Armed with an inventive intellect, a love of magical technology, and an unquenchable energy, you are an enthusiastic participant in your research work. Though you’re likely to begin your career as a mere attendant, you can aspire to become a skilled mage or alchemist, a laboratory supervisor, or even a flamethrower-wielding scorchbringer tasked with defending laboratories.
- Skill Proficiencies: Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools
- Languages: Languages: Choose one of Draconic or Goblin
- Equipment: One set of artisan’s tools, the charred and twisted remains of a failed experiment, a hammer, a block and tackle, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp
The popular conception of engineering is based on mad inventions, dangerous experiments, and explosive blasts. Much of that perception is accurate, but you are also involved with mundane tasks of construction and architecture — primarily in crafting the infrastructure that allow people to enjoy running water, levitating platforms, and other magical and technological wonders.
You have a basic knowledge of the structure of buildings, including the stuff behind the walls. You can also find blueprints of a specific building in order to learn the details of its construction. Such blueprints might provide knowledge of entry points, structural weaknesses, or secret spaces. Your access to such information isn’t unlimited. If obtaining or using the information gets you in trouble with the law, your benefactor can’t shield you from the repercussions.
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