Tinkers
Tinkers are a group of craftable Items that have been introduced in Embers of Rage. Crafting of these is possible via talents from Physics, notably Smith, Mechanical and Electricity, as well as from Chemistry, notably Therapeutics, Chemistry and Explosives.
Both the Physics and Chemistry talent trees are initially only accessible in the Embers of Rage campaign - the Tinker classes (who are initially only playable in this campaign) start with them, and other classes can buy them for 100 gold at the Kruk Pride tinker store. Defeating Outpost Leader John with any two different Tinker classes will unlock the ability to play Tinker classes outside of the Embers of Rage campaign, as well as the Lost Tinker Escort in the Age of Ascendancy campaign. One of the possible rewards the player can choose for saving the Lost Tinker is the ability to learn tinker crafting, which happens via visiting the Ancient Cave and paying 1 category point and 500 gold. This allows any class to craft tinkers in this campaign as well.
Each schematic requires an investment of a certain amount of points into certain tinker-crafting talents.
For crafting one first needs to have a schematic for what one wishes to craft. Schematics can be learnt when learning levels in each crafting talent. The schematic will be one whose highest crafting talent level requirement is the talent that was just levelled up. In case of a tie, the requirement that is listed first wins. Needs verification Also, the schematic must be one that can be generated randomly. For each crafting talent, one schematic is learnt when learning the talent's first level (this schematic will be one that only requires 1 level in the talent), and a second schematic can be learnt upon learning additional levels (20% chance per additional level, guaranteed at level 5). Other schematics need to be unlocked either by finding them on the map instead of Inscriptions or by purchasing them at a store. Schematics that are picked up directly from the ground are automatically learnt. To learn schematics purchased from a store or found in chests, the player must use them from their inventory.
Contents
Ingredients
Materials for crafting are acquired by disassembling items with the APE, and is done automatically whenever items are transmogrified.
Ores are obtained from metallic weapons and armor pieces (1 per item), while herbs can be obtained from mindstars (1 per mindstar) and infusions (5 per infusion), or found in piles of 3-6 herbs in certain zones in the Embers of Rage campaign. Gems must be purchased, looted, or acquired with the Extract Gems talent.
The ingredients are grouped as follows:
| Ingredient Tier | Ore | Herb | Gem |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron | Vipersweed | Citrine |
| 2 | Steel | Sessali | Aquamarine |
| 3 | Dwarven Steel | Bilberry | Quartz |
| 4 | Stralite | Burdock | Ruby |
| 5 | Voratun | Goldleaf | Diamond |
The current inventory of all ingredients can be seen at a glance using the show ingredients command in the escape menu.
Schematics
Tinkers
Tinkers are craftable augments for worn items. They are worn just like items, but take position in a slot directly next to them. Their stats are then applied to the Item in question.
Weapon Tinkers
| Tinker | Type | Smith | Mech. | Elec. | Thera. | Chem. | Expl. | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Groove | Weapon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Inflicts acid damage that lowers armor (scales with steampower) |
| Crystal Edge | Weapon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 Ore Lumps, 1 Gem | Crit Power +(3, 6, 9, 12, 15) SPECIAL: deals light damage on hit(scales with steampower) |
| Incendiary Groove | Weapon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 Ore Lumps, 2 Herbs | Inflicts fire damage and puts a burning tile under target (scales with steampower) (burning tile similar to Archmage's Inferno) |
| Lightning Coil | Weapon | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | SPECIAL: on weapon crit, fires a lightning beam 3 tiles forward (scales with steampower) |
| Poison Groove | Weapon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Inflicts stacking poison damage (scales with steampower) |
| Razor Edge | Weapon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps | Armor Penetration +(4, 8, 12, 16, 20), Physical Crit +(4, 8, 12, 16, 20) 1.7.4: does not work on steamguns |
| Shocking Edge | Weapon | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | SPECIAL: inflicts lightning damage and drains resources (scales with steampower) (resource drain is 10% of lightning damage) |
| Silver Filigree | Weapon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Increases damage against horrors, undead, and demons +(7%, 14%, 21%, 28%, 35%) 1.7.4: does not work on steamguns |
| Thunderclap Coating | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 Ore Lumps | 20% chance to inflict (14, 36, 60, 80, 90) physical damage and deal knockback (knockback checks using your steampower against enemy's physical save) | |
