Mutagens and Elixers... Both are supernatural abilities, not provoking AoO.
However, they are still similar to potions, which do trigger AoO.
Which is it? AoO or not?
I'm pretty sure I remember elixirs/mutagens saying they provoked in their descriptions. That would make it an exception to the general rule of "supernatural abilities don't provoke."
I had thought that taking an extract explicitly provoked AoO, but as I read it I realize I was actually thinking of the bombs.
Pretty sure that extracts provoke because they act like two things that do: casting spells and drinking potions. A question I have asked, which has never been answered, is if Alchemists can "cast defensively", and if so, can this be improved by Combat Casting?
could you drink a potion without provoking if you had something like this?
could you drink a potion without provoking if you had something like this?
Maybe, but wouldn't you provoke putting the potion into it? lol
Thanks for the responses. Looking over the Extracts section again, I was able to find where an AoO is implied (as if imbibing a potion).
I did come across another thing while going over the Alchemist...
Bombs: Only the first D6, plus Int bonus, is multiplied on a crit?
Bombs: Only the first D6, plus Int bonus, is multiplied on a crit?
Yep, that is correct. So, at 5th level you do 1d6 + INT bonus + 2d6 bonus dice.
So on a crit it would be 2d6 + 2xINT bonus + 2d6 bonus dice.
My guess is they did that to help balance out the ranged touch attack...
Where as, a multi-hit Scortching Ray can get off multiple crits without loss of effectiveness.
Hmmm....
on the topic of alchemists drinking infusions.
1) Can an alchemist cast on the defensive?
2) does combat casting do anything for an alchemist casting on the defensive?
GM Hands of Fate.
The alchemist has no spells, and does not cast anything through his class. Ergo: neither is relevant to a pure alchemist
makes sense. Thanks!
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On a direct hit, an alchemist’s bomb inflicts 1d6 points of fire damage + additional damage equal to the alchemist’s Intelligence modifier. The damage of an alchemist’s bomb increases by 1d6 points at every odd-numbered alchemist level (this bonus damage is not multiplied on a critical hit or by using feats such as Vital Strike).
Does anyone else think the "(this bonus damage is not multiplied on a critical hit or by using feats such as Vital Strike)" may be mis-placed?
Meaning, it seems like it should be applied to the (+int) portion of a bomb's damage, like so:
On a direct hit, an alchemist’s bomb inflicts 1d6 points of fire damage + additional damage equal to the alchemist’s Intelligence modifier (this bonus damage is not multiplied on a critical hit or by using feats such as Vital Strike). The damage of an alchemist’s bomb increases by 1d6 points at every odd-numbered alchemist level.
Considering that (a) this is an alchemists primary and pretty much only offensive class feature, and (b) firearms already resolve at a ranged touch attack, and they can crit just fine...
I don't know, maybe I should be comparing it more to a rogue's sneak attack damage, but that seems less relevant due to the potential for multiple hits in a round, where sneak attack damage applies on each hit.