Artificer

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Artificer (奇械师)
Alias(es)	Mechanical Sorcerer; Magic Engineer 3
Occupation/Role	Spellcaster and maker of magical items, alchemical products, equipment, and constructs 11 70
First Appearance	Chapter 2 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Artificer Level 1	3	Karl Ares introduces himself as a level-one Artificer; reaching this level had required tool training, cantrips, ritual casting, and the relevant feats. 3 20
Artificer Level 2	5	Karl directs accumulated Spirituality into his Artificer Spiritual Core and gains access to revised prepared spells. 5
Artificer Level 3	30	Karl advances after developing Arcane Power Armor; this level permits specialization, and he trains toward the Armorer path. 21 30
Artificer Level 4	116	Karl reports being level 4, though the Adventurers Guild can certify him only at level 3 because of difficulties assessing Artificers at that stage. 116
Artificer Level 9	182	Karl possesses Armor Modification alongside Arcane Armor, Extra Attack, Flash of Genius, and other established class features. 182
Artificer Level 10	211	Karl completes his promotion, gaining a major improvement in his understanding of artificing problems. 211
Artificer Level 13	382	His Spiritual Core promotes during battle, enhancing the capabilities of his prosthetic body. 382
Artificer Level 14	401	Karl gains Master of Magical Items, allowing five attunements and the ability to ignore normal magical-item usage requirements. 400 401
Artificer Level 17	409	Karl upgrades his Spiritual Core after creating a demiplane, but Intelligence becomes a bottleneck for further advancement. 409
Artificer Level 16 (reported)	415	A later account identifies Karl as level 16, conflicting with the earlier level-17 report. 415
Artificer Level 20	420	Karl reaches level 20 and completes work on the Psionic Hacker Artificer sub-class. 420

Background

Artificers originated from mages’ research into alchemical potions, constructs, and item crafting. Their profession combines spellcasting with engineering, and its Spiritual Core improves manual skill through a phenomenon called Spirituality Boost. 11 30

Unlike game-like automatic progression, advancing as an Artificer does not immediately grant practical mastery. A practitioner must independently study tools, spell runes, magical-item construction, and class abilities before those abilities become useful. 20 179

An aspiring Artificer needs sufficient Intelligence, practical tool knowledge, cantrips, and ritual spellcasting experience. Karl Ares became a level-one Artificer only after teaching himself smith’s, tinkerer’s, and thieves’ tools; learning cantrips; and successfully casting Identify as a ritual. 20

Specializations

At level 3, an Artificer chooses an irreversible specialization. The four listed specializations are: 21

• Alchemist
• Artillerist
• Battle Smith
• Armorer

The profession is also described through sub-professional labels including Artillery Mage and Field Engineer. Artillery Mages can summon magic energy cannons, while Field Engineer studies include construct-manufacturing principles. 92 101

Tower of the Artificer

The Tower of the Artificer was established after the Magical Council placed Artificers in control of a financially troubled mage tower. Its leadership emphasizes invention and useful production over competition honors. 98

Artificer assessments include practical manufacture under anti-cheating wards; examinees may produce weapons such as firearms, crossbows, or swords within a fixed time. 101

Abilities & Skills

Spellcasting and Tool Use

Artificers are armor-capable spellcasters who channel magic through tools in which they are proficient. 3

• Karl uses a wrench as a spellcasting focus and can cast through tinkerer’s and smith’s tools. 3
• Their spell lists can be adjusted faster than those of other spellcasters; an ordinary Artificer can replace a first-level spell in roughly two minutes. 9
• Artificers are uniquely able to cast spells from varied traditions through magical items, provided they understand the item or magical system involved. 65 69

Infuse Item

Artificers alter equipment with magical infusions and runes, allowing mundane gear to gain specialized effects. 7 10

• Rapid Fire Weapon transforms a hand crossbow into a repeating weapon with effectively unlimited ammunition. 7
• Returning Weapon causes a thrown weapon to fly back after striking a target. 10
• Replicate Magic Item can create items such as an Alchemy Jug, Bag of Holding, Rope of Climbing, and Cap of Water Breathing. 10 20 65
• Enhance Defense and Enhance Weapon substantially improve armor and weapon performance; after level 10, Karl’s enhanced Power Armor reaches protection comparable to extremely rare armor. 216

