I'm building my first alchemist, level 8. At a glance, it's pretty much auto hitting most touch ACs. But when you start to factor in range penalties, rapid shot, and shooting into melee it becomes less clear cut.
For a Grenadier with Tanglefoot bombs and Stink Bombs, is Precise Shot worth it into the mid-levels, even when I could be grabbing stuff like Frost Bomb for damage versatility? Or should I just suck it up and take Precise Shot, maybe grabbing Force Bombs at level 9 instead?
She's also got a bow for back up, but not Explosive Missile here.
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Precise shot is a must, especially if, as a grenadier, you use the ability to apply a bomb or alchemical weapon to a missile.
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Keep in mind that most of the time, you will be shooting into melee AND through at least soft cover. That's a total of -8 to hit. As an alchemist, you can't get Improved Precise Shot to negate the -4 to -8 cover penalties, so you really, really want Precise Shot to negate the -4 for into melee.
Also remember that Precise Bombs doesn't work if you miss the target, so not taking Precise Shot also places your party members in danger.