I'm helping one of my players build a Gunslinger(Buccaneer) character for our new Skull & Shackles campaign. I'm looking for advice on how to make that character as effective as possible. The party is fairly well rounded, but decidedly not optimized, so this character doesn't need to be "Tier 1", but I'm worried that a Buccaneer is crippled by losing Gun Training until 13th level.
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Elements that are already set:
- Campaign: Skull & Shackles
- Firearms in the campaign: Emerging Guns (A fair amount of black powder will available as loot.)
- Other party members are: Monk, Bard, Magus, Inquisitor
- Level: 1
- Class: Gunslinger
- Archetype: Buccaneer
- Race: Human
- Attributes: Array [18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8]
I'm thinking that his early feats will be:
- 1st Point Blank Shot
- 1st Rapid Reload (Pistol)
- 3rd Rapid Shot
A few questions off the top of my head:
- Does loading a firearm provoke an attack of opportunity even it's done as a free action?
- Will Quick Draw ever be worth using? (Perhaps with a rapier and Weapon Finesse once he gets Sword and Pistol for free at level 9?)
- Without Gun Training, is there a way to get DEX added to damage with a pistol?
What build advice can you give me? Any help is appreciated.
I just realized that the Pistolero archetype may be compatible with the Buccaneer archetype, which would get the needed +DEX to damage (with pistols).
But, my read may not be correct. Sources seem to vary. Does "Pistol Training" replace or modify "Gun Training"?
I am not sure what you mean by compatible. To my knowledge you can't be two different Archetypes at the same time.
Are you just saying be a Pistolero rather than a Buccaneer... then sure.. you can do that, but no free Sword and Pistol at level 9.
I am not sure what you mean by compatible. To my knowledge you can't be two different Archetypes at the same time.
Are you just saying be a Pistolero rather than a Buccaneer... then sure.. you can do that, but no free Sword and Pistol at level 9.
Actually, you can take two or more archetypes so long as none of them trade out the same abilities. Buccaneer/Pistolero Gunslingers are completely legit.
My bad; Pistolero replaces Gun Training, and Buccaneer replaces some levels of it. The two are incompatible, but they left out the replace part of the Pistolero. So it looks legit, but isn't.