[PFS] me pyro! me shoot fire!

[chad gilbreath]

Im creating a character who an excellent archer but also a pyro... I was wondering in society play is it possible to make a non magical arrow? And if so what would be the damage and range be of it?

[Nohwear]

I would look into the Alchemy Manual. It has a buch of special arrows that are PFS legal.

[chad gilbreath]

I was willing of just improvising and having arrows with oil soak rags on them but I'll look into that

[Jessex]

The alchemy manual has the slow burn arrow. Targets hit take 1d6 fire damage the run after being hit.

[chad gilbreath]

But they are expensive 0.0 100 gp per arrow

[Jessex]

I didn't notice. Cheaper to get a flaming bow in the long run.

[The Toaster]

Alchemist would be able to make them at 1/3 cost....

Also, you could take an archetype that gets to add her bombs to missile weapons... Grenadier I think?

[Mad Alchemist]

Grenadier Alchemist adds alchemical items to arrows so making those there is a big cost savings over the slow burn arrows. Any alchemist can take the explosive missle discovery which lets you add bombs. You may be able to stack both on a slow burn arrow depending on wording.

[PolydactylPolymath]

Mad Alchemist wrote:

Grenadier Alchemist adds alchemical items to arrows so making those there is a big cost savings over the slow burn arrows. Any alchemist can take the explosive missle discovery which lets you add bombs. You may be able to stack both on a slow burn arrow depending on wording.

You can. The Grenadier ability takes a move action to infuse a piece of ammunition with an alchemical item, while Explosive Missile uses a standard to infuse and shoot. For extra fun, combine alchemist's fire with Ghast Retch in a hybridization funnel, infuse that into a slow burn arrow, then use Explosive Missile. While under the effects of Targeted Bomb Admixture.

[The Toaster]

Slow Burn arrows are a DC25 to make, so you might not be making them until 2nd or 3rd level...
INT +5, class skill +3, making stuff +1, ranks +1, crafters fortune +5 ... Take 10 for a 25 and that Would pull it off at 1st level, ...

But that is a 20 INT alchemist.

So it looks loke you could do this .

I'd recogmend doing her as an Elf, to get The use of bows at the start...

Heck this looks good enough I may need to start me another alchemist!

[chad gilbreath]

Well the idea was for my vigilante I was trying to make the pathfinder version of hawkeye

[chad gilbreath]

Or the green arrow

[The Toaster]

Well... One level of alchemist? To get the crafting...

[FLite]

Does investigator also get alchemy crafting? that might synergize better with vigilante

Alternately warlock vigilante and spend some spell slots on abundant ammunition.

[chad gilbreath]

Neither character is magical that's why I'm looking for non magical ways of doing it

[Jessex]

You have to take a level in something with alchemical abilities to get alchemical crafting.

[chad gilbreath]

Even if it improved and on the fly

[Sebastian Hirsch]

Both characters are pretty rich, so just buy +1 flaming arrows, yes it is magical, but in PFS you are unlikely to be able to avoid magic items in the long run anyway.

EDIT: Not a PFS specific question, flagged to the post to be moved.