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It is difficult, but possible to purchase acquire a firearm by level 2.
Firearms aren't always available, so you'll need a high enough fame score to purchase them. You can find a full chart in the Guide to Organized Play, but here's the relevant snip.
Fame Required // Maximum Item Cost
Under 5....0 GP
5..........500 gp
9..........1500 gp
13.........3000 gp
18.........5,250 gp
So even if you have the gold needed to purchase your firearm, you'll need to have the minimum fame to match. If you're eyeing a pepperbox, you'll need 13+ fame, which is a minimum of 7 scenarios (as each rewards 0-2 fame), which means you'll get your gun at level 3.
The only way to get around this is to spend 2 prestige to receive a free item of up to 750 gp in value. This option is also detailed in the Guide. So you could theoretically get your hands on a coat pistol or buckler gun after your first 2 prestige.
To make matters worse (augh!), you can't even get a firearm with a savage technologist barbarian without first taking the Gunsmithing feat, as per this entry in the additional resources
No character may purchase a firearm unless she possesses the Gunsmithing feat and firearms are never considered Always Available
It is the same restriction that applies to people that are looking at using the picaroon archetype for swashbucklers.
Hope that clears things up!
Bartholomäus |
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For Society play, it's really just advisable to dip one level of Gunslinger.
You get Quick Clear, Gunsmithing, and a free firearm.
I dislike multiclassing, personally, and a one level dip for Savage Technologist means your build doesn't come online until level 6, but it really is the simplest option.