Gunslinger Archetype - Spellslinger

Spellcasting

When you select this gunslinger archetype at 3rd level, you gain the ability to cast spells. See chapter 10 of the Player’s Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting and chapter 11 of the Player’s Handbook for the wizard spell list.

Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list. You learn an additional wizard cantrip of your choice at 10th level.

Spell Slots. The Spellslinger Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
For example, if you know the 1st-level spell shield and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast shield using either slot.

Spellslinger Spellcasting

Spells Known of 1st level and Higher. You know three 1st-level wizard spells of your choice, two of which you must choose from the evocation and illusion spells on the wizard spell list.

The Spells Known column of the Spellslinger Spellcasting table shows when you learn more wizard spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells must be an evocation or illusion spell of your choice, and must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 7th level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st level or 2nd level.

The spells you learn at 8th, 14th, and 20th level can come from any school of magic.

Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of the wizard spells you know with another spell of your choice from the wizard spell list. The new spell must be of a level for which you have spell slots, and it must be an evocation or illusion spell, unless you’re replacing the spell you gained at 8th, 14th, or 20th level.

Spellcasting Ability. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your spellslinger spells, since you learn your spells through force of personality. You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a spellslinger spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier

Gun Bond

At 3rd level, you learn a ritual that creates a magical bond between yourself and one firearm. You perform the ritual over the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a short rest. The weapon must be within your reach throughout the ritual, at the conclusion of which you touch the firearm and forge the bond.

Once you have bonded a weapon to yourself, you can’t be disarmed of that firearm unless you are incapacitated. If it is on the same plane of existence, you can summon that firearm as a bonus action on your turn, causing it to teleport instantly to your hand.

You can have up to two bonded firearms, but can summon only one at a time with your bonus action. If you attempt to bond with a third firearm, you must break the bond with one of the other two.

Arcane Shot

Starting at 6th level, you gain the ability to infuse your firearms attacks with magical power. Once per turn, you can spend 1 grit point to make an arcane shot attack when you make an attack roll with a firearm. If you hit with the attack, the target is also affected as if hit by one of the cantrips you know. If this attack is a critical hit, roll all the dice twice and add them all together. For example, a 5th level spellslinger that knows the ray of frost cantrip could use this ability to cause a target hit by an attack with a firearm to also take 2d8 cold damage and have its speed reduced by 10 feet until the start of the spellslinger’s next turn.

At 10th level, you can use this ability with your spells as well as your cantrips. If the spell has an area effect, such as a cone or sphere, the spell effect originates at the target. For instance, if a spellslinger uses this ability to cast the burning hands spell, the spell affects a 15 foot cone that spreads out from, and includes, the target.

Reactive Translocation

At 14th level, you gain the ability to spend 1 grit point as a reaction when you are hit by an attack to teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see and you do not suffer damage or other effects from the triggering attack.

Misc

Multiclass Gunslinger

For characters who wish to multiclass as a gunslinger, the minimum ability score to do so is Dexterity 13.

Further, when you multiclass into the gunslinger class you gain proficiency in firearms and gunsmith’s kits.

Multiclass gunslingers with the Spellslinger feature add one third of their levels (rounded down) when calculating their available spell slots.

Firearms Two-Weapon Fighting

When you take the Attack action and attack with a light firearm that you’re holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light firearm that you’re holding in the other hand. You don’t add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative. You can combine Firearms Two-Weapon Fighting with other forms of Two-Weapon Fighting.

New Feats

If your DM allows feats from Chapter 6 of the Player's Handbook, you have access to the following feats:

Firearms Expert

Thanks to extensive practice with firearms, you gain the following benefits:

• You ignore the loading property of non-heavy firearms with which you are proficient.
• Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn’t impose disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls.
• When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a loaded firearm you are holding (note that this can be the same weapon).

Dual Wielder (Reworked)

You master fighting with two weapons, gaining the following benefits:

• You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you are wielding a separate melee weapon in each hand.
• You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one handed weapons you are wielding aren’t light unless the weapon is heavy.
• You can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

Firearms, Ammo, Gear & Propreties

Firearms are the main focus of the class, as expected. Thus this document offers a wide range of firearms. Firearms are intentionally expensive to balance out their power. If a DM is very generous with gold the costs might need to be increased or guns should be nerfed.

Properties

Firearms deal piercing damage. Firearms use special ammunition, and some of them have the cannon, misfire, reload, or scatter properties.

Cannon. A weapon that has the cannon property is designed to be fired only when braced on a bipod, gun carriage, or a hard, stationary surface, such as a low wall. A character must use an action or a bonus action to brace the weapon. If the character moves after bracing the weapon, the weapon is no longer considered to be braced (though see the rules for the gun carriage below). If the character fires a weapon with the cannon property that is not braced, he must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw or suffer disadvantage on the attack roll and be knocked prone. Weapons with the cannon property use cannon shots, instead of bullets.

Misfire. A weapon that has the misfire property becomes jammed when you roll a natural 1 on the attack roll. Until the jam is cleared, by spending an action or bonus action to use a Gunsmithing Kit to make a DC 10 Intelligence ability check, attacks with the weapon are made at disadvantage. If you roll a natural 1 on an attack roll with a jammed weapon, the weapon explodes , dealing its damage to the wielder and destroying the weapon.

