Scientist (5e Class)

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Scientist

Scientists are individuals tasked with the job of unlocking the secrets of the Universe. They are usually methodical, logical and level headed, though scientists come in many shapes and sizes. Some are humanitarian while others pursue science for science sake, regardless of the consequences.

Creating a Scientist

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The scientist, the brilliant, yet fragile scholar. Is your character the type of scientist who broods within his laboratory and shuts himself off from the world to focus on knowledge and discovering things other are too moral to set aside their ethics to discover..

Or are they the type of scientist who focuses on improving on things that have already been discovered? Or do they seek fortune for their findings?

You can make a Scientist quickly by following these suggestions. First, Intelligence should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose a scholar-based background.

Class Features

As a Scientist you gain the following class features.

Hit Points

Hit Dice: 1d4 per Scientist level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 4 + Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d4 (or 3) + Constitution modifier per Scientist level after 1st

Proficiencies

Armor: None
Weapons: Simple weapons, light crossbows, optionally firearms (based on Gm's choice)
Tools: Alchemist's Supplies, Herbalism Kit, Poisoner’s kit
Saving Throws: Intelligence and Constitution
Skills: Choose four from Arcana, Nature, Medicine, History, Investigation, Religion, and Perception

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) Cloak or (b) Robes or (c) Tunic
• (a) Dagger or (b) Firearm (refer to above) or (c) Light Crossbow
• (a) Herbalism Kit or (b) Poisoner’s kit or (c) Alchemist's Supplies
• (a) Scholar's pack or (b) Diplomat’s pack
• Scientist's Journal
• If you are using starting wealth, you have 6d4 times 10gp in funds.

Table: The Scientist

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Cantrips Known	Number of Potions/Bombs capable of crafting per day	Features	Spells Known	—Spell Slots per Spell Level—
						1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
1st	+2	-	3	Scientist’s Journal, Potions	-	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	+2	2	3	Spellcasting, Explosions	3	2	—	—	—	—
3rd	+2	2	4	Scientific Specialization	4	3	—	—	—	—
4th	+2	2	5	Ability Score Improvement	5	3	—	—	—	—
5th	+3	3	5	—	6	4	2	—	—	—
6th	+3	3	5	Tinkerer, Blood Sample	7	4	2	—	—	—
7th	+3	4	6	More Potions & Explosions	8	4	3	—	—	—
8th	+3	4	6	Ability Score Improvement, School Feature	9	4	3	—	—	—
9th	+4	4	6	—	10	4	3	2	—	—
10th	+4	5	6	Permanent Effect, Max Ability Limit Increased	11	4	3	2	—	—
11th	+4	5	7	Elixir	12	4	3	3	—	—
12th	+4	5	7	Ability Score Improvement, School Feature	13	4	3	3	—	—
13th	+5	6	8	—	14	4	3	3	1	—
14th	+5	6	8	Big Explosion, School Feature	15	4	3	3	1	—
15th	+5	6	8	Big Elixir	16	4	3	3	2	—
16th	+5	6	8	Ability Score Improvement, Step In	17	4	3	3	2	—
17th	+6	6	8	—	18	4	3	3	3	1
18th	+6	6	9	Potion Cost Decrease, School Feature	19	4	3	3	3	1
19th	+6	6	9	Ability Score Improvement, Elixir of Gold	20	4	3	3	3	2
20th	+6	6	Unlimited	Living Creation	21	4	3	3	3	2

Scientist’s Journal

You have a journal in which you keep all your scientific formulas, if you lose your journal you can recreate your notes in a new journal over a long rest.

Potions

You have started a path to the frontier of science, learning secrets and combining magic with the real world. This is the age of discovery!

Potions

Potion Name	Material Cost	Potion Effect	Potion Description	Equipment Required
Vial of Poison	5gp	1d6 poison damage + poisoned conditioned for one minute	To be put in any liquid or drunken raw	Poisoner’s kit
Potion of Healing	10gp	2d8 hit points regained	To drink raw, and takes an action to drink	Herbalism Kit
Heated body	10gp	resistance to cold damage	To drink raw, and takes an action to drink	a small sized flame which you put in the bottle
Refrigerated Body	10gp	resistance to fire damage	To drink raw, and takes an action to drink	A small sized piece of ice which you put in the bottle
Potion of acid	15gp	1d8 acid damage	On contact, and takes an action to throw	a tiny amount of acid
Potion of Growth	10gp	You and everything you're wearing and holding increase in one size	To drink raw, and takes an action to drink
Potion of shrinking	10gp	You and everything you're wearing and holding decreases in one size	To drink raw, and takes an action to drink
Potion of Extra Magic	25gp	Regains 1 spell slot (of the spell level used)	Drink raw, takes a bonus action	Spellcaster’s spellslot

Spellcasting

You start studying magic and it's misteries, but you prefer to call it "Science". Scientists do not stick to one formula, so they generally take a little bit of everything

Cantrips

As a scientist you yearn to push the limits of the cosmo, you have done so by taking magic and adding it in your arsenal. At 2nd level, you can add any cantrip from any spell list without being the Warlock or Cleric Spell list to your cantrip's known.

