Crypt Breaker Alkehestry Bombs question

[WiseWolf]

Hey all!

I have a question about the Alkahestry Bombs that the Crypt Breaker Alchemist has.
How do discoveries that change how the bomb works work with the new bomb? For example, the 'Shock Bomb' discovery. Does the damage still remain as 1d8 against constructs and undead, while decreasing to 1d4 against everyone else, or would it be something different? From what I see the damage would still work the same, (Simply replacing the damage type dealt, I suppose) but that really didn't make sense to me. So, Just wondering.

[Kexle]

I was wondering the same thing. It seems the way the APG was written that the damage die would remain the same d8/d4.

I'm going to try to work it out with my DM, but if anyone has any thoughts regarding this, I would be happy to hear them.

My personal thought is that the Crypt Breaker archetype is not particularly overpowered and that allowing the discoveries that alter the damage type to acid, cold, or electricity should follow the standard 1d6 per two levels progression that a normal alchemist has.

A standard alchemist can make d6 fire bombs and d6 other bombs with a discovery. I don't see how knowledge of fire bombs carries over directly to acid/cold/electricity bombs.

It doesn't seem much of a stretch to say a crypt breaker can make d8/d4 acid bombs and d6 other bombs since they seem pretty independent to me.

I may be biased in my opinion though. Any thoughts?

[Cheapy]

Pretty sure it stays at d8/d4, but holy necromancy batman.

(Also, the damage for the base bombs should be acid both ways. That slipped through the cracks)