| Viral Injector | Weapon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Inflicts a disease, dealing blight damage and lowering the highest stat (scales with steampower) (unlike Corrupter diseases, this can lower MAG, WIL, and CUN as well as STR, DEX, and CON) |
| Winterchill Edge | Weapon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Inflicts cold damage and causes the target to lose 10% of a turn (scales with steampower) |
| Galvanic Retributor | Shield | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 Ore Lumps | Inflicts lightning damage on attackers +(5, 10, 15, 20, 25), SPECIAL: on block, releases a damaging lightning attack in radius (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (damage scales with steampower) |
| Mana Coil | Staff | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 Ore Lumps, 1 Sapphire | Mana Regen +(1, 2, 3, 4, 5), SPECIAL: on spell hit, 25% chance to cast Lightning at target (same as Archmage spell) |
Hands Tinkers
| Tinker | Type | Smith | Mech. | Elec. | Thera. | Chem. | Expl. | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal Attractor | Hands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Talent: Fatal Attractor (Deploys an ally that makes enemies attack it and reflects damage for 5 turns.) |
| Flash Powder | Hands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps, 1 Herb | Talent: Flash Powder (Blinds in a cone.) |
| Hand Cannon | Hands | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 Ore Lumps | Talent: Hand Cannon (Shoots using your current ammo. At tier 5, you shoot a second time.) |
| Itching Powder | Hands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 Ore Lumps, 2 Herbs | Talent: Itching Powder (Causes a chance for talents to fail in a cone.) |
| Iron Grip | Hands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Disarm Immune +(60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%), Talent: Iron Grip (Deals unarmed damage, inflicting pin and lowering armor and defense. Costs 20 steam) |
| Saw Projector | Hands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Talent: Project Saw (Fires a beam that inflicts physical damage and bleeding (10 steam cost)) |
| Shocking Touch | Hands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps | Talent: Shocking Touch (Inflicts lightning damage and arcs up to (0, 1, 2, 3, 4) additional enemies that are at most 2 spaces apart.) |
| Spring Grapple | Hands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Talent: Spring Grapple (Steam cost 30. Pulls the target towards you, dealing unarmed damage and pinning them.), SPECIAL: shows unarmed stats |
| Toxic Canister Launcher | Hands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 Ore Lumps, 8 Herbs | Talent: Toxic Cannister Launcher (Creates an ally that releases poison gas for 8 turns.) Cost: 20 steam |
| Viral Needlegun | Hands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 Ore Lumps, 7 Ghoul Flesh | Talent: Viral Needlegun (fires a cone of physical damage, inflicting a random disease that lowers STR, DEX, or CON for 20 turns.) |
| Voltaic Sentinel | Hands | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Talent: Voltaic Sentry (Deploys an ally that fires bolts of lightning at nearby enemies for 8 turns.) |
| Weapon Automation: One Handed | Hands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Talent: Weapon Automation 1H (Deploys a weapon in your inventory as an ally, similar to Cursed Sentry.) |
Head Tinkers
| Tinker | Type | Smith | Mech. | Elec. | Thera. | Chem. | Expl. | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Recycler | Head | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps, 2 Herbs | Air Regen +(1, 2, 3, 4, 5), Silence Immune +(10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%) |
| Brain Cap | Head | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 Ore Lumps, 1 Brain Jar | Mental Save +20, Mind resistance +35%, Talent: Arcane Disruption Wave (Silences everyone in a radius.) |
| Brain Flare | Head | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 Ore Lumps, 1 Brain Jar | Mental Save +20, Mind resistance +35%, Talent: Mind Crush (Yeek's Dominate Will. In item form. With a 15 turn cooldown. Awesome.) |
| Focus Lens | Head | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps, 1 citrine, aquamarine, quartz, ruby, or diamond | Sight +(1, 1, 2, 2, 3), Infravision +(5, 6, 7, 8, 9), See Stealth +(5, 10, 15, 20, 25), See Invisible +(5, 10, 15, 20, 25), Blindfight(no, no, no, yes, yes) |
| Mental Stimulator | Head | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps | CUN +(2, 4, 6, 8, 10), Mental Save +(3, 6, 9, 12, 15) |
| Headlamp | Head | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 Ore Lump, 1 Herb | Lite +(3, 4, 5, 6, 7), Accuracy +(1, 4, 9, 16, 25) |
Body Tinkers
| Tinker | Type | Smith | Mech. | Elec. | Thera. | Chem. | Expl. | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablative Armor | Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 Ore Lumps | Armor +(2, 4, 6, 8, 10), Chance to ignore criticals +(7%, 14%, 21%, 28%, 35%) |
