The Industrial Smoker

Once a brilliant metallurgist's apprentice in the sprawling factory districts of the Rust Kingdoms, The Industrial Smoker lost everything when a catastrophic foundry explosion claimed his master's life and left him scarred—both physically and spiritually—with an insatiable hunger for oblivion. Drifting through the skeletal remains of abandoned mills and forgotten warehouses, he discovered that the very materials that once built empires could be repurposed into instruments of transcendence, and he became obsessed with engineering the perfect delivery system for his ever-growing collection of narcotics and stimulants. His masterwork—a towering chimera of rusted pipes, salvaged copper coils, and jury-rigged combustion chambers—stands as a twisted testament to his refusal to accept mortality, a monument to the philosophy that pain and consequence are merely inconveniences for those clever enough to engineer their way around them. The device has become his only companion, his only purpose, and his only law, as he scavenges through junkyards with the precision of a surgeon and the desperation of a drowning man. Fellow wanderers whisper that he's already dead, that the smoke pouring from his creation is his very soul burning away in real-time, yet The Industrial Smoker merely laughs—a sound like grinding metal—and returns to his endless hunt for the next crucial component. His hands move with the grace of someone who has transcended fear, and his eyes hold the glassy certainty of a man who has already decided that the journey matters far more than the destination.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

18, modifier +4

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

10, modifier +0

Charisma

12, modifier +1

Smoke Cloud

Create a thick cloud of smoke in a 20 ft. radius. Creatures must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute.

Chemical Infusion

Infuse a substance into his device. Make a ranged attack; on a hit, deal 4d6 poison damage and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute.

Junkyard Juggle

Perform an acrobatic maneuver to dodge an attack. Roll a Dexterity saving throw; on a success, take no damage and can move up to half speed.

Overload Release

Overcharge his smoking device. All creatures within 10 ft. take 3d10 fire damage (DC 16 Dexterity save for half). Can only be used once per encounter.

Scavenge

Search the area for scrap. Roll a d20; on a 15 or higher, find a useful item or component.

Scavenger's Insight

Advantage on checks to find useful items in junkyards.

Chemical Resilience

Resistance to poison and psychic damage due to constant exposure.

strength

+5

dexterity

+8

intelligence

+7

constitution

+9

Poison

Psychic