#gunslinger way

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Class Feature Friday: Pistolero Way (Pathfinder Second Edition Gunslinger Way)

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We’re back with another gunslinger way, and while the drifter had thematic elements of the old Mysterious Stranger archetype, today’s subject directly shares a name and basic theme with an archetype from 1st edition! I present the pistolero!

Aside from fighting with various one-handed firearms, however, this particular option really doesn’t share the unique abilities of it’s predecessor. While the old pistolero was all about additional damage and knockback with a pair of pistols, this gunslinger way draws instead of a lot of themes associated with the pistol-packing gunslinger in fiction.

The quick-draw, intimidating dexterity with pistol-spinning tricks, and the deadly confidence of these gunfighters are all evoked in the pistolero. There are no faster hands and no more lethal pistols in the entirety of the game that what these gunslingers possess.

Their incredible skill and speed might make some a bit showboat-y and eager to display their prowess, however, which might get them into trouble.

As show-offs, these gunslingers have a knack for setting people off their game with a sharp word or some fancy moves, giving them the opening they need to quickly reload.

Being the first to draw can mean the difference between life and death, and these gunslingers have honed their reactions to draw faster and move quicker at the first sign of trouble.

Even when they don’t get the first shot, however, they are still speedy shots, and they have a special knack for answering a missed shot against them with a (hopefully) more accurate shot back at their foe.

The lethality of their weaponry also gives them a cool confidence, and the most skilled can often clear a room of innocents and lesser foes simply by telling them of the danger they are in. Whether that danger is real depends of course on the gunslinger and their form of bravado.

This way currently has two feats directly tied to it. With Pistolero’s Challenge they can lock a single foe in combat where the wounds dealt on both sides are more deadly. Meanwhile, Come At Me improves this to allow them to challenge multiple foes at once.

There are plenty of other feats that could be useful to them as well, such as Dual-Weapon Reload, Hit the Dirt!, Sword and Pistol, Fake Out, Pistol Twirl, Quick Draw, Risky Reload, Warning Shot, Instant Backup, Paired Shots, Running Reload, Leap and Fire, Called Shot, Trick Shot, Twin Shot Knockdown, Ricochet Shot, Dance of Thunder, Showstopper, Two-Weapon Fusillade, Hair Trigger, Ricochet Master, Perfect Readiness, Ricochet Legend, and Slinger’s Reflexes. Of course, your build may vary, depending.

With their ability to reload for free when distracting or intimidating a foe, as well as often being the first and last to shoot, this way lends itself well to an intimidation and bluff debuff build backed up with hitting hard and fast, both in terms of shooting first as well as firing again and again. With that in mind, I’d recommend acquiring pistols with multiple barrels as well as multiple pistols overall so you can keep a steady stream of shots going even when you run out of ways to reload for free.

This way is equal part pistol duelist, steely gunfighter, and trick shootist; and you can play to any of those fictional archetypes, mix them, or perhaps even go in a completely different direction. Are they smug and bragging? Cold and steely? Something else?

Ever since they discovered the secret of gunpowder, the orcs of the Kokrus Badlands have been mastering it’s use. Many favor the biggest and loudest guns, but some specialize in drawing and firing as quickly as possible, calling themselves Windcrack Gunners.

Among their many other feats, the fey giants known as kverknurrs are infamous for their ability to snatch projectiles out of their air with their jaws. “Surely,” thought Benjamin Sparkwhitt, “they couldn’t possibly catch my bullets.” He set off into the forest to deal with one such giant… and nobody has seen him since.

The Circus of Fire and Powder is a travelling carnival that specializes in displaying the wonders of alchemy, particularly gunpowder and firearms. Their ringmaster is a master sharpshooter with a pistol, able to knock tiny targets off their perches. However, he, and many of his crew carry dark secrets with them.

[ryanthel0ser]

Alright so I'll never play gacha games, I actively dislike them.

But...lord have mercy in heaven above

[deadscell]

[morrigan-sims]

And I forget sometimes I'm just flesh and bone.

As he stands in the ruined bathroom, all Rook can think is, At least now I can breathe.

[jellisdraws]

“He’s perfectly harmless. Me? I’ll show you what your grey matter looks like if you so much as touch him.”

Sketch of Ceres and Caustus - he’s getting big as we level up (we just hit 4)

[javierduffy]

transing jack marston’s gender because john marston was born to be a girldad

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I’M LAUGHING AT THE CLIPS I GOT THEYRE SO UNSERIOUS

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i wanted to try making sprites for nud and yro!

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Class Feature Friday: Way of the Sniper (Pathfinder Second Edition Gunslinger Way)

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It’s time for another gunslinger way, and this time we’re looking at a more stealthy, long-ranged combatant, which has parallels to the musket master archetype from the previous edition.

However, while the way of the sniper isn’t limited to two-handed firearms like it’s First Edition predecessor, they still come highly recommended for damage output and range.

This way also differs from the previous two we’ve covered as the gunner is more concerned with stealth and precision than bravado and getting stuck in at close range, making for a more quiet, steely sort of grit.

Using cover to their advantage, these snipers deal precision blows from long range from angles the foe is not defending against, proving that no matter the era or tech level, a long-ranged marksperson can be the most terrifying things one can face in a fight.

Ducking behind cover or out of sight is the perfect time to reload, so it’s only natural that these sharpshooters train to do so reflexively when staying out of enemy sightlines.

