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:Alchemist_Tradition The Alchemist is the ultimate specialist in Token magic. All their spells are token magic and they cannot function without such. They combine magic with chemistry and bio-chemistry to produce an odd mixture that produces phenomenal results. Unlike a standard Token mage of any other kind, the Alchemist requires specialized tools in the form of a lab and/or a field kit. A full Alchemist Lab costs $5000 in equipment costs, a Field Kit (which limits a Token mage to Tokens of a base energy cost of 15 or less) costs $500 and takes 1 full minute to set up in the field (10 combat rounds). Token mage's products can be used successfully by ANYONE, even by a mundane, a large advantage over regular token mages. The token materials cost for an alchemist is more expensive than most tokenists - for point of cost (including MODS) for the potion/powder/gas they must spend $5 in materials. (There are a few exceptions that require rare ingredients which will be listed in the spell list that follows). Some particular potions and such require materials that are highly controlled or illegal in general. These will be noted as such in the text with an symbol. Streetwise skill would help the acquiring of such substances. A failed roll to create a potion, powder etc means that all the ingredients in it are lost. A KLUTZED one creates a potion with effects that the caster has no idea of the effects being until it is actually used (many folks prefer to ditch these 'mistakes' then risk their impurities). Unless otherwise noted a liquid potion is the standard form of each alchemical creation. Creation time for an alchemist, unlike other mages, is not measured in rounds but in minutes, that is each point of base cost for the creation takes a minute (10 rounds) to create. Required Skills : Cooking Either Chemistry, Herbalism or Organic Chemistry Reading & Writing Suggested Optional Skills : Biology Brewing Butchering Candlemaking Computer Science Demolitions Familiarity : Grenades Familiarity : Spectrum Analyzer Familiarity : Electron Microscope Forensics Languages, Ancient : Greek Languages, Ancient : Latin Streetwise Other Restrictions : None, beyond above, except usual token mage rules. :Agelessness COST : 20 MODS : N This will, for a day cease the aging of the consumer. Many alchemists consider this the answer to continuous life, and the high cost in energy to them is worth the additional years they might gain from consuming it daily. It is often a closely guarded secret. :Alchemist's_Anti-biotic COST : 25 MODS : N Consuming a dosage of this will eliminate any minor disease or any major disease of a non-cellular degenerative type. Thus it will cure most infections, but will not negate Polio, Cancer, MS, Lupus, or Aids. A patient with a degenerative disease can consume it and it will place the disease into remission for 1d10 weeks. :Blade_Poison COST : 10 MODS : D This, when placed on any cutting blade, will enhance its damage on a cut by infecting it with the poison. Duration is how long it will last upon the blade. It does +1/rank on the weapon. No save unless poison resistant. :Boost COST : 15 MODS : D This when consumed by a MAGE will enhance their ability to cast successfully by reducing inhibitions and mental limits (It does NOT work on Entertainers, Alchemists or Enchanters). It increases success by 5% per RANK. :Disappearance COST : 15 MODS : D This when consumed makes the consumer invisible to normal sight by playing with light waves. It does NOT affect sound, scent, heat traces etc. Pouring a liquid or a powder on the affected will reduce the effectiveness. It gives a +50% to defensive PROW (+25 if opponent can smell, see with IR etc). At Rank 5 it can be made into a powder that can be placed on an object or other surface to make such invisible instead of just being consumed. :Fertility_Pill COST : 15 MODS : N This pill will instill instant fertility on the subject so that ANY mating with a female (if male) or male (if female) of ANY humanoid race will produce an offspring if such mating takes place in the next 24 hours. :Healing COST : 5 MODS : N This will heal upon application 1d10+1/rank HTK. It will NOT mend broken bones, restore lost/severed body parts, or cure diseases. At Rank 5 it can be a salve instead of a potion, at Rank 10 it can be a pill instead. :Hyper_Sense COST : 25 MODS : D This mixture will heighten all the senses of the consumer. It adds +25% to all Alertness rolls, allows them to see Ethereal and Astral and to have animal-like sense input to scents and sounds so that invisibility pluses for others is halved. Unfortunately it has two drawbacks, it doubles the effectiveness of Sound based attacks and Flash-like attacks (but the person IS immune to effects like Stinking cloud as their senses block the obnoxious input from it). :Inertia_Powder COST : 15 MODS : N This powder is placed into any liquid or gas fuel/energy source and will turn it into an inert substance that cannot be used for fuel or energy. Each dosage will affect 10 gallons/5 cubic feet of fuel. It is an excellent means to make a vehicle undrivable until it has been flushed out and the fuel replaced. It does not affect lubricating elements or do any damage to the containers and equipment. :Infertility_Pills COST : 3 MODS : N These pills will ensure that any male or female that ingests them will not produce any offspring from matings during the next 24 hours. :Ingested_Poison COST : 5 MODS : N This has a nasty effect upon the human body, doing 1d10+1/rank HTK when consumed. At Rank 5 it can be a powder instead of a liquid, which can be mixed with a food or disolved in a drink. HARD save. :Itching_Powder COST : 1 MODS : D When thrown upon exposed skin this powder causes an immediate allergic itching reaction that makes the target -10% to perform any skills. Lasts for the duration. :Love Potion COST : 5 MODS : D This is ingested and the first being of the drinkers race and sexual preference seen will be who they are affected as if being CHARMED by for the duration as well as in lust for. At Rank 5 it can be made into a powder that can be easily disolved. :MageDust Cost : 20 MODS : N This powder