archangel wrote:
I'm seeing a lot of what I kinda expected in that you just can't afford to fire the flintlock more than about once a fight, either in time or coin.
Watching other players play a rifleman. I agree it's not very practical to rely on reloading a flintlock. The work around I have play with and made a few characters on is:
Archetype: whatever
Race: Val
Background: Former Shining Patrol Soldier
The Former Shining Patrol Soldier's starting gear has "any 3 Altherian weapons (may only choose firearms if a Val or of Altherian nationality).
I just select 3 pistols or mix in a rifle or two depending on the build. With that Adorned Flintlock Pistol Val start with that's 4 guns at character creation. I would never reload, and just holster a gun after its fired and draw out a new one. Once you have used your 4 guns, go into melee with them, like you said.
To change it up, I have selected various Val families. ei. the val'Abebi nationalist, the val'Mordane undead hunter, the val'Emman ssethric hunter.