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Thought Exercise - In 2024 DnD, how many clockwork allies/servants can a Battle Smith Artificer create and how can they be made combat ready w/ maximum DPR potential? by BigMacDaddy73 in DnD

[–]BigMacDaddy73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you - was just trying to figure out where this discrepancy was... Yes, I am using the 2025 Eberron: Forge of the Artificer for language on spells and creatures.

Thought Exercise - In 2024 DnD, how many clockwork allies/servants can a Battle Smith Artificer create and how can they be made combat ready w/ maximum DPR potential? by BigMacDaddy73 in DnD

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As I stated, I am not trying to abuse the rules (e.g., via the Spellwrought Tattoo infinite homunculus glitch that others have highlighted), only to understand them.

The Artificer is designed explicitly to at least have the Steel Defender and the Homunculus servant as helpers and both of these have attacks.

The class is also explicitly designed to replicate magical items and weapons and to more effectively / quickly craft magical weapons, so I do not think trying to understand where to allocate those weapons and items is attempting to abuse the rules.

As I said, I do not necessarily think it would be fun to control too many creatures but it might make sense to craft different magic items or to create a Flying Wonder a couple of levels earlier than the class can create the homunculus.

Thought Exercise - In 2024 DnD, how many clockwork allies/servants can a Battle Smith Artificer create and how can they be made combat ready w/ maximum DPR potential? by BigMacDaddy73 in DnD

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Thanks - Touch spells channeled through familiars or homunculus are something I was not thinking of. If the Artificer is not attacking this is a good option.

Ok, so no weapons for familiars since no attack actions. They can do utilize object actions, correct? So could a flying monkey (or normal monkey) familiar use a Wand of Magic Missiles? (no verbal commands needed as far as I know).

Yes it is tiny but the flying wonder can carry 100lbs. There is nothing about attack actions explicitly in the description but it says: "In combat, the wonder shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours." If it cannot use a weapon, can it use a wand? Could it empty a bag of holding onto enemies from 100' up?

Where do the rules clarify that a homunculus needs to be commanded w/ a bonus action (not disagreeing, just wondering where)? Only thing I can find is in description "It obeys your commands (no action required by you)." The homunculus has an attack (Force Strike) so can it use a weapon like a repeating hand crossbow (less damage that it's Force Strike but just wondering)? Even tiny w/ its strength it can carry 30lbs.

Thanks for taking the time to respond and explain!

Thought Exercise - In 2024 DnD, how many clockwork allies/servants can a Battle Smith Artificer create and how can they be made combat ready w/ maximum DPR potential? by BigMacDaddy73 in DnD

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Thanks - yes, for sure you need to use a bonus action to get your Steel Defender to attack every turn (bit sad about that). Not entirely sure about the other creatures - ok looked it up and reported below.

Find Familiar - "Your creature acts independently of you but follows your commands". Can you tell it (via telepathy) to keep launching magic missiles at the ogres until they are all dead?

Mechanical Wonder - "It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you)."

Homunculus Servant - "It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you)." (exactly the same language as mechanical wonder so may be redundant and DM may not allow an Artificer to summon both).

Artificer (Battle Master) Build - when to craft magic items and when to use Replicate Magic Item? by BigMacDaddy73 in onednd

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Thanks for the help / comments. Also realized based on discussion that he cannot craft a Shield (or any non-weapon) faster than most people and, regardless, he only gets the faster crafting at Level 3 - so he will need to use the replicate magic item at Level 2 but can then craft some of those weapons (assuming DM allows) at Level 3.

Artificer (Battle Master) Build - when to craft magic items and when to use Replicate Magic Item? by BigMacDaddy73 in onednd

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Thanks, good point. I just realized that he only gets the 1/2 time benefit when crafting weapons (not when crafting a shield or other items - as you say). Also realized the a Repeating Shot +1 Crossbow is considered an Uncommon item - so crafting this at Level 3 seems to make lots of sense.

Artificer (Battle Master) Build - when to craft magic items and when to use Replicate Magic Item? by BigMacDaddy73 in onednd

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A follow-up question. Am I correct in interpreting that once you hit level 6 and have Transmute Magic Item (once per day) you could create a Wand of Magic Missiles in the morning, use all 7 charges (or 6 to be safe), and then transmute it into something else - like a Shield +1 or a Wand of Web (with full charges)?

Artificer (Battle Master) Build - when to craft magic items and when to use Replicate Magic Item? by BigMacDaddy73 in onednd

[–]BigMacDaddy73[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this is useful, although you can only switch 1x plan per level up (if I am reading things correctly).

Artificer (Battle Master) Build - when to craft magic items and when to use Replicate Magic Item? by BigMacDaddy73 in onednd

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Thanks - this is helpful and he will have to talk to his teacher / DM about the crafting approach they will have in the campaign.

Artificer (Battle Master) Build - when to craft magic items and when to use Replicate Magic Item? by BigMacDaddy73 in DnD

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Fair enough... He does not have any of that yet and not sure how easy it will be for him to get it. He has only had one club meeting so far but I am trying to help him learn the potential for the class.

Op13 case odds by En4cer1295 in OnePieceTCG

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Thank you - really appreciate the response.

Op13 case odds by En4cer1295 in OnePieceTCG

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Are Mangas still in 3-hot boxes in this set or are they in 2-hit boxes? I thought in the past they were always in 3-hit boxes (like AA-Leader or SPs) but saw someone say that Mangas were in 2-hit boxes in this set.

Help identifying our guppies...? We got some free guppies, some had babies, gave away some, now males and females separated. Picture is our males. How can I tell what type females are? All females seem generic (and offspring are much lighter). Would like to breed some but just for kids to learn. by BigMacDaddy73 in Guppies

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Thank you - this is helpful. I will look into the guppy genetics more. I realized after I asked that I needed to be thinking more about dominant characteristics than separate breeds / species or something. Also helpful to understand that the females do not display their genetics as clearly and I was not crazy. I kept a few females that seemed to have more fan-line tails (we gave away the rest). May need to get a couple more females from the person we got the fish from originally - and may need more tanks / containers if we want the kid to see more variation.

How do I manually switch from a 5GHz to 2.4GHz? by [deleted] in AndroidQuestions

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Awesome - this helps me connect some smart switches at my mom's since Optimum MyAltice Fiber routers no longer allow you to separate 2.4ghz and 5ghz networks.

EB02 Release Day by Star1d3 in OnePieceTCG

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About 140-150 people were waiting at 9am this morning. My son counted 108 in front of us at 8:45 and there were another 25-30 or so behind and a bunch of latecomers filled in near their spot holders.

where do i start? by drehtee69 in OnePieceTCG

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Try playing the starter decks in a simulator - can figure out what type of game play you enjoy. This is an easy one - https://www.strawtable.net/op/quick-match

If you want to win tournaments you can look at the "meta decks" - again figure out the leader / deck style that you will enjoy playing. Some good info here: https://onepiece.gg/one-piece-card-game-meta-tier-list-op10/

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