Scatter Gunner

A scatter gunner must take a blunderbuss or dragon pistol when he chooses a battered firearm at 1st level. This alters gunsmith.

As long as a scatter gunner has at least 1 grit point when making a scattering shot, he takes a penalty equal to his Wisdom modifier on his attack rolls against any allies in the area. He can spend 1 grit point when making a scattering shot to automatically miss a number of creatures equal to his Wisdom modifier. This replaces the deadeye deed.

At 3rd level, when using a firearm to make a scattering shot, a scatter gunner can spend 1 grit point to add one of the following effects to his attack. Restricted Barrel: The scattering shot attacks all creatures in a line rather than in a cone. The line's length is twice the length of the weapon's cone (30 feet for most early firearms). Shaped Blast: Select one additional square adjacent to the scattering shot's area of effect; creatures in this square are also affected by the scattering shot. Vortex: The firearm releases an explosive torrent of air in the scattering shot's affected area for 1 round, creating a strong wind effect (25 mph) that can disperse fog and smoke effects such as those created by fog cloud. This replaces the utility shot deed.

At 7th level, a scatter gunner knows just how to hold his weapon to maximize its devastating scattering effects. As a full-round action, a scatter gunner can make a scattering shot to fire a concentrated payload of pellets that strains his firearm. This doubles the area affected by the scattering shot (a 30-foot cone for most early firearms), increases the firearm's misfire value by 2 and causes each successful attack to deal an additional 1d6 points of damage that is not multiplied on a critical hit. This additional damage increases to 2d6 at 13th level and 3d6 at 19th level. The scatter gunner must spend 1 grit point to perform this deed. This replaces the dead shot deed.

At 7th level, as a full-round action, a scatter gunner can load and fire an explosive shell, consuming ammunition as though he had made a scattering shot. This functions like throwing a splash weapon at a grid intersection but uses his firearm's range increment, attack bonus, and magic special abilities (if any). The shell affects creatures in a 10-foot radius as though the scatter gunner had made a scattering shot against them, and damaged creatures must succeed at a Reflex save (DC = 10 + half the scatter gunner's level + the scatter gunner's Dexterity modifier) or catch fire. This replaces the targeting deed.