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| The Alchemy of Amber | |
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| Category | Story Event |
| Type | Story |
| Data ID | 286478 |
The Alchemy of Amber is a Sunless Skies Story Event.
Guide[]
At The House of Rods and Chains in Eleutheria, through the Chitin Door and down the Spiral Stairs, one can find The Shapeling Vats. This is where Amber Alchemy is performed. To get started you'll first need some amber. At the market, one can trade 3 Eleutherian Mysteries for usually some green and red amber, and rarely blue and gold amber. At the very bottom of the house you can send expeditions of 5 crew members and 3 supplies out to get amber as well. Mining the gemstone rocks floating around Eleutheria will also result in some amber.
The Amber Alchemy process involves first using 3 chunks of one color of amber. Then you can process it by adding up to 4 additional ingredients. Each captain has an Amber Alchemy Number which determines the effects of ingredients, ranging from 1 to 5. Start with the Catch Test to begin determining your AAN.
- Catch Test: Put in some amber and 1 caged catch and check your results.
- Same as you put in: Caged Catch gave +5; your AAN=4.
- Higher base value: Caged Catch gave +10; your AAN=3
- Lower base value: Caged Catch gave -10 or -20; you AAN is in [1,2, 5]. Continue to Seed Test.
- Seed Test: Put in some amber and 1 verdant seed and check your results.
- Same: Seeds gave +5; your AAN=1
- Higher: Continue to Tea Test.
- Tea Test: Put in some amber and 1 caddy of dried tea and check your results.
- Lower: Your AAN=2
- Same: Your AAN=5
Now that you know your AAN, use the tables below to craft Golden Amber. This is done by ending the process with a Value of 101-120. For example, a captain with an AAN of 2 could use red amber (70) and 4 verdant seeds (+10 each) to craft golden amber (with an ending total of 110).
| Amber Color | Base Value |
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| Soft | 30 |
| Green | 50 |
| Red | 70 |
| Blue | 90 |
| Ingredient | AAN=1 | AAN=2 | AAN=3 | AAN=4 | AAN=5 |
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| Verdant Seeds | +5 | +10 | -20 | -10 | +20 |
| Caged Catch | -20 | -10 | +10 | +5 | -10 |
| Dried Tea | -10 | -20 | +20 | +10 | +5 |
| Nectar | +10 | +5 | -10 | -20 | +20 |
| Gemstones | +20 | +10 | +5 | +20 | -10 |
| Ending Value | Reward |
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| 0-20 | A Failed Experiment (You get nothing.) |
| 21-40 | 1-3 Soft Amber. |
| 41-60 | 1-3 Green Amber and sometimes a Condemned Experiment. |
| 61-80 | 1-3 Red Amber and sometimes a Condemned Experiment. |
| 81-100 | 1-3 Blue Amber and sometimes a Condemned Experiment. |
| 101-120 | 1 Golden Amber |
| 121-170 | A Failed Experiment (You get nothing.) |
Story description[]
"Swirling amber mixes with the substances of shaping. You can experiment by adding up to four other ingredients to turn your sample into a new form. You may also get Condemned Experiments. Stir, Stir, Stir(AmberState)"
Trigger conditions[]
Location: The House of Rods and Chains
Area: Limbo
Frequency: Always (100%)
Interactions[]
| Actions | Requirements | Effects | Notes |
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| Add a Sack of Verdant Seeds to the vat
High Wilderness flora has many secrets. This may unlock some.
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Seedling core
The Rubbery Men assist by preparing the seeds. They place them in their mouths and suck until the outer layer is completely gone. They spit the seeds into the mixture as you stir, and deposit the gelatinous-coated shells in the corner.
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| Add a Sack of Verdant Seeds to the vat
High Wilderness flora has many secrets. This may unlock them.
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Seedling core
The Rubbery Men assist by preparing the seeds. They place them in their mouths and suck until the outer layer is completely gone. They spit the seeds into the mixture as you stir, and deposit the gelatinous-coated shells in the corner.
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| Add a Sack of Verdant Seeds to the vat
High Wilderness flora has many secrets. This may unlock them.
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Seedling core
The Rubbery Men assist by preparing the seeds. They place them in their mouths and suck until the outer layer is completely gone. They spit the seeds into the mixture as you stir, and deposit the gelatinous-coated shells in the corner.
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| Add a Sack of Verdant Seeds to the vat
High Wilderness flora has many secrets. This may unlock them.
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Seedling core
The Rubbery Men assist by preparing the seeds. They place them in their mouths and suck until the outer layer is completely gone. They spit the seeds into the mixture as you stir, and deposit the gelatinous-coated shells in the corner.
