22-12-2011, 04:47 AM
The alchemist seems like he should just be a maker of potions and random oddities -- constrained by the physics of reality. The alchemist is more of a conman than a scientist, relying on the effects of placebo and foolish peasant superstition. All supposed supernatural or magical happenings are explainable: the summoned pony is just a pony the alchemist bartered with a farmer for. The cursed stones are actually rocks infused with a potent mix of chemicals that create a small explosion when acted upon with enough force.
Any healing properties of the shrine are from the increased confidence of the user and a result of the fervor of those who give their prayers. Delirious and hanging on for dear life, these men and women fighting for Swadia have little hope for survival, so they grasp for whatever they can, thus giving them superhuman vitality (also hidden under the shrine is a stash of arrows and shields). That makes sense, right?
Any healing properties of the shrine are from the increased confidence of the user and a result of the fervor of those who give their prayers. Delirious and hanging on for dear life, these men and women fighting for Swadia have little hope for survival, so they grasp for whatever they can, thus giving them superhuman vitality (also hidden under the shrine is a stash of arrows and shields). That makes sense, right?
ba da bing ba da BAN! -Hypernoma