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Metallurgist

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 The Metallurgist
Bent over his work for hours, the gnome tinkers with the
assortment of cogs and gears on his table. A spark of light
shoots through its inner workings, and the the gears begin to
turn. A faint clicking can be heard, then, the machine raises
up, turning to its master and waits for his command.
Sweat drips from the dwarf’s brow as her hammers
smashes down into the white hot iron. She is prepairing for
the battle to come, and she knows the only way to save her
family is the fight to the very end. This armor must protect not
just her, but her whole villaige.
Floating above her companions, the wood elf hovers,
prepairing for the attack, her armor making her translucent to
the kobolds. She feels magic pulsing into the armor’s palms,
charging her energy, waiting.
The art of metallurgy is an ancient art, built on an
understanding of metal and its devine energy. Metal was
created from rock millions of years ago, and is now found in
nearly everything, it is the lifeblood of the planet. From metal
sensing, to magnatic pushing and pulling, the metallurgist is a
more than capable ally.

CLASS FEATURES Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition
As a metallurgist you have the following class features
to the equipment granted by your background:

Hit Points ● (a) a longsword (b) a glaive, or (c) any

Hit Dice: 1d8 per Metallurgist Level simple weapon
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier ● (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts, or (b) a
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your spear
Constitution Modifier per Brawler level after 1st ● (a) a chain shirt, or (b) a set of ring mail
● A set of tinkerer’s tools
Proficiencies ● (a) an explorer’s pack, or (b) a scholar’s
Armor: All metal armor, metal shields pack
Weapons: All simple weapons with metal parts, all
martial weapons with metal parts.
Tools: Alchemists Supplies, Blacksmith’s Tools,
Tinkerer's Tools

Saving Throws: Intelligence, Dexterity

Skills: Choose two from Arcana, History, Insight,
Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, Stealth

