Alchemist = awesome! Crafting?

[lighterfluids]

So I like alchemists. Do they get the ability to craft items, like alchemical fire? ... are there other thrown items that splash acids from alchemical fire and acid? Can we increase the DC of the thrown items, do my feats and skills apply to items, or only to the bombs I can daily use? ... I’ll probably have more questions...

Do we need point blank shot and precise shot?

What other feats are good for them? It almost seems like I’m level 3 and pretty much set on feats...

Thanks!

[faolanthehedgehog]

If you were playing tabletop Pathfinder, you would be able to craft such items even if you weren't an Alchemist, but Alchemists would be able to do so more successfully. In this game, Craft is not a skill, so you can't craft anything.

Point Blank and Precise Shot are indeed recommended, otherwise you'll take a -4 penalty when trying to throw your bombs at enemies being engaged in melee by your allies.

Other recommended feats would be stuff like Extra Bombs, Weapon Focus (bombs), and I think Extra Discovery is a feat that alchemists can get (at least in tabletop), which lets you select another alchemist discovery.

[Morgian]

If going bombs you need the basic ranged combat feats as posted above. If you go semi-melee (known as Mr. Hyde on the boards), you need feats to assist you with the beatdown.