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factotum: (rapid shot + manyshot) questions
« on: June 24, 2010, 07:36:41 PM »
Hossa. Playing a "know-it-all" factotum, going heavy poison + archery.

Rapid Shot: fire 2 arrows as full round action, -2 to both. Low prerequesites.
Many Shot: fire 2 arrows as standard action, use same attack roll, -4 to both. (more shots with 11+ BAB, that's level 15 for factotutm, so irrelevant for now). Very high prerequesites.

Did I understand that correctly? Do I want Manyshot as factotum - I mean, is it really that superior to Rapid Shot?

Can you combine both? Can you like do a Rapid Shot, and use these 2 shots to use manyshot, resulting in 4 arrows per round, with a -6 to each?

Currently:
STR 12
DEX 14 (+1 level 4? +2 gloves to qualify for manyshot?)
CON 10
INT 20
WIS 12
CHA 14

Master of Poisons, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Knowledge Devotion
Wearing a Composite Longbow +1 (+ corrosive).

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Re: factotum: (rapid shot + manyshot) questions
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2010, 07:40:41 PM »
Manyshot is a standard action.  Rapid Shot is a full round action that gives you an extra attack.  You can trade a standard action for an attack, but the reverse is not true, so you can't Manyshot with Rapid Shot (nor as part of any other full attack).

Manyshot might still not be a bad idea.  IIRC, factotums can use sneak attack, and Greater Manyshot can look quite good with sneak attack, in a surprise round or short-range sniping situation.  Getting extra standard actions just makes it better.
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Re: factotum: (rapid shot + manyshot) questions
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2010, 06:09:14 PM »
Factotums also get Cunning Surge, so you could Manyshot out the wazooo with that.