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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Slippery_Chicken" data-source="post: 6282423" data-attributes="member: 6744477">Perhaps Pistolero1/Trench FighterX? That gives you Rapid Reload for free, so just pay the ranged combat feat-tax (Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, etc etc), and grab Power Attack to be decent at melee fighting. Maybe also Quick Draw if you can squeeze it in.To be decent at both melee and ranged, you're going to need Dex, Con, and Strength. You can basically forget about Wisdom, since the only deeds we really care about (Quick Clear, maybe Deadeye) are cheap and come at 1st level.To reload pistols as a free action, you don't need Lightning Reload. All you need is the Rapid Reload feat and paper cartridges. Craft the paper cartridges yourself for cheap (Gunsmith feat lets you craft at 10% market price instead of 50%), and load regular bullets when you don't need free-action reloads (to save yourself money and misfire chance).In terms of tactics, you're going to act a bit like a switch-hitter ranger. Close to 20ft with pistol drawn, then pull out the cutlass when someone gets to melee.Of course, throw ranks into Profession(Sailor), Climb, Use Rope, and Swim so you don't embarrass yourself attempting routine pirate functions.</blockquote>