The higher the level, the more powerful potions you'll be able to create. Each of the fourĪlchemy tools can be found in Novice, Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, and Master varieties.

To begin mixing potions, go to your inventory and use one of these tools and then select the ingredients you want to mix. These supplementary tools are not required, but they will improve the strength, duration, and weight of your potions. Try to round out your Novice Mortar and Pestle with a Calcinator, Alembic, and Retort as soon as possible. You can pick one of these up for free by joining the Mages Guild and then simply plucking one off of the cabinets or you can purchase them at nearly all alchemy stores. Let's start from the beginnning.īefore you can begin mixing any ingredients you find, you'll need a Mortar and Pestle. Although individual ingredients are less than useful, cumbersome, and don't fetch a high asking price, mixing them in your alchemical tools can bring you riches and a huge advantage over your foes.

Power that picking flowers, scraping bits from dead animals, and rummaging in crates can bring. The layman wanderer will simply ignore them and pass them by, but a true adventurer knows the Alchemical ingredients can be found all over the land, from the barrel by the side of the road to the fiery depths of Oblivion.

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