Grendadier help

[Maverick898]

WoW its been a long time since i posted on these forums, feels good to be back.

So I'm working on a Terriorst type villian that would be part of a larger sect. I figured a Grendadier would be a good way to go, maybe with a few lvls of rogue and assassin. But since i'm not as familar with the alchemist class as others I figure i'd ask for some aid.

[trollbill]

A gnome Alchemist (Sabatour) would certainly fit the bill.

[blackbloodtroll]

Avoid Rogue and Assassin levels.

Are you looking to focus on bombs?

[Maverick898]

Yea, bombs are the main focus.

[Drachasor]

Can bombs actually be made to work decently? Even with full-attacks, the damage just seems pretty low and limited to me (especially the splash).

[Icyshadow]

Can't resist leaving a dot here. Sadly, I don't have advice to give for the build at the moment.

[blackbloodtroll]

Oh yeah.

Alchemist can totally nova, with multiple bombs, and smoke and burning hate.

[trollbill]

Drachasor wrote:

Can bombs actually be made to work decently? Even with full-attacks, the damage just seems pretty low and limited to me (especially the splash).

Considering how close I have come to taking out the party when my alchemist gets dominated I would say they can be a definite threat. Things like Tanglefoot Bomb, Force Bomb and Smoke Bomb can debuff the party WHILE still doing damage.

[The Artaxerxes]

Nab explosive bomb. Asides from being able to make a bomb that does continuous fire damage, ALL bombs do splash to creatures within 10 ft instead of 5. It's pretty good.

[GM Arkwright]

Keep in mind that with Swift Alchemy and related abilities, your terrorist can spend merry days creating large quantities of acid and alchemist's fire, with many applications.

[blackbloodtroll]

Smoke Bomb and Stink Bomb will dominate and control the battlefield, weaken enemies, and still deal all that nice bomb damage.