I have a campaign starting in under two weeks, and I decided to build a ranged character because it's been several years at least since I last did so. On a whim yesterday I took my first look at the classes from Occult Adventures and decided the mesmerist looked interesting because of a theme the group decided on (we're a travelling theater group - don't ask).
So I can see plainly that a mesmerist is not well suited for combat with ranged weapons. I will be using mesmerist spells and class features of course, but I'd like to be able to make some weapon attacks as well. Any advice is welcome.