| Arcane Dynamo | Body (cloth) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 Ore Lumps, Amethyst | Allows the use of Technomancy spells (Archmage class evolution). Drains 2 steam every turn but also produces steam when mana is spent |
| Armour Reinforcement | Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 Ore Lumps | Armor +(1, 2, 3, 4, 5), Armor Hardiness +20, Fatigue +(5, 4, 3, 2, 1) |
| Crystal Plating | Body | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps, 1 Gem | Increases all STATs +(2, 4, 6, 8, 10) |
| Rustproof Coating | Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 Ore Lumps, 2 Herbs | Acid Resistance +(10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%), Chance to avoid a detrimental acid subtype effect (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%) |
| Second Skin | Body | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 Herbs | Life Regen +(2, 4, 6, 8, 10), Cut, poison, and Disease Immune +(30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%) |
| Spike Attachment | Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps | Fatigue +1, armor +(4, 8, 12, 16, 20), Inflicts physical damage on attackers +(10, 20, 30, 40, 50) |
Cloak Tinkers
| Tinker | Type | Smith | Mech. | Elec. | Thera. | Chem. | Expl. | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireproof Coating | Cloak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 Herbs | Fire and Light resistance +(5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%) |
| Grounding Strap | Cloak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps | Stun Immune +(10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%), Lightning Resistance +(6, 12, 18, 24, 30) |
| Waterproof Coating | Cloak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 Herbs | Cold and Nature resistance +(5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%) |
Feet Tinkers
| Tinker | Type | Smith | Mech. | Elec. | Thera. | Chem. | Expl. | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic Stabilizer | Feet | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 Ore Lumps | Physical Save +(3, 6, 9, 12, 15), Knockback Immune +(5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%), Pin Immune +(5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%), Teleport Immune +100% |
| Moss Treads | Feet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 Herbs | Stealth +(2, 4, 6, 8, 10), Talent: Moss Tread (Places grasping moss where you walk, dealing nature damage, reducing movement speed, and chance to pin enemies on it.) |
| Rocket Boots | Feet | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 Ore Lumps | Talent: Rocket Boots (Increases movement speed by (100%, 150%, 200%, 250%, 300%) and leaves a trail of flames. Any action other than moving turns off this sustain. Drains 15 steam every turn.) |
Belt Tinkers
| Tinker | Type | Smith | Mech. | Elec. | Thera. | Chem. | Expl. | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemist's Helper | Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 Herbs | Acid, Fire, Nature, and Blight damage +(5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%) |
| Back Support | Belt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps | Fatigue -(4, 8, 12, 16, 20), Max Encumbrance +(10, 20, 30, 40, 50) |
| Deflection Field | Belt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps | Defense +(2, 4, 6, 8, 10), Slows Projectiles +(5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%) |
| Fungal Web | Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 Herbs | SPECIAL: heals (25, 50, 75, 100, 125) health when using a salve |
| Power Distributor | Belt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps | Stamina, Mana, and Psi regen +(0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5) |
| Thunder Grenade | Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 Ore Lumps | Talent: Thunder Grenade (Deals physical damage and stuns at an area of radius 1) |
Lite Tinkers
| Tinker | Type | Smith | Mech. | Elec. | Thera. | Chem. | Expl. | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Light Emitter | Lite | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 Ore Lumps, 1 Herb | lite +(1, 2, 3, 4, 5), See Stealth +(2, 4, 6, 8, 10), Increases light damage +(4%, 8%, 12%, 16%, 20%) |
| Black Light Emitter | Lite | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 Ore Lumps, 2 Herbs | lite -(1, 2, 3, 4, 5), Infravision +(2, 4, 6, 8, 10), Darkness damage +(5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%) |
Ammo Tinkers
| Tinker | Type | Smith | Mech. | Elec. | Thera. | Chem. | Expl. | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimagic Shell | Ammo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 Ore Lump, 2 Herb | Talent: Antimagic Shell (Inflicts arcane resource burn damage.) |
| Botanical Shell | Ammo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 Ore Lump, 3 Herb | Talent: Botanical Shell (Releases nourishing moss, which deals nature damage and heals you.) |
| Corrosive Shell | Ammo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 Ore Lump, 2 Herb | Talent: Corrosive (Inflicts acid damage that lowers accuracy, defense, and armor.) |
