Bomber (Apath)

Unofficial rules compendium

This is a work in progress.

Bombers focus more on explosives than most alchemists, developing their ability to build bombs and explosives at the cost of their mastery of mutagens and internal alchemy.

Class Abilities

The bomber has all the class abilities of the alchemist, except as noted below.

Bomb Burst

When using the Bomb ability, the bomber can choose to sacrifice a spell slot as a swift action to turn the bomb into an area effect, a burst with a radius of 5 ft. per level of the spell slot sacrificed. A bomb used like this needs an attack toll to target the right area (flat ground is normally AC 5), scattering like a normal thrown splash weapon on a miss. Damage is the same as that to the primary target of a normal bomb, as modified by any discoveries applied to the bomb. Each target in the area is allowed a Reflex save (DC 10 + 1/2 the alchemist's level) for half damage.

This replaces the mutagen ability.

Demolition

As a standard action, a bomber can make a Disable Device roll to place and set a bomb so as to cause maximum destruction against an adjacent immobile object, such as a wall, chest, or door. A bomb used this way always causes full damage to objects. Make a Disable Device roll and use the result in two ways. First, it adds to the damage of the bomb against the construction the bomb was set to damage (only). Second, it is used as a Strength check to break the object, after damage has been applied.

This replaces the Throw Anything ability. A bomber is still considered proficient when using the bombs ability.

Howitzer

As a standard action, a bomber can launch a bomb with a base range of 100 ft. rather than the normal 20 ft.

This replaces the persistent mutagen ability.

Summary of Lost Class Abilities

These abilities of the original class are lost or modified in this archetype:

• Mutagen
• Throw Anything
• Persistent Mutagen