Each gives you an additional skill you are trained in, acces to a unique 6th level class feat with the Flourish trait, and an ability at level 1, 9, and 15. These three class paths are going to define your particular style of gunslinger. During this article I’m going to use the word “firearm” for simplicity’s sake, but know that the crossbow works for most of the gunslinger’s feats and abilities.
Note that the class can use a crossbow instead of a firearm, to help those campaigns that don’t want black powder technology. And, of course, using their firearm to strike is fundamentally the one thing the Gunslinger should be able to do better than anyone else, since almost every feature the class gets revolves around that action in one way or another. This is extra important for the Gunslinger given Firearms all have the Fatal weapon trait. The “big deal” here is Gunslinger is the only other class to get that awesome Legendary proficiency in any weapon that up until now many thought was the sole territory of the Fighter. This is made up for with the powerful Grit & Determination class feat. It has a low will save, but unlike Fighter who gets bonuses against Fear, the Gunslinger gets bonuses after the far less common Controlled Condition.
The Gunslinger has the Armor of a Rogue, Perception of a Ranger, and Weapon Proficiency of a Fighter (with Firearms/Crossbows). Certain feats will also cause a misfire on a failure. Firearms need to be cleaned every day during exploration mode or they will misfire 20% of the time (DC 5 flat-check), causing them to jam. The blunderbuss can attack a cone of creatures, dealing splash damage even if it misses. The arquebus deals an extra 1 or 2 points of damage against flat-footed targets, but requires you to set it up with a tripod, or taking an interact action to aim before firing it. They have the potent critical specialization effect of giving the target stunned 1 unless they succeed on a Fortitude save.
Firearms Overview:įirearms are ranged weapons that do a fair amount of damage, especially with the potent fatal ability that changes their damage die on a critical hit. Note that I have yet to play the class myself, so my opinions could very well change from now until then.
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Pathfinder is getting two new classes, and you can help shape the future of those classes with the new Guns & Gears Playtest! The details for these classes can be found right here, and I recommend you give that a skim or at least have it open while I give you my two cents on the Second Edition Gunslinger class! I’m going to save remarks regarding the perceived efficacy of the classes’ features until the end of the article, so feel free to skip that part if you don’t want my gut-feelings interfering with your opinion of the class.
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