Gunslinger Fighter - D&D 5e Subclass Series

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[@7fallenone]

The only way my dm allows firearm proficiency is if I'm a moon druid wild shaped into a fire elemental then I'm proficient with fire arms.

[@bjarnivalur6330]

I hate this comment, here, take my like.

[@erikwilliams1562]

BOOO!!!

[@madocmayhem]

Face off with a water elemental wild shaped druid, packing some heavy duty guns... water guns.

[@HumanKatamari]

This comment is why KZbin exists. Thank you for your service.

[@ethanshelley815]

Laaaaaame

[@MisterDiceGuy]

The 2 Artificer dip with this subclass turns this subclass from good to broken. Mending cantrip and Infusion to replace ammo with the additional to hit is just nuts. Here's to you Yaroshien's Enoch.

[@dreki-niu2868]

"Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III" The rest of the party: "You can call him Percy"

[@jamesbarrett1437]

I kinda hoped gunslinger would be part of artificer subclasses

[@757reaper]

Could quell how busted it is. The actions surges make it redonkulous

[@DracosDiabolis]

@@757reaper AU had a Gun Tech for artificer..... I think.

[@TheFrostHydra]

It's based off of a pathfinder class and this was the closest they could get to it

[@jamesbarrett1437]

I get why they picked fighter that’s way it’s more of a gunslinger and less of a gunsmith but to me on the flavor and lore side it fits the artificer so much better

[@leachofsouls]

@@jamesbarrett1437 artificer wants your yet for 5e when this was ported from pathfinder to 5e

[@erikwilliams1562]

while I usually don’t like homebrew, this subclass hits the mark. Thank you, I’ll be here all week

[@ironcladnomad5639]

I remember the first many sessions when I started as a Gunslinger. I'd added the Alert feat in addition to the Quickdraw subclass feature, and got no end of pleasure seeing the looks on everyone else's faces when my initiative rolls would land in the upper 20s and low 30s.

[@ZMSKfullpower]

Now there is a gunner feat that let you ignore reloud property so 8d12 + dex damage every turn at 20 lv or 16d12 + dex with action serge. Even best casters will not be able to keep up with it.

[@buckeyeburt]

I love that all of the dice that used to be in front of you guys evolved into a full onslaught of minis! Love it! :)

[@Dragongamz1]

I am currently playing a Gunslinger in one of my campaigns and he made his own custom firearm called The Triple Threat, which is a Triple Barreled Musket that can fire all three barrels in one attack to deal massive damage in one shot at the cost of a higher chance of misfire. He's a really fun character to play!

[@Exisist5151]

I mean it’s homebrew, but it’s homebrew from one of the more reliable sources.

[@IMXLegedaryBard]

This subclass always makes me think of creating a bounty hunter. Cowboy hat, Pancho and cowboy boots, hell I'll even use the Western accent for a character like this.

[@shottygod13]

Ok clint lol

[@IMXLegedaryBard]

@@shottygod13 lolololol

[@shottygod13]

@@IMXLegedaryBard ur bounty hunter have a name? Lol

[@IMXLegedaryBard]

@@shottygod13 I always thought of calling him Creed. As the forever DM, I made a npc bounty hunter of similar built(think of the game Odd World Strangers Wrath) who was after one of the party members whose background was he stoled from a crime boss and has a bounty

[@shottygod13]

@@IMXLegedaryBard for a sec my mind went to the rocky films lol

[@2keyblades]

I made a gunslinger who was an inventor. All of the Feats were breakthroughs. Sharpshooter was rifled barrel. Gunner was self contained ammo etc...

[@danielgoldberg5357]

I watch a lot of RPG videos for fun, this one was actually helpful! Thanks!

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[@flumin9234]

I actually always wanted to play a read dead type high fantisy cowboy. With a bit of reflavouring this could be perfect for me! :]

[@Ziggy7800Pro]

I had a player want to play a gunslinger Kobold in a game. His name was "Bang!".

[@DracosDiabolis]

Gunslinger/Battle Smith Artificer seems like a good blend.

[@halohawkxx]

Kinda yeah, or technically with Artillest Subclass. Bonus Action for the Cannons to go off, and main action to do some crazy stuff; that and mix in the actual Repeating Firearm, gg.

[@DracosDiabolis]

@@halohawkxx I really like the UA gun tech (I think was the name) paired with Gunslinger

[@halohawkxx]

@@DracosDiabolis there's a UA Gun Tech? Link me or quote it 😅I wanna read more on it

[@DracosDiabolis]

@@halohawkxx would if i could. It keeps giving me the pdf file. But 5e UA Artificer should get you there. It's called Gunsmith I think

[@ambeatch]

I have considered playing a halfling to avoid the nat 1s starting as an artficer and using infusions to never have to reload or have magic damage but it kinda feels dirty

[@Monsters_Rule]

So over all the Gunslinger is a bit of a challenge to work with as a player in the beginning if your lucky in combat rolls.

