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Steamworks

by Korey MacVittie

Editing: Neal Hyde, Ed Wetterman

Mechanics Editing: Mark Gedak

Cover: Kim Feigenbaum

Artwork: Steve Bently, Kim Feigenbaum, Craig Largent, Michael Reeves,

Brendan Quinn

Layout: Preston P. DuBose

About Silven Crossroads

Silven Crossroads is the intersection of gaming and publishing, fantasy and technology, fun and...more

fun. It is the fantasy imprint of 12 to Midnight Inc., and it is where you can ind dozens of titles to

spice up your roleplaying adventures. To learn more about Silven Crossroads and our fantasy roleplay-

ing games, visit http://12tomidnight.com.

About the Cover Artist

Kim Feigenbaum works

as a freelance illustrator

and ine artist. She exhib-

its and sells her work at

various galleries and con-

ventions in the southeast

US. Much of her inspira-

tion is drawn from classic

fairy tales, mythology,

and multi-cultural stud-

ies. She enjoys working

with graphite, watercolor,

gouache, and other tradi-

tional materials.

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Steamworks Contents

Replacing and Copying Notebooks.............................................. 35

Selling a Notebook ...................................................................... 35

Inventors............................................................................ 35

Device Construction .......................................................... 35

Table 3–1: Device Construction ..................................................... 35

Table 3–2: Device Hit Points and Hardness.................................... 36

Readying Devices ............................................................... 36

Device Activation............................................................... 36

Choosing a Device....................................................................... 37

Concentration ............................................................................. 37

Device Failure.............................................................................. 38

he Device’s Result ...................................................................... 38

Special Device Efects .................................................................. 38

Combining Technological Efects ................................................ 39

Recharging Devices ............................................................ 39

Repairing Devices .............................................................. 39

Device Descriptions ........................................................... 39

Table 3–3: Items Afected by Technological Attacks .......................... 47

In the Beginning ..................................... 5

Chapter 1: Technological Classes ............ 7

Class Descriptions................................................................ 7

Technologist......................................................................... 7

Table 1–1: he Technologist ............................................................. 9

Table 1–2: Evaluation of Devices ................................................... 11

Human Technologist Starting Package ......................................... 11

Table 1–3: Skill Selections ............................................................. 11

Inventor ............................................................................. 11

Table 1–4: he Inventor ................................................................ 12

Table 1–5: Evaluation of Devices ................................................... 14

Human Inventor Starting Package ............................................... 14

Table 1–6: Skill Selections ............................................................. 14

Table 1–7: Contraptions Special Abilities........................................ 15

Table 1-8: Contraption Abilities..................................................... 15

Multiclassing ..................................................................... 16

Epic-Level Characters......................................................... 16

Epic Technologist ............................................................... 16

Epic Inventor ..................................................................... 17

Chapter 2: Skills and Feats.................... 18

Introduction ...................................................................... 18

Skills and Technology......................................................... 18

Table 2–1: Class Skills................................................................... 18

Table 2–2: Technological Class Skills .............................................. 18

Skill Descriptions ............................................................... 18

Concentration (CON)................................................................. 19

Table 2–3: Concentration.............................................................. 19

Knowledge (Technology) (INT) .................................................. 19

Repair (INT; Trained Only)......................................................... 20

Table 2–4: Repair ......................................................................... 20

Table 2–5: Repair Modiiers .......................................................... 20

Techcraft (INT; Trained Only)..................................................... 21

Table 2–6: Techcraft...................................................................... 21

Use Tech Item (WIS; Trained Only) ............................................ 21

Table 2–7: Use Tech Item .............................................................. 21

Feats and Technology ......................................................... 23

Technical Feats ................................................................... 23

Item Construction Feats..................................................... 23

Metadevice Feats ................................................................ 24

Metatechnology Feats......................................................... 24

Table 2–8: Technological Feats ....................................................... 25

Feat Descriptions ............................................................... 26

Chapter 3: Technology .......................... 33

Introduction ...................................................................... 33

Devices .............................................................................. 33

Technological Writings ................................................................ 33

Technologist Devices and Borrowed Notebooks .......................... 34

Adding Devices to a Technologist’s Notebook.............................. 34

Writing a New Device into a Notebook....................................... 34

Chapter 4: Devices................................ 48

Technologist/Inventor Devices ........................................... 48

0-level Technologist/Inventor Devices (Gadgets).......................... 48

1st level Technologist/Inventor Devices ....................................... 48

2nd level Technologist/Inventor Devices...................................... 49

3rd level Technologist/Inventor Devices....................................... 49

