Artificer

Work in progress: Artificer is being built toward this design, and current game behavior differs in places.

Artificers solve problems by making, modifying, deploying, and maintaining objects. Their power lives in preparation, clever materials, field devices, and equipment that remembers its maker.

At A Glance

Class type: remort transformation
Main traits: Craft, Precision, Arcane
Progression: schematics, prototypes, mastery, workshops
Core tools: devices, salvage, upgrades, repairs, field kits
Play identity: preparation, object interaction, tactical inventions

What Makes Artificer Different

Artificer is not a guild order. It is a way of seeing the world as pieces, materials, stresses, tolerances, and possible improvements.

System	Descriptor
Schematics	Learned designs for devices and upgrades
Prototypes	Temporary experimental tools
Salvage	Material recovered from equipment, constructs, and ruins
Workshop	Prepared space for serious modification
Field Kit	Portable device work with faster limits

Progression

Artificer progression uses schematic mastery and workshop milestones.

Threshold	Opens
Tinker	Repair, salvage, simple devices
Maker	Weapon and armor modifications
Engineer	Field kits, traps, turrets, charged tools
Savant	Experimental prototypes and unstable devices
Master Artificer	Signature inventions and rare schematics

Core Devices

Device	Use
Field Repair	Restores damaged equipment
Reinforce	Temporarily strengthens armor or shields
Edgework	Improves a weapon's cutting or piercing behavior
Spark Coil	Small lightning device
Smoke Ampule	Escape, concealment, or room pressure
Clockwork Snare	Prepared control tool
Deployable Ward	Temporary protective station
Salvage Lens	Reads material value and hidden structure

Beta Test Focus

Helpful feedback from beta testers:

Preparation feels powerful without slowing every session
Devices matter outside combat
Salvage rewards exploration
Equipment changes remain understandable
Artificer feels like a class, not another guild shop