Alchemy & Herbalists: A d20 Guidebook (BAS1003) [Paperback]

Steven Schend (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2002

Looking for more wondrous ways to create fantastic new substances, turn lead into gold, or create powerful new magical items? Master alchemists and herbalists have many secrets to reveal, but only those who strive to become truly skilled at their craft can hope to master the art of creating the most powerful of talismans. Whether you're looking for something to spice up these skills or a book to breathe new life into your world's alchemical and herbalism offerings, you'll find lots of useful materials in A&H. Wondering what exactly awaits you in Alchemy & Herbalists? In addition to an in-depth discussion of bringing alchemy and herbalism into your campaign, A&H provides 5 new prestige classes (black alchemist, red alchemist, white alchemist, tarastan herbalist, tarastan apothecary), 2 new schools (one for both alchemy and herbalism), a 14-page herbal catalog, 15 new feats and information on how current feats and skills augment the alchemy and herbalism creation processes, and the Catalog of Wonders that details more than 150 new items that can be created with the Alchemy and Profession (Herbalist) skills. Three new monsters (alchemunculus, erlmantle, and the kin-o-the-green template) also await you. 96-pages, full-color.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Bastion Press (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971439249
• ISBN-13: 978-0971439245
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #495,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Useful, but not "Must have" book, June 27, 2007

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Sa James "silverblade-the-enchanter" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alchemy & Herbalists: A d20 Guidebook (BAS1003) (Paperback)

-This is not a book for hack n' slash munchkins ;) If you like some background info you can slip into games regarding herbs (real and imaginary), weird alchemy and so on, it's kind of fun.

-There are useful magic items and things you can add into games, or make with Alchemy skill and so on.

-One thing it should have had, IMHO, is a table of poisons and beneficial chemicals, and that over sight prevents it being more widely useable and thus, makes it a 4 rather than 5 star item, sorry!

-My copy came with two badly printed/damage pages, Murphy's law, I should have returne dit but...meh.

So, a good item if you plan on playing a more, oh "Hosgwart" or "Cadfael" inspired game (and I don't mean that in a negative way, Cadfael is a fave of mine), or one where alchemy is an important part of the millieu.

:)