Does the leech (or anyone) need Alchemist to modify Alchemicals? The description of the ability only specifies “design and produce” not modify existing. and on page 70 (the Alchemicals reference) Modifying Alchemicals different and not included directly with the section on creating a new one.
Does the leech (or anyone) need Alchemist to modify Alchemicals?
Does the leech (or anyone) need Alchemist to modify Alchemicals?
Only a person with alchemist can make new and edit alchemicals. The Leech merely aquires new alchemicals each downtime, he doesn’t make his own; thus it is safe to assume that only someone who can make the alchemicals can change their properties too
I’d say that they’d need Alchemist for doing in-depth changes. Look at Physicker for comparison: You’re fundamentally altering the way Tinker works, applying the same mechanics to chemicals as you could previously for safes/gadgets/electroplasmic devices.