Erlewis
Lord of Altera
I've been a little bit frustrated lately about this topic. Quite unfortunately, some people on this server's understanding of Alchemy is limited to the Elder Scrolls and a few other video games. This is a wrong understanding of the practice.
I really feel I should express this before the new magic lore comes out, whether or not it will affect that. Alchemy, really, is a form of magic. Old scholars tried it a lot, but never got it to work. However, in Altera, it should. Alchemy is not the practice of potion/poison-making, but rather a very advanced form of chemistry and physics, with magic mixed in.
What alchemy allows one to do, is this: by drawing a Transmutation Circle (A really complex set-up, with runes around the edges), the alchemist is able to transmute anything contained within the circle, using some form of mystical powers. Alchemy is ruled by one major laws, which actually kind of applies in our modern day chemistry: The Law of Equivalent Exchange.
You cannot make something from nothing. It doesn't work. What alchemy does, is it takes materials from one place, and transfers them into another. An example of a powerful alchemical experiment: a man's barn is destroyed in a hurricane a (very powerful) alchemist could potentially gather up all the pieces, and put the barn back together, as long as it had a Transmutation Circle around it, with the correct runes.
Anyhow... the idea that I'm trying to get across here is that alchemy isn't potion making. I feel that if it is going to be represented in Altera, it should be done properly, and that is as it is: magic
I really feel I should express this before the new magic lore comes out, whether or not it will affect that. Alchemy, really, is a form of magic. Old scholars tried it a lot, but never got it to work. However, in Altera, it should. Alchemy is not the practice of potion/poison-making, but rather a very advanced form of chemistry and physics, with magic mixed in.
What alchemy allows one to do, is this: by drawing a Transmutation Circle (A really complex set-up, with runes around the edges), the alchemist is able to transmute anything contained within the circle, using some form of mystical powers. Alchemy is ruled by one major laws, which actually kind of applies in our modern day chemistry: The Law of Equivalent Exchange.
You cannot make something from nothing. It doesn't work. What alchemy does, is it takes materials from one place, and transfers them into another. An example of a powerful alchemical experiment: a man's barn is destroyed in a hurricane a (very powerful) alchemist could potentially gather up all the pieces, and put the barn back together, as long as it had a Transmutation Circle around it, with the correct runes.
Anyhow... the idea that I'm trying to get across here is that alchemy isn't potion making. I feel that if it is going to be represented in Altera, it should be done properly, and that is as it is: magic