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I think there has been a misunderstanding.
When you purchase the FoundryVTT version of Beginner's Box or Abomination Vaults, you will also get a copy of the PDF.
If you purchase the PDF first, I believe you can get a discount on the Foundry version

Serious question.
Is it too late, at least for the Alchemist?
They're in Core 2.
Are we quite sure that it's pencils-down on Core 2 at this point?

Why not a mixture of both solutions?
For most encounters you can adjust for the added party member, but for the single creature severe-to-extreme encounters, run as written.
That way the entirety of the xp budget should not result in the party being significantly underleveled, and you might even add additional small challenges or encounters to bridge the gap

The easiest answer would be cleric, probably followed by druid.
The group can get magical healing with either, and the druid can also blast well

You're not going blind or crazy, they're no longer there. The current version of the PF2e system for Foundry has already transitioned to some of the publicly revealed Remaster rules, including the removal of ability scores

Understood, but if her desired character concept is "to turn into a bear or other big beast and eat faces" then closing the gap is required, and tactics will have to match.
I don't think anyone is saying that it will be "optimal", but it's more than possible in my experience.
My wife plays a similar character, but she picked up an Animal companion as well.
She generally opens by either shifting and closing the gap, or sending in the companion, and then shifting in anticipation of joining her companion in melee on the next turn.
She can and has hung back and slung electric arcs as well, but that does not fit her class fantasy, so she doesn't do so usually.
Is that always "optimal"?
Nope, but it doesn't get her or the party killed, and she's having fun and contributing.

What's the issue with Wild Shaping and then closing the gap exactly?
At lv5 she'd have access to Animal Form which gives 3 options with above average speed.
If it must be a Bear (not criticizing, I totally get it), that's still a 30ft stride.
if that's not enough range to come to grips, well other melee types have similar issues.
She wouldn't be horribly worse off than any other melee-focused Martial that needs to get up close to be effective in my opinion.
Is the overarching issue really that despite the perceived fantasy, in practice she finds it better to stay at range?

Apologies if I'm missing something obvious, but assuming you're within range at the beginning of the round, what's to stop you from using Wildshape and then striking?