Atretes Rhoujen said:
it seems like you guys rely on post counts quite a bit, and I like to write long posts
Atretes Rhoujen said:
'ten post minimum for training threads
No such limit exists anywhere in the rules, though I've also heard people erroneously cite many other post- and word-count-related 'rules' that aren't in there anywhere. The closest equivalent is that any thread submitted as development for a Factory submission needs to be at least ten posts, which is something of a bare minimum when some people stretch their threads on for dozens or hundred of posts. Even then, though, what matters above all is quality. Those who submit cursory ten- or fifteen-post threads as Factory submissions' dev threads tend to get disappointed.
When I told Dante he'd need a reason to combine alchemy and Force-imbuement, that was because, frankly, it's a useless and redundant thing to do unless you're after some very specific edge-case combination of their attributes. I can think of three subs, two by me and one by Isley, that combined the two, and all had serious development threads behind them and were for specific purposes. I was addressing Dante's subquestion, and that's what I meant by 'you would need a reason' - the reason being some kind of result where the combination of alchemy and Force imbuement by a master of both skills could produce a special effect. In the vast majority of cases, such a combination would be unreasonably difficult and give no worthwhile bonus. As for your original question, if you mean 'can you alchemize beskar' or whatever, certainly - within reason. I dev threadded and created a very, very powerful Sith sword whose metal isn't primarily or significantly alchemized for strength, because it's already songsteel. All the alchemical focus was on the sword's 'enchantment,' which was for a specific purpose.
Hope that answers your questions; if I wasn't clear or you'd like more detail or to do a followup, just tag me.