Alchemical Elementalism

You create a special link with an alchemical element. The first time you learn this spell, roll a D20 to choose which element your alchemy is about. A mystical summoning circle linked to the element appears on your palm.

1D20 Alchemical Elements
  1. Acid - acid damage & reduces physical damage from the target by one dice size
  2. Heat - fire damage & destroys [dice] small flammable objects on the target
  3. Cold - cold damage & prevents movement for a round
  4. Salt - cutting damage & +[dice] damage to bleeding or aquatic targets
  5. Oil - physical damage & must make a save to run without falling
  6. Gunpowder - poison damage & +[sum] fire damage if it comes in contact with fire
  7. Magnesium - poison damage & sheds bright light
  8. Mercury - poison damage & poisons for the round
  9. Sulfur - acid damage & the stench repulses beasts
  10. Phosphorus - acid damage & +[sum] fire damage if it comes in contact with acid
  11. Chlorine - acid damage & removes poison and diseases
  12. Lead - physical damage & is very very heavy
  13. Copper - physical damage & +[sum] electric damage if it comes in contact with electricity
  14. Bronze - physical damage & reflects magic
  15. Iron - physical damage & cancels the powers of fairies
  16. Steel - physical damage & ignores armor
  17. Silver - physical damage & ignores the resistances of undeads and shapeshifters
  18. Gold - physical damage & intimidates humanoids
  19. Homunculi - physical damage & can move by itself [dice] rounds
  20. Quintessence - unresistable, unblockable

The alchemical attack manifests in different shapes depending on the number of dice used to cast it, and applies additional effects based on the chosen element. You may choose to use a shape from a lower number of dice.

1 [dice]:

  • Ray: [sum] damage to target in sight.
  • Sword: As a sword (D8), lasts [dice] x 10 minutes.

2 [dice]:

  • Shield: Gives resistance to the element’s damage for [dice] x 10 minutes and triggers its effect on contact.
  • Glyph: Draw a glyph. 30’ explosion when touched. [sum]+[dice] damage, save for half. Lasts 1 day.

3 [dice]:

  • Cloud: 30’ cloud at a point in sight. 1D6 damage per round. Lasts [sum] rounds, halved if windy.
alchemy + element
From A Blasted Cratered Land’s Undergraduate Wizard
Written on November 13, 2020