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Gadgeteer and Equipment | Dark Matter
🕑 Added 2025-10-01 05:30:02 +0000 UTCYet another new base class in the revised Gadgeteer, plus the entire Dark Matter Equipment chapter!
The Gadgeteer
We've overhauled the Gadgeteer class into one of our most interesting and powerful base classes yet! You're looking new and expanded subclasses, an entire new list of Gadgets, and an entirely new approach to features -- it gets Extra Attack now!
The Gadgeteer's most compelling mechanic is being able to trade out attacks for activating Gadgets of various types. Use your first attack slashing with a Laser Sword or taking a careful shot with a Concussion Rifle before swapping to a Flamethrower or a Flux Cannon to finish the job! The combination of attacks is endless and should keep combat and exploration feeling consistently fresh.
The Gadgeteer also gets a tighter integration with the Magic Items chapter. You can pick up a Jetpack, some Blaster Mods, and even a Death Ray straight from the Gadget list. (Hence why we've presented it alongside the necessary Equipment chapter!)
Finally, you'll find seven subclasses to choose from, ranging from the healing-focused Cyber Surgeon to the teleporting Jumper. You should have plenty of options to top off your character build!
Equipment
We showed off an earlier version of the Equipment chapter in January, but you'll notice some sweeping changes:
Tools are out! You don't have to wait on your Background to hand you the right tool proficiencies to perform basic ship maintenance -- all of the relevant activities in Dark Matter are governed by the new skills, Data, Piloting, and Technology.
Grafts are magic items! After wrestling with their presentation, we realized that the entire book would be stronger if you could just roll up Grafts alongside other magic items on tables and go shopping for them between adventures.
New Magic Items! Some late additions include the Gravity Gun! In retrospect, it feels like we should have stolen Gordan Freeman's iconic crowbar too. You'll also find the Invisibomb and Shipmending Spray, amongst other new entries!
Coming to Kickstarter!
If you haven't yet, pop over to the Kickstarter page and click Notify! You can check out the new cover art and get a sneak peek at what we'll be offering in this massive tome.
Comments
DemolitionDX
What was the design thought behind the d6 hitdice and light armor proficiency as it seems like gadgeteer wants to be a martial character
Coen van Loo
Lovely ive got one of my players badgering me about their 2014 class being slightly weaker and the extra attack will do wonders for appeasing them
