Alchemy is an active skill in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
Description[ | ]
Alchemy deals with the natural and supernatural properties of plants, body parts, and gemstones. It affects the use of all drugs, poisons, and antidotes. (Generally increasing potency and duration of effect)
Effects[ | ]
Alchemy has the following effects:
- Increases the power level of all consumed drugs and potions by
Alchemy level x 1(1 per point). - Increases the power level of all used Poisons by
Alchemy level x 0.5(0.5 per point). - Reduces the severity of the crash effects for most drugs.
As with all other skills, Alchemy can be checked during conversations and scripted interactions.
Power level[ | ]
Each power level in potions, drugs, and poisons has the following effect (where applicable):
- +5% all durations, including over time effects.
- +5% healing done (drugs and potions only).
- +5% damage (poisons only).
- +1 Accuracy
- Half points (i.e. from poison power levels) are rounded down to nearest integer (truncated)
- Excludes accuracy granted to self, accuracy bonus is to determine whether the attack lands on the attack target. Most potions and drugs don't use this (Potion of Ryngrim's Repulsive Visage seems to be the only one), but all poisons do.
At 10 Alchemy, the power level for drugs and potions would be 10, and for poisons 5 (excluding other potential power-level altering factors). At power level 10, drugs and potions gain +50% healing done, +50% duration. Note that power levels are rounded down to the nearest whole number, so a character with Alchemy 3 would add 1.5 power levels to used poisons, but the calculation will round this down to 1.
| Power level |
Bonuses to drugs + potions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Healing / Duration | Accuracy | ||
| 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | +5% | +1 |
| 2 | 2 | +10% | +2 |
| 3 | 3 | +15% | +3 |
| 4 | 4 | +20% | +4 |
| 5 | 5 | +25% | +5 |
| 6 | 6 | +30% | +6 |
| 7 | 7 | +35% | +7 |
| 8 | 8 | +40% | +8 |
| 9 | 9 | +45% | +9 |
| 10 | 10 | +50% | +10 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Power level | Bonuses to poisons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Rounded | Damage / Duration | Accuracy | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 1 | 0.5 | |||
| 2 | 1.0 | 1 | +5% | +1 |
| 3 | 1.5 | |||
| 4 | 2.0 | 2 | +10% | +2 |
| 5 | 2.5 | |||
| 6 | 3.0 | 3 | +15% | +3 |
| 7 | 3.5 | |||
| 8 | 4.0 | 4 | +20% | +4 |
| 9 | 4.5 | |||
| 10 | 5.0 | 5 | +25% | +5 |
| 11 | 5.5 | |||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Initial bonuses[ | ]
The following bonuses are applied as a result of a character's class and background.
| Druid | +2 |
| Monk | +2 |
| Priest | +2 |
| Ranger | +2 |
| Colonist | +1 |
| Hunter | +1 |
| Midwife* | +1 |
Companions[ | ]
When a companion is initially added to the party, their skill points are automatically distributed within a few predetermined skills, up to the current level of the player (at 1 active and 1 passive skill per level). When levelling up a companion already in the party, the player may still freely choose which skills to put their points into.
The following companions start with points in Alchemy, including class/background bonuses.
| Alchemy at initial level | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Companion | Level | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| Ydwin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Mirke* | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
* Includes the +2 bonus as Monk (her other class configurations only get +1)
The following companions have an inherant bonus due to their class configuration or background. These bonuses will only be present if you selected the appropriate class option when the companion initially joined the party.
| Companion initial bonuses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Companion | Bonus | Source |
| Fassina | +1 | as Sorcerer (Druid + Wizard) |
| Maia Rua | +2 | as Ranger |
| +1 | as Scout (Ranger + Rogue) as Geomancer (Ranger + Wizard) | |
| Mirke | +2 | as Monk |
| +1 | as Brawler (Fighter + Monk) as Shadowdancer (Monk + Rogue) | |
| Rekke | +1 | as Brawler (Fighter + Monk) |
| Tekehu | +2 | as Druid |
| +1 | as Theurge (Chanter + Druid) | |
| Vatnir | +2 | as Priest |
| +1 | as Celebrant (Chanter + Priest) as Zealot (Priest + Rogue) | |
| Xoti | +2 | as Monk as Priest as Contemplative (Monk + Priest) |
Buffs[ | ]
Passive effects[ | ]
unlimited – obtained during gameplay
| Name | Modifier | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Van Der Bij's Training | +1 | Permanent |
Equipment[ | ]
unlimited – bonus while equipped
| Type | Item | Enchantment | Modifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloves | Apothecary's Gloves | Holistic Precision | +2 |
| Belt | Physicker's Belt | Healer's Touch | +1 |
| Belt | The Amazing and Truly Incredible Instant Potion Belt | Alchemist's Cache | +2 |
Consumable items[ | ]
unlimited – for the user for a duration (sometimes only in combat)
| Type | Item | Modifier | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unguent | Arcanist's Balm | +2 | 120 sec |
Notable uses[ | ]
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