First let me preface this by saying, I do understand that things change from the 2014 edition as well as the UA editions, but I am curious if one particular part of the Armorer subclass's identity has been removed intentionally or by accident. The particular element that has been "removed/lost" had to do with the armorer's arcane armor ability,
"The armor attaches to you and can’t be removed against your will. It also expands to cover your entire body, although you can retract or deploy the helmet as a bonus action. The armor replaces any missing limbs, functioning identically to a body part it is replacing." -Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
During UA it was labeled as Second Skin, " The armor attaches to you and can’t be removed against your will. It also expands to cover your entire body, although you can retract or deploy the helmet as a Bonus Action. The armor replaces missing limbs, functionally identical to a limb it replaces."
In the early access release of Eberron Forge of the Artificer, the Arcane Armor at level 3 is completely missing anything related to the afore mentioned ability. Any help or answers regarding this topic would be greatly appreciated, as I feel that this is pretty sad (IMO) for something that has been apart of the Artificer class for so long only to disappear without a word. Again, reiterating that I am not opposed to any particular change, I would just hope for some answers as to why.
I found this blerb in the new book," An Armorer modifies armor to function almost like a second skin. The armor is enhanced to hone the Armorer’s magic, unleash potent attacks, and generate a formidable defense."
It's descriptive here and not an actual ruling, but until I get an official answer, I suppose I'll use this as justification for the continuation from Tasha's and UA. Thanks for the reply!
Yep, sorry for the lack of clarification, the "Can't be removed against your will" portion is still there, I meant mainly the previous "Second Skin" effect from 2014 & UA that made the armor cover lost limbs.
I feel like most DMs would be cool with you using the armor to substitute a missing limb, or have a prosthetic use the same benefits of the Dreadnaught or Guardian abilities
I guess it’s another world, but in the FR book, they have prosthetic limbs as a piece of equipment available for free to anyone who needs it. Maybe they’re toeing ideas is with that sort of thing available (yes, as I said, it’s in a different world, but eberron is much higher tech than the FR. It could easily be there, too) people wouldn’t need the armor to do it.🤷♂️
I guess it’s another world, but in the FR book, they have prosthetic limbs as a piece of equipment available for free to anyone who needs it. Maybe they’re toeing ideas is with that sort of thing available (yes, as I said, it’s in a different world, but eberron is much higher tech than the FR. It could easily be there, too) people wouldn’t need the armor to do it.🤷♂️
I would have no issues with Artificers making prosthetic limbs that last forever without it taking a infusion slot other then to know the plan to make one and it being cheap enough to mimic the free cost shown in the new books
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First let me preface this by saying, I do understand that things change from the 2014 edition as well as the UA editions, but I am curious if one particular part of the Armorer subclass's identity has been removed intentionally or by accident. The particular element that has been "removed/lost" had to do with the armorer's arcane armor ability,
"The armor attaches to you and can’t be removed against your will. It also expands to cover your entire body, although you can retract or deploy the helmet as a bonus action. The armor replaces any missing limbs, functioning identically to a body part it is replacing." -Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
During UA it was labeled as Second Skin, " The armor attaches to you and can’t be removed against your will. It also expands to cover your entire body, although you can retract or deploy the helmet as a Bonus Action. The armor replaces missing limbs, functionally identical to a limb it replaces."
In the early access release of Eberron Forge of the Artificer, the Arcane Armor at level 3 is completely missing anything related to the afore mentioned ability. Any help or answers regarding this topic would be greatly appreciated, as I feel that this is pretty sad (IMO) for something that has been apart of the Artificer class for so long only to disappear without a word. Again, reiterating that I am not opposed to any particular change, I would just hope for some answers as to why.
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Vixor Deland
Based on the article on the Artificer subclasses failing to mention Second Skin, it seems to have been intentionally removed.
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I found this blerb in the new book," An Armorer modifies armor to function almost like a second skin. The armor is enhanced to hone the Armorer’s magic, unleash potent attacks, and generate a formidable defense."
It's descriptive here and not an actual ruling, but until I get an official answer, I suppose I'll use this as justification for the continuation from Tasha's and UA.
Thanks for the reply!
It's under quick Don and doff- it can't be removed against your will
Yep, sorry for the lack of clarification, the "Can't be removed against your will" portion is still there, I meant mainly the previous "Second Skin" effect from 2014 & UA that made the armor cover lost limbs.
I feel like most DMs would be cool with you using the armor to substitute a missing limb, or have a prosthetic use the same benefits of the Dreadnaught or Guardian abilities
I guess it’s another world, but in the FR book, they have prosthetic limbs as a piece of equipment available for free to anyone who needs it.
Maybe they’re toeing ideas is with that sort of thing available (yes, as I said, it’s in a different world, but eberron is much higher tech than the FR. It could easily be there, too) people wouldn’t need the armor to do it.🤷♂️
I would have no issues with Artificers making prosthetic limbs that last forever without it taking a infusion slot other then to know the plan to make one and it being cheap enough to mimic the free cost shown in the new books