Ideas aren’t too bad but imo, I think pistols should stick to superior single-target damage just like daggers. Range AoE on thieves are perfectly fine with just SBs, so the ground-targetting AoE on Unload that you suggested doesn’t appeal to me.
Also, I too think boon ripping should stay with S/D to give it an edge. Instead, have something similar to the shortbow skill 3 maybe, such as “Performing a roll, dodging incoming attacks, and fire a shot causing weakness and making foes vulnerable”.
That was just an idea on a spot, I’m sure other people has more constructive ideas though.
