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v0.34:Alchemist

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Skill: Alchemist
Association  
Profession ?
Job Title Alchemist
Labor Alchemy
Tasks

None

Workshop
None
Attributes
  • Agility
  • Analytical Ability
  • Creativity
  • Intuition
This article is about an older version of DF.

The alchemist skill does not currently have any use in Dwarf Fortress. It was originally included in the game alongside the alchemist's laboratory for making soap, a function that has now been taken over by the dedicated soaper. The alchemist skill and alchemy labor have not served any function since version 0.28.181.39a and have been removed from the visible game, but Toady One has shared some thoughts regarding its use with reactions in a future version of the game; for now, though, the skill is likely to languish in the background.

There also once existed an alchemist noble would arrive at the fortress after ten relevant jobs: either making soap or extracting essences from plants, vermin, or fish. He had light furniture requirements, could issue demands, liked working at the alchemist's laboratory, and was phased out at the same time less lofty alchemists were.

Conjecture

In the real world Alchemy is a primitive precursor to chemistry, mingling some legitimate material science with a great deal of occultism. Alchemists were preoccupied with, among other things, transmuting metals, creating universal panaceas and solvents, and searching for the elixir vitae that would grant them immortality. More practically, real-world alchemists discovered phosphorous, perfected distillation, researched smelting techniques, experimented with extracts, created new medicines, and identified or discovered a wide assortment of acids, salts, and other useful compounds. Some of these basic alchemical processes or products are already present in Dwarf Fortress to various degrees, but the individual functions fall under different skillsets.

Miner
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Stoneworker
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Doctor
Farmer
Fishery worker
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Jeweler
Craftsdwarf
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