Ranged Spellstrike and firearms


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So, with the Heroes of the Streets player companion a bit ago, we now have the Eldritch Archer magus archetype which gives us ranged spellstrike as a 2nd level class ability. The ability spells out pretty clearly, that just like with standard spellstrike, you can only deliver one charge of a spell with each attack. What about firearms though? Specifically firearms like the Dragon Pistol.

Dragon Pistol:

Like a miniature blunderbuss, the dragon pistol fires pellets or a bullet from its flared barrel.

The dragon pistol fires in a 15-foot cone when firing pellets, and has a 10-foot range increment when firing a bullet. For ammunition, a dragon pistol uses a bullet or group of pellets and a single dose of black powder, or else a single alchemical cartridge (with either bullets or pellets) as ammunition.


If I somehow have a dragon pistol as my arcane bond weapon and the reach spellstrike arcana, can I spellstrike through it using pellets and hit everything in the cone with shocking grasp?

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Probably use the volley rules, where your spell only affects one target in the area.


James Risner wrote:
Probably use the volley rules, where your spell only affects one target in the area.

Thank you James, I'll look those up.

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