Hi, I'm wondering if I could get some advice/feedback on a project I'm working on. Basically, I'm designing an Alchemists (or Wizards) workshop and living quarters and I've come up with a fairly comprehensive list of what might be needed. I appreciate that its a longish list, but I'm looking for suggestions on what should be in an Alchemical Workshop (A Wealthy Alchemist mind you) and if I've covered the right stuff.
Thank you very much.
SA
1 x Alchemical Whatchamajigger, 4 x Mystical Diagram, 2 x Window A: Daytime Balcony View
2 x Window B: Nighttime Balcony View, 2 x Village far Below, 2 x face-on barrel closed, 2 x face on barrel open, 1 x Bookshelf A , 1 x Bookshelf B, 1 x Bookshelf C, 1 x Locked Bookshelf, 1 x Sealed Magically Bookshelf, 1 x Bottleshelf A, 1 x Bottleshelf B, 1 x Bottleshelf C, 1 x Snake Skeleton Stand, 1 x Brain in Jar, 4 x Display Case, 1 x Orrery, 1 x Telescope, 2 x Statuette, 2 x Mythic Taxidermy Animal
1 x Standing Alc Equipment A, 1 x Standing Alc Equipment B, 1 x Standing Alc Equipment C
1 x Standing Alc Equipment D, 2 x Curtained Grotto, 1 x Door A, 1 x Door B, 1 x Door C, 1 x Door D, 4 x Door E, 1 x Fireplace A, 1 x Fireplace B, 2 x Stained Glass Windows, 4 x Tapestry
4 x Paintings on Wall Section, 4 x Stone Pillars A, 4 x Stone Pillars B, 2 x Stone Pillars C, 6 x Barrel Lid A (chit), 6 x Barrel Lid B (chit), 6 x Barrel Lid C (chit)
2 x Dissection on Table *mat*, 1 x Tray of Eyeballs (chit), 2 x Cauldron (chit), 4 x Cast Iron Skillet (chit), 4 x Stacked Timber *mat*, 4 x Open Maps/Charts A (chit), 4 x Open Maps/Charts B (chit)
4 x Open Maps/Charts C (chit)
2 x Herbs on Table A (chit), 2 x Herbs on Table B (chit), 2 x Herbs on Table C (chit)
2 x Herbs on Table D (chit), 2 x Herbs on Table E (chit), 2 x Powders on Table A (chit)
2 x Powders on Table B (chit), 2 x Powders on Table C (chit), 1 x Butterfly Case (chit), 4 x Mushroom Tile, 4 x Open Pots/Containers (chit), 2 x Spilled Potion/Puddle (chit), 2 x Cracked Glass Beaker (chit)
6 x Open Bottles (chit), 2 x Stack of Pot Lids (chit), 4 x Stack of Labels (chit), 4 x Stack of papers (chit), 1 x Pig on Spit *mat*, 3 x Magical Portal, 2 x Bellows (chit), 2 x Blowpipe (chit), 1 x Ancient Board Game (chit), 12 x Treasure Chest (chit), 8 x Locked Strong Box (chit), 2 x Small Carpet Round A *mat*, 2 x Small Carpet Round B *mat*
Any other suggestions/feedback greatly appreciated - than k you.
A mortat & pestle
An alembic and other distillation equipment
Thank you akr71 - here is some of the art for the tiles I'm working on, I have a mortar and pestle on the table, but a 1in x 1in chit is a good idea.
akr71 wrote:
A pile of lead that's been partly-transmuted to gold (or possibly fool's gold).
4 beakers full of material with the appearance, smell and taste of BBQ sauce, labelled "N", "S", "E", and "W". If poured out of the container, the substance will slowly flow in mid-air towards one of the cardinal compass direction.
An entire beaker full of human spit. It remains room temperature in any environment, and is sitting on a scrap of parchment scrawled with the word "EUREKA!"
A taxidermy bust of a halfling with a sahuagin head sowed to it, wearing a banner inscribed "Fiji" in dwarvish.
A Brass Keey 7 feet long.
A miniature carriage, surrounded by mouse droppings and pumpkin seeds.
7 balls, in increasing sizes from the size of a pea to the size of pig, of increasing colours of the prism. They float in midair from no apparent cause until one of them is touched, at which point they all fall and begin bouncing around the room.
A bottle of solution that, when rubbed on cloth, renders it invisible.
A bottle of identical solution that, when rubbed on cloth, instantly disintegrates it.
A metal banana skin that can be opened once an hour, with a hiss of steam, allowing you to withdraw a fresh banana.
I love the half-transmuted pile of lead idea. thats gold.
And I can't tell if you're taking the micky DemoMonkey, and you made me chuckle quite a bit, or if you're implying that in your estimation, Alchemists are seriously crazy bastards. lol
Thanks for the ideas - I'm pretty sure I COULD make those happen.
Not all Alchemists are seriously crazy bastards.
Only the GREAT ones!
A glowing rod in a metal container. (Uranium)
find or make some homebrew rules for radiation and see how your players handle it. I dont know about anyone else, but I think that would be fun!
@Hoprc91 - Here is my attempt at a glowing rod in a metal container - from the side and from above. (Coloured yellow to suit uranium brief.) I have made these square tiles in the Game Tile Warehouse. SA
@ Lord-Ventnor - And the half transmuted lead...
And last not least @ Demomonkey, just one of your ideas...
Hoprc91 wrote:
That's not a bad system - you might also add effects the longer it takes for them to heal given the increasing sickness that developes with real life radiation - to the point they may no longer be able to heal themselves or even (pending the physics/laws of the gameworld) infect others. Imagine fighting radioactive zombies or a yellow-cake soaked mummy...
How important is it to have NPC's standing behind shop fronts or stalls on tiles? Do most Game Masters just use a figure as the shop keeper, or do you require the shops, wares, etc to be visually staffed by an NPC?
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