GeraintElberion wrote:
You can melee well or go ranged well, doing both would be too MAD.
Which is fair enough, even rangers have to make sacrifices to go switch-hitter.
My lvl 5 alchemist isn't especially optimised but he bombs, does decent archery, covers a lot of skills and is a solid secondary healer. The bombs re especially useful in adventures where you face large groups of foes, or when your GM likes swarms.
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How'd you get proficiency with your longbow?