Always on

• Flamethrower

  When Bonus Action, when her Eldritch Cannon is active

  A burst of alchemical flame from her elephant cannon scorches a wide cone of enemies.

• Force Ballista

  When Bonus Action, when her Eldritch Cannon is active

  The cannon hurls a force-charged shot that pushes a target back.

• Protector

  When Bonus Action, when her Eldritch Cannon is active

  The cannon emits a protective pulse that bolsters nearby allies with temporary hit points.

• Flash of Genius

  When Reaction

  She can interpose startling mechanical insight at a critical moment, adding her Intelligence modifier to a failed ability check or saving throw.

• Magical TinkeringLevel 1

  You can imbue Tiny objects with a minor magical effect, such as a light, a smell, a recorded message, or a static image. Her favorite use is turning a pebble into a tiny painted circus lamp that glows in elephant-shaped patterns.

• SpellcastingLevel 1

  You cast artificer spells through tools or an infused focus. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability, and you can prepare 6 artificer spells each long rest at this level.

• Replicate Magic ItemLevel 2

  You know 4 magic item plans and can create 1 or 2 temporary magic items after a long rest if you have Tinker’s Tools in hand. Her favored plans are utility items that keep the troupe moving and entertained.

• Artificer Subclass: ArtilleristLevel 3

  You choose the Artillerist subclass, gaining a specialty in battlefield engineering, explosive force, and ranged magical support.

• Right Tool for the JobLevel 3

  You can use Magical Tinkering to create Artisan’s Tools, making it easier to improvise repairs, props, and stage machinery on the road.

• Tool ProficiencyLevel 3

  You gain proficiency with Woodcarver’s Tools. If you already had that proficiency, you would gain another Artisan’s Tools proficiency instead. She uses these tools to carve her elephant-shaped cannon and to inscribe her arcane firearm.

• Artillerist SpellsLevel 3

  You always have Shield and Thunderwave prepared. Her magic tends to detonate, roar, or fling enemies backward while her cannon keeps the show on the road.

• Eldritch CannonLevel 3

  You can create a Small or Tiny Eldritch Cannon using Woodcarver’s Tools or Smith’s Tools. It can be a Flamethrower, Force Ballista, or Protector. Her cannon is a polished brass baby-elephant on stubby wheels, with a trumpet-like trunk and painted circus stripes.

• Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4

  At 4th level you gained an Ability Score Improvement feat, which you used to sharpen Intelligence and practical workshop talent.

• Arcane FirearmLevel 5

  When you finish a long rest, you can carve runes into a Rod, Staff, or Wand to make an arcane firearm, which can act as your spellcasting focus and adds a d8 to one damage roll of an artificer spell cast through it.

• Subclass FeatureLevel 5

  Your Artillerist magic blossoms into 2nd-level power at this tier, letting you bring more dramatic spectacle to the battlefield and to the circus ring alike.

• DarkvisionElfYou can see in dim light within 60 feet of yourself as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
• Elven Lineage, High ElfElfYou know Prestidigitation. At level 3 you always have Detect Magic prepared, and at level 5 you always have Misty Step prepared. Intelligence is the spellcasting ability for these spells.
• Fey AncestryElfYou have advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Charmed condition.
• Keen SensesElfYou are proficient in Perception.
• TranceElfYou don’t need to sleep, and you can finish a long rest in 4 hours while remaining conscious.
• ResearcherSage

  When she needs obscure information, she usually knows where to find it, or at least who might know it, whether in a library, workshop archive, circus ledger, or the memory of a curious expert.