[@mozaik-inc]

The intimidating shot is kind of silly because brandishing any type of weapon while making an intimidation check usually prompts advantage on the check 🤨

[@dadbod808]

Yes!! My son just made his gunslinger for my campaign.

[@REDtheblazian]

I got a DM who has this basic type of rule with guns 3 gun types, Double barrel Shotguns, Revolvers and Musket Rifles as a way to balance things out muskets after being fired require the rest of the turn to reload forcing you to end you turn, revolvers require a whole turn to reload unless you have speed loader then it only takes half a turn, and shotguns can be reloaded immediately, but their ammo is limited

[@Xerverous]

The guns are so strong but I like the throwback to earlier editions where they can misfire.

[@Demonheero360]

Considering you've got to fight your dm to deal with this, then you've gotta fight rolls for days, fighter is pretty fitting. It seems like Alot of juggling to simply make guns work but doesn't sound horrible. Honebrew magic items could be interesting.

[@Cann0n_balI]

YESS!!! Thank you guys for listening to my request 🤩🤩

[@spacebumpkin1565]

Time to build an isekai cowboy

[@leohale6449]

Yea! Happy Hands! Official, Unofficial, is grey area. Ah I had a 3.5e character that was a mage that used firearms and could make gun powder. This is a cool way to add firearms into a game.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

One thing I've heard many Japanese historians say: Samurai Fighter should get Firearm proficiency, because Samurai actually used rifles more often than swords. Because guns were invented before most of the things that are included in D&D.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

Guns were invented before the rapier, for example

[@JugheadJones03]

Thanks guys, good review.

[@mr7shesha001]

Ah RP asterisk, how I missed you

[@MoonBoi101]

homebrew so good they might as well be official

[@Arekkusu666]

I can definitely understand why it was a Fighter subclass, but I think it could make sense as an Artificer subclass as well.

[@IMXLegedaryBard]

Now there's definitely pros and cons to subclass. The biggest pros of course the damage output you could do with firearms. The damage you could do along with the range, and the fact that you could possibly duel wield pistols is nice! And of course we're all looking at bad news, and the crazy amount of damage you could do if you crit. The only downside of course, with all that damage and the ridiculous range, you don't really have any way of overcoming creatures that are resistant or outright immune to non-magical damage. Of course that's up to the DM's discretion of how you can make magic bullets, but it is a pretty fair balance and makes sense. Because this subclass is taking on realistic approaches, in a world of magic

[@mattcasselberry1542]

I got a time traveling cowboy npc with firearms proficiency

[@Loehengrin]

"waste 'em with my carbine!"

[@leodouskyron5671]

When evaluating this class I can’t help but thinking of the Artificer. Artificers gain Firearms as a basic proficiency. And the feat Gunner or the Repeating Shot (from yourself or Artificer friend) means you can really unload firearms (into enemies) easer. If you ant to use the class’ disarm getting Mage hand or having an Unseen Servant both pop to mind as a good idea (feat for that). So I have an nuanced view of this class so I don’t really know that I love it seems that it is okay.

[@frankyquilavafireblast895]

This series will never end and I love it Every time we say we’re done, nope! You guys are gonna have a heckuva time with blood Hunter then that’s for sure I’m glad you guys cover this one I’ve always like this fighter and I’ve always wanted to try it so who knows maybe I’ll give it a shot, pun kind of intended Also, Elvin accuracy, deadeye… You’re welcome

[@D4rkW4ri0]

Let's be honest We all wanna be cowboys

[@drewburke97]

I've always wanted to try a gunslinger, but i have never liked any of the base fire arm types on DnD beyond both flavor or mechanics.

[@lt.branwulfram4794]

High risk, high reward, high satisfaction. Pray to RNGesus and the rest of the Dice Gods before every session when playing this.

[@zgull6929]

bag of holding with 50 pistols never have to reload

[@madocmayhem]

Holster of handling?

[@zgull6929]

@@madocmayhem we should have the budget to get 50 of those

[@HumanKatamari]

Could you have a single shot pistol, like a volcanic pistol or something, and use the artificers super special fancy skills to never reload? I know it says crossbow, but please DM, please?

[@GeneralHavek]

Or you could just take the gunner feat and ignore the reload property of firearms

[@bluelax99able]

@@GeneralHavek yeah this literally changes everything

[@smoke-rampage6618]

Awesome video 😎

[@skirk248]

Why yes I do love the Good, the Bad, and the "Ugly. How did you know?

