Sneezing powder

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Sneezing powder is an item created by pures skilled in the General Alchemy subset of Alchemy. The vials uses the Thrown Weapons skill to activate.

If an attack with a vial is successful, the vial may do minimal damage, but also lowers the target's Attack Strength for the duration of the coughing fit caused by the powder. The amount of the reduction is dependent on the strength of the powder

The most difficult ingredient is the essence of fire, which can be found in the treasure system on fire guardians, fire ogres, fire cats, fire mages and various other corporeal fire elemental creatures.

Alchemy Recipes

Minor sneezing powder

Minor sneezing powder is one of the main Alchemy formulas that carries the alchemist through the middle ranks of General Alchemy. Along with the minor luck talisman, it is one of the only recipes that people can use for BOIL task repetitions.

This item may not be used by adventurers who have not trained 35 times.

If the attack is successful, the vial may do minimal damage, but also lowers the target's Attack Strength by 10 points for the duration of the coughing fit caused by the powder.

General Alchemy
Uses 1
Rank taught 34
Rank end 51
Location West
A glass vial containing fine white powder
  1. Add water
  2. Add powdered citrine quartz
  3. Add essence of fire
  4. Simmer
  5. Add 3 doses of pepperthorn root
  6. add 2 doses of ayanad crystal
  7. Boil
  8. Add concentrated firethorn essence
  9. Infuse

Lily white haze indicates success

Major sneezing powder

Major sneezing powder can be used by characters level 50 and over as a weapon via the HURL verb and causes the target to sneeze if the attack is successful.

General Alchemy
Uses 1
Rank taught 47
Rank end 63
Location West
A hazy glass vial containing fine white powder
  1. Add water
  2. Add powdered rose quartz
  3. Add 2 doses of essence of fire
  4. Simmer
  5. Add 3 doses of pepperthorn root
  6. Add 2 doses of s'ayanad crystal
  7. Boil
  8. Add concentrated firethorn essence
  9. Infuse

Coppery brown haze indicates success

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