Alchemy Skills

Alchemy (12xp) [Root Skill]
Required for: Preserve Potion; Potion Lore; Poison Lore; Healing Lore; Use Venom;

The character has a basic grounding in the methods of concoction of natural materials, and has a garden enabling them to grow ingredients for use in potions. This skill may be bought in ascending levels [to level IX] in order to reflect an increasing experience in the blending of materials. They gain the ability to recognise alchemy at 1 range. Only the user gains the results of this call IC.
This skill also grants the character a single Research Action in addition to their usual complement of minor and major actions, which may be used to research new potions. See the Alchemy Rules document for further details.

Preserve Potion (15xp)
Requires: Alchemy I

The character is able to preserve any stabilised potion, poison or healing they are capable of making by adding a number of ingredients equal to half the manufacture requirement of the potion.

Potion Lore (3xp)
Requires: Alchemy of equal level
Required for: Make (Specific) Level 1 Potion; Make (Specific) Level 2 Potion; Make (Specific) Level 3 Potion; Make (Specific) Level 4 Potion; Make (Specific) Level 5 Potion; Make (Specific) Level 6 Potion; Make (Specific) Level 7 Potion; Make (Specific) Level 8 Potion; Make (Specific) Level 9 Potion;

The character is familiar with potions and their type. This skill may be bought in ascending levels [to level IX] in order to learn the specific components of potions (other than poisons & healing) of equal or lower level to the skill.
Potion Lore is a required skill for the Make (Specific) Potion skills.

Healing Lore (3xp)
Requires: Alchemy or Herb Lore of equal level
Required for: Make Antivenom; Make Healing Potion;

The character is familiar with healing potions and their potency. This skill may be bought in ascending levels [to level IX] in order to learn the specific components of healing potions of equal or lower level.
Healing Lore is a required skill for Make Healing Potion.

Poison Lore (3xp)
Requires: Alchemy or Herb Lore of equal level
Required for: Make Poison; Make Antivenom;

The character is familiar with poisons, blade venoms and antivenoms, and their potency. This skill may be bought in ascending levels [to level IX] in order to learn the specific components of poisons of equal or lower level.
Poison Lore is a required skill for Make Antivenom and Make Poison.

Make Healing Potion (2xp)
Requires: Healing Lore of equal level

The character is able to manufacture healing potions up to the level of their Make Healing Potion Skill. This skill may be bought in ascending levels [to level IX]

Make Poison (2xp)
Requires: Poison Lore of equal level

The character may apply ingested potions to food or drink with no obvious signs.

The character is able to manufacture poisons up to the level of their “Make Poison” skill. This skill may be bought in ascending levels [to level IX].

Make Antivenom (2xp)
Requires: Poison Lore or Healing Lore of equal level

The character is able to manufacture poison antidotes up to the level of their Make Antivenom Skill. This skill may be bought in ascending levels [to level IX]

Make (Specific) Level 1 Potion (1xp)
Requires: Potion Lore of equal level