I know that Wizards (and alchemists and other such classes that carry books) can learn spells they're capable of learning from a wizard's spellbook. Can they do that same with classes like bards, druids, witches, etc. that store/prepare spells using a different method.
As a bard, I have one or two spells that our new alchemist could learn as formulae, but I'm guessing he can't copy them from me since I don't have a spellbook.
Could I at least give him a bonus to help study those formulae himself, since I know the related spells already. A reduction in the cost of research maybe? Are there any rules detailing such things?
...As I type this, I get the feeling it's one of those things where all you can do is leave it up to the discretion of the GM.
I'm not sure on witches, but as it stands, bards and druids no, unless they scribe a scroll.
Also, you can only learn spells on your spell list, regardless of whether the other class is arcane, so no learning cure light wounds as a wizard for example, even if a bard made a scroll for you.
If you're a bard, and he's an alchemist, it's not a case of GM discretion. If you can't scribe a scroll, the answer by the rules is simply no.
As an Alchemist can learn formulae by Wizard spellbooks, so they can learn them from scrolls. Any Bard (or whomever) who can scribe scrolls is good for the trick.
The weird thing is that an Alchemist can learn spells from a Wizard's grimoire with more ease than another Wizard could, but no acranist can understand an Alchemist's formulae book. Go figure.
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I think of it as a matter of fomula vs power source. A bard can provide a formula tha Witches/Wizards/Alchemists can understand but they have to apply that formula to the power source they're tapping into. Wizards are working on a more primal energy of the cosmos and can not pull of healing due to incompatiblity issues, etc. But witch's patrons have some power of healing so a healing spell could be used/learned.