questions about gunslinger / alchemist combo

[Arkhios]

I have several questions regarding the topic.

1. When I use Explosive Missile, can I use Vital Strike with it?
1.a) if yes, how does Vital Strike affect it, since it says the original missile deals damage normally and that count as if i had thrown the bomb with it. Does Vital Strike multiply both weapon's damage and bomb's base damage separately with still being the same action, or something else?

2. Can I use Grenadier's directed blast with the above combo?
2.a) if yes, would a firearm cause restrictions to when I can use it?

[Archaeik]

1. No, Vital Strike may only be used with an "attack action", Explosive Missile is its own standard action.

2. It doesn't appear this is an option.

Quote:

The cone starts at the alchemist and extends away from her in the direction she chooses.

Again, this should be considered it's own action rather than a modification to the Bomb(Su) ability. (This doesn't change the bomb itself, only how you use the bomb.)

1a. If you were to allow this to work, I would think you should apply VS to both weapons.

2a. I'm not really sure what you mean? You'd still only be able to use it in the manner described... it wouldn't allow you the change the location of the cone.

This one doesn't seem particularly overpowered to houserule with Explosive Missile(exchanging one standard action: bomb, for another standard action: directed blast), but VS is a real stretch (you're already combining multiple actions: bomb, load, shoot, that would usually take over a full round to perform separately).
Allowing the position of the cone to change isn't that bad either, I'm not sure why it's so restrictive.

[Arkhios]

Archaeik wrote:

2a. I'm not really sure what you mean? You'd still only be able to use it in the manner described... it wouldn't allow you the change the location of the cone.

It's been awhile I posted this, but I suppose I was referring to gun choice. Would a scatter or regular guns cause different results or something.

[Kazumetsa Raijin]

Vital Strike combines with very little :T

[HectorVivis]

PRD wrote:

Scatter (Weapon Quality): A weapon with the scatter weapon quality can shoot two different types of ammunition. It can fire normal bullets that target one creature, or it can make a scattering shot, attacking all creatures within a cone. Cannons with the scatter weapon quality only fire grapeshot, unless their descriptions state otherwise. When a scatter weapon attacks all creatures within a cone, it makes a separate attack roll against each creature within the cone. Each attack roll takes a –2 penalty, and its attack damage cannot be modified by precision damage or damage-increasing feats such as Vital Strike. Effects that grant concealment, such as fog or smoke, or the blur, invisibility, or mirror image spells, do not foil a scatter attack. If any of the attack rolls threaten a critical, confirm the critical for that attack roll alone. A firearm that makes a scatter shot misfires only if all of the attack rolls are misfires. If a scatter weapon explodes on a misfire, it deals triple its damage to all creatures within the misfire radius.

If it's the question.