| Explosive Shell | Ammo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 Ore Lump, 1 Herb | Talent: Explosive Shell (Inflicts physical damage in radius 1.) |
| Flare Shell | Ammo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 Ore Lump, 2 Herb | Talent: Flare Shell (Blinds enemies and lights up the area in a radius.) |
| Hook Shell | Ammo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 Ore Lump, 1 Herb | Talent: Hook Shell (If the target is an enemy, you pull it towards you. If the target is empty space, you are pulled towards there.) |
| Magnetic Shell | Ammo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 Ore Lumps, 1 Herb | Talent: Magnetic Shell (Lowers defense and increases fatigue.) |
| Saw Shell | Ammo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 Ore Lumps, 1 Herb | Talent: Saw Shell (Inflicts direct physical damage, plus bleed damage over 5 turns. Costs 5 steam) |
| Solid Shell | Ammo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 Ore Lumps, 1 Herb | Talent: Solid Shell (Knocks back the target.) |
| Toxic Shell | Ammo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 Ore Lumps, 3 Herb | Talent: Toxic Shell (Inflicts blight damage over several turns and reduces global speed.) |
| Voltaic Shell | Ammo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 Ore Lumps, 1 Herb | Talent: Voltaic Shell (Inflicts lightning damage to nearby enemies.) |
Salves
Salves are used in conjunction with medical injectors. The medical injector goes on cooldown and modifies the strength of the salve. The healing salve requires one turn to use, while all other salves can be used instantly.
| Tinker | Type | Smith | Mech. | Elec. | Thera. | Chem. | Expl. | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healing Salve | Salve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 Herbs, 1 Troll Intestine | Heals you |
| Pain Suppressor | Salve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 Herbs, 1 Sandworm Tooth | Lets you fight at negative health and reduces damage by a percentage for (4, 4, 5, 5, 6) turns |
| Frost Salve | Salve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 Herbs, 1 Frost Ant Stinger | Removes (1, 1, 2, 2, 3) detrimental physical effects and gives cold, darkness, and nature affinity for (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) |
| Fiery Salve | Salve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 Herbs, 1 Ritch Stinger | Removes (1, 1, 2, 2, 3) detrimental magical effects and gives fire, light, and lightning affinity for (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) turns |
| Water Salve | Salve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 Herbs, 1 Squid Ink | Removes (1, 1, 2, 2, 3) detrimental mental effects and gives blight, mind, and acid affinity for (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) turns |
| Unstoppable Force Salve | Salve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 Herbs, 1 Minotaur Nose, 1 Frost Salve, 1 Fiery Salve, 1 Water Salve | Increases saves and healing factor for (N/A, N/A, 5, 6, 7) turns |
Other Items
This includes basic steamsaws and steamguns as well as certain artifacts that can only be obtained via crafting. Each of the crafting talents is primarily associated with one artifact. Each of these artifacts requires a certain amount of gems: 1 Fire Opal, 1 Pearl, 1 Diamond, and 1 Bloodstone. None of these artifacts are craftable outside of Embers of Rage since their schematics can only be found in specific locations in said campaign.
| Tinker | Type | Smith | Mech. | Elec. | Thera. | Chem. | Expl. | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamsaw | Steamsaw | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 lumps of ore, 1h mace/sword/axe | |
| Steamgun | Steamgun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 lumps of ore, 1 sling | Range will be material level +5 |
| Steam Powered Armour | msv. Armor | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 lumps of ore, 2 Mechanical Cores, 1 Lightning Coil, Artifact Gems* | Powerful Steam Set Armor. Schema can only be found in G.E.M. |
| Steamgun: Payload | Steamgun | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 lumps of ore, 1 Mechanical Core, 1 Incendiary Grove, Artifact Gems* | Schema can only be found in Ruins of a lost city |
| Hands of Creation | Hands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 lumps of ore, 10 herbs, 1 Primal Core, 1 Shocking Touch, Artifact Gems* | Schema can only be found in Ureslak's Host |
| Steamsaw: Stormcutter | Steamsaw | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 lumps of ore, 1 Mechanical Core, 1 Shocking Edge , Artifact Gems* | Schema can only be found in Steam Quarry |
| Life Support Suit | lt. Armor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 lumps of ore, 20 herbs, 1 Primal Core, 1 Unstoppable Force Salve, Artifact Gems* | Schema can only be found in Primal Forest |
| Rogue Gallery | Cloak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 lumps of ore, 20 herbs, 1 Primal Core, 1 Flash Powder, Artifact Gems* | Schema can only be found in Cave of Hatred |
