12/8/2023 0 Comments Artisan tools 5e tableNow days anybody who is handy with a toolkit can be considered a tinker. Eventually tinkers became a travelling handyman of sorts who would go around fixing all manner of objects and contraptions. Over time this profession that was originally focused on fixing metal utensils broadened in scope to fixing… well mostly anything. For a time the term tinker was somewhat of a racial slur, however eventually the word tinkering was appropriated to mean “the process of adapting, meddling, or adjusting something in the course of making repairs or improvements”. Originally tinker was a term used to describe a Scottish or English metal worker who would travel from town to town offering their services. The first tinkers didn’t enter the scene until around the 13th century. In the grand scheme of things, the tinker is actually a fairly new profession. Satisfied with this modified definition I moved forward. What this gives us is a toolkit that allows you to repair and modify all manner of metal contraptions. I think it is wise to include all of the above definitions when describing a tinker. This was more in line with what I was hoping for. In an attempt to try and broaden the description I pulled the Merriam-Webster definition of what tinkering is:ĭefinition 1: To work in the manner of a tinker especially : to repair, adjust, or work with something in an unskilled or experimental manner : fiddle always tinkering with his carĭefinition 1: To repair, adjust, or experiment with Secondly I wasn’t really excited with the idea of turning what could be a really fun and interesting tool, into the metallic equivalent of the cobbler. For starters I didn’t know that a tinker was already a profession in former times. However, before going down that route, I decided to pull the oxford dictionary definitions of what a tinker is:ĭefinition 1: (especially in former times) a person who makes a living by travelling from place to place mending pans and other metal utensils.ĭefinition 2: British derogatory A Gypsy or other person living in an itinerant community.ĭefinition 3: British informal A mischievous child.ĭefinition 4: An act of attempting to repair something.ĭefinition 1: Attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way. After-all, there is already precedent for this type of setup in the rock gnome background. My first thought was to treat it as a World-of-Warcraft-esque clockwork item creation kit, and have it be used to create all manner of mechanical contraptions. I actually had a bit of trouble figuring out what direction to take the tinker’s tools initially. Those of you capable of using the process of elimination have probably figured out that the last toolkit we will be discussing is the tinker’s tools. With our guide on the smith’s tools cooling off, the final page of our artisan’s tools compendium is upon us. Other similar crafting systems may utilitize a different list of items. * These items are specific to the Questionable Arcana system. Magic Item Crafting: Can assist in the creation of a great many itemsĪrtwork Creation: Can create mechanical artwork for saleĪdventuring Utility: Able to repair items, and understand contraptions. Mundane Item Crafting: Can the lead the creation of some assembled items, but assist in the creation of a great many items *Example Items: Small wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, gears, bits of shaped metal, magnifying eyeglass If nothing else I hope this document and its siblings can be used as a source of guidance and inspiration for whatever crafting system you decide to go with. ![]() Furthermore, the rules and concepts discussed are intended to work in-tandem with the expanded artisan's tools rules found in Xanathar's Guide to Everything. ![]() ![]() However, the system as a whole is totally functional and ready to be used in any campaign. ![]() The finer details of this system are still being revised, and those changes will slowly be introduced into this document. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Although this crafting system leverages many existing mechanics published under the 5e SRD and OGL, the final product is completely home-brewed.
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