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Upgrade Armor . Magnetism
At 1st level, you are able to imbue your armor with
magical energy that makes it more protective. If you
spend 6 hours and 10gp worth of materials on any set of
metal armor you can increase its AC by 1 when you
wear it. You cannot use this ability on a shield, or more
than once on any one piece of armor.
At 6th level you can use use your Upgrade Armor
ability to increase the AC of another creature’s armor.
The time it takes for this bonus is reduced to 2 hours.
Tinkerer’s Whit . increased again, as if you were a creature one size larger
Beginning at 1st level, any ranged weapon or spell
attack you make can use your Intelligence modifier,
instead of your Dexterity, or Strength modifier.
Alloy Mending . At 7th level your armor working has been enhanced to
Starting at 2nd level, you can spend 2 hour to repair any
metal that has been crushed, dented, rusted, seared, or
otherwise damaged, as long as there is enough of the
original material to repair it. If you do, Any creature
wearing the metal gets a +1 to AC and may add their
proficiency bonus to any Charisma checks they make
until they are hit by an attack.
School of Metallurgy
When you reach 3rd level you commit yourself to a
school of metallurgy to study. Choose the school of the
Arcanist, the Smith, or the Mechanist detailed at the end
of the c1ass description. Your choice grants you features
at 3rd level and again at 7th, 11th, and 16th levels.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 10th, 14th,
and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of
your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores
of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an
ability score above 20 using this feature.
Metal Sense
At 5th level you gain an arcane connection with metal
objects around you. You can use a bonus action to sense
to exact location of any metal in a 20 foot radius sphere
around you. This range increases to 40 feet at 12th level,
and again at 17th level to a range 80 feet.
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When you reach 5th level your metallic connection
allows you to use an action to push and pull metallic
objects towards you or away from you as if using the
spell mage hand.
When you reach 12th level the strength of your
pushing and pulling is increased. You are no longer
limited to a 10 pound weight restriction, instead the
maximum push or pull weight is equal to 5 times your
intelligence score.
When you reach 18th level your push and pull is
(see player’s handbook p. 176). Use your Intelligence
score instead of your Strength score.
Mobile Metal .
accommodate the rigors of battle. When you upgrade a
piece of armor, you no longer suffer from a
disadvantage on stealth while wearing any metal armor
that would normally impose this disadvantage. You can
also wear any metal armor regardless of its strength
requirements.
Armor Savant .
. At 8th level when you are using an armor you have
upgraded you can add your proficiency to any ability
check or saving throw involving Dexterity.
You also gain the arcane ability to lift your armor off
the ground, as if using the spell levitate. You must be
wearing the armor to use this ability.
. Armor Summon .
When you reach 13th level, you have created a magical
bond between your armor and yourself. Any armor you
have upgraded can be conjured to you using an action,
and automatically equips itself to your body.
Armor Master .
. Starting at 15th level you gain a flying speed equal to
twice your normal walking speed while wearing any
upgraded armor. It now takes you only 1 hour to
upgrade an armor, and you can now increase your
armor’s AC by a maximum of +3, spending 1 hour for
each increasing bonus.
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Mobile Fortress
When you reach 20th level you have become one with
your armor. You no longer account for the weight of
any armor you are wearing, and you can add your
Dexterity modifier to your AC regardless of the type of
armor. Once per day you can send a magnetic pulse
outward from you up to 30 feet in radius. Any metal
within that range is pushed back up to 35 feet, and any
creature wearing metal must make a Strength save (DC
8 + your intelligence modifier + your proficiency) or
take 6d6 bludgeoning damage, be pushed back 30 feet,
and knocked prone.
School of Metallurgy
Metallurgy is a complex art with many different
varieties and uses. Originally created by blacksmiths
and craftsmen, the work of metallurgy has split into
three distinct arcane arts, the Arcanist, the Smith and
the Mechanist.
The Arcanist . yourself.
The arcanists are the newest metallurgists. Combining
the sacred art of metalworking with alchemical
investiture they give their armor magical properties of
protection and offer a variety of arcane attacks.
Arcane Investiture
When you choose this discipline at 3rd level you can
augment your armor with the ability to cast spells
using your armor itself as a focus.
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these
armor abilities spells, You use your Intelligence
whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In
addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when
setting the saving throw DC for a metallurgist spell
you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Intelligence modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your
Intelligence modifier
. You gain a number of arcane charges equal to your
proficiency bonus multiplied by two. You can use one or
more arcane charges as an action to use an armor ability.
A spell's level increases by 1 for each additional arcane
charge you spend. For example, if you are a 5th level
metallurgist and use flamethrower to cast burning hands,
you can spend 2 arcane charges to cast it as a 2nd-level
spell (the abilities base cost of 1 arcane charge plus 1
additional charge)
The maximum number of charges you can use on any
one spell is equal by your level divided by two, rounded
down.
Choose four armor abilities. You can add one
additional ability of your choice at 7th, 11th, and 16th
