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Dasrak: That is what i thought when i first looked at it, however the process of ingraining the spells in the wizard's mind seems like it would be incredibly mentally draining and thus the 8 hours of rest. where as an alchemist's extracts are difficult to prepare (just like any real drug) however should not need the 8 hours of a wizard because he doesn't have to store the spells in his mind. I agree that under normal circumstances an alchemist should not be able to prepare extracts without rest from the point of view of sleep deprivation, however consider a character that doesn't need to sleep like a living construct or only needs a small amount of sleep like an elf is that rest still required for the ability to create the extracts?

Weirdo: that is what i thought with the whole "refresh like a sorcerer" thing, but i would prefer to use the rules as intended. If i can't find a definite answer in any of the source books/SRD that i'll probably use that idea as the basis for the system i will suggest to my GM. As i said to Dasrak i agree with the idea of needing rest but i am not sure how much is acceptable.

It is possible i am looking to hard for a mechanic that isn't really that important, it's just bugging me that i don't know how my character works.

How does an alchemist actually refresh his extracts per day?
It seems weird to think that an alchemist requires the 8 hours of a wizard as casting spells is not a completely mental thing for him and therefore he would not need to clear his mind for the 8 hours, nor does he need the 1 hour to prepare his extracts (only needs 1 min/extract).

With his ability to leave extract slots open the mechanic seems to be leaning more towards the cleric/paladin version of preparing spells however the whole needing an hour to pray at a specific time thing doesn't really fit an alchemist either.

with the "When an alchemist mixes an extract, he infuses the chemicals and reagents in the extract with magic siphoned from his own magical aura." sentence in the description of extracts it also seems like he would simply need to replenish his magical aura like a sorcerer. however this is a mechanic wich i cannot find and i assume is something along the lines of "at this arbitrary time you get your spells back"

Basically all i want to know is:
When do i get my extracts back and How do i go about doing it?