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Alchemy

Alchemy happens at a Still, which is a cauldron on a lit campfire. You render ingredients into graded Extracts, then brew them into tonics at the pot. Brewing stands are plain vanilla.

How it works

Right click a Still with an empty hand. First you render ingredients into Extracts. Their grade comes from your level in the trade the ingredient belongs to: Farming, Fishing, Mining and Slayer give Grade I at level 1, II at 10, III at 25, IV at 40 and V at 60. Ranching counts animals bred (0, 10, 40, 100 and 250). Grade IV and V need a soul campfire under the cauldron.

Then right click the pot to brew. A bar slides across and the panel tells you to pour an Extract (right click) or stir (left click) when it's on target. Three mistakes spoil the brew. No mistakes makes it Masterwork, one makes it Exceptional and two Refined, and the grades of your Extracts cap how good it can get. One brew fills 3 bottles.

The loop

1. Level a trade so its Extracts come out at a higher grade, or buy Extracts from someone who has.
2. Render your ingredients at a Still.
3. Brew at the pot and keep your clicks clean.
4. Drink the tonics or sell them.

Where it leads

Because the grade comes from other trades, a good fisher or farmer can sell Extracts to whoever brews. Harder formulas take more steps, from 4 for the easiest up to 12.

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