Reload. A limited number of shots can be made with a weapon that has the reload property. A character must then reload it using an action or a bonus action

Ammunition. The ammunition of a firearm is destroyed upon use. Most firearms use bullets.

Scatter. A weapon with the scatter property potentially deals damage to all creatures within a cone equal to the indicated length. All creatures within the cone must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take the weapon’s normal damage. Weapons with the scatter property can use normal ammunition, as opposed to scatter ammunition, in which case they are treated as a normal weapon attack against a single target.

Special Firearms

Cannon Shield. The cannon shield also grants +2 to Armor Class. In adition the cannon shield uses bullets, its cannon proprety comes from its bulky size rather then its firepower.

Coat Pistol. The coat pistol grants advantage on any Sleight of Hand or Stealth rolls made to conceal the weapon.

Slug Gun. The slug gun has a maximum effective range of 25 feet. It cannot be used to hit targets past its normal range.

Ammunition

Bomb. As an action, a character can light this bomb and throw it at a point up to 60 feet away. Each creature within 5 feet of that point must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 3d6 fire damage.

Dragon’s Breath Shots. These alchemical rounds can only be used in a weapon with the scatter property. They function as scatter rounds, affecting all creatures in a cone with a size equal to the weapon’s scatter, but instead of weapon damage, all creatures within the cone must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take the 2d6 fire damage and half on a successful save.

Scatter Rounds. These rounds are used in weapons with the scatter property.

Entangling Shots. These alchemical rounds can only be used in a weapon with the scatter property. They function as scatter rounds, affecting all creatures in a cone with a size equal to the weapon’s scatter, but instead of weapon damage, all creatures within the cone must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be restrained and take half weapon damage.

Flare Shots. These alchemical rounds can be used in any firearm. A creature hit by a flare shot takes half weapon damage and must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded until the start of the attacker’s next turn. These shots can also be used as signal flares.

Frost Shots. These alchemical rounds can only be used in a weapon with the scatter property. They function as scatter rounds, affecting all creatures in a cone with a size equal to the weapon’s scatter, but instead of weapon damage, all creatures within the cone must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take the 1d6 cold damage and have their speed reduced by 10 feet until the start of the attacker’s next turn. On a successful save the targets in the cone take half damage and their speed is unaffected.

Gunpowder, keg. Setting fire to a keg of gunpowder can cause it to explode, dealing 7d6 fire damage to creatures within 10 feet of it. A successful DC 12 Dexterity saving throw halves the damage. Setting fire to an ounce of gunpowder causes it to flare for 1 round, shedding bright light in a 30 foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet.

Gunpowder, horn. Setting fire to a horn of gunpowder can cause it to explode, dealing 3d6 fire damage to creatures within 10 feet of it. A successful DC 12 Dexterity saving throw halves the damage.

Salt Shots. These alchemical rounds can only be used in a weapon with the scatter property. This weapon does normal weapon damage, but, if you reduce a creature to 0 hit points, it is knocked out, rather than dying.

Ammo Bandolier. This simple leather cross-belt features twelve leather loops suitable for holding bullets or cannon shots, enabling easy access to them. A character can wear up to two bandoliers or braces.

Bipod. A bipod can be attached to any firearm with the two-handed or versatile property by using a Gunsmith’s Kit and making a DC 10 Intelligence ability check. As an action or a bonus action (the character’s choice), a character can set up the bipod so that the attached weapon counts as being braced until the weapon is moved. In addition, once a weapon is braced, a character can use a bonus action to gain advantage on their next attack roll with that weapon.

Grenadier’s Bandolier. This heavy leather cross-body belt can hold up to six bombs and a character can wear up to two bandoliers or braces.

Gun Brace. This is effectively a heavy leather bandolier for pistols. A gun brace has enough sleeves to hold up to four pistols (including repeating pistols) and a character can wear up to two bandoliers or braces.

Gun Carriage. This light, wheeled carriage uses a pair of struts to brace a weapon with the cannon property. As an action, a character can attach the gun carriage to a weapon with the cannon property. Until the gun carriage is detached as an action, the weapon counts as being braced. However, while the gun carriage is attached and the character is carrying the attached weapon, the character moves at half his normal speed and cannot move through difficult terrain.

Gunsmith’s Kit. A gunsmith’s kit contains all the tools needed to construct bullets, cannon shots, and firearms. Proficiency with this kit lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability check you make to create or repair and such items (including clearing jams on firearms that have misfired).

Holster. This leather container is used to protect a firearm from the elements. It can be worn on the belt or across the back.

Wrist-Spring Holster. These holsters are leather bracers fitted with a spring-arm mechanism that holds a dagger or coat pistol in place and can project it immediately into the wearer’s hand when triggered. This allows the wearer to draw the weapon without spending any actions on their turn. The nature of this device enables it to be easily concealed beneath a loose, billowy sleeve, and grants advantage on Sleight of Hand and Stealth checks related to concealing the holstered weapons.

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