Just a couple questions.
1) Can an Alchemist as a standard action continue to throw bombs without making concentration checks when in a web?
2) When grappled by a melee combatant can an alchemist throw a bomb as a standard action?
With spellcasters, grappled means that, among other things, spells with material components can only be cast if the components are already in hand. Bombing isn't spellcasting, though. So it comes down to: is Bombs a feature an alchemist can perform with only one free hand? I'm willing to entertain arguments that you can draw catalyst and bomb from your person and mix them with one hand, but it better be a compelling argument.
Keep in mind that you'll have a -4 to Dex and a further -2 to your attack roll even if you can do this. Might not matter since touch AC, but penalties can add up.
This was recently discussed. To answer your questions:
1) Yes, easily. Throwing bombs never requires concentration check, it's a Supernatural Ability, not a Spell-Like one.
2) Again, easily. You'll have a -4 to attack in total, but it's still doable. In fact, if they have Fast Bombs, they can even throw several bombs. This is because bombs can be prepared with one hand, so you can make full-attack actions with them the same as with a light or one-handed weapon.
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I'm willing to entertain arguments that you can draw catalyst and bomb from your person and mix them with one hand, but it better be a compelling argument.
I've got some that have been raised in the previous thread.
1) Bomb throwing can benefit from two-weapon fighting. This wouldn't make sense if you needed two hands to prepare bombs.2) The Bombchucker is a pretty unwiedly wicker basket you strap to your hand. That hand can be used for nothing but throwing bombs. It specifically states that you can still prepare and throw bombs just as quickly as without it. This heavily implies that the actual preparation of the bomb only requires one hand. And throwing would logically also only require one hand.
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In both cases it comes down to the question: is the whole draw-prime-throw routine for bombs something that requires both hands? Because when you have the grappled condition you can't use abilities that use both hands (like attacking with a 2H weapon).
The alchemist class itself doesn't clearly say that you need two hands (or conversely, clearly say you need only one). The closest we have to a clue is the Explosive Missile disovery:
Explosive Missile: As a standard action, the alchemist can infuse a single arrow, crossbow bolt, or one-handed firearm bullet with the power of his bomb, load the ammunition, and shoot the ranged weapon. He must be proficient with the weapon in order to accomplish this. When the infused ammunition hits its target, it deals damage normally and detonates as if the alchemist had thrown the bomb at the target. If the explosive missile misses, it does not detonate. An alchemist must be at least 4th level before selecting this discovery.
With this discovery at least you can hold on to a weapon and prep a bomb with the other hand. It lists arrows, indicating bows, which are 2H weapons. So that's an indirect suggestion that bombs require only one hand (the one not holding the bow) to prepare for use.
Can he throw bombs while pinned?
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Can he throw bombs while pinned?
No, it's clear from "tightly bound" and from being unable to cast spells with somatic components at all that your hands are bound.