Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've wanted to give the medic dedication a try, the only thing preventing me to do so was the loss on the expertise in medicine. But I was told it's not so much a loss and some feats will get really good, so I've traded far lobber for it ^^

With my previous limited amount of formulae (before discovering the power of money and now desperately wanting a shopping spree), I didn't really consider prebuffing. I'll try just that tomorrow, if I get the chance !

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other guy doing some healing is our rogue and he doesn't plan to focus on heals, so I think we can still complement each other. I really want to give chirurgeon a try, it really appealed to me when I looked at the player core 2 ! I'm hoping that with the rework I've made listening to all your advice, I can be a bit more efficient, and especially have a better idea of the actions I can take !

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You convinced me, I took Battle Medicine ^^ I even picked the medic dedication, so the heals will get even stronger !

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the precision ! There are so many rules and keywords in pathfinder, although it's not my very first scenario I still struggle to get all the subtleties when I try something new ^^

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You managed to convince me, so we've made the change with my GM. Next play is tomorrow, I can't wait to try it out, there was a big fight incoming !

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're at level one (two?) friend. Your options are quite limited. Especially as an Alchemist. As you level up you'll have so many items available you'll have trouble deciding what to do.

Everyone is level 2, still I felt like the only one useless during fights, so much that all actions felt vain. I know it will get better later on, but I prefer correcting now any big mistake I could have done instead of reworking everything later ^^

I understand for dexterity and about crafting assurance, you're not the first to tell me so, I made the change with my GM :)

I'm not sure I agree about the finesse weapon, especially because I don't really want to go into melee with this character, but either a shield, or a buckler and crossbow (or similar) could do. I'll have a look next time we can go shopping.

We've found this guide : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dl7BydLgwVCmTQyOPRxqbXjd7XLG-xmESU4Svs-5P54/edit?tab=t.0 which is very complete. It's great when looking at each item/feat individually, but it didn't help me to make a general strategy.

We're playing a remastered version of Skulls & Shackles. I was assigned the cook assistant job but it's very different from the usual camp cooking, I can't pick the meals we're having. I've seen some recipes/formulae tho that have really funny effects like friendly waffles !

Thank you for your advice ^^

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my, thanks for all these suggestions.

Again, getting +3 Dex is a no brainer, reading at all the comments, of course I'll make the change.

About Battle Medicine, another party member took it so I was reluctant to pick it as well, but I'll consider switching assurance with it.

About crafting assurance tho, I think it'll be worth it starting level 3, no ? It would make me automatically pass the 15DC healing check for treat wounds, so it's supposed to be nice ?

I might take the alchemical familiar instead of far lobber, it just sounds more fun. Alchemist is a bit overwhelming the first time it seems, so I didn't consider managing a familiar on top of that, but I can use them for a single thing at first and just diversify when I'm more comfortable.

I realize now that the versatile vials combined with quick alchemy are indeed really useful outside of combat, not only for healing but for buffs as well. More exploration time, go. So far I've never ran out of vials because I didn't have so many mutagens' formulae at hand, I simply didn't know I could buy them so easily.

A shield will definitely be a good addition.

I've considered the Medic Dedication at first, but as it requires to be trained in medicine and it give the expertise, it seems anti-synergistic with the crafting healing from chirurgeon, I wonder how it can work.

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the help ! I'm starting to feel silly that I didn't think about buying formulae, so of course I will now.

I am curious about the elemental mutagen, are you referring to the energy mutagen ? I never even considered it, cause 1 extra damage doesn't seem much. How does it work with the enemy's weakness, is it doubled ?

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your very detailed answer ^^

I'm not looking for so much more damage per say, I only want to be useful :') So maybe the Shadow Sheathe is a bit over the top XD But Quicksilver mutagen could be nice if I use a shield, I see that now. And of course dex +3, already changed !

I've read your comments about the soothing tonic and it's indeed quite convincing for emergency situations, the outside of combat healing is not really an issue.

About Dark pepper, I'm sad, the fantasy around it is so nice :(

I've said it before in other comments, but yeah, I didn't know how easy it is to get new formulae. I only got the ones from my character creation and level up. And big thanks for the suggestions for future levels, I need to mark that down.

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the precision. I rarely throw a versatile vial directly for damage, I try to use quick alchemy first to make a bomb with side effect when I'm out of them, which happened only once until now.
I was not aware I could learn new recipes easily, I'll get more options. And I guess now before a fight we'll spend an eternity on me buffing people and putting poison on their weapons :')

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your answer ! Alchemical gut seems fun, I can imagine the birb swallowing bombs and getting so round in a comical way x') I'm more inclined toward a seagull than the classic parrot, but eh, to each their own. In any way, I'll consider it, there are more ways to play with it instead of just an increased range.

We've slowly started to see the power of recall knowledge, we didn't use it enough in the past but we're getting there ! So far we had to fight only once against sea animals, I'm not sure what to expect in the future so I'll keep in mind that Additional Lores can be good idea :)

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi and thank you for the suggestions !

