I'm truly at a loss as to why they changed Magic Tinkering to this. At least they fixed the one hour bedroll. Just glad my current DM feels the same way and is letting me keep the old Magic Tinkering ability.
I agree - the 2014 magical tinkering is very cool and interesting and creates a lot of creative opportunity. The UA one is not really interesting at all.
I agree - the 2014 magical tinkering is very cool and interesting and creates a lot of creative opportunity. The UA one is not really interesting at all.
It's not just UA anymore. The final published version has become available in some stores and it's essentially the same as the version from the second UA (from February 2025) but with a few more items added to the list. It's very disappointing.
I agree - the 2014 magical tinkering is very cool and interesting and creates a lot of creative opportunity. The UA one is not really interesting at all.
It's not just UA anymore. The final published version has become available in some stores and it's essentially the same as the version from the second UA (from February 2025) but with a few more items added to the list. It's very disappointing.
The article on the Artificer changes says "Reduced crafting time/cost benefit enveloped into Tinker's Magic feature." Is this true at all?
I agree - the 2014 magical tinkering is very cool and interesting and creates a lot of creative opportunity. The UA one is not really interesting at all.
It's not just UA anymore. The final published version has become available in some stores and it's essentially the same as the version from the second UA (from February 2025) but with a few more items added to the list. It's very disappointing.
The article on the Artificer changes says "Reduced crafting time/cost benefit enveloped into Tinker's Magic feature." Is this true at all?
I’m not really sure what that’s referring to. The final Tinker’s Magic feature is mechanically the same as the one from the second UA (the “Eberron Updates” one). The only difference I see is that there are several more items added to the list of things that can be created with it.
It seems the reduced crafting time is tied to the subclass:
Alchemist - Potion Crafting. When you brew a potion using the crafting rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide, the amount of time required to craft it is halved.
Armorer - Armor Crafting. When you craft nonmagical or magic armor, the amount of time required to craft it is halved
Artillerist - Wand Crafting. When you craft a magic Wand, the amount of time required to craft it is halved.
Battlesmith - Weapon Crafting. When you craft a nonmagical or magic weapon, the amount of time required to craft it is halved.
Cartographer - Scroll Crafting. When you scribe a Spell Scroll using the crafting rules in the Player’s Handbook, the amount of time required to craft it is halved.
I'm truly at a loss as to why they changed Magic Tinkering to this. At least they fixed the one hour bedroll. Just glad my current DM feels the same way and is letting me keep the old Magic Tinkering ability.
I agree - the 2014 magical tinkering is very cool and interesting and creates a lot of creative opportunity. The UA one is not really interesting at all.
It's not just UA anymore. The final published version has become available in some stores and it's essentially the same as the version from the second UA (from February 2025) but with a few more items added to the list. It's very disappointing.
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The article on the Artificer changes says "Reduced crafting time/cost benefit enveloped into Tinker's Magic feature." Is this true at all?
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I’m not really sure what that’s referring to. The final Tinker’s Magic feature is mechanically the same as the one from the second UA (the “Eberron Updates” one). The only difference I see is that there are several more items added to the list of things that can be created with it.
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It seems the reduced crafting time is tied to the subclass:
Alchemist - Potion Crafting. When you brew a potion using the crafting rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide, the amount of time required to craft it is halved.
Armorer - Armor Crafting. When you craft nonmagical or magic armor, the amount of time required to craft it is halved
Artillerist - Wand Crafting. When you craft a magic Wand, the amount of time required to craft it is halved.
Battlesmith - Weapon Crafting. When you craft a nonmagical or magic weapon, the amount of time required to craft it is halved.
Cartographer - Scroll Crafting. When you scribe a Spell Scroll using the crafting rules in the Player’s Handbook, the amount of time required to craft it is halved.
That's how it was in Unearthed Arcana but that's not folding it into Tinker's Magic. Thanks for confirming though.
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