Battle Smith (5A)

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This is an Artificer Specialization for 5A.

• Steel Defender Has a number of Hit Dice [d8s] equal to your artificer level and a +2 Constitution modifier and gains a one-time bonus to hit points equal to your Intelligence bonus. It's Hit Point average is (6.5) x your artificer level + your Intelligence modifier, rounded down, minimum 20 Hit Points. This rules is what I expect we will want to play with at higher levels, as I think the Steel Defender's HP will scale too slowly. We'll see how it works out.

You can make the steel defender into a Large creature. This increases its space to 10 ft., gives it an additional hit point per level, and allows it to carry a rider of Medium size.