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#1 JeffGroves May 02, 2012 9:49:36	I've wanted to play a summoner artificer in Eberron for a while and now I finally got my chance. The campaign's at L17, I've gone down the Clockwork Engineer PP and have Dancing Weapon, Relentless Harrier, and Animated Arbalester as my summons. I know it's seen as subpar compared to other leaders, but I like the fluff so much I want to tweak it to make it work. What homebrew rules/modifications would you suggest for making a Clockwork Engineer on par with other leaders? I'm thinking some kind of buffs/debuffs/auras on the summons to tempt monsters into attacking them, but other suggestions would also be nice.
#2 TheMalteseFalchion May 05, 2012 17:46:33	There are some feats you can invest in: Tome Expertise will cause creatures adjacent to your summons and conjurations to grant combat advantage.  Note the wording on this feat does not require you to use a tome as an implement, nor do you need to be proficient in tomes to take the feat. Defensive Minions gives a +2 feat bonus to all defenses on your summons, which stacks with the Clockwork Engineer feature, as that one is a power bonus. Carceri's Manacles will slow any enemies that end their turn adjacent to your summons. If you're an Eladrin, Redistribute Minions is awesome for instant repositioning.