Handy Tools

This feature lets an Artificer use thieves’ or artisans’ tools to create a needed set of non-magical artisans’ tools within five feet. 24

• Modern applications include mechanical lathes, potion-extraction workstations, hydraulic hammers, and high-speed centrifuges. 24
• Complexity increases creation time; sophisticated machinery can require three or more hours. 24
• High-level practitioners can use Handy Tools and Spell Infusion to produce prototypes of Steel Guardians and magical cannons. 111

Arcane Armor

Armorer Artificers can transform ordinary armor into personalized Arcane Power Armor. 30

• Power Armor can fully cover the wearer, replace missing limbs, and permit normal movement. 30
• Heavy armor is generally preferred because extensive modifications reduce the armor’s thickness. 30
• The Infiltrator model can use a lightning emitter with a range designed by its creator; Karl’s prototype fires beyond 50 meters. 30
• At level 9, Armor Modification permits multiple wondrous-item effects to be attached to Power Armor simultaneously. 128

Magical-Item Mastery

Artificers can create and operate magical items beyond the normal limits of other professions. 70 400

• Common and uncommon items can be made by Artificer apprentices; rare-item crafting generally begins at level 3. 70
• Very rare and legendary items require progressively higher-level users, with legendary items requiring level 17. 70
• At level 14, Master of Magical Items permits attunement to five items and ignores normal profession, race, spell, and level requirements. 400 401

Psionic Hacker

Karl Ares develops a prototype Artificer path that combines psionic power with construct control. 304 420

• Psionic energy can directly and precisely control constructs that resist many Illusion and Enchantment spells. 304
• Karl can overwrite construct commands through a combination of psionics, magic, and Artificer knowledge. 412
• The path is formally identified as the Psionic Hacker Artificer sub-class after Karl reaches level 20. 420

Notable Artificed Creations

• Alchemy Jug — A replicated wondrous item that produces liquids and always weighs roughly five kilograms. 11
• Arcane Power Armor — Karl’s Armorer equipment, including Infiltrator and later mech-scale configurations. 30 217
• Chainsaw Axes — Totem-compatible weapons built for a Half-Orc Ranger; they activate during Rage and channel a Bear Spirit’s power. 76
• Rapid-Fire Rifle — Karl’s final practical-exam creation, fitted with a Rapid Fire Spell Infusion rune. 101
• V — A transforming motorcycle construct with growing intelligence and autonomous-response potential. 131 133
• Prosthetic limbs and bodies — Mechanical replacements designed for War Golems, adventurers, Druids, and Aarakocra allies. 162 219 385
• Spirit Cards — Metallic cards that create and command spirits for battle games; equipment cards can temporarily augment a spirit. 271 420
• Karl’s airship — A massive Cloud Iron vessel capable of supporting advanced spatial and demiplane research. 358 409

Known Artificers

Name	Position / Notability
Karl Ares	Armorer, inventor, creator of Spirit Cards, advanced prosthetics, Arcane Power Armor, and the Psionic Hacker sub-class. 20 304 420
Morban	Dean of the Tower of the Artificer, Karl’s mentor, and later Tower Master. 98 415
Marchi	Former Tower Master and a level-20 Artificer capable of producing Steel Guardians and magical cannons. 111 415
Unnamed Artificer Sky Pirate	Cyborg pirate leader who recognizes the technological superiority of Karl’s airship and constructs. 358 361

Trivia

• Adventurers consider recruiting an Artificer an effective way to reduce most of a party’s equipment expenses. 11
• Artificers are particularly valuable in long expeditions because they can create equipment, tools, defensive structures, and supplies from available materials. 11 203
• The profession’s “flesh is weak” school seeks mechanical ascension through Arcane Power Armor and War Golem-like bodies, though its attempts to fully transform living Artificers have historically failed. 162