I’ve been looking for an Int-based chassis for an artful dodge TWF build, and one of the options that come up is the Alchemist. Trouble is, alchemist needs a free hand for bombs! Looking for archetypes that could replace that, I stumbled upon the Blood Alchemist.

It replaces Mutagens and Bombs for the ability to make magic circles out of your extracts that let you cast certain specific spell-like abilities at-will so long as you stand in them and don’t re-prepare your extract slots. It’s a huge trade for a unique benefit.

I’d imagine you could get up to some really funky construction shenanigans, having access to expeditious construction, shape stone, and fabricate. And then the potential of having a nearly always-on Magic Vestment & Greater Magic weapon for your entire party opens up a lot of options for situational weapons & armor sets.

What do you think of the archetype? Does it have potential? Does it give up too much?