Way to make an alchemist a talker?

[Vicon]

Hey there! wondering if anybody knows any elegant or sneaky ways to make an Alchemist excel at diplomacy as early and well as possible.

It just seems that in all the builds I see Charisma is the alchemist dump stat... is there any way to get diplomacy checks based on a different attribute, like intelligence?
(like wisdom of the flesh puts a dex skill to wisdom, or how oracles have a lore mystery that subs DEX bonuses to AC to CHA?

Failing stat substitution.. other suggestions or means appreciated. Thanks!

[Elamdri]

Look for a trait that makes diplomacy a class skill, like Ease of Faith. Alchemists are skill monkeys so you have the skill points to burn. Then you can take skill focus (Diplomacy) if that's not enough. You'll never be as good as a bard, but you can get up there.

[Wondering GM]

Make him a Mindchemist, or get the cognatogen Discovery. You can use it to boost Charisma.

[blackbloodtroll]

Well, you can drop a single level in Inquisitor, or Cleric, nab the Conversion Inquisition, and use wisdom for all your social skills.

[redhat mike]

or go into being a level of rogue get trapfinding and plenty of skillpoints

[blackbloodtroll]

Rogue is bad, and Alchemist will have high int, and at least 4 skill points, so not a viable option.

[Vicon]

These are interesting propositions, thank you!

[blackbloodtroll]

Actually, a single dip into Infiltrator Inquisitor, nab the Conversion Inquisition, and then continue on into Mindchemist.

That way you will have x2 wisdom to Bluff and Diplomacy, and you can pump your wisdom with Cognatogen.

[Vicon]

oooooo... nice!!

[blackbloodtroll]

Not having to use charisma will cut down on MAD.