Since you can use it as a standard action and fire on your own weapon, it seems a boost weapon would be the best, since boosting is a move action.
Compounding this, is that it must be an energy weapon, that doesn't ahve the line property.
Best suggestions by level for damage potential?
Why can't you use a weapon with the Line property?
The heavy weapon Shock caster is the best for this, it doesn't even have that high usage, get that at level 6. 1 longarm prof, 3 versatile specialization, 5 heavy weapon prof
Why can't you use a weapon with the Line property?
Because both the line and Blast property specifaically say that you cannot gain bonuses to damage from any ability that is a bnus to a single attack... like Overcharge.
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Why can't you use a weapon with the Line property?Because both the line and Blast property specifaically say that you cannot gain bonuses to damage from any ability that is a bnus to a single attack... like Overcharge.
And Explode doesn't hit a target, so overcharge doesn't work with that either :(
I guess just choosing an energy longarm that the enemy doesn't resist is your best option.
Why can't you use a weapon with the Line property?Because both the line and Blast property specifaically say that you cannot gain bonuses to damage from any ability that is a bnus to a single attack... like Overcharge.And Explode doesn't hit a target, so overcharge doesn't work with that either :(
I guess just choosing an energy longarm that the enemy doesn't resist is your best option.
Explode hits a target, its just not a creature. You're still targeting a grid intersection, at an AC target of 5.
Explode hits a target, its just not a creature. You're still targeting a grid intersection, at an AC target of 5.Why can't you use a weapon with the Line property?Because both the line and Blast property specifaically say that you cannot gain bonuses to damage from any ability that is a bnus to a single attack... like Overcharge.And Explode doesn't hit a target, so overcharge doesn't work with that either :(
I guess just choosing an energy longarm that the enemy doesn't resist is your best option.
Overcharge only does extra damage to the target it hits.
Each creature within the blast radius takes the listed damage.
Overcharge does not say it deals extra damage when you hit only to the target, it says it deals 1d6 extra damage of the type the weapon normally deals when you hit. Explode works fine with Overcharge.
Not convinced it doesn't work with Line and Blast weapons as well. The Line and Blast Weapons specifically call out Trick Attack. Trick Attack's rules state it doesn't work with Unwieldy weapons, Overcharge states no such thing.
Overcharge, doesn't say "next time you hit" it says "when you hit."
I'd want something definitive before I banned it at my table at least. They wrote Trick attack doesn't work twice, they should have expanded on that. Especially considering the confusing way Supercharge Weapon seems to work with Blast.
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I'm currently working on a Sharpshooter Soldier 3/Exo-Cortex Mechanic X build using Overcharge, the Technomantic Dabbler feat for Spell Shot, and the Diaspora Sniper Rifle from Alien Archive. Battery usage on that gun is just 1 with a minimum 10 battery capacity. Since you can't full attack with a sniper rifle anyway and may be ambushing, you might as well put everything into a single shot. 2d8+5d6+5 at 5th level is pretty respectable damage, and between the Laser Accuracy gear boost, Weapon Focus, Exo-Cortex tracking, and shooting at EAC, you are pretty likely to hit.
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I'm currently working on a Sharpshooter Soldier 3/Exo-Cortex Mechanic X build using Overcharge, the Technomantic Dabbler feat for Spell Shot, and the Diaspora Sniper Rifle from Alien Archive. Battery usage on that gun is just 1 with a minimum 10 battery capacity. Since you can't full attack with a sniper rifle anyway and may be ambushing, you might as well put everything into a single shot. 2d8+5d6+5 at 5th level is pretty respectable damage, and between the Laser Accuracy gear boost, Weapon Focus, Exo-Cortex tracking, and shooting at EAC, you are pretty likely to hit.
Buddy, I know the thread is old but I didnt saw any way to get "Spellshot" without being a Multiclass with Technomancer. How did you get it starting from Dabbler? It is a weapon mod somehow?