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Substance Production
Before this can be attempted the formulae must be acquired or invented. Any ingredients or materials must also be procured. Potions, Elixirs, Oils and Dusts are usually made in batches. The size of the batch, the rating of the lab, the difficulty of the potion as well as the competence of the Alchemist are all factors in determining whether the result is a success or not.
| Batch Size | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Description | Quantity Produced |
| 1 | Trial | 1 |
| 2 | Test | 1-4 |
| 3 | Small | 2-8 |
| 4 | Medium | 3-18 |
| 5 | Large | 5-30 |
| 6 | Commercial | 5-50 |
The following formula is used, together
with the following table to determine the result.
(Alchemist's Specialism Level x Lab's Rating) -
Difficulty of Substance - Batch Size
+ (Mages Int over 14) + d20
| Substance Manufacture | |
|---|---|
| Bonus | |
| + 5 | Alchemist has successfully made this substance before |
| + 2 | Alchemist has a sample of the Substance at hand. |
| - 5 | The Substance is completely novel |
| Result | Explanation |
| 1 or less | Explosion: Everyone working in the lab takes 4d6 damage, save for half. Lab is wrecked and is reduced by one rating. |
| 2 | Lab fills with poisonous gas, everyone must save against poison or die. |
| 3 | Lab fills with mildly poisonous gas, everyone feels unwell for a week. |
| 4-10 | Apparent success, unfortunately the Alchemist has unwittingly made an ineffective mixture. |
| 11 | Apparent success, unfortunately the Alchemist has unwittingly made a toxic poison. |
| 12 | Apparent success, unfortunately the Alchemist has unwittingly made a noxious substance |
| 13-15 | Partial success, the substance will however be slightly substandard. |
| 16-24 | Success. |
| 25 or more | Outstanding success, the substance will perform better than expected. |
After a substance has been successfully produced the Alchemist is entitled to its XP Value (50 XP / point of substance difficulty) times the batch size as an experience point award.