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This is not a class I would recommendįor new players or for players who suffer from analysis paralysis. Nearly any role in the party, making the Artificer’s versatility rival that of With the right infusions and spells, they can fill They excel as a Support character, but make decent Defenders, The Artificer is a class with a tool for every job and a solution to every Technological or magical gadgets is a fun novelty in a game where magic rarely Who performs magic by binding it to items and who crafted all sorts of Since then, the class has reappeared in 4th edition, and was in highĭemand when 5th edition was released, but didn’t see a final release untilįull 5 years after 5th edition’s initial release. The Artificer first appeared as a class unique to the Eberron campaign The Artificer has been a popular concept since at least 3rd edition, where Published in Eberron, I recommend checking theįor the latest improvements, as the changes are significant. Was originally published in Eberron: Rising from the Last War, and updated in Work with your DM to arrive at a check basis that "feels" right to you both.This guide is for the latest version of the Artificer class.

The same approach can be applied to tools. In this case, your DM might allow you to apply your proficiency in Athletics and ask for a Constitution (Athletics) check. For example, if you have to swim from an offshore island to the mainland, your DM might call for a Constitution check to see if you have the stamina to make it that far. In such cases, the DM might ask for a check using an unusual combination of ability and skill, or you might ask your DM if you can apply a proficiency to a different check. In some situations, though, your proficiency might reasonably apply to aĭifferent kind of check. Normally, your proficiency in a skill applies only to a specific kind of ability check. The other guidance comes from this section of the Chapter 7 rules: Things about the environment, or care for an injured person. A Wisdom check might reflectĪn effort to read body language, understand someone’s feelings, notice Wisdom reflects how attuned you are to the world around you and He also determined that my Fighter's proficiency with land vehicles was based on Wisdom, not Strength, since he felt that "using your judgment and experience" is the skill to draw on for using a vehicle. That last item convinced our DM to use Intelligence score, not Dexterity, when we applied our proficiency in playing a dice game. When you try to accomplish tasks like the following:

The DM might call for an Intelligence check For example, for gaming sets like cards and dice, we found this: If you dig into the various ability scores, there are some hints. Single ability, since proficiency with a tool represents broader

Proficiency with a tool allows you to add your proficiency bonus toĪny ability check you make using that tool. One of the things we discovered is the same question that you raise: other than thieves tools, what stat do I use for a given ability check when using a tool?
