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I'm trying to make a new PFS character and I'm thinking of making a Gunslinger Warpriest, that uses a Musket.
Basically a priest with a firearm build.
However, no matter how I try, I can't seem to get the two classes to work well together.
My original plan was to take a 1 level dip into Musket Master and go the rest of the way as a Warpriest.
That way I can still have access to the Warpriest's level 10 blessing at character lv 11 and make the most of the various buffs a warpriest gets as you level up.
PFS characters "retire" at lv 12
Upon further reading I realized that two-handed firearms need a full round action to reload. Even with the Musket Master's rapid reload and the use of alchemical cartridges, I would still need a move action to reload.
This means taking at least 3 levels of Musket Master to reload at the same speed as a 1 handed firearm.
With Warpriest being such a level dependent class, I'm not sure how to balance these two classes to make the character ideal of a priest using a firearm work.
Am I looking at this build the wrong way?
Can anyone help with this build.
*I already played a paladin, hence I wish to avoid making a Range Paladin build.
Early guns are bad, you're seeing exactly why now. There isn't really anything you can do to fix this unless the answer is "not use guns". Or beg your DM to give you an advanced firearm like a rifle, since with rapid reload that makes it a free action at least.
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To me, it kind of seems like you don't want to settle on one of the compromises some of these builds usually require. You could take 3 levels of musket master to reduce the reload time, but giving up major blessings. Or you could take a one handed gunslinger build, and take those 10 levels of warpriest. Either is probably better than musket master 1/warpriest X. And with a lack of something like Crossbow Mastery for firearms, is probably what you're going to have to settle with, unfortunately.
