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itraylor 07-08-07, 07:55 PM	I want to play an Artificer that later takes levels in Dragonmarked Heir (Cannith) as well as Master Inquisitive. I am wondering if anyone had any ideas on realistic and flavorful directions a Master Inquisitive would have in the house setting. I don’t want to investigate crimes against the house etc. I was wondering if looking for lost schemas or Cannith forges would be appropriate for a Master Inquisitive or is it off base. Any suggestions?
Shady314 07-09-07, 04:24 AM	Well you may not want to but Cannith is going to want one of the world's greatest detectives (which you automatically are with levels in MI) to solve crimes perpetrated against them when you A) work for them and B) are a house scion. It's not something you'd have to do all the time but solving crimes is what an MI does. If you work for Cannith and want to be an MI.... that's sort of the logical conclusion. It might help you get a flavor for it if you realize that most crime solving for Cannith will be counter espionage and security. You could amass quite a bit of influence in Cannith being the go-to guy for finding corruption, stolen magic items, etc. You're not just a Cannith inquisitive but an inquisitor also. But there's no rule that even if you want to work for Cannith that every class level you ever take must be for them. Even his few levels of artificer makes him useful to the house. His MI-ness can just be viewed as more of a hobby by his house. And he could specialize in crafting scrolls and items useful to law enforcement or something. MI really doesn't have much to do with finding schemas or anything. And no one is looking for creation forges. But again your character doesn't have your player knowledge. He doesn't have to be optimized for exploring the Cannith Cache in the Mournland. Cannith isn't going to be displeased if he finds stuff they want just because he's an unusual class for it. You could be a pure barbarian and track down lost magic items. So go for it if it makes you happy.
itraylor 07-09-07, 06:04 AM	You are absolutely correct, thanks for your input. I will likely go a slightly different direction with the character and not even take Master Inquisitive after thinking of some of the points you illustrated. Thanks again.
Kid SixXx 07-09-07, 09:40 AM	You are absolutely correct, thanks for your input. I will likely go a slightly different direction with the character and not even take Master Inquisitive after thinking of some of the points you illustrated. Thanks again. Yes, the MI really is geared towards solving crimes, while you seem to want to be sort of a "finder of lost antiquities" ala Indiana Jones. The "go to" PrC would probably be the Extreme Explorer, but being an artificer will make things hard for you when you want to gain the much needed rogue-ish / ranger-ish cross class skills needed for survival. Taking a couple levels of rogue or ranger along with the Research & Relic Hunter feats may help out, but Artificer really shines when it's played straight through: you may not live to regret killing your Crafting Pool XP before its time. I'm not sure if I'd even bother taking Dragonmarked Heir as it even further dilutes spell casting / infusion progression on top of killing your Craft Reserve, but if you want to boost the effectiveness of your Dragonmark then that's the PrC to take. If you take D'Marked Heir & retain your "lost schema" motif, you may want to be the "research guy" that leads a team of explorers that do the hard work. Your motivation could be to curry favor with The Twelve (or the Wayfarer's Society if you wind up excoriated) for possible future membership.