Alchemist Supplies and Gathering

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Overview

Alchemy can be done with a Alchemist's Supplies. Alchemist's Supplies can be used to make bombs and weapon coatings. To make potions you require a Herbalism Kit.

Basics

Any creation uses a base and a number of ingredients.
You can use up to 4 ingredients in one creation.
The ingredients are any resource which have one or more essences you use to create the mixture (such as blue herbs or a Mandrake root).
When your ingredients have more than 3 essences, you can decide what essences are used for which effect or if they are used at all.
If an effect with a numerical value is used multiple times, the numerical value is multiplied by the number of times the effect is repeated.
If an effect with a duration is used multiple times, the duration is multiplied by the number of times the effect is repeated.
The value of creations equals to the value of the base plus 10gp for each effect.
The process takes 1 hour for every 5gp the end result is worth.
All ingredients are consumed at the start of the process.

Alchemist's supplies

Alchemist's Supplies are used to make bombs and weapon coatings. Bombs have a range of (20/60) and take and action to throw. When thrown, they will explode and affect all targets in a 5 ft. radius sphere. Weapon coatings take an action to apply to 1 weapon or 10 pieces of ammunition and last for 1 minute, affecting any creature hit by an attack with the weapon.

Explosives

For a bomb, you will need 10gp worth of mundane materials for the base. If you fail the DC you sustain the Bombs relevant d4 damage.

Explosive Bomb

As an action, a character can light this bomb and throw it at a point up to 30 feet away. Each creature within 5 feet of that point must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 3d6 fire damage.

Material Cost: 10gp / 25gp / 50gp per attempt

Crafting Time: 2 hours / 6 hours / 12 hours

Attention: Concentrate

Craft DC: 8 / 14 / 18

Minor: deals 2d6 fire damage

Moderate: deals 4d6 fire damage

Masterwork: deals 10d6 fire damage

Smoke Bomb

As an action, a character can light this bomb and throw it at a point up to 30 feet away. On impact, smoke begins to billow from it, creating a heavily obscured area within a 10 foot radius and a lightly obscured area for a further 5 feet. This smoke dissipates after 1 minute, or until it is blown away by some external means.

Material Cost: 20gp plus 1 x + 1 x per attempt

Crafting Time: 2 hours

Attention: Sparse

Craft DC: 14

Weapon coatings

For a weapon coating, you will need 20gp worth of materials and 1 extra water essence for the base. The base creation DC is 10.
At the end of the process, you must make an intelligence check, using you proficiency if you are proficient with the alchemist's supplies.
The creation DC equals the base creation DC + (2 x the number of essences in the ingredients used)
If any effects require a saving throw, the DC is 8 + your Intelligence modifier + your proficiency with the Alchemist's Supplies.
Only 1 weapon coating can be on a weapon at any 1 time. If another is applied, both weapon coating effects are nullified.

Storm Blade

For 1 minute, every time the user gets a successful hit with their weapon they can add the relevant additional d4 damage to their attack causing the enemy to take the additional lightening damage.

Material Cost: 20gp per attempt plus additional ingredients below

Crafting Time: 6 hours / 12 hours / 24 hours

Attention: Sparse

Craft DC: 14 / 18 / 20

Minor

Damage: deals 1d6 lightening damage

Additional ingredients: 1 x + 1 x

Moderate

Damage: deals 4d6 lightening damage

Additional ingredients: 2 x + 2 x

Masterwork

Damage: deals 8d6 lightening damage

Additional ingredients: 3 x + 6 x

Herbalism kit

A Herbalism Kit can be used to make potions. These have 1 dose per phial.

You will need 10gp worth of mundane ingredients for the base.
At the end of the process, you must make an intelligence check, using your proficiency if you are proficient in the herbalism kit.
The creation DC equals 6 + (2 x the number of essences in the ingredients used).
Only one potion can be in affect at any one time. If another potion is drunk, the user suffers an effect from the mixing potions table in the DMG.

Potion of Healing

A basic healing potion.

Material Cost: 25gp + 1 x per attempt

Crafting Time: 4 hours

Attention: Sparse

Craft DC: 8

Effect: restores 2d4 Hit Points

Potion of Healing, Greater

A healing potion commonly found for sale in cities.

