Clover:
Beagan WobbleCog:
Stuff.,.,
yeah, agree to disagree.
the above listed reasons are the biggest reasons why i don't use pathfinder when i run games.
it is always better to have more options then less
I have characters with 3 pages of skills because there is a difference between (craft basket weaving) and (craft rattan furniture), and (craft reed-boat)
just as there is a difference in general metal working and working with specific metals (gold/silver/copper/brass/iron/etc)
However there is such a thing as general or specialized knowledge and transferable skills
Craft /profession skills still allow you to pick as many options as you like:
So yes you can still pick all those options it just looks something like this
Craft (alchemy)
Craft ( armor)
Craft (poison)
Craft ( weapons)
Or maybe if it’s just a single point in three different ones
Profession (barber, soldier, sailor, herbalist)
No rule prevents you doing any of that
It is true a metallurgist may not actually know how to weld; and vice versa