If you don't mind that the pay-off will take 6 levels, how about Sohei Monk? You get weapon training for crossbows and can flurry with them (and it stacks with Rapid Shot).
Also the obvious wis to AC benefit and bonus feats (that may or may not be helpful).
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I'll just throw out some options:
Eldritch Guardian fighter. Lots of feats to add to gunslinger, and a familiar that you can give a little crossbow to and have them shoot as well.
Unchained Rogue. More skills, some nice suprise round stuff, and the possibility of debilitating injury if you can work a way for ranged sneak attacks.
Inquisitor: Great synergy, especially if you go sanctified slayer.
Investigator: Studied Combat is great, but you'll need to waste a feat for ranged study. You can also boost dex nicely with mutagen.
Sohei Monk: A solid option, as haremlord says.
I had no idea flurry stacked with rapid shot! I was going to ask my gm if we could houserule that I could use my rapier.
ONLY downside is no fullbab progression but not a problem when flurrying. Thanks a ton! Eldritch Guardian fighter also looks super cool
Flurry for Sohei does. Flurry for Zen Master does not.
You can only flurry with Sohei with a weapon that you have weapon training in. In order to get rapier, you'd have to get that from a few levels of fighter (none of the options listed under sohei grant rapier). If you JUST want rapier, you can go Weapon Master for three levels, but remember that will put off your Sohei flurry bonus for 9 levels instead of 6.
oh, and Imbicatus's suggestion of giving the familiar a little crossbow made me think of a little monkey with a crossbow and made me smile :D
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I had no idea flurry stacked with rapid shot! I was going to ask my gm if we could houserule that I could use my rapier.
ONLY downside is no fullbab progression but not a problem when flurrying. Thanks a ton! Eldritch Guardian fighter also looks super cool
Flurry for Sohei does. Flurry for Zen Master does not.
You can only flurry with Sohei with a weapon that you have weapon training in. In order to get rapier, you'd have to get that from a few levels of fighter (none of the options listed under sohei grant rapier). If you JUST want rapier, you can go Weapon Master for three levels, but remember that will put off your Sohei flurry bonus for 9 levels instead of 6.
Just be aware, you may run into table variation on Rapid Shot + Flurry, even with a Sohei. By RAW, there is nothing stopping a Sohei with a ranged weapon from combining Flurry and Rapid Shot. There is nothing stopping a CRB monk from doing the same with Shuriken.
However, because Zen Archer and Far Strike Monk do explicitly forbid Rapid Shot and Flurry, many GMs assume all uses of flurry forbid Rapid Shot. It seems RAI with the current state of the game that they don't stack.
Also, there is a valid Rules interpretation that you can't use them together in the first place because a Flurry of Blows is a special Full Attack action, but it is not named a "Full Attack", and Rapid Shot can only be used on a "Full Attack".
Long story short, if you want to use flurry and rapid shot, ask your GM, or expect to be shot down sometimes at PFS.
2 levels of alchemist, grab extra arm from a discovery and again via extra discovery feat at 7th. Then twf crossbows.
I had no idea flurry stacked with rapid shot! I was going to ask my gm if we could houserule that I could use my rapier.
ONLY downside is no fullbab progression but not a problem when flurrying. Thanks a ton! Eldritch Guardian fighter also looks super cool
Flurry for Sohei does. Flurry for Zen Master does not.
You can only flurry with Sohei with a weapon that you have weapon training in. In order to get rapier, you'd have to get that from a few levels of fighter (none of the options listed under sohei grant rapier). If you JUST want rapier, you can go Weapon Master for three levels, but remember that will put off your Sohei flurry bonus for 9 levels instead of 6.
Just be aware, you may run into table variation on Rapid Shot + Flurry, even with a Sohei. By RAW, there is nothing stopping a Sohei with a ranged weapon from combining Flurry and Rapid Shot. There is nothing stopping a CRB monk from doing the same with Shuriken.
However, because Zen Archer and Far Strike Monk do explicitly forbid Rapid Shot and Flurry, many GMs assume all uses of flurry forbid Rapid Shot. It seems RAI with the current state of the game that they don't stack.
Also, there is a valid Rules interpretation that you can't use them together in the first place because a Flurry of Blows is a special Full Attack action, but it is not named a "Full Attack", and Rapid Shot can only be used on a "Full Attack".
Long story short, if you want to use flurry and rapid shot, ask your GM, or expect to be shot down sometimes at PFS.
Ah, was not aware of that. I don't play PFS, so it has never been an issue.
Inquisitor would be nice...
One more level of Bolt Ace for +1 to all saves, then look at Lore Warden fighter for more combat feats.
Cavalier might also work for the tactician and challenge abilities. Although many of the orders say you must threaten, I don't see that for order of the Lion.
Honestly, I forgot about Slayer. That could work quite well.
Hooded champion ranger. Assuming that 'cross'bow is a type of 'bow'.
no, inquisitors don't need a lot of wis to function. You already have all you need to cast spells. and you're getting a +2 to some skills. Changing your stats only gives you a +3 instead of the +2, not a huge deal