Material Cost: 75gp + 4 x per attempt

Crafting Time: 16 hours

Attention: Sparse

Craft DC: 14

Effect: restores 4d4 Hit Points

Potion of Healing, Superior

A rare healing potion made by specialist herbalists in major cities or temples.

Material Cost: 225gp + 4 x + 2 x per attempt

Crafting Time: 24 hours

Attention: Sparse

Craft DC: 20

Effect: restores 8d4 Hit Points

Potion of Healing, Superior

A very rare healing potion made by a minority of specialists who have the time and money to craft.

Material Cost: 675gp + 6 x + 2 x per attempt

Crafting Time: 48 hours

Attention: Sparse

Craft DC: 22

Effect: restores 10d4+10 Hit Points

Gathering

The first step to alchemy is by finding ingredients. Ingredients can be any natural resource with a connection to a primal element such as plants, herbs, stones or even parts of creatures. Each ingredient contains a number of essences which can be extracted and used in creations. The essences are:

Earth ()
Fire ()
Water ()
Air ()
Life ()
Darkness ().

Ingredients can be of different qualities and therefore contain different amounts of essences. They can be:

Basic ingredients contain 1 essence
Uncommon ingredients contain 2 essences
Rare ingredients contain 3 essences

Finding Ingredients

This guide only includes herbs and plants as ingredients. It is up to the DMs discretion to decide what substances contain other essences.

Herbs can be gathered through foraging in the wilderness. This can be done by making an Intelligence (Nature) check as part of the foraging activity while travelling. The total of your Intelligence (Nature) check determines what you can find and how much.

Amount of Ingredients Found

DC	Amount Found	Max Rarity
1 - 8	1	Basic
9 - 14	1d4	Basic
15 - 19	1d4	Uncommon
>20	1d6	Rare

The DM then rolls a d20 for each in the respective area table, re-rolling ingredients that are above the maximum rarity.

It is possible for herbs to be cultivated in a garden which can provide a ready source of ingredients. However, to grow herbs with an elemental affinity, you will have to create an environment with an abundance of that element for them to grow properly.

Selling Ingredients

Ingredients can be bought and sold at markets although rarer ingredients might not be able to be found at conventional shops and you may need to find these ingredients at specialist shops.

Plant Rarity	Purchase Price	Selling Price
Common	5 gp	2 gp
Uncommon	15 gp	5 gp
Rare	30 gp	15 gp

Effects

Herbalism Kit

Essences Required	Effect
+	Heals 1d4 + 1 hit point
+	For 1 minute, you regain 1 hit point at the end of your turn
+	Removes 1 disease or the poisoned condition
+	You gain 1d4 + 1 temporary hit points
+	You gain resistance to radiant and necrotic damage for 1 minute
+	When you are next hit by an attack within 1 minute, the attacker automatically takes 1d8 radiant damage
+	Prevents the negative effects of being in extremely cold weather for 8 hours
+	For 1 minute, you may add an extra 1d4 to any ability check
+	You do not need to drink or eat for 24 hours
+	You gain an extra 10 ft. of movement for 1 minute
+	When you are next hit by an attack within 1 minute, the attacker automatically takes 1d8 cold damage

Essences Required	Effect
+	Prevents the negative effects of being in extremely hot weather for 8 hours
+	You gain resistance to bludgeoning, slashing or piercing damage for 1 minute (chosen when the potion is made)
+	You gain resistance to fire, cold or lightning damage for 1 minute (chosen when the potion is made)
+	When you are next hit by an attack within 1 minute, the attacker automatically takes 1d8 fire damage
+	Gives advantage on saves against being moved by external forces for 1 minute
+	You are unaffected by non-magical difficult terrain for 1 minute
+	You may add 10 to the next Dexterity (Stealth) check you make within 1 minute
+	You don't need to breath for 1 minute
+	When you are next hit by an attack within 1 minute, the attacker automatically takes 1d8 lightning damage
+	When you are next hit by an attack within 1 minute, the attacker automatically takes 1d8 necrotic damage

