Tinker Class questions:

[Notagirlnamedbrian]

Hey dudes/dudettes. I'm in the process of creating a Tinker character for a new campaign using this reference: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/3rd-party-classes/interjection-games/tinker .

Buuuuut I'm confused about the rules for tinkers in regards to magic, and in particular their ability to Craft Wondrous Items.

Reasons I'm confused:

-"Further, a tinker's exploration into the unknown gives him proficiency with the theory of magic, if not its practice."

-"The tinker's class skills are...Knowledge (arcana)"

-"The tinker gains a bonus equal to half his level, rounded down, to all Craft skill checks."

-"Though not magical in nature, tinker inventions tend to be hideously complicated and require specialized grid paper (an expensive commodity) to be made properly. As such, tinker inventions have the same cost to produce as would a magic scroll whose spell level and caster level equals the invention level and the minimum tinker level to understand it, respectively."

-Level 4 invention Wondrous Foundry: "The automaton gains the Craft Wondrous Item feat. Given the automaton cannot cast spells, all spells must be supplied to the automaton. Note that the technological, yet quite mundane nature of the automaton makes it incapable of using Spellcraft or Use Magic Device in a way that would allow it to produce magical items without having the spells supplied to it."

Can anyone help me out?

[Endzeitgeist]

First of all: If you like the class, please support the publisher by buying it. It's not expensive and a well worth purchase.

Let's handle these questions:

1) Fluff.

2) ? It's a class skill. Where's the problem?

3) It's a bonus to all craft-skills, analogue to the cavalier ability.

4) Bottom line - producing inventions cost money as scrolls.

5) Automatons may learn to craft magic items, but require a PC/NPC to supply the spells/skills to ignore required spells.

Hope that helps.

[Interjection Games]

Right, confirmed as all correct. Thanks, Thilo!

I hope you're enjoying the new one. Another one that's just as complex is coming soon. :)