Edit: a neat combo using rough and ready + surprise weapon is arrows (from say, the hunter/trapper profession), or cards (from say, being a fortune-teller). more often, it simply provides a way to use it when your target isnt denied Also, if you go vanilla alchemist, you get bombs as back up range if nothing is useful at hand. When combined with the +2 bonus to strength and size bonus from Enlarge Person, thats a pretty scary bonus. | 4 Color SRD (Astonishing Super Heroes)