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| Add a Sack of Verdant Seeds to the vat
High Wilderness flora has many secrets. This may unlock them.
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Seedling core
The Rubbery Men assist by preparing the seeds. They place them in their mouths and suck until the outer layer is completely gone. They spit the seeds into the mixture as you stir, and deposit the gelatinous-coated shells in the corner.
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| Add a Caged Catch to the vat
Or at least, its blood. It should only need a few drops.
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Unwelcome ingredients
Your knife cuts deep into the creature's flesh. The Rubbery Men shrink away from you. Once you're finished, one of them takes and burns the corpse with almost reverential care.
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| Add a Caged Catch to the vat
Or at least, its blood. It should only need a few drops.
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Unwelcome ingredients
Your knife cuts deep into the creature's flesh. The Rubbery Men shrink away from you. Once you're finished, one of them takes and burns the corpse with almost reverential care.
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| Add a Caged Catch to the vat
Or at least, its blood. It should only need a few drops.
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Unwelcome ingredients
Your knife cuts deep into the creature's flesh. The Rubbery Men shrink away from you. Once you're finished, one of them takes and burns the corpse with almost reverential care.
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| Add a Caged Catch to the vat
Or at least, its blood. It should only need a few drops.
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Unwelcome ingredients
Your knife cuts deep into the creature's flesh. The Rubbery Men shrink away from you. Once you're finished, one of them takes and burns the corpse with almost reverential care.
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| Add a Caged Catch to the vat
Or at least, its blood. It should only need a few drops.
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Unwelcome ingredients
Your knife cuts deep into the creature's flesh. The Rubbery Men shrink away from you. Once you're finished, one of them takes and burns the corpse with almost reverential care.
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| Add a Caddy of Dried Tea to the vat
A taste of British culture should help civilise the mixture.
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Carefully boiled
A Rubbery Man draws a boiling, milky liquid from another vat and indicates that you should use it to make the tea. Dark, viscous liquid floats to the top, a more watery, chocolate coloured substance settles underneath. You add it to the vat.
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| Add a Caddy of Dried Tea to the vat
A taste of British culture should help civilise the mixture.
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Carefully boiled
A Rubbery Man draws a boiling, milky liquid from another vat and indicates that you should use it to make the tea. Dark, viscous liquid floats to the top, a more watery, chocolate coloured substance settles underneath. You add it to the vat.
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| Add a Caddy of Dried Tea to the vat
A taste of British culture should help civilise the mixture.
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Carefully boiled
A Rubbery Man draws a boiling, milky liquid from another vat and indicates that you should use it to make the tea. Dark, viscous liquid floats to the top, a more watery, chocolate coloured substance settles underneath. You add it to the vat.
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| Add a Caddy of Dried Tea to the vat
A taste of British culture should help civilise the mixture.
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Carefully boiled
A Rubbery Man draws a boiling, milky liquid from another vat and indicates that you should use it to make the tea. Dark, viscous liquid floats to the top, a more watery, chocolate coloured substance settles underneath. You add it to the vat.
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| Add a Caddy of Dried Tea to the vat
A taste of British culture should help civilise the mixture.
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Carefully boiled
A Rubbery Man draws a boiling, milky liquid from another vat and indicates that you should use it to make the tea. Dark, viscous liquid floats to the top, a more watery, chocolate coloured substance settles underneath. You add it to the vat.
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| Add a Cask of Navaratine Gemstones to the vat
The spark of life. A questionable garnish.
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Sparkles
The Rubbery Men grind the gemstones into a galaxy of glittering points, each swallowing and vomiting a constellation into the vat. As you stir, the mixture shines with a light that occasionally darts from corner to corner.
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| Add a Cask of Navaratine Gemstones to the vat
The spark of life. A questionable garnish.
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Sparkles
The Rubbery Men grind the gemstones into a galaxy of glittering points, each swallowing and vomiting a constellation into the vat. As you stir, the mixture shines with a light that occasionally darts from corner to corner.
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| Add a Cask of Navaratine Gemstones to the vat
The spark of life. A questionable garnish.
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Sparkles
The Rubbery Men grind the gemstones into a galaxy of glittering points, each swallowing and vomiting a constellation into the vat. As you stir, the mixture shines with a light that occasionally darts from corner to corner.
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| Add a Cask of Navaratine Gemstones to the vat
The spark of life. A questionable garnish.
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Sparkles
The Rubbery Men grind the gemstones into a galaxy of glittering points, each swallowing and vomiting a constellation into the vat. As you stir, the mixture shines with a light that occasionally darts from corner to corner.
