Alternate Artificer v3.1.1 (Balance Patch)

Hey all!

Over the last couple of days I've gotten a lot of really solid troubleshooting feedback on both the Alternate Artificer Class and the newly updated Alternate Artificer: Expanded. Some things that got pointed out were pretty glaring issues with how I intended the various features to function, so I decided to do a little mini-update to fix all of those small issues.

Largely, things will play the same - it was mostly small fiddly issues with the new Specializations and Infusions in the Alternate Artificer: Expanded. The full change log is below.

Let me know what you think - and thank you for all the feedback on the Artificer update!

~laserllama

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Alternate Artificer v3.1.1

Battle Smith

• Modular Defender // Expanded the options for its Infusions.

Infusions

• Specified that levels referenced in Infusions use your Artificer level.

Alternate Artificer: Expanded v3.1.1

Infusions:

• Specified that levels referenced in Infusions use your Artificer level.

• Wondrous Whip // Clarified you can only catch objects.

• Wall Shield // Reworked - creates panels equal to Charges.

• Boots of Destruction // Changed passive, you also know the spell.

• Mystic Armament // Changed passive, you also know the spell.

• Mystic Shot // Changed passive, you also know the spell.

Aeronaut

• Flying Machine // Removed (redundant) Skyfall Harness benefit. Explicitly detailed the Infusions it can bear.

Archivist

• Awakened Mind // Clarified you can only have one at a time.

Composer

• Musical Apparatus // Reworked around spell attacks. Replaced booming blade with thunderclap.

• Combat Virtuoso // Extra Attack replacement for Apparatus.

Dungeoneer

• Arcane Improvisation // Now no longer expend a spell slot!

• Master Dungeoneer // Reworked this to work how I wanted it to.

Gunslinger

• Arcane Firearm // You are explicitly proficient with it now. Removed the two-handed property from the base Firearm.

• Replaceable Parts // CUT - it is now an Upgrade.

• Increased Capacity // No longer an Upgrade - moved to the subclass as a 5th level feature.

• Upgrades // Close Shot // Fixed this to work with the rules of 5e.

• Upgrades // High Caliber // Now adds two-handed/heavy.

• Upgrades // Arcane Railgun // Reworked damage.

Junker

• Junker Spells // Added sonic wave (3rd) and animate objects (5th).

• Hulking Strikes // Knockback/Prone effect is now optional.

• Titanic Rig // Immutable Form // Can allow spells to affect it now.

Puppeteer

• Arcane Strings // You are explicitly proficient with its whip attacks.

Reanimator

• Reanimated Thrall // Reworked CR limits (1/3 Artificer level).

• Reanimator Spells // Added gentle repose.

• Necrotic Preservation // NEW 5th level feature.

• Advanced Reanimations // You now gain all three creature types.