Re: [PF] The Gunslinger's Handbook
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Grizzled Gryphon
Nice guide!! Thanks for taking the time and trouble to make this up.
Are the additional reserved posts towards the end for anything in particular you were going to add, or are they "just in case"?
Also, are there any samples of builds out there? I would like to see where some builds go. I can write down what feats and whatnot, but there is nothing like having actually played it.
Glad you like it. The reserved posts are for whenever I get back to work on this, as I have much more to write, just finding the time to do the work is always the issue at this point.
There are builds sprinkled throughout the thread to glean insight from, which one of the goals is to suck up into one of the posts at some point as well.
Re: [PF] The Gunslinger's Handbook
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Cieyrin
The reserved posts are for whenever I get back to work on this, as I have much more to write, just finding the time to do the work is always the issue at this point.
... Wait, what? Your going to add even more awesome to the awesome!?!? Are you sure that's a good idea? Too much awesome is highly unstable, and your pushing it already, mister!! Seriously, though, what is missing? It seems to me that you pretty much covered it all.
Re: [PF] The Gunslinger's Handbook
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Grizzled Gryphon
... Wait, what? Your going to add even more awesome to the awesome!?!? Are you sure that's a good idea? Too much awesome is highly unstable, and your pushing it already, mister!! Seriously, though, what is missing? It seems to me that you pretty much covered it all.
Archetypes and equipment first and foremost, collecting and writing up my own builds, as well as refining the previous work, notably feats and deeds, perhaps races. Much to do, too little time.
Re: [PF] The Gunslinger's Handbook
Rules question: Can you use Intuitive Shot and Vital Strike with the same attack? Vital Strike is an "attack action" and Intuitive Shot is done with a standard action, so I sort of assume you can but am not sure.
I know I know, Vital Strike isn't the most optimal thing to build around, but I figured it might be worthwhile if these can be combined.
Re: [PF] The Gunslinger's Handbook
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Jacob.Tyr
Rules question: Can you use Intuitive Shot and Vital Strike with the same attack? Vital Strike is an "attack action" and Intuitive Shot is done with a standard action, so I sort of assume you can but am not sure.
I know I know, Vital Strike isn't the most optimal thing to build around, but I figured it might be worthwhile if these can be combined.
You can't, unfortunatelly. If you could use Vital Strike on those standard action attacks it would be a lot better.
Re: [PF] The Gunslinger's Handbook
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Jacob.Tyr
Rules question: Can you use Intuitive Shot and Vital Strike with the same attack? Vital Strike is an "attack action" and Intuitive Shot is done with a standard action, so I sort of assume you can but am not sure.
I know I know, Vital Strike isn't the most optimal thing to build around, but I figured it might be worthwhile if these can be combined.
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Vanitas
You can't, unfortunatelly. If you could use Vital Strike on those standard action attacks it would be a lot better.
What Vanitas said on standard actions.
As for whether Vital Strike is the better feat, consider firearm penetration range is in that 20-40' range, right where Intuitive Shot (and Focused Shot, incidentally) works at. What it comes down to is if what your Wisdom is at and what weapon you're using. Pistols and Muskets average 4.5 and 6.5 damage, respectively, so if your Wisdom is below 18-24, Vital Strike is the better option, especially if you regularly fire outside 30' (Distance Muskets come to mind). So in niche cases where you have divine caster level Wisdom, Intuitive Shot is better, though idk how common that necessarily is outside Dwarven and Tengu Gunslingers.
Re: [PF] The Gunslinger's Handbook
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I had a good idea for a build using levels in Duelist untill I noticed the clarification on the PFSRD saying it needed to be a melee weapon.
Is there an official source for this? The only place I've seen it is the d20PFSRD, but I haven't seen any actual errata or anything on paizo's website that I could find.
Also: Anyone have any thoughts on Shieldmarshal? Seems like a potentially fun PrC but it's hard to find anyone's input on it.
Re: [PF] The Gunslinger's Handbook
I have noticed a small issue with the guide, actually. The Ultimate Combat Feats section is not with the other feats, they are in the Archetypes, Multiclassing and Builds section.
