Sneezing powder

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. This recipe is learned at rank 34 and last works for repetitions at rank 51. Along with the minor luck talisman, it is one of the only recipes that people can use for BOIL task repetitions.

Assuming each essence of fire is purchased at the alchemist's consignment shop, the total cost for this recipe is roughly 5,000 silvers.

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.

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

Major sneezing powder

Major sneezing powder can be made by an alchemist with 57 ranks in General Alchemy. This formula will work for repetitions for the remainder of the alchemist's training.

It 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.

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