Spell Slots

The Scientist table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.

For example, if you know the 1st-level spell burning hands and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast burning hands using either slot.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

You know three 1st-level spells of your choice from any spell list without being the Warlock or Cleric Spell list.

The Spells Known column of the Scientist table shows when you learn more Scientist spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as shown on the table. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the spells you know and replace it with another spell you had from the specified lists, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability

Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your Scientist spells. The power of your spells comes from a well of magic within you. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a Scientist spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

Explosions

Starting at the 2nd level, you have figured out how to make your potions explode in your face and now can stir up a big boom with chemical bombs. While brewing potions, if you roll a 4 or less in the d20, the potion explodes and wastes your time by being useless. But, you can now brew bombs of that kind of potion(These are put into the journal). Creatures in range of your bombs must succeed a dexterity saving throw to take half damage, or take the full damage and the additional effects.

Bombs

Bomb Name	Original Potion	Material Cost	Bomb Damage	Damage and cost Change
Ice Ice Baby	Refrigerated Body	75gp	1d8 cold damage in a 15 foot radius, on a failed save the target will have it's movement speed reduced by 10.	Every Two levels add a dice and increase cost by 25 gp
Boom Daddy	Heated Body	75gp	1d8 fire damage in a 15 foot radius	Every Two levels add a dice and increase cost by 25 gp
Disease Bomb	Vial of Poison	15gp	1d8 poison damage in a 15 foot radius, on a failed save the target gets the poisoned condition	Every Two levels add a dice and increase cost by 25 gp

Example: The Boom potion deals 1d8 at 2nd level, 2d8 at 4th level, 3d8 at 6th level and so on.

Scientific focus

At the 3rd level you choose what study your scientist has chosen to focus on. You can chose from: The Potion Master, The Money Maker, or The Bomb Enthusiast.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 14th, and 18th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two Ability Scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Tinkerer

At 6th level you now gain proficiency in one type of artisan’s tools and expertise in a set of tools you are already proficient in. You gain expertise in another set of tools at 7th, 14th, and 18th levels.

Blood Sample

At the 6th level you have figured out how to use the blood from a creature to create a potion giving a feature from that creature’s stats. The potion's consumer may only have 1 of these effects at any given time; at level 12 this increases to 2. Upon consumption, there is a 20% chance of becoming poisoned and taking 1d4 poison damage for each turn for 1 minute. Regardless of poisoning, the consumed trait lasts for 24 hours.

Potion name	Material Cost	Potion Effect
Feature Gain	One pint of the creature’s blood and 20gp	Gain any one chosen racial feature from the creature

More Potions & Explosions

At 7th level, you have worked through many trials to get this far. Potions you create now do not need to be drunk raw to take effect. You will learn the formula of 3 potions which are Common or Uncommon which you pick from the potions listed in the DMG, and you gain 3 more at 16th level, which can be up to Rare. These potions will be recorded in the journal.

Permanent Effect

At the 10th level the great scientist has figured out a way to give themselves permanent features from Taking Blood. If you drink the same Feature Gain potions five times in a row, you will permanently gain that feature. You may only ever have one of these effects, should you attempt another permanent effect you will lose the previous one and gain the new one.

Max Abilities Limit Increased

At 10th level you have reached the pinnacle of brain power and your brain has been permanently enhanced through SCIENCE. Your Intelligence and Wisdom ability scores are increased by 2, and so does their maximum.

Elixir

At the 11th level you are able to create elixir made specifically for the subject, further tinkering could have drastic results or unimaginable break throughs. These potions may only be taken once.

Elixirs name	Material Cost	Elixir Effect
Elixir of Health	1500gp, sample of Dragon blood	Permanently adds 1d4+2 to your max health
Elixir of Stone-skin	2000gp, sample of Stone Giant flesh	Permanently adds +1 to your AC. Works with Unarmored Defense

Big Explosion

Starting at 14th level, More potions blowing up in your face have allowed you to add even more to your arsenal. All bombs do additional damage equal to half your level(rounded down). These following bombs are added to your journal. Creatures in range of your bombs must succeed a dexterity saving throw to take half damage.

