Gunnery Check Question

[Octavious53]

Hi ,
this is from the rule book on determining a gunnery check.

Gunnery Check = 1d20 + the gunner’s base attack bonus
or the gunner’s ranks in the Piloting skill + the gunner’s
Dexterity modifier + bonuses from computer systems
+ bonuses from the captain and science officers +
range penalty

My question is if piloting is a class skill are you allowed to add the +3 to the check ?

It does not say that so I am assuming you can only take the piloting ranks only ? Can someone please clarify this for me .
Thanx in advance .

[Starglim]

It is not a skill check. Only the modifiers listed.

[Gary Bush]

The rulebook is clear. You use the "ranks" in Piloting. It is not a piloting skill check so being a class skill does not come into play.

Gunnery is more like an attack role, not a skill check as Starglim stated.

[pithica42]

Yup. It basically just lets anyone with piloting as a class skill get treated like a full BAB class when making gunnery checks (assuming they maxed their piloting ranks).

[Octavious53]

Thanks Gary Bush for the info .. I use number of Ranks in piloting as the modifier only ..