Alchemy
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The Alchemy school focuses on inflicting poison and altering your surroundings. Despite its name, no Alchemy spells affect items in any way.
Aptitudes
Spells
Sources
- Main Texts
- Book of Transmutation: Petrify, Irradiate, Fulsome Fusillade
- Young Poisoner's Handbook: Poisonous Vapours, Mercury Arrow, Olgreb's Toxic Radiance
- Other Texts
- Book of Battle: Detonation Catalyst
- Book of Blasting: Fulminant Prism
- Book of Blood: Ignite Poison
- Book of Cantrips: Poisonous Vapours
- Book of Conjurations: Fulminant Prism
- Book of Contraptions: Alistair's Walking Alembic
- Book of Cryoformation: Sculpt Simulacrum
- Book of the Earth: Leda's Liquefaction
- Everburning Encyclopedia: Ignite Poison, Sticky Flame
- Fen Folio: Eringya's Noxious Bog
- Book of Flames: Sticky Flame
- Great Wizards, Vol. II: Alistair's Intoxication, Eringya's Noxious Bog
- Great Wizards, Vol. VII: Yara's Violent Unravelling
- Book of Metalworking: Alistair's Walking Alembic
- Book of Misfortune: Yara's Violent Unravelling
- My Sojourn through Swampland: Mercury Arrow
- Book of Party Tricks: Alistair's Intoxication
- Book of the Senses: Mephitic Cloud
- Book of Sloth: Leda's Liquefaction, Petrify
- Book of Spectacle: Fulsome Fusillade
- Book of Spontaneous Combustion: Detonation Catalyst, Irradiate
- Trismegistus Codex: Mephitic Cloud
- The Unrestrained Analects: Olgreb's Toxic Radiance
- Book of Wicked Creation: Sculpt Simulacrum
Strategy
- Many Alchemy spells can be considered as "side" spells. They often have a major limitation, but come with strong/useful effects to compensate.
- For example, Irradiate has only 1 range, and can only be used a few times in a row safely, but can otherwise tear apart enemies. Most of the poison-themed spells do little against foes with poison resistance, but are great against foes without.
- Most of Alchemist's starting spells are strong, but don't do much against foes with poison resistance. Sticky Flame can be used to take out rPois monsters, though as a level 4 spell, it'll take a while to use consistently.
See Also
History
- In 0.32, Cigotuvi's Dreadful Rot was removed, and Hoarfrost Cannonade and Fulsome Fusillade were added.
- In 0.31, Alchemy was introduced, replacing Poison Magic and part of Transmutations.
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Weapons | Short Blades • Long Blades • Ranged Weapons
Axes • Maces & Flails • Polearms • Staves • Unarmed Combat • Throwing |
| Physical | Fighting • Armour • Dodging • Stealth • Shields |
| Magical | Spellcasting • Invocations • Evocations • Shapeshifting |
| Spell Schools | Air • Alchemy • Conjurations • Earth • Fire • Forgecraft • Hexes • Ice • Necromancy • Summoning • Translocations |