Tinker

A Mazebert TD card by Cayenne

The Tinker’s always loved games of chance and skill. Which is why he views this creep siege as just another contest to be won.

“Granted, the consequences of losing this game are higher,” says the Tinker, as he fits the Gargoyle he’s speaking to with an improvised set of metal fangs. The Tinker constructed the fangs himself using a discarded dental retainer, a set of old hunting knives, and other odds and ends found around his studio.

“But the reward for winning is also higher!” continues the Tinker. Satisfied with the fangs’ fit, he reaches for a log at his side and places it in the Gargoyle’s mouth. “Each day, we play a game in which the stakes are our very lives. If you think about it like that, this siege is actually quite exciting.”

When the Tinker asks the Gargoyle to bite down on the log, the beast’s new metal teeth cleave the wood to pieces. Satisfied with this result, the Tinker asks the Gargoyle to move along and motions for the Guard standing behind the Gargoyle to step forward.

The Tinker begins coating the Guard’s armor with a proprietary oil-based solution (designed to ensure no creeps can keep hold) and as he paints, he finishes his monologue.

“Of course, with the stakes being so much higher, we must do what every good gambler or card shark does when they have to win,” says the Tinker. “We must cheat. Because in my book, when the stakes of the game are your very life, there’s absolutely no reason to play fair.”

Damage progression

Level	Base damage
1	15-25
2	19-31
3	23-38
4	26-44
5	29-49
6	33-55
7	37-61
8	41-68
9	44-74
10	47-79
11	51-85
12	55-91
13	59-98
14	62-104
15	65-109
16	69-115
17	73-121
18	77-128
19	80-134
20	83-139
21	87-145
22	91-151
23	95-158
24	98-164
25	101-169
26	105-175
27	109-181
28	113-188
29	116-194
30	119-199
31	123-205
32	127-211
33	131-218
34	134-224
35	137-229
36	141-235
37	145-241
38	149-248
39	152-254
40	155-259
41	159-265
42	163-271
43	167-278
44	170-284
45	173-289
46	177-295
47	181-301
48	185-308
49	188-314
50	191-319
51	195-325
52	199-331
53	203-338
54	206-344
55	209-349
56	213-355
57	217-361
58	221-368
59	224-374
60	227-379
61	231-385
62	235-391
63	239-398
64	242-404
65	245-409
66	249-415
67	253-421
68	257-428
69	260-434
70	263-439
71	267-445
72	271-451
73	275-458
74	278-464
75	281-469
76	285-475
77	289-481
78	293-488
79	296-494
80	299-499
81	303-505
82	307-511
83	311-518
84	314-524
85	317-529
86	321-535
87	325-541
88	329-548
89	332-554
90	335-559
91	339-565
92	343-571
93	347-578
94	350-584
95	353-589
96	357-595
97	361-601
98	365-608
99	368-614