Well, the Gun Tank kinda is what you need. The issue I see is that for an immovable character, it lacks a Deed that allows it to ignore kickback from certain firearms. Imagine being able to fire a Double Hackbut or a Culverin without having to rest it.
That brings me to my next point: if you go with a gun and shield build, Vital Strike might be an option. Take a Dragoon Pistol, Vital Strike every time you can shoot, and you can have 3 rounds before reloading. Also, well, nothing prevents you from taking a move action to move and using your standard action to Vital Strike, or moving to Cover and reload in one round.
The Dragoon Pistol and Musket allows you to fire 3 shots before reloading. The Pepperbox Pistol and Rifle have more bullets, but you need a free hand to rotate the next barrel.
A dragon pistol fires in a 15' cone or with a 10' range increment.
... according to the text entry. According to the firearms table it has a 20 ft range increment. YMMV
A dragon pistol fires in a 15' cone or with a 10' range increment.... according to the text entry. According to the firearms table it has a 20 ft range increment. YMMV
More like "your printing may vary". The 20ft range was a mistake, it was changed to "special" for the third (or maybe second) printing. The change was not listed in the erratum notes, which is why the websites missed it.
More like "your printing may vary". The 20ft range was a mistake, it was changed to "special" for the third (or maybe second) printing. The change was not listed in the erratum notes, which is why the websites missed it.A dragon pistol fires in a 15' cone or with a 10' range increment.... according to the text entry. According to the firearms table it has a 20 ft range increment. YMMV
Wow that's... not particularly unusual or surprising but still a failure on Paizo's part. Good to know, though, thanks!
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Each attack roll takes a –2 penalty, and its attack damage cannot be modified by precision damage or damage-increasing feats such as Vital Strike.
That's an odd one, I never noticed that line before. So a fighter with +1 weapon training firearms would get +1 damage, but not the +2 from weapon specialization? As long as the damage bonus doesn't come from a feat it works? How arbitrary is that?
Two possibilities I see. One is they were trying to limit the amount of damage bonus you could get from skill given an area effect attack, the other is that it's aimed at sneak attack and vital strike because the writer had had bad experiences with them. Dunno which.
I'm sad that Sneak attack doesn't work. It's such a trope to kick in a door and blast someone into kingdom come with a well placed shot and clear the room
Wait, what? A "well placed shot" with the predecessor of a shotgun is "such a trope"?