Advice for Bow / Bomb Alchemist.

[Xagan]

Hey guys and gals i decided to roll up an Alchemist and grab up a bow but I'm not really sure where to go with it. Do i take Alchemist all the way to 20? Or are there any good dip options for me since i am using a bow as my back up or primary in some cases? any constructive criticism and suggests are welcomed so speak up!!!

STR 12, Dex 18, Con 10, Int 22, Wis 10, Cha 10 Are my stats.

[storyengine]

I'm playing this now. A one or two level fighter dip is good for bow feats and better armor. point blank shot and rapid shot are good for your bombs to. deadly aim too if you have a slot. ranger good if favored enemies are common. the barb/alch combo is always good for the buffs, but not quite the thing for a bow guy. thrown weapons maybe. I've also played a viv/fighter with natural attacks, gang up and the surprise follow through feat - he did sneak attacks 50% of the time or more with those feats.

[heyyon]

A bit ago, I put together a build with the Half-Elf racial archetype, Bramble Brewer. It trades in the 2nd level discovery to get you Tanglefoot Bombs on steroids; they create difficult terrain in their every-growing splash radius. You basically just splash that onto things that want to move around and laugh as they cannot do so. To make matters worse, I also added the Grenadier archetype. That gets a neat-o way to add damage to your bow. If you'd like, I can flesh this dude out again and give you an idea what the stats are. It's not the biggest boom for an alchemist, but it lead to a good deal of fun times and some hilarity with the Bramble Bombs.

[Reynard_the_fox]

Well, you can always take the Grenadier archetype for bow proficiency if you don't want to slow your extract progression, but if you're not human it's going to take you a long time to pick up the necessary feats. A level of Fighter or maybe Divine Hunter Paladin will accelerate that.