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| Add a Cask of Navaratine Gemstones to the vat
The spark of life. A questionable garnish.
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Sparkles
The Rubbery Men grind the gemstones into a galaxy of glittering points, each swallowing and vomiting a constellation into the vat. As you stir, the mixture shines with a light that occasionally darts from corner to corner.
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| Add a Gourd of Chorister Nectar to the vat
A drop of honey should sweeten this pot.
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A process
A Rubbery Man reaches for your arm as you prepare to add the nectar to the pot. It licks one drop, then guzzles the rest down with lip-smacking gusto. Five minutes later it returns with a bowl of paste for the vat.
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| Add a Gourd of Chorister Nectar to the vat
A drop of honey should sweeten this pot.
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A process
A Rubbery Man reaches for your arm as you prepare to add the nectar to the pot. It licks one drop, then guzzles the rest down with lip-smacking gusto. Five minutes later it returns with a bowl of paste for the vat.
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| Add a Gourd of Chorister Nectar to the vat
A drop of honey should sweeten this pot.
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A process
A Rubbery Man reaches for your arm as you prepare to add the nectar to the pot. It licks one drop, then guzzles the rest down with lip-smacking gusto. Five minutes later it returns with a bowl of paste for the vat.
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| Add a Gourd of Chorister Nectar to the vat
A drop of honey should sweeten this pot.
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A process
A Rubbery Man reaches for your arm as you prepare to add the nectar to the pot. It licks one drop, then guzzles the rest down with lip-smacking gusto. Five minutes later it returns with a bowl of paste for the vat.
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| Add a Gourd of Chorister Nectar to the vat
A drop of honey should sweeten this pot.
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A process
A Rubbery Man reaches for your arm as you prepare to add the nectar to the pot. It licks one drop, then guzzles the rest down with lip-smacking gusto. Five minutes later it returns with a bowl of paste for the vat.
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| Complete the process
Let it simmer. Finish hardening. Free the colour from within.
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A failed experiment
The Rubbery Men lean in as you break the hard surface of the mixture to get to the amber inside. Unfortunately, only black ooze awaits. They chitter with disappointment.
 The Shapeling Vats
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| Complete the process
Let it simmer. Finish hardening. Free the colour from within.
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Golden Amber!
The Rubbery Men lean in as you break the hard surface of the mixture to get to the amber inside. They flute with excitement as bright, shining, golden amber glints in the dark.
The Shapeling Vats
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| Complete the process
Let it simmer. Finish hardening. Free the colour from within.
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Blue Amber
The Rubbery Men lean in as you break the hard surface of the mixture to get to the amber inside. Shining blue amber glints back at you.
The Shapeling Vats
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| Rare event (15%) | |||
| Rare Default!
The Rubbery Men lean in as you break the hard surface of the mixture to get to the amber inside. Shining blue amber glints back at you, along with something special as a result of your alchemy.
The Shapeling Vats
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| Complete the process
Let it simmer. Finish hardening. Free the colour from within.
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Red Amber
The Rubbery Men lean in as you break the hard surface of the mixture to get to the amber inside. Bright red amber glints back at you , along with something special as a result of your alchemy.
The Shapeling Vats
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| Rare event (15%) | |||
| Rare Default!
The Rubbery Men lean in as you break the hard surface of the mixture to get to the amber inside. Bright red amber glints back at you, along with something special as a result of your alchemy.
The Shapeling Vats
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| Complete the process
Let it simmer. Finish hardening. Free the colour from within.
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Green Amber
The Rubbery Men lean in as you break the hard surface of the mixture to get to the amber inside. Bright green amber glints back at you.
The Shapeling Vats
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Advanced alteration value probably needs examination.
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| Rare event (15%) | |||
| Green Amber
The Rubbery Men lean in as you break the hard surface of the mixture to get to the amber inside. Bright green amber glints back at you, along with something special as a result of your alchemy.
The Shapeling Vats
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| Complete the process
Let it simmer. Finish hardening. Free the colour from within.
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Soft Amber
You turn the tap on the vat. The Rubbery Men lean in to see how you did. Unfortunately, only plain amber drips out. Perhaps you didn't add enough ingredients, or perhaps your experiments drained the individuality out of this sample.
The Shapeling Vats
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Advanced alteration value probably needs examination.
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| Complete the process
Let it simmer. Finish hardening. Free the colour from within.
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A failed experiment
The Rubbery Men lean in as you break the hard surface of the mixture to get to the amber inside. Unfortunately, only black ooze awaits. They chitter with disappointment.
The Shapeling Vats
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