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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Set" data-source="post: 5487463" data-attributes="member: 41584">I try to keep alchemicals well below spell effects (particularly *good* spell effects) in potency. If I want an alchemical slippery-slime that acts like the grease spell, I'd limit it to a single 5 ft. square per application, and have it last a minute, tops. But I'd also much reduce the cost to create, compared to crafting a new spell. Half cost, depending on the rules being used.  I wouldn't want to go much cheaper, because a new alchemical compound can change the world much more readily than a new 1st level spell, as it is available to a much vaster number of people than just those who can cast 1st level spells of that type, including thousands of NPC experts, etc. I prefer more utility stuff anyway, for alchemy, like long-term preservative oils, or alchemical shellacs that strengthen bone to make it as hard as iron (for use in crafting bone weapons and armor, or making tougher than expected skeletons to throw at the party), or similarly stain and strengthen wood, allowing one to make darkwood breastplates (for druidic use), stuff to cause hair to grow (or not grow), scars to fade, skin to remain wrinkle-free, alchemical dyes that can affect hair, skin, or even eyes, fertility elixirs (or contraceptive draughts), a salve that causes stone to become temporarily malleable like clay, for stoneworking, etc. Of course, the best thing is that so many alchemical concoctions have already been made for various 3.X products;[spoiler]Places to check for Alchemy stuff; PHB 3.5 (p 70-71, 128-129)AcidAlchemist's FireAntitoxinSmokestickSunrodTanglefoot BagThunderstoneTindertwig Book of Vile Darkness (p 41-44Feather PowderFestering BombWeeping StoneAgony (Liquid Pain)BaccaranDevilweedLuhixMordayne Vapore (Dreammist)Mushroom PowderRedflower LeavesSannishTerran BrandyVodare Libris Mortis (p 73-74)BrittleboneEmbalming FireGhostoilLiquid Night Races of the Dragon (p 122-123)Bitterleaf Oil (DC 15)Ditherbomb (strong (DC 20), weak (DC 15) or wyrm (DC 25), can’t take 10 on these checks)Fire Beetle Lamp (DC 10)Sundark Goggles (DC 15) Races of the Wild (p 168)Leafweave Armor (also requires Craft (armorsmithing)) Races of Stone (p 159-161)Blasting PelletsBlister OilHearthfireSpiderlily Essence Complete Mage (p 134-135)Auran MaskCrackle PowderFast TorchScreaming FlaskWeeping Flask Complete Adventurer (p 118-122)Blend CreamFocusing CandleCatstinkFareye OilFlash PelletFreeglideHawk's OintmentHealer's BalmKeenear PowderLockslip GreaseNature's DraughtSoftfootSuregripAntitoxin CapsuleIronman CapsuleLeap CapsuleStability CapsuleStrongarm CapsuleSwiftstride CapsuleGhostblightQuickflameQuickfrostQuicksparkQuicksilver Draconomicon (p 116-117) *requires Dragoncrafter feat*Blood Elixir Lords of Madness (p 114-115) *requires Grell Alchemy feat*Grell CrystalLightning Lance (magic item, requires Alchemy)Greater Lightning Lance (magic item, requires Alchemy)Silver Spear (magic item, requires Alchemy) Heroes of Battle (p 134-137)Acid StoneAlchemist's StoneHoly/Unholy Stone? (should require a priest, not an alchemist)Tanglefoot Shot Stormwrack (p 108)Stinkpot Frostburn (p 78-79)Armor InsulationFreeze PowderFrostbite SalveIce ChalkMelt PowderPolar SkinRazor Ice PowderWhale Grease Sandstorm (p 101-103)ArmorbrightBlackeyeDeep DraughtIronthorn ExtractKeepcool SalveShapesandSlumber SandSunshade Lotion Special: Oleum (no Alchemy Craft DC, but it seems like it should be craftable) Arms & Equipment Guide (p 32-35) *some repeated in Cadv*BladefireAcid BulletFlame BulletFocusing CandleRestful CandleClearbreathDarkvision PowderDefoliatorDehydrated FoodDwarfblindFarflame OilFleetfootGhostoilGravebaneHawk’s OintmentInstant RopeLongbreathMotelightNature’s DraughtPolar SkinSignal TorchSparkstoneStonebreaker AcidVerminbaneVicious Bleeder Savage Species (p 46-48)Breathing MaskFlashtubeFrostfireSculpter’s Slime Eberron Campaign Setting (p 120-121)Acidic FireAlchemist’s FrostAlchemist’s SparkNoxious Smokestick Magic of Eberron (p 139-140) *no Alchemy Craft DCs*Bloodspike (defiling)Bloodspike (glowbug)Bloodspike (spatter)Bloodspike (tempo)Bloodspike (thickener) Faiths of Eberron (p 153-154) *no Alchemy Craft DCs*Breath of the DevourerEuphoric SacramentFlayskinMordrei’inSilverburn Oriental Adventures (p 78)Eggshell Grenades (dust, flashpowder, pepper, poison smoke)Flash Paper (moeragara)Jade PowderLiquid Smoke (ekitai kemuri)Sleeping Fire (hinemuri) Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (p 96-97)Alchemical Sleep GasDisappearing InkScentbreaker Dungeonscape (p 34-37)Acid NeutralizerBottled AirFirmament StoneGhostwall ShellacLava StonesLockslipTrollbane Drow of the Underdark (p 93-94)Bile DroppingsDarkvision PowderDwarfblind StoneSheddenSpelunker's OilStoneburn AcidVilegrip  Dragon magazine 280, article Better Living Through Alchemy, has some great stuff. Issue 301 also has a large article on Alchemy, but I don't recall it specifically. Quite a few (perhaps even all of them) seem to be reprinted in the Dragon Compendium.  Places checked;PHB 3.5 (p 70-71, 128-129)Book of Vile Darkness (p 41)Libris Mortis (p 73-74)Races of the Dragon (p 122-123)Complete Mage (p 134-135)Complete Adventurer (p 118-122) quite a lot of ‘emDraconomicon (p 116-117) requires Dragoncrafter feat (only 1 item)Lords of Madness (p 114-115) requires Grell Alchemy feat (only 3 items)Heroes of Battle (p 134-137) alchemical siege shotStormwrack (p 108)Frostburn (p 78-79)Sandstorm (p 101-103)Arms & Equipment Guide (p 32-35) quite a few, some repeated in CASavage Species (p 46-48)Faiths of Eberron (p 153-154)Eberron Campaign Setting (p 120-121) Magic of Eberron (p 139-140) Oriental Adventures (p 78) Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (p 96-97) Drow of the Underdark (p 93-94) Of 3rd party stuff, the best one I’ve seen for a meaty and balanced selection is the Kingdoms of Kalamar Players Guide (p 113-116), but you can also find a few gems in other Kalamar products, in Monte's Arcana Unearthed, in Relics & Rituals 2, etc, etc. if you have them lying around.[/spoiler]</blockquote>

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