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can it make anyhthing else other then soap? --[[User:Corhen|Corhen]] | can it make anyhthing else other then soap? --[[User:Corhen|Corhen]] | ||
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:Well, alchemy was the science of synthesizing new or interesting substances from more everyday materials; it was separated from smithing, glassworking, and other crafts by the fact that its products were basically useless (like silver salts). Today we commonly associate alchemy with the search for eternal life and turning lead into gold, but I suspect that like their modern-day counterparts medieval alchemists used the promise of longevity and riches to obtain funding. | :Well, alchemy was the science of synthesizing new or interesting substances from more everyday materials; it was separated from smithing, glassworking, and other crafts by the fact that its products were basically useless (like silver salts). Today we commonly associate alchemy with the search for eternal life and turning lead into gold, but I suspect that like their modern-day counterparts medieval alchemists used the promise of longevity and riches to obtain funding. | ||
:: Alchemists were the forerunners to Chemists. The Philosopher's Stone was one of their pipe dreams. At present they've only mastered Soap, but I always try to build a laboratory in the hopes that in future releases, their Tech Tree will include more interesting things. Such as saltpetre, ammonia nitrate fertilizer, and oil; Oil + Soap = Napalm; milled saltpetre + milled sulfur ([[Brimstone]]) + milled charcoal = Gunpowder; Oil + Nitrate fertilizer = Explosive. Doesn't that sound like [[fun]]? It won't be safe to have them underground anymore! --[[User:Jellyfishgreen|Jellyfishgreen]] 10:39, 13 January 2009 (EST) | :: Alchemists were the forerunners to Chemists. The Philosopher's Stone was one of their pipe dreams. At present they've only mastered Soap, but I always try to build a laboratory in the hopes that in future releases, their Tech Tree will include more interesting things. Such as saltpetre, ammonia nitrate fertilizer, and oil; Oil + Soap = Napalm; milled saltpetre + milled sulfur ([[Brimstone]]) + milled charcoal = Gunpowder; Oil + Nitrate fertilizer = Explosive. Doesn't that sound like [[fun]]? It won't be safe to have them underground anymore! --[[User:Jellyfishgreen|Jellyfishgreen]] 10:39, 13 January 2009 (EST) | ||
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