When beginning a combat from stealth, these snipers train to line up killing shots, dealing massive damage to a foe during their initial attack.

Even when not unleashing such a deadly ranged shot, they can still target the vitals of foes to cause large amounts of bleeding.

Once the battle is joined, especially masterful snipers can still get deadly precise shots off if they return to being hidden.

There are a few feats tied to this way, such as Sniper’s Aim, allowing them to increase their accuracy by taking more time to line up their shot, or Headshot, to finish off an already injured for with a precise shot to the cranium.

Other useful feats include Cover Fire, Defensive Armaments, Alchemical Shot, Smoke Curtain, Unseen Passage, Called Shot, Penetrating Fire, Blood in the Air, Deadeye, Ricochet Shot, Fatal Bullet, Instant Return, Ricochet Master, Final Shot, Piercing Critical, Unerring Shot, Ricochet Legend, and anything else that you feel would benefit the build.

This way is all about dealing as much damage as possible at range with each shot, as such, it really is best used behind cover and concealment, where you can keep moving to hide yourself from your foe and attack from a new, deadly angle. Give them buffs to stealth and a really nice gun and watch them pick off their foes.

While there is no denying how deadly a marksman with any weapon can be, fighting from stealth and at long range is universally considered by most soldiers to be a coward’s fighting style, or at the very least unsporting, which may affect how others see them.

The armies of good are coming together, uniting to face down the forces of the Blighted One, but despite their unity, there is still some clashes here and there. The orc warriors of Bervost Hold find it distasteful to fight alongside the marksmen of the city of Regammon, both for their favoring ranged combat and old grudges. Only the efforts of a rare orcish aphorite named Stalwart have the two forces managed to reconcile.

It is said that the holy musket Starspear was forged when a powerful angel sacrificed their physical form to become a weapon wielded by heroes. Whether there is any truth to that, a rhevanna, a fiend that jealously hunts celestials of all stripes, is after the weapon, though its exact motives are unknown.

With a war record like his, the soldier known as Orphan-Maker in propaganda has quite the reputation. Most of it is certainly manufactured by the government of his home, but enough of it is true to earn the name, and the number of wandering vengeful dead brought about by his deadly aim is nearly as extensive.

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The Meet Cute but in a D&D setting:

Phee, an Arcane Trickster: You're a handsome devil, what's your name. Tech, a Bladesinger Tiefling: Like all tiefling clones I am derived from a demon, not a devil. Devils are--

[joleneghoul]

my courier has 2 moms who are both cooler than him if i didnt have artblock you'd be seeing them a lot rn bc its all im talking to anyone abt

[xxdoubledaisyxx]

minimum opus,

the last survivors escape from cataclysm

The Big Bang itself.

the end

of beginnings.

There are four on stage,

one apart in darkness

three do not see the fourth

exit stage left

Two are ahead,

one is behind

and in trouble.

The cataclysm continues

in death

even more than life

curtain drop

scene change

I did what had to be done,

and he was ready.

fin.

If you are seeking enlightenment and find yourself at a point crying out for heaven's judgment to deliver divine retribution upon your wretched, miserable, existence for enjoying a bowl of home cooked noodle pasta so much, you've gone too far.

Go back to the darkness.

Yes. Please.

Accept that you are a sinner and go back into the darkness to enjoy your meal.

I'm not forbidding you from going further...

God damn it! Don't make me kill you over a bowl of noodles I never wanted to take away! If I had them, you could be the Lord and I would be nowhere to be seen eating those noodles like a good little Niku and you'd never hear a peep.

That's the key point to attaining enlightenment. When you get there, you want to leave. The thing is to not stray too far away that you can't check in at a moment's notice, because that moment comes and goes at the same time and you have to always be ready to meet it.

That's why prayer is good practice and repetition of traditional forms can also be helpful.

For everyone else-- my people, the femboy friendly outcasts group with a guild leader named Niku who keeps HoneyYumYum running smoothly in a totally fictional and imaginary realm of consciousness called the storyverse. I shall give you this formal content to use as repetition prayer if you wish. You will be able to tell the bastards who confront you for whatever arrogant reason and closeted desires that don't concern you, except they cause you trouble anyway only to regret it later, when they do from time to time in reasonably expected adult ignorance. You can tell them that it came from here and now and they will have no argument to challenge you with besides a theological one for old men in a sauna and women at the hot spring, necessarily different. (woe to you who surreptitiously uses the one power when you are a man in the hot spring or a maiden in the sauna)

Use these words as you will:

...

Whether the donkey or the bridle was first

we can be sure they go together.

Whether the donkey or the rider was first

we contemplate eternally with Nico

whether you are a donkey, a donkey dingler, or a bagel bringer

all of us need to accept the bridle of a beast.

He will be there at the last moment

before it is too late

when all hope is lost

and life is the worst.

He will be there to change the game

turn the tables

and open the way

by the one power

of the one power

divine vengeance and wrath

upon evil

precise and accurate

sparing the humble

unless petitioned

or required.

What else can you want from our holy man

who began the way

way of the story neverending.

Go in peace and be afraid,

or suffer the wrath of justice

when I strike you down

in glory and righteousness fury

one power

of my own.

choombasa

[vulpixelates]

it's so annoying that it's not enough to have an idea for art, i actually have to fucking sit down and DO the art. wtf.

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These are all lil doodles meant for a discord server shitpost video that’ll never see the light of day

I liked the art though so here’s my favourite screencaps

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This is will only make sense to two of my friends, but I had to post it.