
Zwordsman |
Howdy!
So thought I'd ask. I'm trying to figure out ways to mitigate Alchemy bulk.
Alchemy kit is 2bulk.
Formula book 1 bulk.
armour 1 bulk
shield/weapon is L to 1 bulk.
infused reagents are just under several L-several bulk depending.
I saw an idea of someoen making a custom low level handy haversack for their alchemist. This made me think of the efficient bandolier from P1 that let a gunslinger keep their kit+powder horn+powder +bullets+gun in an elsewhere bandolier (well belt for some reason)
So I'm wondering if I missed an item in this version. Is there anything like that? Or is the only elsewhere items the bag of holdings? WHich doesn't quite work for Alchemist becaus they need their Alchemy kit on hand for quick alchemy (even if they techicnally don't need to use it. it must be on hand).
I'd love if I missed a item somewhere on Nethys or released suppliments since then, that would work for fixing this?
I know I could ask the GM if I could make an "Alchemist bandolier" basically a messanger bag that had the t ools+ book in the "bag" and along the sling it has a spot to hold X number of infused (and only infused) alchemy items (like one slot for X number elixers, one for X number mutagen one for X number bomb) that always counts as having easy access to them.
So far most have been Laborer background for heavy hauler, or thats their lv 2 skill feat.

vagrant-poet |

I house-ruled alchemy kit as 1 Bulk, and formula book as light Bulk. This save 1.9 Bulk. Hopefully that's enough. 10 Str or lower is pretty tight for most encumbrance in general.
Ask your GM if he can rule the same. It's a very simple change with no additional knock on effects. Also weirdly the Fumbus pre-gen seemed to have been built with same bulk, so it may even be Rules As Intended.

kaid |

Well one thing is on the pregens they treat the adventurer pack as 1 bulk not 2 and they don't seem to add any weight for the formula book. Still I think the alchemy kit probably needs to get knocked down to 1 bulk overall because for people like chireugons who want to have a healing kit as well as the alchemy kit the weight allowances are pretty bad.