This weapon looks like a fusion of alchemical lab equipment and an arcane firearm with tubes, vials and liquid-filled chambers and veins running along its body. This weapon functions like a blunderbuss without the explosive feature and has no long range. As an action the user can load and fire an Experimental Elixir at an ally within 15 feet and give them the associated buff instead of damaging them.
Experimental Elixir
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Healing. The drinker regains a number of hit points equal to 2d4 + your Intelligence modifier. |
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2 |
Swiftness. The drinker’s walking speed increases by 10 feet for 1 hour. |
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3 |
Resilience. The drinker gains a +1 bonus to AC for 10 minutes. |
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4 |
Boldness. The drinker can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to every attack roll and saving throw they make for the next minute. |
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Flight. The drinker gains a flying speed of 10 feet for 10 minutes. |
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6 |
Transformation. The drinker’s body is transformed as if by the alter self spell. The drinker determines the transformation caused by the spell, the effects of which last for 10 minutes. |
Firearms are a new and volatile technology, and as such bring their own unique set of weapon properties. Some properties are followed by a number, and this number signifies an element of that property (outlined below). These properties replace the optional ones presented in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Firearms are ranged weapons.
Reload. The weapon can be fired a number of times equal to its Reload score before you must spend 1 attack or 1 action to reload. You must have one free hand to reload a firearm.
Misfire. Whenever you make an attack roll with a firearm, and the dice roll is equal to or lower than the weapon’s Misfire score, the weapon misfires. The attack misses, and the weapon cannot be used again until you spend an action to try and repair it. To repair your firearm, you must make a successful Tinker’s Tools check (DC equal to 8 + misfire score). If your check fails, the weapon is broken and must be mended out of combat at a quarter of the cost of the firearm. Creatures who use a firearm without being proficient increase the weapon’s misfire score by 1.
Explosive. Upon a hit, everything within 5 ft of the target must make a Dexterity saving throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier) or suffer 1d8 fire damage. If the weapon misses, the ammunition fails to detonate, or bounces away harmlessly before doing so.
Ammunition
All firearms require ammunition to make an attack, and due to their rare nature, ammunition may be near impossible to find or purchase. However, if materials are gathered, you can craft ammunition yourself using your Tinker’s Tools at half the cost. Each firearm uses its own unique ammunition and is generally sold or crafted in batches listed below next to the price.
THIS IS UNOFFICIAL MATERIAL
These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing. They aren’t officially part of the Dungeons & Dragons game and aren’t permitted in D&D Adventurers League events unless otherwise stated.
Notes: Artificer with the Alchemist Subclass, Reload, Misfire
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