I was looking at feats for an alchemist and noticed that one of the feats being considered requires spell focus. Initially, I figured this meant that there was no way to get the feat since alchemists don't count as spell casters for purposes of taking feats.
However, when I checked Spell Focus I noticed that this feat doesn't actually have any pre-reqs.
Am I right in thinking that an alchemist could take spell focus (and therefore take other feats that have it as a requirement), it's just that the feat won't do anything for the character directly.
Or did I miss an errata somewhere that says that this feat functions normally for alchemists?
Since extracts duplicate spells i see no problem ... It Just doesnt Help with most spells.... No DC..
While I understand that most extracts aren't going to call for a saving throw, I was more referring to this statement from the APG FAQ
Is an alchemist a spellcaster for the purpose of crafting magic items other than potions?As written, no, alchemists are not spellcasters, and therefore can’t select feats such as Craft Wondrous Item. The design team is aware that this creates some thematic problems with the idea of an alchemist creating golems and so on, and plan to examine this in the future.
That being said, I've re-read spell focus and it technically doesn't say anything about casting spells.
Benefit: Add +1 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against spells from the school of magic you select.