1) Does the Spellslinger actually fire a bullet and make a ranged attack with the gun when using this ability?
I don't think so. Just whatever the spell would be, with a (potential) bonus/drawback.
2) When it says you can cast "ranged touch attacks", does that include things that CAN be ranged touch attacks? Like how Fireball isn't a ranged touch attack, unless you're trying to throw it through a window?
I don't think Fireball will work. It's still an "Area 20-ft.-radius spread" spell, you just make the ranged touch attack to target it.
3) Is the character still the point of origin for the rays/lines/cones?
I think so.
Basically, I read Arcane Gun as exactly the same as casting a spell normally, with the only changes being the guns enhancement bonus to attack/DC, and the chance of overload.
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It's a Wizard archetype...the archetype only modifies your Wizard class spellcasting. The burden of proof is on you to show how it opens up for any other class.No... you can only use your class spells through the gun.Could you quote the relevant part ?
No, no it isn't. Quote the part proving your affirmation.
By following the exact same logic, a crossblooded sorcerer's arcanas only improve his sorcerer spells.
Also, keep the core bard's armors proficiency's description handy for the inevitable comparison, it will spare us time on why you are wrong and how things would be if you were right.
It's a Wizard archetype...the archetype only modifies your Wizard class spellcasting. The burden of proof is on you to show how it opens up for any other class.No... you can only use your class spells through the gun.Could you quote the relevant part ?
Not the case, if a class ability modifies your spellcasting is applies to your spells from all classes
Sorcerer: Do the bonuses granted from Bloodline Arcana apply to all of the spells cast by the sorcerer, or just those cast from the sorcerer's spell list? (page 72 of the Core Rulebook)
The Bloodline Arcana powers apply to all of the spells cast by characters of that bloodline, not just those cast using the sorcerer's spell slots.
General rule: If a class ability modifies your spellcasting, it applies to your spells from all classes, not just spells from the class that grants the ability. (The exception is if the class ability specifically says it only applies to spells from that class.)
—Jason Bulmahn, 10/21/10
Does this mean that a Wizard/Spellslingers "opposition schools" affect a Sorcerers spells? As in if a Spellslinger 1/Sorcerer 10 with evocation as an opposition school, casts Fireball, it would cost a level 4 spell slot, instead of level 3?
Nope.
Arcane School: "A wizard who prepares spells from his opposition schools must use two spell slots of that level to prepare the spell."
While one could argue that it could apply to another prepared spellcasting class, like a cleric, one could also argue that when the class ability says "A wizard" it is specifically saying it only applies to spells from that class.
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I keep thread pirating with this question, but I'd love to hear an answer from someone like Grick whose opinion and reasoning I generally find to be spot on:
Doesn't the same logic and ruling that applies to Arcane Gun allow a multi-classed cleric to burn wizard spells to fuel spontaneous casting?
An evil cleric (or a neutral cleric who worships an evil deity) can't convert prepared spells to cure spells but can convert them to inflict spells (an inflict spell is one with “inflict” in its name).
A cleric who is neither good nor evil and whose deity is neither good nor evil can convert spells to either cure spells or inflict spells (player's choice). Once the player makes this choice, it cannot be reversed. This choice also determines whether the cleric channels positive or negative energy (see Channel Energy).
Doesn't the same logic and ruling that applies to Arcane Gun allow a multi-classed cleric to burn wizard spells to fuel spontaneous casting?
I can't really come up with a reason it wouldn't.
I think the General rule in that FAQ might have been worded a bit openly, but at the same time, multiclassing is generally not so good, so if they get an unintended but fairly minor benefit, then good for them.