feat Rapid Shot

Rapid Shot (General)

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Prerequisites: Dexterity 13, Point Blank Shot.

Benefit: You can get one extra attack per round with a ranged weapon. The attack is at your highest base attack bonus, but each attack you make in that round (the extra one and the normal ones) takes a -2 penalty. You must use the full attack action to use this feat.

Special: A fighter may select Rapid Shot as one of his fighter bonus feats. A 2nd-level ranger who has chosen the archery combat style is treated as having Rapid Shot, even if he does not have the prerequisites for it, but only when he is wearing light or no armor.

How Rapid Shot Works

Rapid Shot adds one extra ranged attack when you use the full attack action. The extra attack is made at your highest base attack bonus, but every ranged attack you make during that round takes a -2 penalty, including the added attack.

Rapid Shot Example

An archer who would normally make two attacks during a full attack can use Rapid Shot to make three. All three attacks take the -2 penalty for the round. The feat cannot be used when the character makes only a standard-action attack because Rapid Shot specifically requires the full attack action.

Feat Chain

• Rapid Shot requires Dexterity 13 and Point Blank Shot.
• It is especially useful for ranged characters whose damage comes from making several attacks rather than one heavy shot.
• Manyshot is another important ranged option with overlapping prerequisites but a different action pattern.

See the Feats index for the wider ranged-combat chain.