We were talking about which alchemical reagents should be available at which tier yesterday. This is what I propose:
Tier 1&2: The PC only has access to reagents that they can gather themselves, e.g. rocks, flowers, animal bones, resin that they harvested from a tree, and perhaps pieces of scrap metal.
Tier 3:4: The PC can afford basic reagents such as milk and glass as well as the most common of chemicals.
Tier 5: The PC has access to all common reagents, including for example Guipy Gel or Moukou Beans.
Tier 6&7: The PC has access to more expensive and uncommon reagents such as Rat Fluff and Naf-rush and may occasionally be able to afford a dose of Still-moka, for example.
Tier 8&9: The PC has access to expensive and uncommon reagents, such as Wringer and Twin-eyes.
Tier 10: The PC has access to all reagents, no matter how expensive or rare they are, excluding blood reagents.
Notes: Tier 6 & Tier 7 include reagents that are currently priced at a maximum of approximately 100 gold nel. If a reagent costs a lot more than that (for example Twin-eyes or Wringer) it only becomes available at Tier 8&9. I cannot imagine that a person whose income is somewhat above average can regularly afford reagents that currently cost several hundred gold nel. Reagents that currently cost several onyx nel should only be available to Tier 10 PCs in my opinion (unless they are willing to spend wealth points or quest for them, obviously).
Blood reagents (mage blood as well the blood of Mortalborns and blessed individuals) should always have to be acquired IRP due to their potency and/or rarity in my opinion.
I think this is great. I just want to clarify: ANY tier PC can quest for reagents, correct? So if a Tier 1 wants to quest for something a Tier 10 can afford, they still can?
Anya wrote: ↑Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:19 pm
I think this is great. I just want to clarify: ANY tier PC can quest for reagents, correct? So if a Tier 1 wants to quest for something a Tier 10 can afford, they still can?
Yes, absolutely. This is about purchasing power, not personal power to go out and do. Purely what you can buy.