level. Whenever you add a new armor ability, you can
also replace one armor ability that you already know wilh
a different ability.
The spells you can cast are listed below. If an ability
requires a level, you must be that level in this class to
learn the spell.
Armor Lock. You can use 1 charge to cast shield on
Barrage. You can spend 1 charge to cast magic missile.
Beam Saber. You can spend 2 charges to cast flame
blade.
Boost. Spend 1 charge to cast jump on yourself.
Chameleon (11th Level Required). You can spend 5
charges to cast greater invisibility on yourself.
Energy Burst (16th Level Required). You can use 4
charges to cast sunbeam.
Electro Beam (16th Level Required). You can use 4
charges to cast chain lightning.
Explosive Burst (7th Level Required). You can spend 2
charges to cast fireball.
Flamethrower. You can spend 1 charge to cast burning
hands.
Flashlight. You can spend 1 charge to cast light.
Full Boost (7th Level Required) You can use 2 charges
to cast haste on yourself.
Night Vision. You can use 2 charges to cast darkvision
on yourself.
Recharge. You can spend 2 charges to cast cure wounds
on yourself.
Sonic Boom (7th Level Required). You can spend 2
charges and cast shatter.
Tremor Charge (11th Level Required) You can spend 4
charges to cast destructive wave.
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The Smith
The ancient art of blacksmithing is a sacred calling.
Many a man can take to the forge and hammer hot
iron, but to be a true metallurgist has an
understanding of metal. A metallurgy smith can take a
normal piece of iron and turn it into something far
greater. You must have a set of blacksmith’s tools to
use these abilities.
Improved Upgrade
Starting at 3rd level, when you choose this school you
focus on your abilities to work the metal itself to be
more durable. When upgrading an armor you can
upgrade the AC by an additional +1 and any
upgrading only takes you half the time.
Forge Expert
Starting at 7th level, if you spend 2 hours and half the
gp amount worth of materials, you can smith any type
of metal armor. Any armor you smith will be resistant
to one of the following damage types: bludgeoning,
piercing, or slashing, and will automatically be
considered upgraded.
Blade Forge
At 11th level you can upgrade your weapons as well
as your armor. You can spend 1 hour and 10gp on any
metal weapon and increase the damage it does by one
extra damage die. You can only upgrade a weapon
like this once. You can also forge your own weapons
using this feature.
Master of the Forge
Starting at 16th level you can spend 2 hours and twice
the cost of the base armor type on materials to smith
medium or heavy armor into Adamantine Armor
(Dungeon Master’s Guide p. 150), Armor of
Resistance (DMG p. 152), or Mithral Armor (DMG p.
182). You can also upgrade shield’s with your
upgrade armor ability.
. The Mechanist .
The mechanists are true tinkerers, the makers of
complex and intricate mechanical creations. These
craftsmen can turn bits of metal into moving
machines, and upgrade simple weapons into deadly
tools of destruction. You must have a set of tinkerer’
s tools to use these abilities
Tinker’s Toys
When you choose this feature at 3rd level you can
spend 1 hour and 5gp worth of material to construct
a tiny clockwork device (AC 5, 1 hp). When you
create a device, choose one of the
following options:
Clockwork Toy. This toy is a clockwork animal,
monster, or person, such as a frog, mouse, bird,
dragon, or soldier. When placed on the ground, the
toy moves 5 feet across the ground on each of your
turns, controlled by you. lt makes noises as
appropriate to the creature it represents.
Fire Starter. The device produces a miniature
flame, which you can use to light a candle, torch, or
campfire. Using the device requires your action.
Music Box. When opened, this music box plays a
single song at a moderate volume. The box stops
playing when it reaches the song's end or when it is
closed.
Arms Enhancement
Also at 3rd level you gain the ability to modify your
weaponry. If you spend 1 hour and 10pg worth of
materials on any weapon that requires loading you
can give it one of the following properties (DC 8 +
Intelligence Modifier + Proficiency):
● Net Shot. Any projectile fired out of the
weapon mimics the effects of the spell
ensnaring strike (1st level) on a hit. This
effect ends if the creature breaks free, or if
another projectile is shot from the same
weapon.
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 ● Scatter Shot. Any projectile fired out of the
weapon mimics the effects of the spell hail
of thorns (1st level).
● Heavy Weaponry. The weapon no longer
requires loading. After being fired 8 times,
you must use a bonus action to reload the
weapon. Whenever this weapon hits, roll one
extra damage dice.
● Volt Ammo (7th Level Required). Your
weapon is permanently enchanted with the
spell lightning arrow.
● Projectile Hail (11th Level Required) Your
weapon is permanently enchanted with the
spell conjure volley.
You can enhance up to two different weapons with
this feature.

Clockwork Sentry
At 7th level you can spend 4 hours and 2000 gp worth
of materials (1 set of plate armor must be included in
this expense) to create a set of Animated Armor
(monster manual p.19). This creature takes your
initiative. You can use a bonus action to take full
control of the armor. At 11th level you can instead
build a Helmed Horror (monster manual p.183). At
16th level you can spend 4000gp and instead build an
Iron Guardian (monster manual p.271). You can only
have one of these constructs active at any one time.

Expert Enhancements
Starting at 7th level any weapon you enhance with a
spell ability increases the spell effects to 3rd level. At
11th level this is increased again to 5th level. Any
Heavy Weapon upgrade increases to two extra
damage dice at 5th level. At 11th level this is
increased to three extra damage dice.

Master Enhancement
When you reach 16th level in this class you enhance
any loading weapon with two different enhancements.

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