PCI Eric wrote:
Alchemy is merely a skill focus. The skill is needed to prepare, not to use.
Well…sure, it makes perfect sense that you wouldn't need a skill to drink a potion.
So let me see if I get this straight. When I spend 25 points for basic Heremticism, I get the Hermeticism skill at 1, right? But when I buy basic alchemy, I just use my scholarship skill? I dunno. That seems wildly inconsistent to me for some reason. Like one more special snowflake ability (like Attack Focus, since weapons are the only thing in the game you need a Talent to specialize in) just to mess with players and GMs. I mean, I get it. Alchemy was pretty accepted science in that age, so having it fall under Scholarship OR Hermeticism makes…sense. I just don't like having these random skills, Talents, Tricks, and Abilities that don't work like 99% of the rest of the game. It feels…inconsistent for no good reason.
Hrm….