I'd like to make a character who has a very blacksmith vibe, so guild artisan, I'm thinking Lawful Neutral. I'd like to play either a Dwarf, which is probably my most played race, Dragonborn, or maybe Kobold (less so but it still seems like it could be fun). Class is where I'm really stuck on, the most obvious choice would be a Cleric of the Forge, but, personally, I have played a lot of Cleric and they just don't feel fun. Memes aside, they do really feel like they have so many powerful options early on, and when I looked at all the sort of flame-y spells or anything that could fit into a smith's vibe, it still felt really strong. I'd really like hammers, preferably flaming ones. Paladin and Fighter seem to be the most likely but not lame option, but I haven't really played those so I'd appreciate any input.
Paladins can do a ton of damage because of their smites. I am partial to the Battle Master for fighters, but you might want to look at the Rune Knight, it might be fun for your theme. Just my 2cp.
Is Artificer legal in your game? Perfect for a smith.
If not, then consider a Bard or Rogue. They are the Skills masters. bard has College of Lore, perfect for the skills man. Extra skills means you can take your Smith skills without losing out on other stuff.
Battle Smith as a blacksmith is a great idea. If you don't want to be a cleric, I would do this. Even if you want to be a cleric, I personally would recommend this.
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1 of the characters in my noir campaign is a battlesmith/forge cleric.
While artificiers don't get the higher level spells there's a lot of other things they can do. In battle, the battlesmith operates a lot like the beastmaster ranger, with a steel companion, limited spells & 2 attacks per round at 5th level. 1 level of cleric forge domain allows you to give a weapon or armor set a daily magical +1, in essence granting an extra infusion because this is what one of the more commonly chosen infusions does.
There was an armorer UA subclass for artificiers, don't know if its still in testing or if it's been archived yet.
I had a concept for a Warforged Blacksmith character, back when Warforged still had subraces. The version that had the integrated toolset. Select Blacksmith's Tools, and then literally transform into a small forge. I was equally stuck on class, though. I had kinda settled on Barbarian for the Brute UA subclass, but that has since been archived. Just like the Warforged have been heavily reworked (no more subraces).
I'd take a hard look at warlocks or sorcerers. Pick a dwarf to get the armor (unless you cheese out and go hexblade) and a big hammer. Use greenflame blade and other close range, fire based spells like burning hands.
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I'd like to make a character who has a very blacksmith vibe, so guild artisan, I'm thinking Lawful Neutral. I'd like to play either a Dwarf, which is probably my most played race, Dragonborn, or maybe Kobold (less so but it still seems like it could be fun). Class is where I'm really stuck on, the most obvious choice would be a Cleric of the Forge, but, personally, I have played a lot of Cleric and they just don't feel fun. Memes aside, they do really feel like they have so many powerful options early on, and when I looked at all the sort of flame-y spells or anything that could fit into a smith's vibe, it still felt really strong. I'd really like hammers, preferably flaming ones. Paladin and Fighter seem to be the most likely but not lame option, but I haven't really played those so I'd appreciate any input.
Paladins can do a ton of damage because of their smites. I am partial to the Battle Master for fighters, but you might want to look at the Rune Knight, it might be fun for your theme. Just my 2cp.
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Is Artificer legal in your game? Perfect for a smith.
If not, then consider a Bard or Rogue. They are the Skills masters. bard has College of Lore, perfect for the skills man. Extra skills means you can take your Smith skills without losing out on other stuff.
Battle Smith as a blacksmith is a great idea. If you don't want to be a cleric, I would do this. Even if you want to be a cleric, I personally would recommend this.
Please check out my homebrew, I would appreciate feedback:
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1 of the characters in my noir campaign is a battlesmith/forge cleric.
While artificiers don't get the higher level spells there's a lot of other things they can do. In battle, the battlesmith operates a lot like the beastmaster ranger, with a steel companion, limited spells & 2 attacks per round at 5th level. 1 level of cleric forge domain allows you to give a weapon or armor set a daily magical +1, in essence granting an extra infusion because this is what one of the more commonly chosen infusions does.
There was an armorer UA subclass for artificiers, don't know if its still in testing or if it's been archived yet.
I agree with Artificer.
That Rune Knight seems like a fun option if you're DM is allowing UA.
I had a concept for a Warforged Blacksmith character, back when Warforged still had subraces. The version that had the integrated toolset. Select Blacksmith's Tools, and then literally transform into a small forge. I was equally stuck on class, though. I had kinda settled on Barbarian for the Brute UA subclass, but that has since been archived. Just like the Warforged have been heavily reworked (no more subraces).
I'd take a hard look at warlocks or sorcerers. Pick a dwarf to get the armor (unless you cheese out and go hexblade) and a big hammer. Use greenflame blade and other close range, fire based spells like burning hands.
Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest.
Tasha