The Gilded Piston Armory

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Est. 2026 • Rock Gnome Artificer

The Gilded Piston Armory

Barnaby speaks with a high-pitched wheeze and constantly tinkers with a small mechanical crab on his shoulder. He refuses to take any currency that is not shiny...

Shopkeeper

Barnaby Brass-Lungs Thistlewick, a Rock Gnome Artificer (Lvl 9)

Keeper's Species

Rock Gnome

5 Armor4 Weapons1 MiscEst. 4.8k gp

Shop Inventory

(10)

Armor5

Breastplate

A standard chest and back plate made of polished steel, modified with decorative brass rivets.

400 gp

A standard chest and back plate made of polished steel, modified with decorative brass rivets.

AC +14None

Studded Leather Armor

Reinforced leather with nautical-themed brass studs for extra protection.

45 gp

Reinforced leather with nautical-themed brass studs for extra protection.

AC +12None

Mariner's Half Plate

Plate armor treated with alchemical oils and equipped with small, retractable brass fins.

1250 gp

Plate armor treated with alchemical oils and equipped with small, retractable brass fins.

AC +15Grants a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.

Steam-Burst Breastplate★ PRIZED

A breastplate fitted with a small boiler on the back and copper piping.

1800 gp

A breastplate fitted with a small boiler on the back and copper piping.

AC +15As a reaction when hit by a melee attack, you can release a cloud of steam. The attacker takes fire damage and the area within 5 feet of you becomes heavily obscured until the start of your next turn.

Pressure-Treated Shield

A shield reinforced with clockwork dampers to absorb heavy impacts.

150 gp

A shield reinforced with clockwork dampers to absorb heavy impacts.

AC +2When you take the Dodge action, you have resistance to bludgeoning damage from nonmagical attacks.

Weapons4

Cutlass

A curved blade favored by sailors. Effectively a scimitar with a heavy basket hilt.

25 gp

A curved blade favored by sailors. Effectively a scimitar with a heavy basket hilt.

Finesse, Light

Heavy Crossbow

A sturdy mechanical crossbow with a brass cranking winch.

50 gp

A sturdy mechanical crossbow with a brass cranking winch.

Heavy, Loading, Two-handed, Range 100/400

Pneumatic Harpoon Launcher

A shoulder-mounted apparatus that uses pressurized air to fire a barbed harpoon.

450 gp

A shoulder-mounted apparatus that uses pressurized air to fire a barbed harpoon.

On a hit, the target is grappled (escape ).

Clockwork Dirk

A dagger with internal gears that hum when drawn. The blade vibrates at high frequencies.

600 gp

A dagger with internal gears that hum when drawn. The blade vibrates at high frequencies.

Atk Deals an additional thunder damage on a hit.

Miscellaneous1

Vial of Cog-Grease

A thick, foul-smelling alchemical lubricant used for keeping machinery running in salt air.

15 gp

A thick, foul-smelling alchemical lubricant used for keeping machinery running in salt air.

Can be applied to a lock or mechanical trap to grant advantage on Thieves' Tools checks to interact with it.

Barnaby Brass-Lungs Thistlewick

Rock Gnome•Artificer•Lvl 9

Shop Atmosphere

“Barnaby speaks with a high-pitched wheeze and constantly tinkers with a small mechanical crab on his shoulder. He refuses to take any currency that is not shiny, and he will offer a discount if a customer can tell him a story of a mechanical failure they witnessed at sea.”

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