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NotAnAardvark
Anyone have any thoughts on Shieldmarshal? Seems like a potentially fun PrC but it's hard to find anyone's input on it.
It is a very solid PrC, and with it stacking "1/2 level towards Gunslinger Deeds" it is quite nice, the Judgment can even reduce Miss Chance bonuses!
The main downsides are loss of access to "Signature Deed" feat and "True Grit" feature.
Yes, you can always just take Gunslinger 11/Shield Marshal 9 and get Signature deed anyway, but then you're either taking Shield Marshal last, where it does less good, or your taking Shield Marshal earlier and delaying Signature Deed.
It is also not very "archetype friendly". One of the requirements is "Proficient with 2 types of Firearms", which Pistolero and Musket Master only have 1 type of Proficiency.
Re: [PF] The Gunslinger's Handbook
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Grizzled Gryphon
I have noticed a small issue with the guide, actually. The Ultimate Combat Feats section is not with the other feats, they are in the Archetypes, Multiclassing and Builds section.
I hit the character limit on that post. :/
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http://www.archivesofnethys.com/Feat...mName=Fabulist
This feat manages to be completely useless at what seems like its intended use, but manages to be really good anyways.
You can bluff enemies for free (as talking is a free action, saying something false while talking is also a free action) and if one of them fails their sense motives, you regain grit for each that does.
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deuxhero
http://www.archivesofnethys.com/Feat...mName=Fabulist
This feat manages to be completely useless at what seems like its intended use, but manages to be really good anyways.
You can bluff enemies for free (as talking is a free action, saying something false while talking is also a free action) and if one of them fails their sense motives, you regain grit for each that does.
Hmm, not quite.
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Deceive Someone: Attempting to deceive someone takes at least 1 round, but can possibly take longer if the lie is elaborate (as determined by the GM on a case-by-case basis).
It's like using Diplomacy in combat, it's probably too late to be telling tall tales when people are trying to vacate your liver from your torso with a rusty steak knife. Still, if you can handle that -10 to -20 penalty and have a feat to spare, it's not a bad feat for Mysterious Strangers and Swashbucklers (since Panache and Grit are interchangeable, apparently) and any other Gunslinger with a halfway decent Charisma for recovering grit down at the old saloon without having to shoot half the town.
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No idea how that works in the slightest (If a gunslinger says "I've killed 100 men like you (already)" in combat, does he just stand there drooling the rest of the round?) but at least it isn't free grit everywhere. There are worse ways to regrain grit I suppose.
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Just popping in to say that 2-gun fight'n withOUT a 3rd arm/tail is back on the table.
Gun Twirling
If you have Quick Draw feat, then you can holster a 1-hand Firearm as a Free Action.
There's also something about Feinting with a gun.
BUT you need Weapon Focus and Dazzling Display to qualify for it, so it'll still be a bit before it comes online (Rapid Reload, Two Weapon Fighting and such having priority and all).
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Awesome guide, thank for this, helped SOO much!
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Thank you for the guide, but I might be missing something.
I'm making a Musket Master and I want to reload my two-handed firearm as a free action (you wrote it would be possible at 3rd level), but:
Normal reloading of two-handed firearm: full-round action.
Rapid Reload feat: goes to Standard Action (comes for free on level 1 of Musket Master)
Fast Musket Grit (requires to have 1 grit point in the pool): goes down to a move action.
Following what's written on ULTIMATE COMBAT page 115 for Rapid Reload feat.
So I STILL shoot only once per turn, even with higher BAB. How do I solve this?
Copy-paste of the book (Rapid Reload page 115):
"Benefit: The time required for you to reload your chosen
type of weapon is reduced to a free action (for a hand or
light crossbow), a move action (for heavy crossbow or onehanded
firearm), or a standard action (two-handed firearm)."
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wagnerloeher
Normal reloading of two-handed firearm: full-round action.
Rapid Reload feat: goes to Standard Action (comes for free on level 1 of Musket Master)
Fast Musket Grit (requires to have 1 grit point in the pool): goes down to a move action.
Alchemical Cartridges, reduces reload time another step (Move > Free).
Craft them yourself to save $$
To save some money at lower levels, always start fights with "normal" bullets/powder loaded, and only reload with Cartridges when you need to.