Engineer

Brilliant mechanics and makers of clockwork and arcane mechanical devices.

Some see a pile of scrap, but an Engineer sees potential. For them, the world is a puzzle to unwind and they have the right tools for the job.

- Victor Alec, Chief Engineer of the Leviathan

In a world powered by gears, sail, steam, and a healthy dash of the arcane, the Engineer is the unsung hero. Quiet champions of invention with an uncanny insight to bend machinery to their imagination. You are one of these brilliant mechanics. For you, the events of 1712 ushered in a new age of wonder. But for you, the journey has only just started.

From labs hidden in ancient ruins to below decks of a ship at sea, you feel the change in the air. Miraculous and dangerous inventions are your stock in trade, no matter if they are rich with clockwork gears or laces with arcane symbols. You are at your best when you have to improvise. To take a bag of spare parts to patch up the ship, or craft a new device for your crew in the field. You are an Engineer. Master of machinery and mechanics, from arcane gears to clockwork, sail, and steam.

As an Engineer, you gain xp when you address challenges through clockwork innovation, invention, or the use of arcane machinery.

Your hands are your best tools, while your mind is your sharpest blade. Some may see closed doors, you see them as portals to unlock. With a wrench, tome of blueprints, and an insatiable curiosity, you build and innovate to redefine the limits of what’s possible.

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Engineer Starting Actions

Craft 1

Study 2

Engineer Starting Ability

Overdrive

Starting Builds

Design your own unique Engineer, or select a starting build to help get you going.

Arcane Engineer

You are known for your special knack at combining the arcane magical arts with the marvel of clockwork, gears, and other devices. For you, magic and machinery are just two sides of the same coin, and you don’t shy from either.

Suggested Actions

Channel 1

Craft 2

Starting Ability

Arcane Mechanism

Starting Gear

Arcane toolkit

Magi-tech goggles

Sketchbook of arcane blueprints

Ship Mechanic

Every ship has its own sound, heartbeat, and voice. It whispers to you and you know a ship and its parts inside out. Your expertise and know-how ensures smooth sailing, no matter the ocean or ship portal.

Suggested Actions

Craft 1

Study 1

Pilot 1

Starting Ability

Master Mechanic

Starting Gear

Mechanical scarab

Engine schematics

Ship repair kit

Gearwright

You delight in creative, innovative devices. New contraptions that the world has never seen before. Often, they’re tools, useful for other Engineers or members of your crew. But when the need arises, you create terrifying new weapons as deadly as the sharpest sword.

Suggested Actions

Craft 1

Study 1

Maneuver 1

Starting Ability

Miracle Worker

Starting Gear

Workshop tools

Sketchbook of ideas

Assorted components and parts

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Engineer Special Abilities

Arcane Mechanism

When incorporating arcane runes into a device, the device can function an additional hour without fuel or the device gains +1 quality or +1 effect. This can’t be performed on a device that already has arcane runes.

Master Mechanic

Your expertise allows you to fix mechanical breakdowns with +1 speed.

Miracle Worker

When creating a new device or improving an old one, gain +1d to your roll.

Overdrive

You can push a machine past its limits. It gains +1 effect for extra output but on a 1-3, the machine breaks down and requires repairs.

Enhanced Efficiency

Machines and devices you work on use 10% less fuel or energy.

Adaptive Invention

Your inventions can be quickly modified to suit various needs on the fly. Your invention grants a +1d the next time it’s used. These adaptations cannot be “saved up”. The first +1d must be used before anther one is added.

Elemental Infusion

You’re no stranger to the primal elements. When you integrate magical elemental properties into a device, you grant the device +1 effect the next time the device is used. If this is done beyond +1 effect, the device is pushed and risks an explosive breakdown. A device may not gain more than +2 effect.

Mystic Mechanics

You are skilled at incorporating runes and glyphs into your devices to grant them arcane abilities. You get a +1 result level to your roll (a 1-3 becomes a 4/5, etc) when doing this. Because channeling magic into arcane runes and glyphs isn’t for the feint of heart, the Engineer will take 1 stress when they do so.

Clockwork Muse

You are almost famous for your planning and insight as an Engineer. During downtime you get ether two ticks to distribute among long-term project clocks that involve innovative designs.

Contents

- Engineer Starting Actions and Ability

- Starting Builds

- Profession Questions

- Friends and Rivals

- Engineer Special Abilities

- Typical Engineer Items

Alternative Names

• Tinker
• Cog Jockey
• Wrenchsmith
• Gadgeteer
• Wrencher
• Gear Grub (derogatory)
• Rust Muncher (derogatory)
• Junk Juggler (derogatory)

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Profession Questions

What invention or innovation are you most proud of?

Do you believe in the ethics of engineering, or is progress the only concern?

Who or what inspired you to become an Engineer?

Is there a particular project or invention that you dream of creating?

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Friends and Rivals

Here are some suggestions for trusted friends and bitter rivals.

Friends

Aria Sterling

A brilliant Sunweaver thayan alchemist who often provides unique materials for your projects.

“Steamfist” Bram Tonker

A fellow Engineer known for his rugged designs and love for large machines.

Isolde “Izzy” Yorsteam

A visionary grimling inventor of Emberlair Sept whose ideas are often ahead of their time.

“Gearhead” Gideon Hunter

A trader specializing in rare and exotic parts. You've had several dealings with him, most favorable.

Rivals

Professor Malakai Anvilson

A grimling academic of the Minoko Sept people who dismisses practical engineering in favor of pure theory. Has often criticized your work.

