pRO-Chaos aLchemiSt mini-Guide Ver 1.4

Authors Note: Most of the idea's here were taken at www.roempire.com in the HitchHiker's Guide to Alchemists.

Table of Contents
I. How to be an Alchemist
II. Merchant and Alchemist Skills
III. Job Bonuses and Stat Info
IV. Brewing Concepts

I:
HOW TO BE AN ALCHEMIST

Although I highly recommend all Merchants go to job 50, I understand there's those people out there who just want to hit Alchemist so they can have a good looking vend slave, or are just plan lazy. Anyway, the Alchemist guild is located in the southwestern corner of Al De Baren. The room you walk into has two NPCs, one sells you medicine bowls and the potion manuals,while the other is the NPC you must talk to in order to begin your job change quest. After hearing her tell you about Alchemists, you'll have to pay 50,000 zeny to apply. She will then inform you that you need to bring some items to her. The required items will be randomly selected from a list of three: 7 Berserk Potions, 100 Mini Furnaces, or 750 Fire Arrows, so if you have any of them, you may as well bring them in advance. Unless you happen to have a Hammer of Blacksmith and an Old Magic Book. These can be used to skip this part of the test.

Then, she will tell you to that Raspuchin is calling you. Head downstairs, then run along the north wall and to the east. He will give you a math test. If you went to job 50, you can skip this. Otherwise, it's a good idea to have your browser open to a site with a database, in order to search for information such as prices and attributes, and alt + tab between the two as needed. After this, he'll send you to Darwin, who is located in the southeast corner. A score of at least 80% correct is required to pass. If you can’t, or don’t want to do the questions properly, here are the answers:

Math questions:

a) 13+25+37+48 = 123
B) 12+23+34+45 = 114

a) 1,000-58-214-416 = 312
B) 1,000-36-227-348 = 389

a) 14*17*3 = 714
B) 12*24*3 = 864

a) 10,530/3/5/2 = 351
B) 9765/3/5/7 = 93

a) (35*19) - (1,792/7) = 409
B) (47*28) - (1376/4) = 972

a) (2,368/8) + (24*17) = 704
B) (2,646/7) + (13*28) = 742

Discount questions:

a) Red Potion (12), Fly Wing (5) Butterfly Wing (1) = 909z
B) Red Potion (6), Green Potion (7) Fly Wing (8) = 798z
c) Green Potion (15), Magnifier (6), Trap (4) = 934z

Weight questions:

a) 3 Ring Pommel Sabers, 4 Caps, 2 Boots = 550
(90*3)+(40*4)+(60*3)
B) 2 Ring Pommel Sabers, 3 Caps, 3 Boots = 480
c) 3 Scimitars, 2 Helms, Coat = 450
(70*3)+(60*2)+(120)

Defense questions:

a) Buckler, Coat, Gas Mask, Big Ribbon, Fillet, Sakkat, Glasses = 20
B) Biretta, Manteau, Opera Mask, Ribbon, Muffler, Boots, Earmuffs = 20
c) Mirror Shield, Leather Jacket, Mr. Smile, Silk Robe, Wedding Veil, Muffler,
Eye Patch = 12

Profit questions:

a) 5 Helms
Standard price = 44,000z
24% discount = 33,440z
20% discount selling price = 35,200z
Profit (35,200-33,440)*5 = 8,800z

B) 4 Padded Armor
Standard price = 48,000z
24% discount = 36,480z
20% discount selling price = 38,400
Profit (38,400-36,480)*4 = 7,680z

c) 3 Tights
Standard price = 7,1000
24% discount = 53,960
20% discount selling price = 56,800
Profit (56,800-53,960)*3 = 8,520

Next, you'll have to grab either three medicine bowls, three empty bottles, a red herb, a yellow herb, and a white herb, or an illusion flower. Darwin will then explain the process of creating potions, after which you have to repeat to him how one goes about it. It's tempting to select the other options though. Some noodles would be great. He'll then give you the potions you made, and sends you to Van Helmont, to the left of the room you're in now. Alternatively, if you have an Illusion Flower, you can give this to Darwin instead. He'll become quite excited, and send you directly to the job change NPC afterwards.

Van Helmont is too busy to teach you anything, so he sends you Molgenstein, the scientist who makes Counteragents and Mixtures. You'll need two Alcohol, a Karvodailnirol, a Detrimindexta, and two empty bottles. It's not required to actually make the Mixture and Counteragent, but as long as you're there you might as well. If you've already done the quest, it's still a good idea to go to Geffen and buy five Mini Furnaces anyway. Otherwise, you'll need to head to Alberta first with the Karvodailnirol and the Detrimindexta. Go to the house near the NPC who teaches you Change Cart, head upstairs, and break into the second room on the right. Show Louitz the Karvodailnirol and the Detrimindexta, then head to Geffen. Talk to the NPC near the eastern Kafra, and head down to the Blacksmith guild in the southeastern corner. Head upstairs, then talk to Molgenstein and have him make the Mixture and Counteragent. While here, buy the five Mini Furnaces I mentioned earlier from the Blacksmith. You'll need them later. Head back to Van Helmont, and answer his two questions. Then head to the northwestern room and talk with Nicholas.

Nicholas will present several basic puzzles, which consist of picking out a word from four or five choices that can be spelled using the letters he gives you. It's quite easy; start with the word at the top of the list. Note what the first letter is, and search the letters they have jumbled in the dialogue box for it. If you find it, move unto the second letter in the word and repeat, if not, try the next word down on the list. After passing the test, he'll tell you to prepare yourself. Talk to him again, and he'll tell you to head to Juno and meet with Bajin and Bain. He then gives you numerous items. DO NOT LOSE THEM OR SELL THEM. You'll also need to obtain five Coal, and 2,000 zeny, as well as the Mini Furnaces you should have purchased earlier in Geffen.

Now take the Kafra to Juno. If you feel like walking, buy a bunch of fly wings, and head north of Al De Baran. When you come to the map with the three portals on the west, go to either the northern or the southern one, as the middle leads to the Magma Dungeon. Once you reach Juno, head to the building located roughly at this point. Sorry if the arrow and circle are somewhat hard to read. When you first enter the correct building, it should look like a bar/restaurant. Head upstairs, and in the first room on your right are the brothers. You'll need to give them the items Nicholas gave you, along with the ones you purchased earlier. They will then perform their experiment, and give you the result. You will then receive one of the following: 5 Iron Ore, 2 Mini Furnaces, 5 Rubies, or 3 Gold.

Now head back to Al De Baran, and down to Nicholas. Talk to him, then head upstairsto one of the few NPCs in the game that has a nose, and change into an Alchemist! If you went to job 50, he will give you a Condensed Potion Manual, which is worth 240,000 zeny. Otherwise he'll give you a seemingly random potion manual; out of the 100,000 zeny batch anyway.