Gunslingers and deadly aim


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So deadly aim is recommended in every gunslinger build I've seen, but it specifically says it doesn't apply to touch attacks, so is this only for when you're out of your range increment or has this been changed?

deadly aim:
Deadly Aim (Combat)
You can make exceptionally deadly ranged attacks by pinpointing a foe's weak spot, at the expense of making the attack less likely to succeed.

Prerequisites: Dex 13, base attack bonus +1.
Benefit: You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all ranged attack rolls to gain a +2 bonus on all ranged damage rolls. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every +4 thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2. You must choose to use this feat before making an attack roll and its effects last until your next turn. The bonus damage does not apply to touch attacks or effects that do not deal hit point damage.

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Neils Bohr wrote:

So deadly aim is recommended in every gunslinger build I've seen, but it specifically says it doesn't apply to touch attacks, so it's this only for when you're out of your range increment or has this been changed?

** spoiler omitted **

"When firing an early firearm, the attack resolves against the target’s touch AC when the target is within the first range increment of the weapon, but this type of attack is not considered a touch attack for the purposes of feats and abilities such as Deadly Aim."


Where is this listed that I missed it?


Neils Bohr wrote:
Where is this listed that I missed it?

Firearms rules.

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