Epic Meepo wrote:
Specifically, the alchemist can't use alchemy to transmute objects.
Sounds like you're riffing a bit on Full Metal Alchemist. Alchemy is traditionally the precursor to chemistry. Strip the fluff from FMA and it's basically straight-up magic. It seems the Alchemist class is more about Western alchemy.
Kind of a shame that it doesn't really dip into Eastern influences at all, but that's a derail.