Alchemical Gear (Legacy)

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The items listed on Table 6–11 are the most widely available alchemical items from Chapter 11, which a 1st-level character could likely access. The descriptions below are incomplete; each item’s full entry appears in Chapter 11. Your GM might allow you to start with other alchemical items from Chapter 11 on a case‑by‑case basis.

Table 6–11: Alchemical Gear

Alchemical Bombs	Price	Bulk
Lesser acid flask	3 gp	L
Lesser alchemist's fire	3 gp	L
Lesser bottled lightning	3 gp	L
Lesser frost vial	3 gp	L
Lesser tanglefoot bag	3 gp	L
Lesser thunderstone	3 gp	L
Elixirs	Price	Bulk
Lesser antidote	3 gp	L
Lesser antiplague	3 gp	L
Minor elixir of life	3 gp	L
Alchemical tools	Price	Bulk
Lesser smokestick	3 gp	L
Sunrod	3 gp	L
Tindertwig (10)	2 sp	—

Alchemical Bombs

Alchemical bombs are consumable weapons that deal damage or produce special effects, and they sometimes deal splash damage.

Lesser Acid Flask: This alchemical bomb deals 1 acid damage, 1d6 persistent acid damage, and 1 acid splash damage.

Lesser Alchemist’s Fire: This alchemical bomb deals 1d8 fire damage, 1 persistent fire damage, and 1 fire splash damage.

Lesser Bottled Lightning: This alchemical bomb deals 1d6 electricity damage and 1 electricity splash damage, and it makes the target flat-footed.

Lesser Frost Vial: This alchemical bomb deals 1d6 cold damage and 1 cold splash damage, and it gives the target a –5-foot status penalty to its Speeds until the end of its next turn.

Lesser Tanglefoot Bag: This alchemical bomb gives the target a –10-foot status penalty to its Speeds for 1 minute, and the target is immobilized on a critical hit unless it Escapes.

Lesser Thunderstone: This alchemical bomb deals 1d4 sonic damage and 1 sonic splash damage, and any creature within 10 feet that fails a DC 17 Fortitude save is deafened until the end of its turn.

Elixirs

Elixirs are alchemical items you drink to gain various unusual effects.

Lesser Antidote: After drinking a lesser antidote, you gain a +2 item bonus to Fortitude saves against poison for 6 hours.

Lesser Antiplague: After drinking a lesser antiplague, you gain a +2 item bonus to Fortitude saves against disease for 24 hours, including your saves against diseases’ progression.

Lesser Elixir of Life: Drinking a lesser elixir of life restores 1d6 Hit Points and grants a +1 item bonus to saving throws against diseases and poisons for 10 minutes.

Alchemical Tools

Alchemical tools are a type of alchemical item you use, rather than drink or throw.

Smokestick: You create a 5-foot radius smokescreen for 1 minute.

Sunrod: You can strike a sunrod on a hard surface as an Interact action to cause it to shed bright light in a 20-foot radius (dim light in the next 20 feet) for 6 hours.

Tindertwig: You can use a tindertwig to ignite something flammable with a single Interact action, faster than with flint and steel.