Using higher level basic gear

[Martialmasters]

Tnt requirements for your inventions for armor and weapons is it being a basic level 0 common.

Is there no way at higher level to maybe use a rarer material as your invention?

Not necessarily magic equipment. But even just different materials.

[Alchemic_Genius]

Imo, this should be something that you are allowed to upgrade as you level up, like reforging your innovation to be made of adamantine or w/e.

A player of mine was a bit taken aback with his inventor because he couldn't take an arquebus as his weapon, since he wanted to make a RWBY style gunscythe, and just snipe until enemies got close and them reconfigure with dual weapon into a scythe

[shroudb]

i feel like there is a need for a level 1 class feat that allows you to pick up Advanced weapons instead of only up to martial for your Invention.

for materials, alowing access to them as a baseline ability at higher levels (like, with 1st breakthrough at 9 you can pick up cold itron and silver and with second breakthrough you can also pick adamantine)

[Dubious Scholar]

Yeah, I think materials are covered by breakthrough, the main conditions here are going to be level 1 items and advanced gear.

I'd just roll those both into a single feat for weapon innovations (as it's not relevant to armor or construct). Just says "you may pick advanced weapons and weapons of (something for level) for your innovation. You treat your innovation as a simple weapon for purposes of proficiency".

[TiwazBlackhand]

Do you think a class feat, or as one of the breakthrough options?

Something like "Improved Weapon Chasis" - you may select a non-magic weapon of up to level 5.

Revolutionary: "Exceptional Weapon Chasis" - You may select a Specific Magic Weapon of up to level 10.

[Dubious Scholar]

Hmm. I'm not sure, I was thinking class feat though, because I don't think it should reduce the number of innovations you get.

Specific magic weapons might be a good breakthrough thing though, or possibly advancement from the feat? Hmm.

[Alchemic_Genius]

Level 9 is a long time to wait for an arquebus

I like the idea for specific magic weapons, but only if the level is equal your level, or the innovation somehow scaled the weapon's dcs and to hit rolls for their special powers