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Old 12-04-2011, 04:00 PM   Top  -  End  -  #1
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Default A few questions on the Explosive Missile discovery (PF)

The Explosive Missile discovery for Alchemist allows you to basically shoot arrows that blow up like bombs. Can you use bomb discoveries on this arrow, and does it take up a bomb use per day when you use this? It doesn't answer either of these questions, anyone else have a better understanding on this?

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Default Re: A few questions on the Explosive Missile discovery (PF)

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The Explosive Missile discovery for Alchemist allows you to basically shoot arrows that blow up like bombs. Can you use bomb discoveries on this arrow, and does it take up a bomb use per day when you use this? It doesn't answer either of these questions, anyone else have a better understanding on this?
It is a little vague. I would assume that it DOES use up a daily Bomb, and you can apply whatever effects you want/have to it, as if you had thrown it.

The main point of the Discovery is "shoot a Bomb from my Bow/X-Bow/Gun".
This let's you add the weapon's accuracy bonus to the attack roll, and you get to use the weapon's range increment, instead of the puny 20ft range of a thrown Bomb.
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It is a little vague. I would assume that it DOES use up a daily Bomb, and you can apply whatever effects you want/have to it, as if you had thrown it.

The main point of the Discovery is "shoot a Bomb from my Bow/X-Bow/Gun".
This let's you add the weapon's accuracy bonus to the attack roll, and you get to use the weapon's range increment, instead of the puny 20ft range of a thrown Bomb.
Well, it doesn't say "shoot a bomb from your bow/xbow/gun", it says "infuse an arrow/bolt/bullet with a bomb's power." In that case, I'd argue that it wouldn't, because you're not using a bomb, you're mixing alchemical items into an arrow/bolt/bullet.
(I'm playing a bomb-lobbing alchemist at 3rd level and I'm trying to get all the daily bombs I can get :p)
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Default Re: A few questions on the Explosive Missile discovery (PF)

you could try asking the question in the Fathfinder RAW thread.

Personally, i'd rule it used up a bomb. it's exactly how I DO rule it, playing my gnome Alchemist / Musket Master.
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