#gunslinger way

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

(art by eroma on DeviantArt)

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

[wolfram-but-art]

i'm suffering so he suffers with me

[arthursfuckinghat]

"I was gonna say you're like a son to me.. but you're more than that."

"It ain't that complicated!"

How quickly that shoulder pat of comfort turned into a condescending one.

[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

[influx-of-brainrot]

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

[skeletalheartattack]

[little-eye-guy]

i wanted to try making sprites for nud and yro!

[niobiumao3]

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--

[calliecopper]

I feel like it's pretty clear that in RDR Arthur was more Hosea's son than Dutch's, and John was more Dutch's son than Hosea's.

John, especially in RDR1, has a very eloquent way of speaking without saying much at all. He uses his language to convince others hes more than what he is, that hes an educated respectable man rather than an ex-outlaw who can barely draw a duck. He uses frilly and grandiose language as a way of confusing and distracting others enough that they don't think twice about a gunslinger asking them to help him track down notorious outlaws. I feel like he definitely gets that from Dutch; talking big words and acting like you know everything when really you're just a clueless fool.

Meanwhile Arthur, he's conning everybody. He plays the big dumb heartless bastard who can't think an original thought, because he looks like a big dumb heartless bastard who can't think original thoughts. He acts a fool who's better for being a work horse than a prize pony because that's exactly what's expected of him, and he can catch people off guard by being surprisingly cunning and quick-witted. Nobody expects the dull yankee to have the foresight to stack the deck and give himself a pair of aces. He definitely gets that from Hosea; play a role, and take advantage when people let their guards down.

I don't think one is necessarily smarter than the other, but I think John definitely tries to flash a sense of knowledge and education that isn't there, while Arthur tries to hide the knowledge and education that is there. Both are to catch people off guard.

[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

[doodlesdreaming]

"I know who I am. And I'll do the Counsel's dirty work. All I want, is to know why I'm pulling the trigger."

Happy Valentine's/3rd Anniversary to Darksiders Genesis!

[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