Analyze Mixtures
Skill, Arts and Sciences
Identify magical or alchemical mixtures with a test kit.
From the book
Analyze Mixtures lets a character work out what an unknown magical or alchemical preparation actually is by running it through a sequence of tests. The work cannot be done by eye: it calls for an alchemical test kit and takes somewhere between 1 and 10 minutes per substance.
The chance of a correct identification starts at 50% and rises by 5% with every level of ability. Like the other arts and sciences it is a learned discipline, gained through study or time spent among educated people; alchemists and thaumaturges pick it up at first level, while anyone whose background or profession gives no access must spend six months of study and 2,000 XP to acquire it.
At a glance
- Skill group
- Arts and Sciences
- Cost
- 2,000 XP (6 months' study if background/profession gives no access)
- How it works
- 50% +5% per level; needs an alchemical test kit and 1-10 minutes
- Learned by
- Alchemist (1), Thaumaturge (1), Savant (optional, Divine Magic)
- Maximum chance
- 95% (the general cap on percentage skills unless a skill says otherwise)