Alchemist Spell Bug

[Col. Closeup]

I cannot select a target for my "normal" spells as an Alchemist. When I select Arcane Missile for example, it auto-casts on self. Same with Shocking Touch. Am I missing something? I can select targets for the same spells fine on other characters.

[Travisty]

I am having this same issue. I could find no information in game if this was intentional for alchemists, but it has happened on both of the Alchemists I created to test this.

[Col. Closeup]

It's definitely not intentional. You are supposed to be able to cast certain spells, even as an alchemist. But I guess since most of the abilities buff you or the bombs in some way, there is an error in the coding that doesn't pick up on the "select target" aspect of the spells in question.

Whatever, it's quite bad and needs fixing quick. Otherwise enjoying the game so far, but a bugged class is SO not fun.

[Baron Bob Blitzkrieg]

...how did you learn arcane missile or shocking touch? Those don't appear in the Alchemist spellbook, seeing as alchemist 'spells' are labeled infusions: They make temporary magic potions they themselves drink.

[Col. Closeup]

That's interesting. Must be another bug then - one that let me select those spells in the first place.
I have Arcane Missile, Shocking Touch and Heal Minor Wounds. Since Alchemists only "brew" those spells into extracts, it kinda makes sense that they are always self cast. The bug must lie elsewhere then - i.e. letting me select those spells in the first place, when I should not be able to.

[Col. Closeup]

Yepp, just quickly recreated an Alchemist - no spells like before. I don't know what happened, but it seems like I need to restart my game, since I wasted 2 slots like this.

[Travisty]

While my Alchemist didn't have those spells, any spell I did select was still unable to be targetted. I was able to target one character with Enlarge during combat, but afterwards any spell I cast began auto-casting on self and no matter what I tried. Cure Light Wounds would autotarget on self, same with Enlarge, whether I paused the game or not. Other characters would still have their cast radius appear when I had them cast spells, but the circle simply failed to appear for the Alchemist character.

[Col. Closeup]

Originally posted by Travisty:

While my Alchemist didn't have those spells, any spell I did select was still unable to be targetted. I was able to target one character with Enlarge during combat, but afterwards any spell I cast began auto-casting on self and no matter what I tried

That's a correct feature though. As Alchemists don't really "cast" spells per se. They brew them into a potion and imbibe it to gain the effect of the spells. I was only confused because I got the wrong spells - weird bug, but didn't happen again when I recreated.

[Travisty]

Ah okay so the bug on my end was the first cast that allowed me to cast on another person, and every time after that it was working as intended? Good to know. I have only played 5e DnD before this and didn't know it was a self-cast only class. I was looking all over for any kind of information in the spellbook or anything to hover over that would say something like that, but all the spells still had ranges like "Ally within close range" and I thought it was entirely bugged. That first "Enlarge on another person" really messed me up then and gave me an entirely wrong impression of how the class worked hahaha.