Alchemist + Two bombs (Rapid Shot)

[sirmaniak]

Hi. I read a lot in the forum, but I still do not have a clear answer.
The alchemist uses a standard action to create and throw a bomb. Why can not he throw two bombs with the Rapid Shot feat ?. An archer can shoot two arrows with that feat, and shooting an arrow is a standard action. Has no sense.
Thank you.

[Syries]

It’s a standard action, that’s why. In order to use rapid shot you need to make a full-attack action. Even a ranger with a bow cannot attack more than once when using a standard action to attack.

You can use the fast bombs discovery to make a full attack with bombs, but that requires alchemist lv8

[Fuzzy-Wuzzy]

Shooting an arrow is not a standard action; it is an attack action. That's why high-BAB archers can fire multiple shots even without any feats.

The alchemist's bomb is a standard action because of the creation step, not because of the throwing step. Rapid Shot only accelerates the throwing. To accelerate the creation the alchemist needs the Fast Bombs alchemical discovery. Once they have that, they can make&throw as many as their BAB and extra things like Rapid Shot, haste, etc allow.

[sirmaniak]

Thank you. Now is clear.

[Scott Wilhelm]

Alchemists can use Rapid Shot with Bombs if they take the Fast Bombs Discovery.