Continuing Alchemical Items and no Mana zones

[Bruno]

I'd go with #1 personally. It saves on tracking duration AND "time spent running through NMZs" separately, which is just one more thing I don't really want to do as the GM.

[Not another shrubbery]

Originally Posted by Delcar

FWIW, I do handle the entry as suspending the effect, but here's an odd thought - is it unfair to count the time in the NMZ against the duration?

1. IF alchemy is an accelerated chemical process of some sort, THEN it should still run its course; say that potion that makes you run faster magically gives you a shot of magic adrenaline, then you should still be temporarily changed, and yes, the time count against it.
2. IF the potion is a pure magical effect, then would a NMZ be more akin to a simple pause, where the duration is also suspended?

Unfair? I don't think so. By my reckoning, we're already in house rule territory, so a GM should feel free to choose whichever interpretation they want for their game. The alchemist character doesn't really have a complaint, since they are already getting the (mostly a) benefit of a favorable treatment of the duration (suspended rather than dispelled by NMZs). And as B points out, bookkeeping is simpler with 1, a good reason for a GM to favor it.