Craft (Poison) or Craft (Alchemy)?


Rules Questions


Seems simple enough, but haven't found any errata or FAQ stating this outright and wanted to ask.

Outside of four feats in the PPC: Dirty Tactics Toolbox (2015) and Pitted Bullets (Ultimate Combat, 2011), I haven't been able to find anything separating Craft(Poison) from Craft(Alchemy) - even within Craft(skill) descriptions with poisons leading back to alchemy.

Should one consider these as typos and rule them under Craft(Alchemy) checks/requirements, or require Craft(Poison) as a skill tax?


Per the CRB glossary poisons are made with craft(alchemy), so I'd just stick with that skill.


Yeah, whenever I see a reference in adventures to identifying a poison, they always use Craft (alchemy).


Poison Focus requires Craft Alchemy, whilst Powerful Poisoning calls for Craft Poison... so SOMEBODY is wrong...

The good news is nobody will ever officially answer it, so run it how it works best for you. I just use Craft Alchemy, and change any mention of Craft Poison to match... but that is in no way official rules.

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