This article covers the different aspects of alchemy skill. I will discuss the purpose of the skill, and the easiest ways of getting your alchemy skill to 100.

So you want to be the next Dick Tracy? Hunting thiefs and finding murderers? Then this may be jsut the guide you were looking for...

Guide to gaining inscription from 0.

On Hybrid, the inscription skill is especially useful to PVP mages because of the added bonus to the spells 'spell reflection' and 'protection'. With GM inscription, spell reflection is effective against 15 circles of magery - this means you can reflect 15 first circle spells, three fourth circle spells, two sixth circle spells, and so on. Protection becomes more effective by completely preventing the mage from becoming interupted. Note that you cannot have both spells in effect at the same time.

Quick and easy!

Although meditation can be learned passively by casting spells or inscribing scrolls, some of us just don't have the reagents! One way to lose mana without casting is by using a magic hat, which can be bought at any mages shop. When the hat is worn, 10 intelligence is added to your stats with 5 being lost from stregnth and dexterity. Your mana will no longer be at full strength, and you will be able to use the meditation skill.

Check the razor macros section for an example macro!

GM tinkering

I used around 2.5k ingots with this, so don't worry too much about resources, since it's relatively cheap.

from 28-48, make keys and copy, etc.
48-93 make lockpicks (these only use 1 ingot)
93-100 make spyglasses.

This skill goes extremely quick, and is very useful for making good tools (shovels, sewing kits etc) for cheap. Also a necessity for making potions kegs, which are a popular item to sell.

Avoid buying ID wands buy adding the item ID skill to a mule character!

Item ID is very simple to GM. Simply use the skill on just about any item over and over.

When you do this with a Razor macro, just a 1 second pause to the end of your macro and loop it!

Are you a bard looking to protect yourself? A Tamer wanting easier prey? A Warrior that needs a hand? Well then I think peacemaking might be for you!

What is Peacemaking?
Peacemaking is the special art of using music to calm your targeted agressor into a kind of trance so that it is unable to move or attack for a while. Sound cool huh, well if this interests you I suggest you keep reading.

How does peacemaking work?
Back in the day peacemaking use to only bring monsters and people out of combat but was changed so that it could still do that but with an added bonus... It's now difficulty based and when you target an animal or monster, depending on your skill, it will make the monster not move or attack for a period of time. But if you target yourself you can still stop all combat on the screen. Like all barding skills you will ne musicianship to start. The math goes like this:

Chance to make peace = Peacemaking % of Musicianship

(example: 100 Musicianship and 50 peacemaking give you a 50 percent chance, 50 musicianship and 50 peacemaking gives you a 25% chance.)

How do I train it?
For being such a great skill it sure is easy to gain. All you need to do is use peacemaking and target yourself for hours on end. You will need an instrument and some musicianship skill to start. You will gain musicianship by peacemaking, so music doesn't need to be GM to start.

What kind of character can use this?
Even though it is a barding skill, not just bards use it. Warrios who like to fight alone enjoy monsters that don't hit back. And Tamers can peacemake their targets, a dragon for example, and it wont attack while being tamed or they can peace their targets just before their pets gnaw it's head off to save band aids.

Anything else I need to know?
Yes, a few things... Not all monsters are effected by music so don't freak out if it says that it has no effect. Stronger monsters may take a few tries until you succeed to calming them. A exceptional insrument plays better and gives you a 10% better chance of succeeding.

I hope this guide answers all your questions, goodluck and stay alive!

Guide to become a GM carpenter - not a popular profession but necessary as all-around crafter.

Picked up a delicious ham at Britain bank, but a bit nervous about it's potential...contamination? Look no further than Taste Identification to fill you in.

Taste Identification is an unbelieveably easy skill to raise.

Tired of hopping moongates and running all over the place? Need to compete better in PvP? Just wanna carry on your D&D legacy as the WIZARD?! Look no further.