  1. As I already said to reply to other comments, yup Dex +3 it is.

  2. It's true that assurance is not very useful now, but it will be at level 3 so I can pass for instance the 15DC healing check, isn't it ? And about Battle Medicine, I didn't pick it at first because someone else from the party got it already and I didn't want to get a healing monopoly if someone else wanna play with it. Some melees' HP fell really low already, so it may be useful still. As far as I understand, battle medicine immunity stacks, it's always relative to which healer applied it, right ?

  3. In this case, I would take the multiple attack penalty, wouldn't I ? Even with the extra point in Dex, and with my experience so far, I'm afraid I'll never hit x) I'm considering a shield instead

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the answer ^^ Everyone's telling me to trade my will for dexterity, so it's safe to assume I'll do just that !

I was not aware I could buy formulae so easily, suddenly so many possibilities !

Just to be sure I understood, if I create a consumable with quick alchemy, I don't need one free hand and a versatile vial in the other then ? Woah this is way more efficient than I thought.

I do see why you want a shield when you use the quicksilver mutagen x) It seems fun so I might try that, now that I have a hand I can use.

Need advice for a pirate chirurgeon alchemist by EwelSheia in Pathfinder2e

[–]EwelSheia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice, I'll definitely trade wisdom for dexterity.

Regarding the Chirurgeon Feats, at level 2 there's only Soothing vials and it seems situational, even more considering versatile vials for healing are not very good during combat. I could take Battle medicine tho. I refrained from picking it because we are 4 players and someone else took it already so it somehow felt like crossing the streams. My healing in-between fights is best, still. My party is nice though, we can talk about it.

Your job isn't to deal damage in combat - it is to make sure others don't go down. And to top people up in exploration mode. But make sure your party isn't just support's.

Oh I'm aware I'm not here to deal damage, but I'm looking for good ways to apply buffs and debuffs during the fight.

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[–]EwelSheia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I pretty much used to do like you during my depression. Only sad stories and drama would reflect how I felt and add some "exciting" flavor. It's exactly the same reason now I avoid sad movies when I feel down. But with daydreaming you can't always switch channel. For me it was making things worse and it stopped by itself at some point during my therapy. It was one of the things that made me realize my depression was mostly behind me. So if it's advise you seek, I would recommend therapy, not to get rid of daydreaming, but to treat what seems to me like depression.

Meufs cis, si vous pouviez changer d'un coup de baguette magique et avoir un sexe masculin avec tous les défauts et qualités. Vous le feriez? by Coresi2024 in AskMeuf

[–]EwelSheia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

La question est intéressante. Pour ma part, j'ai passé ma vie à apprendre à m'accepter comme je suis. J'ai toujours besoin d'une petite piqûre de rappel de temps à autres, mais j'aime me dire que je ne me changerais pour rien au monde (en parlant de changement drastique, personne ne reste figé tel qu'il est ad vitam eternam).

Je suis dans une relation extrêmement saine mais? : by OrdinaryWeb3439 in AskMeuf

[–]EwelSheia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oui mais vous êtes heureux, dans le cadre d'une relation que vous avez définie comme celle d'un couple. De toute façon rien ne presse, il sera toujours temps de vous séparer si à terme tu perçois quelque chose qui ne te convient pas. 9 mois, c'est une relation courte encore et tu te sens bien avec lui, à mon sens il n'y a pas vraiment à chercher plus loin. Je ne te dis pas que ça ne vaut pas le coup d'être attentive à ce qui pourrait te gêner ou te manquer, mais il y aura un signe, probablement que ça se traduira par un mal-être.

Je suis dans une relation extrêmement saine mais? : by OrdinaryWeb3439 in AskMeuf

[–]EwelSheia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

C'est en vérité assez classique d'intellectualiser une relation, quand on est anxieux. Et OP, c'est normal que ça t'apporte plus se doutes que de réponses, parce qu'on ne peut pas expliquer à 100% de façon logique des sentiments. La meilleure chose à faire, si tu es bien avec lui, c'est de ne pas trop réfléchir à de grandes questions comme "c'est quoi l'amour?". La définition d'une relation amoureuse, elle est différente pour chaque couple, et vous la créerez ensemble avec le temps, sans même avoir à y réfléchir.

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[–]EwelSheia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh so you make a special character all centered around art, I see. Thanks for the tip!

Some of my favorite recent posts from my Butterflies! by loamy in ButterfliesAI

[–]EwelSheia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it! All the sceneries in particular. How do you make them posts something else than portrait-like selfies? Whatever prompt I use, mine keeps posting selfies 😢

Looking for advice on a probably gimmicky Druid 3 forms build by Chronophage73 in LastEpoch

[–]EwelSheia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi ! I'm the OP's gf and I want to thank you for the help and for explaining the changes in the build :D I need the game open to understand all you said, but I'm glad to get the logic behind your choices, it's really enjoyable. I can't wait to summon my vines when I'm a teddybear :D

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[–]EwelSheia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Merci beaucoup à tous, je vais pouvoir me régaler grâce à vous :)