must be consumed mixed in liquid before falling asleep. It makes the mind and body of the consumer open, even negating natural mind shielding effects. Its dangerous in that the body has NO defenses against hostile spells etc, but while in this state also doubles the amount of magical capacity recharge over the normal for sleep. Effect only lasts for one sleep period... :Magesight COST : 15 MODS : D This mixture when ingested allows one to see invisible, ethereal and astrally for the duration. It requires use of a mushroom which is illegal under US law as a psychadelic drug. :Meditation_Incense COST : 5 MODS : N This incense increases the usage of meditation skill results of energy recovery, increases it by 1 point per hour over the normal amount recovered. Multiple sticks will not compound on the same hour. A stick may be shared by up to 5 meditating mages. :No_Pain COST : 10 MODS : D This uses a small quantity of PCP (Angel Dust) as a base. It negates the pain sensors of the body or scrambles their signals so the body can ignore wounds etc. While on this a subject is immune to all pain and fear based magics. Additionally they can continue to be active until at -10 HTK, and get a +25% to all Hardiness saves that are not Strength related. They get a +5% to Hardiness for Strength saves. They add +10 to their Initiative rolls, but -10% to all Intuition based skills while under its effects. If used too often this mixture can permanently affect the user in regards to painlessness and lost Intuition success. :Protective_Incense COST : 5 MODS : D This compound incense will After burning it for a round produces smoke and fumes that will drive away and keep away most ghosts, spirits, and undead in a 10' radius/rank for the duration. :Recover_Not COST : 25 MODS : D This is made from a barbituate base. Its a nasty depressant that when consumed by a mage prevents their body from allowing them to recover energy thru sleep or meditation etc for the duration of the effect. It can be consumed or injected. At Rank 5 it can be refined so only a 1/4 ounce is needed to be effective (and could thus be applied with DMSO to the skin instead of forced internally). Its claimed that this was originally developed by a government agency to keep out of control occultists under control if imprisoned legally, and some claim that it was used on Charles Manson. :Regeneration COST : 25 MODS : D This will restore lost HTK at a rate of 1 per round while effective. It will grow back lost limbs and body parts, but has no effect on diseases. Most alchemists are warned NEVER to let this fall into government hands by their mentors! :Salve_of_Heat_Resistance COST : 15 MODS : D This is spread on ones flesh and will prevent all damage from normal fires and halve all damage received from magical fires. It does NOT protect non-living equipment etc. :Sleeping_Draught COST : 1 MODS : D This mixture, when ingested, causes unconsciousness for the duration. At Rank 5 it can be a powder instead of a liquid, which can be mixed with food or disolved in a drink. HARD Save. :Slow_Reflexes COST : 10 MODS : D This mixture when consumed will slow reflexes and reaction time. It lowers all INIT rolls by 20 and all PROW success rolls by the same, making the subject clumbsy. At rank 5 it can be concentrated and mixed with DMSO so it can be introduced to the skin directly, and thus a Slow-grenade could be made to splatter an opponent in combat. :Sobering COST : 3 MODS : D This eliminates immediately all intoxicating affects of alcohol presently in the consumer's system, and will also prevent such for the duration despite quantity consumed of alcohol. At rank 5 a pill form can be made. :Solvent COST : 15 MODS : N This is not quite a universal solvent, but a darn good one! An ounce of this can eat thru an inch of steel plate in seconds. It works against most things EXCEPT Silicon based products, including glass and crystals. If thrown on a living subject it does 4d10 damage per ounce VERY painfully. :Sneezing_Powder COST : 3 MODS : D Thrown into a victim's face within 30, this fine powder will cause them, if they do not make a save vs HARD, to sneeze uncontrollably for the duration, reducing all skill rolls by 20%. :Stasis COST : 25 MODS : N When consumed this places the body into a state of stasis for one day per RANK. While in this state the body will appear to be dead to even a trained physician. Heart beat, respiration, and all other functions will apparently cease for the duration. While in this state they cannot suffocate, be affected from exposure or drown. There is no way to prematurely cease the stasis though. :Stink Bomb COST : 5 MODS : N Lit and thrown, this fills a 10 x 10 x 10 area (plus 1 ft per rank per dimension) with a putrid yellow vapor that makes the eyes water and causes gaging and vomiting from victims who fail to save. Those who do save are left with nausea and at -10% to perform all skills. Lasts 3 rnds + 1/rank in the area if not in high winds or good ventilation. (Those affected -40% to all skills while in the area). At rank 5 they can be made self-igniting on impact. :Super_Speed COST : 10 MODS : D This requires an amphetamine Base to work. It excellerates the metabolisim of the consumer, adding +40 to their Initiative rolls. If this makes a characters Initiative on a round GREATER than 59, then they get the first action in the round AND a second action at the end of the round each round. Unlike normal speed this mixture has no 'crash' after it leaves the system of the consumer. :Tough_Skin COST : 15 MODS : D This temporarily toughens the consumer's skin from damage, acting as a natural ABS of 1 point/rank of the potion. :Universal_Antidote COST : 20 MODS : D After this is taken for the duration it will prevent any poison from affecting them. Also if it is taken after less than 4 rounds have passed from having taken damage from a poison it will restore the lost damage entire. :Wakefulness COST : 5 MODS : N This restores a person from exhaustion so that they can go on with no sleep for upto 20 hours after taking it, so long as they were conscious when taken. It does nothing to help if a dose of it was taken within 48 hours before. At rank 5 it can be made into pills.