Artisan: XX

Artisan: XX #

You possess expert skills and manufacturing techniques related to a specific field like smithing, needlework, carpentry, leatherworking, or metal-carving. These must be learned separately as:

  • Artisan: Smithing
  • Artisan: Needlework
  • Artisan: Carpentry
  • Artisan: Leatherworking
  • Artisan: Metal-Carving

The GM may also permit players to learn other forms of craftsmanship in the same format of Artisan: XX.

When you use Artisan to create something, the standard score is your technique + a secondary ability score decided by the GM, to which you then add the bonus from Artisan. This check is called an artisan creation check (a type of manipulation check). In order to create something with an artisan creation check, you must have the appropriate artisan’s tools.

When you use Artisan to speculate on an item’s uses or how to use it, the standard score is your intelligence + a secondary ability score decided by the GM, to which you then add the bonus from Artisan. This check is called an artisan knowledge check (a type of knowledge check).

You can create makeshift arrows using Artisan: Carpentry. For details, see [Creating Arrows with Artisan: Carpentry and Craftsmanship](https://goblin-slayer-trpg.netlify.app/rules/creating-arrows-with-artisan-carpentry-and-craftsmanship/).

Effects of Artisan: XX #

Mastery Grade Effect
Beginner Gain a +1 bonus to artisan creation checks and artisan knowledge checks.
Intermediate Gain a +2 bonus to artisan creation checks and artisan knowledge checks.
Expert Gain a +4 bonus to artisan creation checks and artisan knowledge checks.
  • Artisan’s tools (p. 389) (sic)