LDiR wrote:
I've seen a few threads giving the advice to players seeking it that they should pick Pistolero or Musket Master. I'm hesitant to make a decision about which style of gun my character uses at creation and then being unable to change it after level 1.
So, my question is, are the archetypes really that much better than vanilla Gunslinger? Is it just that the vanilla Gunslinger is too feat intensive or expensive to gear properly?
Thanks in advance for your input.
You basically can't use a Musket (or other two-handed firearm) without being a Musket Master. Without Fast Musket you can't get reload times down below a move action, which means never more than 1 shot per round.
If you're not going to commit to that, you might as well be a Pistolero, since it's better for one-handed firearms than the standard gunslinger.
There really isn't an effective way to switch between the two gun styles, so it really does makes sense to pick. I don't think the base gunslinger really gets used much.
You could try them both in a scenario and use your free 1st level rebuild to switch.
