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PISTOL PHENOM

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“You saw what I can do, so you know I’m telling the truth when I say that I don’t miss. That was just a warning shot. Now if you’d kindly empty out that coffer into my bag of holding, I don’t see any need for this to get unpleasant... do you?” —Unidentified pistol-twirling half-elf desperado, just before absconding with the funds a corrupt Alkenstar shield marshal planned to use to bribe a judge.

You treat combat as an art and your pistol as an extension of your performance. You might wield a single pistol, a pair of pistols, or a pistol paired with a melee weapon to pull off showy maneuvers. However you slice it, though, the use of pistols or other one-handed firearms is crucial to your technique and style.

To you, everything is a show, and you use your gun as a prop and instrument, not just to kill opponents but to trick, mislead, hinder, and even bully them into doing what you want them to do. While others tend to focus on delivering as much devastation downrange as possible, your style is all about control. By controlling a foe’s attention and actions, you can bolster your own attacks and mitigate the foe’s potential for mayhem. You control the tempo of the battle much as you would a staged performance, carefully ensuring your foe’s actions don’t fall outside of your intended script. You’re both the director and the star of this show, and your enemies dance to the tune you play with your pistol... sometimes quite literally!

TABLE 1: PISTOL PHENOM FEATS
Feat Names Level Skill
Feat		 Benefits
Pistol Phenom DedicationGG 2 – You catch an opponent off-guard by spinning your weapon.
Gunpowder GauntletGG 4 – Your flair keeps foes’ attention, as your motions with your gun draw your foes into a deadly game.
Sword and PistolGG 4 – You’re comfortable wielding a firearm or crossbow in one hand and a melee weapon in the other, combining melee attacks with shots from the firearm.
Dazzling BulletGG 6 – Your tricks discombobulate your opponent, leaving spots in their vision from the bright flash of your gunshot reflected straight into their eyes (or other visual organs).
Hot FootGG 8 – Using a carefully aimed shot, you make a creature “dance.
Phenom’s VerveGG 10 – You’re possessed with an incredibly vivacious spark that separates you not only from ordinary gun users and gunslingers, but even from other phenoms.
Reach For the SkyGG 12 – You command the room, firing a gun into the air and ordering everyone to surrender and put their hands in the air.
Trick ShotGG 12 – You shoot not at your foe but at an object nearby.
Whirling KnockdownGG 14 – You fire your gun while throwing off a target’s balance with your melee weapon.
ShowstopperGG 16 – Your twirling weapons create a grand distraction that’s difficult to look away from.