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TINKER

There exist beings that are so intrigued by technology that they are driven to it both night and day.  These beings follow neither the arcane or divine crafts.  They do not focus on physical or mental prowess.  They are shunned and hated for engulfing the world in war centuries ago, but must also be praised for inventing devices, which are referred to as clickers, that have helped and improved Habololy.  These being are known as Tinkers.

Adventures:  To the Tinker, the greatest adventure is invention.  There can be no better goal than the creation of a new clicker.  Beyond that, the clickers must also be put into use.  Some are used for mundane tasks, such as building a house or plowing a field.  Some are used for war, and some are used for profit.  Tinkers who adventure can have nearly any motivation: greed, revenge, or even for altruistic reasons.  Whatever the case, a Tinker will always make sure that his clickers are central in the task he is attempting.

Characteristics:  Tinkers are know-it-alls and handymen.  They have a unique solution to almost every problem.  They think first and act later.  Although a Tinker must spend a great deal of time creating a clicker, once it is complete, they can use it and repair it quickly.  Their usefulness comes from their clickers and their knowledge.

Alignment:  Although Tinkers can be found in every philosophical camp; the most well-known and accomplished ones are usually lawful or neutral.  The focus and devotion required to invent in the ways the Tinkers do is not often found in the chaotic.  Tinkers generally care little for the goings on of others, and can be seen as evil, even though they are often simply detached from society.

Religion:  Many Tinkers feel that the other deities abandoned them when their deity perished near the end of the Technology War.  Most feel that the deities are simply powerful mortals that can be overcome.  Those that have fallen into a faith are attracted to one of three deities: Arsenal, who is the heir apparent to their former deity; Tfop, the master alchemist and champion of the underdog; or Drunnbar, for his absolute hatred for magic.

Background:  Nearly every Tinker comes from the Great Plateau.  Most other lands and nations have laws against much of the work that they do.  Those that do live elsewhere keep their actions and agendas well hidden.  Regardless of where they live, every Tinker has grown accustomed to life with the constant presence of clickers.  Much of the world finds this very notion abhorrent.

Although the world does not differentiate between Tinkers, the Tinkers do have different views on the rest of the world.  Some do want to avenge their loss nearly two centuries ago, and look to create clickers of such power that they could rule the world.  Others simply want to show that Tinkers have a place in the world, to show that clickers can help and work in unison with magic to create a better world.  Still others become hermits, ignoring the world to devote their existence to the discovery of some new theory or clicker.

Races:  The most commonly found Tinkers are of course Tinker gnomes, who have all but defined the profession.  Humans and Plateau gnomes are not as common, but well known as Tinkers.  Of the other races, Sledgehammer dwarves, Gree, and Ice gnomes are found to have representatives in the Tinker profession.  Many races cannot become or will not allow Tinkers.

Other Classes:  Although it is uncommon for a Tinker to travel with non-Tinkers, when they do, they often fill the role of the planner.  They are the brains or the money behind an operation.  They rarely travel with wizards or clerics.  Rangers, Shaman, and Paladins find their ways abhorrent, while berserkers just become frustrated.  Rogues, fighters, and psychic classes tend to travel with a Tinker more than any other class.

A Tinker will often take on another class during his life.  Some do it to experiment; others do it out of basic need.  A Tinker who is constantly being hunted may find great use in knowing how to defend themselves or blend into the backdrop.  A Tinker would never take on a Ranger’s, Paladin’s, or Berserker’s ways.

THE TINKER

GAME RULE INFORMATION

            Abilities:  Intelligence is the most important ability for the Tinker.  It allows him to take more skill and become better in the ones he has.  Since skills are how the Tinker survives, this is important.  Dexterity allows the Tinker to more nimbly use many of the more precise tools of his trade.

                Alignment:  A Tinker may be of any alignment.

                Other Requirements:  To become a Tinker, a character must have the Technology feat. 

                Hit Dice:  The Tinker receives 1d4 hit points plus his Constitution modifier every level.

CLASS SKILLS

The Tinker’s class skills are: Appraise (Int), Concentration (Con), Craft (Con), Disable Device (Int), Knowledge (Int), Profession (Wis), Literacy, Tinkering (Int)

                Skill points at 1^st level:  (8 + Intelligence modifier) x 4.

                Skill points at each additional level:  8 + Intelligence modifier.

CLASS FEATURES

Tinkering Skill DC

After the tinkering check is rolled, there are four possible results.  Three of these results cause the Tinker to continue his work on the clicker; one causes him to stop.  The following table gives the possible results.

Tinkering Roll Result

When the result is a failure, the Tinker realizes that he is not close enough to hope to get the result he wants, and may stop there.  Any other result gives the Tinker hope that he may accomplish what he set out to do.  When he continues along the path of creating the any clicker, the following table provides the time that needs to be spent to build it.  This assumes the Tinker has the required parts and assistants in place to complete the task.

Clicker Creation Time

These times assume an eight-hour workday.  Any days of longer work are subject to endurance checks as warranted by the DM.  All times are modified by the result of the tinkering check.  Take the result of the tinkering check, and divide the appropriate time by the result.  For example, a Tinker is trying to re-design a clicker.  The result of his roll was 18.  He has a success.  The time to create it is 60 days divided by 18, hence 3 days and 3 hours.  For purpose of time, assume a tragic failure is a result of 20.

When this time has been put in, the Tinker has completed what he hopes is a working clicker.  If the result of the tinkering check was a success, then he has a working clicker.  If the result was a close failure, then the clicker does not work as planned.  If the Tinker attempts to work on the same project again after a close failure, he receives a +2 to the tinkering check.  If the result was a tragic failure, then the first time the clicker is used, a roll must be made on the oops table.

Table 3-11: Quick Fix Checks

THE OOPS TABLE

It sometimes occurs that a clicker has a malfunction and the results are catastrophic.  Events like these can happen while the clicker is being built, during its first tests, or after it has been used dozens of times.  The occurrences of malfunction by a clicker were long ago nicknamed oopses by non-tinkers.  The word inspires almost as much fear as the word dragon, but in a more instantly dangerous way.

When it is determined that an oops has occurred, role on the table below.  Use a d20 to roll on the table.

The Oops Table

Clicker Explosion Damage