[@Bluejay-jg6hz]

Centaur Cowboy gunslinger makes for the ultimate western fantasy character

[@halohawkxx]

Not gonna lie, this is WAY different from what I remember; I guess they decided to update and slightly nerf the Subclass as some of the actual abilities were... too scary (aka ignoring reload property).

[@davidbowers4270]

That’s the gunner feat that now allows you to ignore reloading

[@Dodgeballkinq]

I’m not sure how well this class balances with the rest of the core content. Percy always seemed super powerful.

[@jacobpamplin6449]

keep in mind it's been updated a lot since then

[@korpsmaninfantry7238]

also fighters are fucking nuts

[@Dragongamz1]

And I also think his player was really lucky when it comes to crits

[@lewispatton6550]

I like Battlemaster for the gun using fighter more

[@aricitrin2629]

I am yet to run a setting that has firearms. Could be very cool

[@cyberfox3207]

So I started blasting

[@jayt4863]

Fun class

[@Ulfhednir9]

Tasha’s outdated and outgunned (pun intended) this subclass with gunner and non misfire firearms. Also there was that renegade subclass

[@matthewmowery7846]

Would love to play gunslinger

[@-Titania]

You could also just multiclass with artificer

[@joshuaarnaud993]

I think the class could use some tweaking but would be fun

[@donaldfingar5012]

What about gunblads

[@adamienw]

How would you rule the halflings 'lucky' ability with this. Would their guns just never misfire?

[@schwarzerritter5724]

"You can choose to spend one of your luck points after you roll the die, but before the outcome is determined." Since you know which number is a misfire, the outcome is determined and you can not roll a Lucky die to prevent it.

[@adamienw]

@@schwarzerritter5724 yeah, but I was talking about the racial ability, not the feat. However, since rereading the halflings luck is specific to attack rolls, ability checks and saving throws and would not protect against the gun misfiring.

[@MALICEM12]

@@adamienw the misfire is tied to the attack role, so if the halfling feat works for attack roles then it would stop a misfire.

[@rickbarker4467]

In comparison, the Gunslinger is so bad stacked up to A Battle Master with Gunner feat. Even more so when you factor in some of the new manuvers.

[@lt.branwulfram4794]

Sure, a Battle Master is gonna be a bit more reliable but they don’t exactly regenerate superiority die on a crit or kill so it’s fairly touch and go. Precision Attack, however, could help make Sharpshooter more consistent and is a bit comparable to Deadeye Shot.

[@edoardopoggio4036]

So do you suggwst me do do a Battle master with gunner? Instead that a gunslinger?

[@notherbert7095]

just so you know, tinkers tools include: a variety of hand tools, thread, needles, a whetstone, scraps of cloth and leather, and a small pot of glue, not very usefull for making bullets id say

[@TheBlackstaff]

Anything published on DMs guild is an exclusive deal. To put any of these in a book they'd have to pay WOTC a fee for every book sold if they even let him publish it .

[@cbilici]

I gotta say I like how risky this class can be. I'm not a huge fan of people in DnD being so risk averse the whole game is as much about things going wrong as it is about going right.

[@SmegHedd117]

Unless you're using Old West guns......

[@RiotingSoul]

Since my DM ignores the weapon stowing and drawing rule for everyone, I convinced him to swap out that effect of Quickdraw for this: If a creature you can see makes a ranged or thrown weapon attack against you, you can spend one grit point. Use your reaction to make a ranged weapon attack with a firearm against that creature. If both your and the creature's attacks hit, your damage is calculated first. The creature's attack continues even if your attack kills or incapacitates them.

[@vampiregoat69]

No dm I've met yet allows gunslingers. Having your gun break during combat makes you useless so this class is NOT worth playing

[@NephewNinja]

Rick grimes town sheriff.

[@briarlarose4903]

It's high noon.....

[@Paxladar]

I don't think I would allow guns unless it was a steampunk/Ebberon style campaign.

[@deathfury4039]

I honestly choose what is fun for the player.

[@Paxladar]

@@deathfury4039 Maybe "allow" was a bit harsh as I know if I had a player request it I would definitely consider it but all but 1 of my players is new to DnD so I"m trying to keep the confusion low for them.

[@trappyboi8678]

Guns are a thing in the Forgotten Realms, in fact a lot of Drow pirates seem to love them. You can find the Drow Gunslinger statblock in Waterdeep Dragon Heist.

[@-Titania]

Lol have you guys never heard of feats?

[@dragonhearthx8369]

2 levels of artificer would break this sub class

[@edoardopoggio4036]

Why? Can you explain me? I am pretty new

[@talonblack8250]

I like Matt but the gunslinger was garbage in pathfinder and it still is.

[@bentolman4063]

I have no desire to play this

[@LovecraftianWarlock]

It's sounds to gimmicky in my opinion.