Bomb Name	Material Cost	Bomb Damage	Throwing Range
Boomie Mcboomboom	80gp	3d20 piercing damage in a 30 foot radius	10x your strength modifier in feet (minimum 20 feet)
Ice Grenade	90gp	4d20 cold damage in a 15 foot radius	10x your strength modifier in feet (minimum 20 feet)

Big Elixir

At the 15th level the scientist has discovered the secret to more elixirs. These have taken up much time and resources, but the Elixir of Life & Undying have been brewed.

Elixir Name	Material Cost	Elixir Effect
Elixir of Life	300gp	Restores half the total hit points and adds 2d20 temporary hit points
Elixir of Undying	100gp	Whenever you are reduced to 0 hit points you are instead brought back to 1 hit point. This effect can occur a total of 1d4 times within 8 hours of consumption

Step In

At the 16th level tests have proven that more people than you are testing the boundaries. This is a race to figure everything out. You must bring people into your tests to speed the process. You can bring spellcasters into your potion studies to assist you. This potion is recorded into your journal.

Potion

Potion Name	Material Cost	Potion Effect
Magic Potion	25gp for each spell level	A magic user can cast any spell into the potion and can be drunk, allowing the creature to cast this spell once regardless of the class and level.

Potion Cost Decrease

At the 18th level the cost of the potion making has been too much strain on the resources plus you know the potion well enough to make minor changes. All potions (Potions only) are decreased by 45% of the overall gp needed for potions. If the cost goes below 0 gp, it is increased to 5 gp.

Elixir of Gold

You have done it! At the 19th level you've figured out the formula to change the atomic structure to gold. This elixir will be recorded into the journal.

Elixir Name	Material Cost	Elixir Effect
Elixir of Gold	125gp	Pour this molten gold like substance and the object or creature, up to large size, that comes into contact with this elixir becomes solid gold. This effect can only be reversed by Greater Restoration for a creature, and is permanent for objects.

Living Creation

At the 20th level youve made a massive breakthrough. By combining blood, magic along with resources and money. You can now create golems and other creatures allowed by your DM. These creations are considered Constructs and follow your verbal instructions, they do not require to breathe, eat, drink, or sleep. Once they are reduced to 0 hit points they crumble to dust. These Creations take 24 hours to make.

Scientific Focus

Scientists focus their study into one of three Scientific Focuses, Potion Master, Tinkerer Supreme, or Bomb Enthusiast.

Money Maker

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Bomb Enthusiast

Simple Bombs: When you get this subclass at third level you have discovered a way to make bombs with simpler materials. When you make a bomb the cost is halved and you only need to use half of the specified potion (if there is one) to make the bomb.

Strategic Throwing: At sixth level you can choose who your bombs hit. When you throw a bomb you can specify which creatures in the radius your bomb hits and which it doesn't.

Effect Bomb: At eleventh level you can make your bombs have an effect of your choice. When you throw a bomb you can choose your bomb to poduce a smoke cloud, a medium sized pool of slippery oil, or a medium sized fire. If you chose to produce a cloud of smoke than a medium sized cloud of smoke forms around a point 5 feet above the place the bomb exploded. if the cloud of smoke gets in a creature's eyes then that creature makes a con save and on a failed save they get blinded until they wipe their eyes. If you chose to create a pool of oil then a medium sized pool of oil appears around the place where the bomb exploded. Whenever something moves through the pool of oil it makes a dc 10 dex save on a fail it slips. If you chose a medium sized fire than a medium sized fire appears on the ground where the bomb exploded. You can make an effect bomb an amount of times equal to your intelligence modifier plus half your proficiency bonus. You regain expended uses after a long rest.

Precise bombs: At seventeenth level you can throw your bombs with perfect precision.You can choose to roll maximum damage on an attack with one of your bombs.You can use this ability an amount of time equal to half your intelligence score.

Multiclassing

Multiclassing

Prerequisites. To qualify for multiclassing into the Scientist class, you must meet these prerequisites: Intelligence 13 and Wisdom 10.

When you multiclass into the Scientist class, you gain the following proficiencies: Simple weapons, Herbalism Kit, Poisoner’s kit Skills: Choose one from Arcana, Nature, Medicine, History, Religion, and Perception

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