4th level Technologist/Inventor Devices....................................... 50

5th level Technologist/Inventor Devices....................................... 50

6th level Technologist/Inventor Devices....................................... 51

7th level Technologist/Inventor Devices....................................... 51

8th level Technologist/Inventor Devices....................................... 51

9th level Technologist/Inventor Devices....................................... 52

Devices .............................................................................. 52

Chapter 5: Spells and Powers .............. 106

Spells and Powers Summary ............................................. 106

Cleric Domain ................................................................. 106

Technology Domain .................................................................. 106

Druid Spells ..................................................................... 106

Psion/Wilder Powers ........................................................ 107

Sorcerer/Wizard Spells ..................................................... 107

Spells and Powers in Detail .............................................. 107

Chapter 6: Characters ......................... 115

Prestige Classes................................................................. 115

Automatist ....................................................................... 115

Table 6–1: he Automatist .......................................................... 116

Engineer........................................................................... 116

Table 6–2: he Engineer.............................................................. 117

Technician ....................................................................... 117

Table 6–3: he Technician........................................................... 118

Technomage..................................................................... 118

Table 6–4: he Technomage......................................................... 119

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Wraith.............................................................................. 120

Table 6–5: he Wraith ................................................................ 121

NPC Class: Tinker ........................................................... 121

Table 6–6: he Tinker................................................................. 122

Chapter 7: Integration ........................ 123

Overview ......................................................................... 123

Origin of Technology ....................................................... 123

Ancient Technology ......................................................... 123

Archaeologist ................................................................... 123

Table 7–2: he Archaeologist ....................................................... 126

Gradual Technology ......................................................... 126

Researcher........................................................................ 127

Table 7–3: he Researcher ........................................................... 128

Sudden Technology .......................................................... 128

Culture ............................................................................ 129

Humans..................................................................................... 129

Dwarves..................................................................................... 129

Elves .......................................................................................... 130

Gnomes ..................................................................................... 130

Hallings.................................................................................... 130

Goblins...................................................................................... 130

Kobolds ..................................................................................... 131

Orcs........................................................................................... 131

Degree of Technology....................................................... 131

Technology and Arcane Magic ......................................... 132

Technology and Divine Magic.......................................... 133

Technology and Nature .................................................... 134

Technology and Psionics .................................................. 134

Psyologist ......................................................................... 135

Table 7–4: he Psyologist............................................................. 136

Chapter 8: Technological Items........... 137

Equipment ....................................................................... 137

Equipping a Character............................................................... 137

Starting Packages ....................................................................... 137

Equipment A La Carte............................................................... 137

Table 8–1: Random Starting Gold ............................................... 137

Weapon Descriptions................................................................. 137

Table 8-2: Weapons ..................................................................... 137

Miscellaneous Gear.................................................................... 137

Table 8–3: Miscellaneous Gear .................................................... 137

Tools and Skill Kits.................................................................... 138

Clothing .................................................................................... 138

Device Activation ...................................................................... 138

Technological Items ......................................................... 138

Using Items ............................................................................... 139

Saving hrows against Technological Items ................................ 140

Damaging Technological Items .................................................. 140

Repairing Items ......................................................................... 141

Charges and Multiple Uses ........................................................ 141

Technological Item Descriptions................................................ 141

Technological Item Names......................................................... 142

Random Technological Items..................................................... 142

Table 8–4: Random Technological Item Generation....................... 143

Armor and Shields ..................................................................... 143

Table 8–5: Technological Armor Special Abilities........................... 143

Table 8–6: Technological Shield Special Abilities ........................... 143

Technological Armor and Shield Special Ability Descriptions .... 144

Table 8–7: Fortiication Chart..................................................... 144

Weapons.................................................................................... 145

Table 8–8: Technological Melee Weapon Special Abilities ............... 145

Table 8–9: Technological Ranged Weapon Special Abilities............. 146

Technological Weapon Special Ability Descriptions ................... 146

Widgets ..................................................................................... 147

Table 8–10: Widgets.................................................................... 148

Kits............................................................................................ 148

Table 8–11: Kit Levels ................................................................ 149

Schematics................................................................................. 149

Table 8–12: Devices Inscribed in a Schematic ............................... 150

Table 8–13: Schematic Levels ...................................................... 150

Gizmos ...................................................................................... 150

Table 8–14: Gizmos.................................................................... 151

Gizmo Descriptions................................................................... 151

Trinkets ..................................................................................... 152

Trinket Descriptions .................................................................. 152

Table 8–15: Trinkets ................................................................... 152

General Items ............................................................................ 152

Table 8–16: General Items........................................................... 153

