The Alchemist

Class Summary
Converted Class:  Immune to  Convert The Alchemist is a "Support" class that belongs to a Neutral faction with the objective to survive until the end of the game. This class excels with potions, using them to both heal and kill.

While playing with the Alchemist, you must decide if they are worth the risk or not. Statistically speaking, Alchemists are more beneficial to the Blue Dragon faction than bad guys. In fact, early game, they can be trusted very well since Blue Dragon automatically starts with the majority and the Alchemist wins when someone else wins.

Only start to distrust Alchemists late-game, especially if Blue Dragon starts to lose. Bad guys can privately whisper Alchemists, when winning, to try to "unofficially" convert them.

Note: Other Neutral factions won't necessarily assist you, as their objectives are their own.



Strategy

 * You win if you simply  Survive . Given the fact that Emerald Potion is limited, you may want to use it on the losing faction. If the Blue Dragon is losing, help the Unseen/Cult eliminate the Blue Dragon. If the Unseen/Cult is losing, help the Blue Dragon eliminate the Unseen/Cult.
 * Knowing when to and who to use Crimson Potion on is important. Using it for the winning faction can be a massive game changer and can help you gain the trust of that faction.
 * Note : you cannot use Emerald Potion on The King.
 * The Alchemist's Crimson Potion can prevent death at the hands of a killer such as The Possessor.
 * It is arguable whether using Stoneskin Potion earlier or later is better, but if a Neutral Killer is present, it may be better to use it during the early nights of the game. In 16-player games, there will always be One Neutral Killer present.
 * You are basically no one's friend. Blue Dragon will often be suspicious of Alchemist claims (especially when you are outed by the King) and Unseen/Cult won't see any problem eliminating a potential Blue Dragon ally. It's best to stay a low profile and/or "confirm" yourself by successfully healing a player.
 * The King and the Prince are among your worst enemies. The King, regardless of his faction, will seek out to destroy you (evil kings will like to prove that they're good to the court by hanging some 'non-allies' while good kings only know you're not Blue Dragon). The Prince will also be quick to lynch any neutral claims that he happens to come across (depending on the player).
 * As such, it may not be a very bad strategy to eliminate The Prince using your Emerald Potion, if the opportunity were to arise.
 * Because your role is widely distrusted, it's usually a good idea to claim to be The Physician instead.
 * Early on, you should take the opportunity to heal any poisoned people you can in order to prove yourself. This both makes it easy to claim to be The Physician if possible, and ensures that you can at least avoid falling under suspicion of being a neutral killer if accused by the King. Additionally, it will be hard to claim to be The Physician in the future if you let a poisoned person die.
 * If The King investigates you, they'll see you as neutral. Therefore, it's often worth whispering them D1 to let them know you're an Alchemist - they might decide to kill you, but you're more likely to survive if you've revealed your class to them early; evils are unlikely to claim Alchemist at the very beginning because they could get caught when failing to cure poison or wounds, while claiming Alchemist after the king has discovered you're neutral is unlikely to convince anyone.
 * You may need to use a Stoneskin potion AFTER you whispered the King as the enemy faction might target you or mistaken you for being a person giving leads to the King.
 * Once the Neutral Killer is executed on trial or discovered to be dead, out yourself immediately to everyone as you will be in everybody's cross hairs if you don't out yourself sooner or later especially the enemy faction, if they are still alive.

Lore: Potions of Life and Death
The Alchemist serves as a tool of the Kings treasury. Tasked with turning unknown metals into gold her job entails a great deal of chemistry. However she cares not for his benefactor instead devoting himself entirely to her work not caring who provides materials. Allegedly stealing from both the assassin and physician, it does not matter to her if the means justify the ends. Sometimes she seems to help us while other times…

Her job is absolute and a few pieces of misplaced nightshade over the castle will help her to uncover the secrets of the universe. Some of heard whispers from her lab mentioning “youth” and “immortality”, which does not sound too dangerous until you realize she keeps no rodents to experiment on. Of course it never hurts to have allies. Sometimes she will use her spare deposits of medicine to spare those who she may… rely on later.

Why does she do this? Some say that she wishes to please the King with the gold she will one day produce perhaps she wishes to court him with her ill gotten magic or perhaps she is simply in love with the idea of gold, herself. Either way the court would do well to steer clear of her as she is far more unpredictable than even the Unseen.

--Reported by Loremaster Magnasword2

Lore: Alchemical Apathy
“...I have a passion that is not shared by many. I love the smell of a freshly brewed healing potion just as much as I love to watch a poison take effect. I once aspired to be a doctor, but I could never focus on just one type of potion to make.

I loved to see the eyes go blind just as much as I liked to see the writhing of a creature as its organs shut down. There is merit in healing though, as seeing a creature go from being at the Reaper’s door to full health is just as amazing a feat. People say I’m a monster for watching a man suffer, but then praise me as if I was a god for saving another. I do not see the difference, both are just subjecting a body to different alchemical substances and seeing what happens.

I don’t pretend to use my substances to support one group or another, I just watch to see what I can do with simple ingredients, and gain more knowledge of what one human is able to do to another. Then why stop at humans?...”

--Ripped log page discovered by Loremaster Ashe