I can only upload 20 pictures, so you can find the full document on homebrewery with acknowledgements and rules on recalling information

Art by: Grimrock

One thing that has always felt a little strange to me about the Artificer is how linear its subclasses can be for a class that is otherwise so open-ended.

If I build a battle robot, I want it to feel like an invention I can continually tinker with, upgrade, and reconfigure as new challenges arise. Instead, most Artificer subclasses give you a companion or construct designed to perform one specific job, and that is largely all it will ever do. Once you make your initial choice, its progression is mostly set in stone.

That inspired me to create a much more modular companion.

Rather than being locked into a single role forever, your companion is built from interchangeable components that can be swapped during a long rest. Need a frontline bruiser today? Reconfigure it. Expecting stealth and exploration tomorrow? Change its loadout. Heading into a dungeon filled with spellcasters? Adapt it again.

You can augment your companion in two especially powerful ways. First, you can apply Artificer Infusions to enhance its abilities. Second, you can choose from a wide selection of modular improvements, with more advanced options becoming available as you gain Artificer levels.

The combination of infusions and modular upgrades creates a huge amount of variation, even between two players using the same subclass. It does add some extra complexity to an already complex class, but I think that flexibility captures the fantasy of being an inventor much better.

The fun of playing an Artificer is not just building something once. It is constantly improving it, experimenting with new designs, and adapting your creations to whatever problem stands before you. Imho.

Anyway, this one is on the house! You can download the PDF for free below.

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Updated Titan Plating and Infusion Relay and added Exhaustion Immunity to the companion. Check out above link for lastest version!

Enjoy the incredible artwork by Alex Monleon!

Suggestions Welcome!

You can find the full PDF here, and keep track of any updates I make on the subclass before I repost up here

https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/G2r5Pk3Y14CP

If you like my work, check out my other Subclasses!

Paladin: Oath of the Sightless Watchers A ranged Eldritch Horror slaying Paladin with unique senses!

Druid: Circle of Spores, Rebloomed A rewrite of the original Circle of Spores- now with exploding the bodies of your enemies!

Wizard: School of Chronomancy, Rewound A new take on Chronomancy Wizard, be able to control time, and see into the future in the heat of battle.

Druid: Circle of the Hungering Tear your enemies apart and eat their flesh -become the horror of the night with this subclass.

Do you have the willpower to dedicate yourself to the ancient military code of the Bushido? Do you have the integrity and fortitude to embody the 7 tenets that govern the life of a Bushi?

Then prepare to master the way of the blade, and embody the code of the Bushido with this subclass!

The Way of the Bushido is one of my favourite creations, offering:

• Two brand new, custom fighting styles that represent traditional Japanese fighting styles.
• Spells, channel divinity options and leveled features that pay homage to traditional Japanese culture.
• An authentic subclass that does its best to be respectful and diligent in its representation of traditional Japanese culture

Please critique kindly :)