General Item Descriptions ......................................................... 153

Table 8–17: Belt of Gadgetry Types .............................................. 153

Table 8–18: Goggles of Discernment Types .................................... 155

Special Materials ........................................................................ 157

Table 8–19: Orichalcum Cost Modiiers ....................................... 157

Table 8–20: Titanium Cost Modiiers .......................................... 157

Chapter 9: Monsters ........................... 158

he Cognizant Subtype .................................................... 158

he Mechanical Subtype .................................................. 158

Device-like Abilities ......................................................... 158

Automaton....................................................................... 158

Combat ..................................................................................... 158

Constructing an Automaton ............................................ 159

Automaton Menu A .................................................................. 159

Automaton Menu B .................................................................. 159

Automaton Menu C .................................................................. 160

1st-level Automaton ......................................................... 160

2nd-level Automaton ....................................................... 160

3rd-level Automaton ........................................................ 161

4th-level Automaton ........................................................ 161

5th-level Automaton ........................................................ 161

6th-level Automaton ........................................................ 162

7th-level Automaton ........................................................ 162

8th-level Automaton ........................................................ 162

9th-level Automaton ........................................................ 163

Blade Swarm .................................................................... 163

Combat ..................................................................................... 163

Contraption ..................................................................... 164

Combat ..................................................................................... 164

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In the Beginning

Steamworks

Introduction

Technology is an ever-present part of society regard-

less of how advanced or backward your setting—

from armor and crossbows to plows and alchemical

items, it is exists in a way characters cannot avoid.

However, you may have decided that a medieval level

of technology does not work for your world: you

need something more. Or you may craft a new world

from scratch and decide that you need something

new, something fresh, and something unexpected.

Increasing the level of technology available to your

players can be the answer you are looking for.

What This Book Is and Is Not

his book deals with technology and how it interacts

with magic and psionics. he technology herein uses

the real world as a rough guideline regarding what

technology can and cannot do, with some leeway

granted by the idea that in a world of magic, the rules

of nature can be bent and sometimes broken. Some

of the devices may seem unrealistic, but abilities such

as cloaking and temporal manipulation make tech-

nology roughly on par with magic. However, some

things, such as the wish spell, are not replicated by

technology, and are just too fantastic. his book was

written to be a viable alternative to magic, but not to

replace it.

here are no assumptions made about the settings

this technology is used in. he information is pre-

sented to make it feel technological (by using charges

and physical devices) and still retain balance within

the d20 system. While the relationship between tech-

nology and magic (and psionics) is discussed, neither

magic nor psionics is required to use these devices.

hese rules could just as easily represent real-world

technology at the end of the 19th century (with the

exception of those items that bend the rules, such as

cloaking and temporal manipulation devices), as it

could describe technology that springs up in a typical

fantasy setting.

What is Technology?

Technology is nothing more than the application of

natural laws for useful ends. here is no magic in-

volved and no supernatural treatment. It is simply

the manipulation of one’s environment to achieve a

desired efect. his concept is universal in any setting,

whether it is a peasant using a crossbow or a black-

smith forging a suit of armor, some form of technol-

ogy is a part of everyone’s daily life.

he technologies discussed in this book are more

advanced than these simple ideas. A character who

ventures into the technological realm may learn

how to use magnetism to harm his foes, therapeutic

chemicals to heal his companions, and to alter dozens

of natural laws to produce hundreds of efects. From

manipulating time to changing gravity, a technologi-

cal character is limited only by his imagination and

ability to ind new uses for the rules that govern his

world.

About SteamWorks

his book provides everything you need to create and

play technological characters, including technologi-

cal items. It contains the following chapters:

Classes (Chapter 1): Two technological character

classes are given: the technologist and the inventor.

Skills and Feats (Chapter 2): Technological char-

acters may use all the skills presented in the Player’s

Handbook , and they have access to new skills present-

ed here. New skills include Knowledge (technology) ,

Repair, Techcraft , and Use Tech Item . he feats section

provides more options for technological characters,

as well as new feats to allow other classes to dabble in

technology.

Technology (Chapter 3): Technology is not just a

study—it is an art. his chapter discusses how char-

acters learn, construct, and activate devices. It also

About Devices

A technological device is a physical object. It is a

tangible item that characters can hold and must be

stored. Causing a device to function is known as acti-

vation (the technological version of spellcasting). Ev-

ery device requires energy stored as charges, similar to

magic wands and staves, and each device a character

uses must be readied beforehand to ensure that it is

in proper working condition. Once a device runs out

of charges (or before, if a character so wishes), it must

be recharged to be used again.

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