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I notice that alchemist isn't specifically mentioned in this guide, but with the new Archetype they got in the Occult Adventures book, the Promethean Alchemist, which specializes in craft construct and the like, will you be updating this to include it?
Some interesting things I bet they could do, with their companion and the ability to get a familiar as well.

I think he's trying to say he should be doing Piercing damage with his small longsword, because it's close to a shortsword.

I don't think it would be, because a dogslicer and a shortsword are the same size already and fairly similar but one does slashing and one does piercing.

Changing the size of a weapon doesn't change its damage type.

And taking a size penalty doesn't let you treat a properly sized weapon as a different weapon of a different size.