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==== Artificers in the Game ====

Artificers are designed to remove a lot of the issues that prevent parties from making their own magical items by improving the barriers of [[SRD:Creating Magic Items|crafting]]; i.e. their experience expenditures are improved, the long downtime that is associated with crafting for most [[3.5e Classes|classes]] is not as long for artificers.  Also, artificers bring versatility and flexibility to a party through a plethora of items, and free up other characters to focus on their specific roles.

As NPCs, artificers are the most likely candidate to run something akin to a "magic item shop" in the world where their campaign began in.  Without artificers dealing in the magic item trades, many people view the creation of magical items as a deeply problematic occurrence due to the large expenditures of experience and downtime to create the items.  Typical artificer NPCs include retired individuals that have given up on adventuring, and instead uses his [[SRD:Creating Magic Items|crafting]] abilities full time. 

'''Adaptation:'''  Magical enchantments that can be tailored to the characters should not be underestimated.  With this class you can not only add versatility to the party, but at higher levels you are potentially able to fill an additional spot on top of your initial roles with superior weaponry and moderate expertise.  In addition, being able to continue making items on the move removes a lot of downtime that people dislike while you make their items and adds another element of versatility to your party.

'''Sample encounter:'''  Tryst Farmon was apprenticed as a blacksmith at an early age.  He dreamed of being a great warrior and learned everything available from the blacksmith with the hope of making great weapons and armor to wear.  At the age of ten a traveling artificer came into town to do some business and found that Tryst had the power to empower weapons, and took him on as an apprentice.  To the great dislike of the blacksmith, Tryst left his town to adventure with the artificer.  He learned quickly and Tryst was well on his way to becoming a capable artificer, when his master's traveling forge was attacked.  His master was slain and he was bound and sold into slavery to a man that insisted he work day and night to outfit his gladiators, until one night Tryst managed to strangle him after an inspection of his forge.  Tryst managed to escape the holding areas and ran to a nearby town to buy passage on a caravan heading west, where he once again apprenticed himself to make money to start forging his own gear.  Now with all of his equipment assembled he is trying to find the men that killed his master artificer teacher.

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Article Balance	High +
Author	Tivanir +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Moderate +
Class Ability	Other +
Fortitude Save Progression	Good +
Identifier	3.5e Class +
Length	20 +
Rated By	Ghostwheel +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Reflex Save Progression	Poor +
Summary	Artificers use magic equipment they craft to perform tasks. Each is unique in their chosen magic items, so no two are alike. +
Title	Artificer +
Will Save Progression	Good +