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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kaisoku" data-source="post: 5328117" data-attributes="member: 58447">Well, in reading the full description of the Alchemist's abilities, here's what we can conclude:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Alchemist makes his extracts (and presumably his bombs and mutagens) from things of "inconsequential value", and even compares the extracts stuff to a wizard's components. This implies that it could be stolen, similar to a wizard losing his component pouch. Conclusion: It wouldn't be far fetched to require a component pouch (or some variant) for the alchemist to make his extracts. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The extract are created in 1 minute of time, and it's even suggested that an Alchemist going into an unknown situation would typically leave some slots free to create on the spot as needed. It even talks about how these extracts "stop working" when they aren't in his possession, as it's infused with his magic essence. The "infusion" discovery even lets him pass these extracts to be used by others if desired. Conclusion: An alchemist's extracts are a physical thing that can be taken away from him, preventing him use of his spells. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As per the <a href="http://paizo.com/store/downloads/pathfinder/pathfinderRPG/v5748btpy8fo1/faq#v5748eaic9na0" target="_blank">FAQ entry</a>, using an extract is a standard action, which includes retrieving the item. This means it is stored either in an easy to grab spot, or some kind of harness/bag that's created specifically for easy retrieval (note the stuff all over the body of the alchemist picture). Sort of an assumed trained Quickdraw for something that an alchemist will be doing repeatedly on a daily basis (pulling out extract after extract over and over). Conclusion: These extracts have to be stored somewhere on an alchemist's body. This will be the only sticking point between player and DM: can someone, in combat or not, grab one of his extracts away from him? Probably best to hammer this out ahead of time, similar to "the talk" a DM and player need to have when playing a Paladin. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mutagens seems to follow the same concept of extracts (make ahead of time, use later), while Bombs seem to be made "on the spot", using up magical essence in the process (I imagine them to be almost like an energy bomb, or magical "package" filled with guano and gunpowder, rather than a cartoony Acme bomb made of stone or metal with a sparkling fuse). Conclusion: Mutagens need the "component pouch" while being made, and can be stolen later, just like extracts. Bombs need the "component pouch" at the time of being made (the standard action when used), but otherwise gets used on the spot so doesn't get stolen... short of the delay bomb discovery, but that would be on purpose at that point.</li> </ul>I'd say there's really the only one contentious point that could make the class "too" videogamey: how extracts are stored.If you hammer out (between player and DM) how the extracts are held on the person, you don't even have to change game mechanics to bring it back into acceptable verisimilitude.</blockquote>

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