Alchemist and pet questions


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Grand Lodge

I have a alchemist that has a monkey as a pet (Using the familiar stats for him ATM). Now I currently have no interest in placing the little guy into harms way, but i know sooner than later its going to happen. Is there a feat or something out there that would allow me to boost him at all as I level?

Next question is how extracts work. The book says that an Alchemist can choose which extracts by brewing a "potion". that being said what would happen if during the day he wants to switch out the "potion" with another, or loses or breaks his prepared "potions"? Would he be able to brew up a different "potion" or would he need to brew up what he lost?

If an Alchemist were to create a con mutagen and later decides he wants a strength mutagen, provided the Alchemist does not dump the original mutagen out, would an non-alchemist drinking the con mutagen still get sickened by the brew?


With regard to the monkey business, there's not a feat I know of that can boost a pet. How about some Use Magic Device and a wand of Animal Growth to pump your monkey?
(Warning: consult a cleric if your monkey stays enlarged for more than 5 hours)

Extracts work similarly to spells - part of the brewing of the extract involves the alchemist putting some of his magical energy into the mix. If the extract is lost or broken, then the magical energy used in preparing it is lost as well. Of course, you can leave some of your extract slots open and brew them in the field to mitigate the chance they will get broken or lost.

The rules do not make an exception for the nausea caused by non-alchemists drinking a mutagen that is inert. They still have to make the Fort save.

Grand Lodge

Kochean wrote:
I have a alchemist that has a monkey as a pet (Using the familiar stats for him ATM). Now I currently have no interest in placing the little guy into harms way, but i know sooner than later its going to happen. Is there a feat or something out there that would allow me to boost him at all as I level?

You could take a level of druid and the Boon Companion (Seeker of Secrets) feat.

Shadow Lodge

Take leadership, have him awakened, and start gaining levels in rogue... :) No one would expect the monkey to be picking their pocket... ;)


The awakened route seems like it would add some awesome RP. I am fairly new to PF so some of the intricacies excape me but, couldn't you teach a monkey to pick pocket with handle animal tricks?

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