Alchemist's Supplies

Essences Required	Effect
+	Target must make a constitution saving throw. On a failure, they take 1d6 radiant damage. On a success, they take half damage
+	Targets must reduce their next charisma saving throw by 1d4
+	Targets do not benefit from invisibility for 1 round
+	Targets must succeed on a strength saving throw or be restrained for 1 minute. They can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of their turns
+	Targets must make a dexterity saving throw or be blinded for 1 round
+	Targets can't take reactions until their next turn
+	Target must make a constitution saving throw. On a failure, they take 1d6 cold damage. On a success, they take half damage
+	Targets must reduce their next wisdom saving throw by 1d4
+	On an impact, the targets are covered with a sticky gel. Any effect that deals fire, cold or lightning damage to them while covered in the gel deals an extra 1d6 of that damage. An affected creature or an adjacent one can spend an action to remove the gel
+	Targets must reduce their next intelligence saving throw by 1d4
+	Target must make a constitution saving throw. On a failure, they take 1d6 acid damage. On a success, they take half damage

Essences Required	Effect
+	Target must make a dexterity saving throw. On a failure, they take 1d6 fire damage. On a success, they take half damage
+	The affected area is covered in a thick mist making it heavily obscured for 1 round (If used as a weapon coating, on an attack, a 5 ft. cube centred on you becomes heavily obscured)
+	Target must make a dexterity saving throw. On a failure, they take 1d6 force damage. On a success, they take half damage
+	Targets must reduce their next strength saving throw by 1d4
+	Target must make a constitution saving throw. On a failure, they take 1d6 poison damage. On a success, they take half damage
+	Target must make a constitution saving throw. On a failure, they take 1d6 thunder damage. On a success, they take half damage
+	Targets must reduce their next constitution saving throw by 1d4
+	Target must make a dexterity saving throw. On a failure, they take 1d6 lightning damage. On a success, they take half damage
+	Targets must reduce their next dexterity saving throw by 1d4
+	Target must make a constitution saving throw. On a failure, they take 1d6 necrotic damage. On a success, they take half damage

Plants and Herbs by Areas

In the following tables you can see examples of plants and their alchemical essence for various environments.

Arctic

1d20	Name	Rarity
1-5	Blue herb	Common
6-10	Drojos ivy	Common
11-15	Ucre bramble	Common
16-18	White poppy	Uncommon
19	Kreet paste	Uncommon
20	Angel flower	Rare

Caves

1d20	Name	Rarity
1-5	Twilight wormwood	Common
6-10	Blue herb	Common
11-15	Mandrake root	Common
16-18	Abyss flower	Uncommon
19	Kasuni juice	Uncommon
20	Blackleaf Rose	Rare

Desert

1d20	Name	Rarity
1-5	Drojos ivy	Common
6-10	Ellond scrub	Common
11-15	Ucre bramble	Common
16-18	Dried Ephedra	Uncommon
19	Olina petals	Uncommon
20	Ebrium fungus	Rare

Forests

1d20	Name	Rarity
1-5	Twilight wormwood	Common
6-10	Drojos ivy	Common
11-15	Ellond scrub	Common
16-18	Blood herb	Uncommon
19	Thunderleaf	Uncommon
20	Wisp stems	Rare

Lakes, rivers and ocean

1d20	Name	Rarity
1-5	Twilight wormwood	Common
6-10	Blue herb	Common
11-15	Mandrake root	Common
16-18	Aniseed sap	Uncommon
19	Kreet paste	Uncommon
20	Chromatic mud	Rare

Mountains

1d20	Name	Rarity
1-5	Drojos ivy	Common
6-10	Ellond scrub	Common
11-15	Mandrake root	Common
16-18	Ash chives	Uncommon
19	Kasuni juice	Uncommon
20	Dragontongue petals	Rare

Plains

1d20	Name	Rarity
1-5	Ellond scrub	Common
6-10	Mandrake root	Common
11-15	Ucre bramble	Common
16-18	Aniseed sap	Uncommon
19	Lunar nectar	Uncommon
20	Dragontongue petals	Rare

Swamps

1d20	Name	Rarity
1-5	Twilight wormwood	Common
6-10	Blue herb	Common
11-15	Ucre bramble	Common
16-18	Frenn moss	Uncommon
19	Ecire laurel	Uncommon
20	Spineflower berries	Rare

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