Originally Posted by
Grod_The_Giant
General Thoughts
I like the idea, but the execution is, sorry to say, a bit wobbly. I'm sure it makes sense to you, but D&D is a system that really needs things to be spelled out.
My recommendation for this class? Borrow a page from the Warlock. Craft bombs that deal 1/2-2/3 your class level damage, then throw them around. Learn new "Recipes" to make your bombs do different things-- produce smoke clouds, affect an area, deal fire damage, be remotely detonated, and so on. At later levels, you can get near-supernatural effects, like bombs that inflict negative levels and so on. It would add variety, and wouldn't require you to brew up a whole new set of rules for fantasy explosives.