with a ranged cannon
attack.
Break Things to Fix Things
At 10th level, when attempting to repair a broken cannon,
instead of bashing it with your hand or on the ground, you
may now instead bash enemies with it in a mad attempt to
repair it. After dealing damage to an enemy on a successful
melee attack using a broken cannon, you may roll a reckless
repair check.
Also, if you successfully hit a creature using your reckless
attack feature with a broken cannon, you gain advantage on
the next reckless repair check you make that turn.
Playing With Fire
At 14th level, you can use the scalding remnants of past shots
still lying within your cannon to give fresh shots an extra kick.
If your cannons misfire score is 5 your cannon shots deal one
extra damage dice, at a misfire score of 10 they deal two extra
damage dice; at 15 they deal three extra damage dice, and at
20 they deal four extra damage dice.
In addition, you may now clear your cannon as a bonus
action.
 Cannons, Expanded.
A creature may hold a cannon as if it is a two handed weapon
so long as the cannons weight is below the creatures
maximum carrying capacity.
When holding a cannon you can successful ranged attack is determined by the cannon you are
add your Strength modifier instead of Dexterity for ranged
attack and damage rolls and the cannon gains the following
properties:
martial weapon, special, misfire 1, reload 1, cannon on pg 255 of the DMG would deal 8d10 bludgeoning
ammunition, ranged, heavy, two handed.
Example Cannons:
250lb - 1 damage dice - range 75/300ft - 250gp
500lb - 2 damage dice - range 150/600ft - 500gp
The classic cannonball. This shot bounces
1000lb - 3 damage dice - range 225/900ft - 1000gp
A target hit with round
1500lb - 4 damage dice - range 300/1200ft - 1500gp
Cannon from pg 255 of the DMG:
3500lb - 8 damage dice - range 600/2400ft - 3500gp
Special: Weight Based Damage and Range
A cannons number of damage dice and range is determined
by its size. A 500 pound cannon can fit a shot which deals 2
damage dice. Every 500 pounds the cannon is beyond this
increases the damage dice by 1 as outlined above.
A 500 Canister Shot.
Made up of a large amount of small musket
pound cannons range is 150/600ft, every 500 pounds above
this its minimum range increases by 75ft, and its maximum
range adjusts accordingly (max range = min range x4).
A target hit with
A cannon deals half its damage dice rounded down in d8
bludgeoning damage when being used for melee attacks
(minimum of 1d8).
Misfire 1
A cannon starts with a misfire score of 1. Each time you fire
your cannon hazardous shot remnants begin to build within
the cannons chamber and the misfire score of the cannon
Consisting of two smaller cannon balls
increases as outlined on the misfire score table. When making
a ranged cannon attack, before adding your to hit modifiers,
A target hit with chain shot takes (number of
compare the rolls result to the misfire score table. If the result
is equal to or lower than the current misfire score of your
cannon, your cannon misfires.
When a cannon misfires instead of making a ranged attack
it breaks, causing a small explosion forcing all creatures
within 10ft of the cannon to make a constitution saving throw
or take a number of d10 fire damage equal to the cannons
number of damage dice. On a successful save they take half
You may load a creature you have grappled
damage. While a cannon is broken it cannot be used to make
ranged attacks until it is repaired.
Misfire Score Table
1st shot - misfire 1
2nd shot - misfire 5
3rd shot - misfire 10
4th shot - misfire 15
A creature takes (number of cannon
5th shot - misfire 20
Clearing a Cannon.
As an action you may clear a cannon,
cleaning out loose shot remnants and resetting the cannons
misfire score. The next time you fire your cannon it counts as
having a misfire score of 1.
Reload 1
After this weapon is fired a number of times equal to its
reload score it requires a bonus action or action to reload
before being fired again.
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Ammunition: Cannon Shots
Every time you load a cannon choose a type of shot described
below. The amount of damage dice a cannon deals on a
using, while the shot you select will dictate the type of damage
dice, damage type, and one unique effect. For example the
damage while using a Round Shot and would cause a
Ricochet Effect.
Shot Effect Save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Strength or Dexterity Modifier.
Round Shot.
like a golf ball through enemy lines.
shot takes (number of cannon damage dice)d10 bludgeoning
damage.
Ricochet Effect: The cannon ball ricochets and hits a
secondary target behind it within 30ft of the original target.
The secondary target must make a Dexterity saving throw or
take half the damage the first target took, rounded down. On a
successful save the creature takes no damage and the ball
shot ricochet misses.
balls or other pieces of shrapnel shoved into a canister,
canister shot explodes upon impacting its target shooting its
contents forwards in a shotgun-like effect.
canister shot takes (number of cannon damage dice)d6
piercing damage.
Shrapnel Effect: A 15ft cone spreads out originating from
the target, all other creatures within the cone must succeed a
Dexterity saving throw or take half the amount of damage the
primary target took rounded down. A creature who succeeds
the saving throw takes no damage.
Chain Shot.
connected by a chain, chain shot is usually used to tear apart
ship masts.
cannon damage dice)d8 slashing damage.
Chain Effect: The target must succeed a Strength saving
throw or is pushed back 10ft and knocked prone. Huge and
larger creatures have advantage on this save. If this
movement causes the creature to move into another creatures
space, the other creatures must make a Strength saving
throw or are also knocked prone.
Creature Shot.
into your cannon as if you were loading any other shot. A
small creature can fit inside a 2000lb cannon, a medium
creature can fit inside a 4000lb cannon, a huge creature
inside a 8000lb cannon, etc. A target hit with a creature shot
takes (number of cannon damage dice)d10 bludgeoning
damage.
Creature Effect:
damage dice)d10 bludgeoning damage if fired from a cannon.
Repairing a Broken Cannon
You may repair a broken cannon by completing a
successful Tinker's or Smith's tools check. The DC
equals the cannons current misfire score. Each time
you roll the check you must spend a number of
minutes equal to the DC attempting the repair.
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