Well, Kerol said there can't be too much, so I'm opening my floodgates
After reading the description of the Herbal skill, it seems to say a potion made out of an herbal base will be closer to nature. Then reading more about alchemy, it seems very much a mineral and dust kind of art. I spent a lot of time trying to tie the Herbal craft with the Alchemy craft. In my mind, they seem somewhat related like the Metallurgy/Blacksmith pair. So maybe an alchemist can buy basic ingredients from an NPCs (say, like 50/50 quality), but you could also get them from a Herbalist PC (with the potential for better ingredients, ie 300/50). I stared at the 6-way magic chart and tried to tie it into the whole thing as well. So this is what I came up with, the six ways of herbalism...
Each way has a related stat and the same characteristics of the related magic way. Plants of Yliakum posses properties that link them to a specific way. These properties can be tapped into by making "bases" out of tinctures, infusions, and juices from the plants. I made a list of herbalist equipment that might be handy as well...
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Burner- flame and flask for warming of liquids (warm->boiling->potent->residue)
Crucible- heat for solid materials (warmed->hot->reduced->ash)
Beaker- tabletop vessel for when heat is not required (light->[normal]->concentrated)
Drying Room- cool dark place to dry and cure herbs (moist->cured->dried->stale->)
Mortar and Pestle- for breaking up herbs (crushed->dust)
Strainer- for juicing plants and fruit ([juice of plant])
Alchemist Bottle- the rectangular ones like the colored potions, lesser potion of mana, etc
Table- got to have one
Blue BaseEnkireed + Water Pouch into Beaker (combine)->wait wait (long time) wait (long time)->Concentrated Enkireed Infusion
Fairy Frond into Drier->wait wait-> Dried Fairy Frond
Dried Fairy Frond into Mortar/Pestle->wait wait->Dried Fairy Frond Dust
Dried Fairy Frond Dust into Crucible ->wait wait wait-> Dried Fairy Frond Dust Ash
Dried Fairy Frond Dust Ash + Concentrated Enkireed Infusion + Alchemist Bottle into Table (combine)-> 1x Blue Base
Red Base2x Bogo Pepper + Alcohol into Burner (combine) wait wait wait wait -> Bogo Pepper Residue
6x Fire Cherry into Strainer->wait->6x Fire Cherry Juice
6x Fire Cherry Juice + Bogo Pepper Residue + Alchemist Bottle into Table (combine)-> 1x Red Base
Azure BaseBalloon Plant into Drier->wait-> Cured Balloon Plant
*do next step twice*
5x Laanx Grass + Water Pouch into Burner (combine) ->wait wait wait wait-> Potent Laanx Grass Infusion
2x Potent Laanx Grass Infusion + Cured Balloon Plant + Alchemist Bottle into Table (combine) -> Azure Base
Dark Base2x Wormroot + Oil into Beaker (combine)->wait (long time ) wait-> Wormroot Oil
4x Night Bloom + Oil into Burner (combine)-> wait wait wait-> Concentrated Night Bloom Oil
Wormroot Oil + Concentrated Night Bloom Oil + Alchemist Bottle into Table (combiine)-> 2x Dark Base
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Cold infusions tend to take longer in RL so I applied it to the PS ones with the tag "(long time)" on applicable steps.
An alchemist will use bases and various alchemical ingredients to make unique potions. I thought use of a Yliakum version of the "Philosophers Stone" would help along the nonsensical chemical reations that are inevitable, so maybe a Orichalc Shard?...
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Potion of Water BreathingBreath as normal under waterBlue Base + Powdered Shell into Beaker (combine)-> Blue Shell Base
Blue Shell Base + Azure Base + Orichalc Shard into Beaker into Beaker (combine)-> 2x Water Breathing Solution + Orichalc Shard
Water Breathing Solution + Potion Bottle into Table (combine)-> 2x Water Breathing Potions
Potion of Shadows+5 to Hide in Shadows skillAzure Base + Fool's Gold into Beaker (combine)-> Azure Fool's Base
Azure Fool's Base + Dark Base + Orichalc Shard into Beaker (combine)-> Shadows Solution + Orichalc Shard
Shadows Solution + Potion Bottle into Table (combine)-> Potion of Shadows
Potion of Evaluationevaluate other character's strength without using INTBlue Base + Eyestone into Beaker (combine)-> Blue Eyestone Base
Blue Eyestone Base + Red Base + Gold Dust + Orichalc Shard into Beaker (combine)-> Evaluation Solution + Orichalc Shard
Evaluation Solution + Potion Bottle into Table (combine)-> Potion of Evaluation
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I threw gold dust into the last one as the Blue way and Red way are in opposition. Gold seems to make everyone get along, why not The Ways as well
Kind of ran out of inspirational steam at the end there and the recipies got simplistic, but you get the idea. Just one big brainstorm anyways.
