What's this about Prone Shooter?

[Brotato]

So, like many, I've always assumed Prone Shooter was a feat that did nothing. But going over it as I was perusing the Worst Feat thread again, I noticed something. Prone Shooter removes the penalty for attacking from prone using a firearm or crossbow. That is not something you can do without the feat. The prone condition states that you can't even use a ranged weapon except for a crossbow, it says nothing about you not taking the penalty to attack rolls when using said crossbow.

Has this already been discovered? Is it still considered a feat that does nothing?

(The fact that the prone condition does not specify being able to fire a gun from prone does throw a wrench into using the feat for firearms, however.)

[Jiggy]

What penalty do you think it's removing? Where is that penalty specified? How big is the penalty?

[Brotato]

Jiggy wrote:

What penalty do you think it's removing? Where is that penalty specified? How big is the penalty?

Ah you got me Jiggy. My brain either automatically added "and ranged" between "melee" and "attack rolls" or automatically deleted "melee," not sure which. Egg on my face. (Especially since I reread it about 3 times "to make sure.")

[Kade The Trickster]

In the ultimate combat it says in there that you can use firearms while prone just like crossbows.

[Rhatahema]

Trevor Myrick 781 wrote:

In the ultimate combat it says in there that you can use firearms while prone just like crossbows.

Trevor, this thread is a year old, and had no reason to be raised from the dead. Prone Shooter indeed did nothing, and happened to be issued errata 12 days after the last post: FAQ: Prone Shooter