Serena “Spark” Voss

An Engineer known for cutting corners. You've had to fix her shoddy work more than once.

Bastien “Clockwork” Lorne

A rival inventor who believes in profit over progress. He has stolen several of your ideas.

Helana “Hex” Irgath

A morasu of Tomia Kurenji and a magic purist who sees the blend of magic and machinery as an abomination.

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Typical Engineer Items

A typical list of suggested items to choose from that an Engineer might have on them.

Weapons

Dagger

A short blade, ideal for close combat or as a tool. (0 load)

Compact Crossbow

This small, folding, hand-sized crossbow is designed for quick deployment. While it doesn't have the range or power of a full-sized crossbow, it's perfect for tight spaces and surprise attacks. Many Engineers often use specialized bolts. (1 load)

Mechanical Cane Sword

At first glance, it appears to be a sturdy, polished wood cane. But with the press of a button, a blade extends from one end. The handle also serves as a storage compartment for small tools or components. (1 load)

Wrench-Club

This hefty, reinforced wrench doubles as a tool and a bludgeoning weapon in a pinch. The weight is carefully balanced for swinging and the handle is often wrapped in leather for a better grip. (1 load)

Pocket Pistol

This clockwork, flintlock pistol is a small and easily concealed pistol. Unlike most flintlocks, can fire three times before it has to be reloaded. After each shot, the owner points it at the ground and winds the firing spring. It isn’t as powerful as a normal flintlock pistol and is limited to close quarter or short range. (0 load)

Attire

Tinker’s Vest

A fitted, multi-pocket canvas vest with leather trim designed to hold an array of tools, vials, and parts. Both functional and stylish, when loaded with tools, it can protect the wearer against the stray dagger or flying gear. (0 load)

Sturdy Boots or shoes

Toughened leather footwear, made to withstand the harsh rigor of workshop life. A simple design with thick soles and lace up cords, its a common boot or shoe for most Engineers. (0 load)

Protective leather apron

Crafted from a thick, oiled leather, this shields the Engineer from hazards of life as an Engineer. It extends down to mid-shin and has adjustable straps for a snug fit. Pockets are strategically placed for easy access to tools. (0 load)

Lightweight backpack

A canvas and leather backpack. Good for long trips or those times you need to carry a slightly heavier load. While it takes up 1 load when worn, it increases your total carrying capacity. (1 load, but reduces total load by 2)

Tools & Devices

Arcane toolkit

Polishing elixirs, small vials of acid, rune-etched pliers, book of basic glyphs, prismatic screwdrivers, crystal resonator, magnifying goggles, quill, enchanted ink for arcane rune carving and etching. Essential for working with arcane machinery, also called magi-tech. (1 load)

Ship Repair Kit

Clockwork drill, adjustable multi-wrench, pliers and cutters, leather grips and pads, vials of grease and lubricant, metal files, brush and cleaning agents, magical sealants, compact pump. (2 load)

Magi-tech goggles

Leather and brass goggles with multiple colored lenses that can be slid into place over each other. Allows the user to see arcane energy and flows.(1 load)

Engine schematics

Blueprints of various engines and devices. Some of which you designed. (0 load)

Workshop tools

Precision screwdrivers, tweezers, magnifying goggles, gear pullers, spring winders, gear pivot straighteners, vials of oil and lubricants, portable calipers and micrometers, bushings and clockwork drill, gear templates, ratio and conversion charts, metal files. (1 load)

Sketchbook of ideas

A black leather-bound journal to jot down new concepts and designs. The journal has a small pocket on the back cover. Designs fill the pages, some of which you are sure will work! (0 load)

Sketchbook of arcane blueprints

Dark brown leather-bound journal with brass corners filled with blueprints of arcane machinery that glow slightly. Some pages, and even the cover, have a hidden pocket in them. (0 load)

Gear

Elemental gauntlets

Thick leather gauntlets covered in long rows of arcane symbols of the elements. They allow safe handling of elemental energy. (1 load)

Rune-etched spanner

An adjustable wrench with purple glowing runs along its length that doubles as a conduit for arcane energy. (1 load)

Mechanical scarab

A brass and steel clockwork beetle designed for inspection and retrieval tasks in hard-to-reach areas. (0 load)

Clockwork Scaler

Wooden and metal hand-held device with fold out crossbow mechanism for scaling or crossing distances with retractable grapnel and wire-threaded rope. (1 load)

Crowbar

This useful tool, also called a prybar or a wrecking bar, is a heavy, solid wrought iron bar with one end that is slightly curved and forked. Useful to help you pry open containers, or dislodge stubborn opponents from your path. (1 load)

Assorted components and parts

These are parts often in a belt pouch, backpack, vest pouch, or other container. Usually forgotten until needed. None of the parts are expensive, and could be just scrap. You kept them just in case you ever needed a spare gear the right size of a bit of wire. (1 load)

Personal Items

Mechanical pocket watch

An intricate brass timepiece with a hidden compartment and an elaborate engraving of a scene or place on one side. A symbol of precision engineering the world over. (0 load)

Prototype device

A small, unique device you're currently testing. What is it? How well does it work? (device dependent! Consult with the game master for any possible effect to character background)

Memory cog

A brass, wind up, mechanical storage device that resembles a small, hand-held music box or disk. This delicate and intricate device can record blueprints, schematics, and personal memories to play back in the owner’s mind later. Using a Memory Cog allows an owner to gain +1 effect during a flashback. But drawing out the recorded memory causes 1 additional stress over and beyond stress for the flashback. (0 load)