Alternative Alchemy for SE

Changed the way potions are brewed for a cleaner, less exploitative experience in the game. You can also create phantom Phillies. spooky!

• about

This mod changes how alchemy works in the game. Now, instead of following two ingredients with the same effect, you follow a static recipe (just like in the forge) to create the same potion available in the store.

This mod adds 253 recipes, allowing you to create nearly every individual potion in the game, and adds 18 brand new potions. The more alchemical bonuses you have, the more powerful and varied the powers you can create.

Recipes available in the vanilla game are now more useful, as they allow you to brew specific potions without the corresponding perks. Just put it in your inventory!

The reason I created this mod is that although I loved using alchemy in Morrowind and Oblivion, I never encountered it in Skyrim. Using the same bottles and incredibly generic names, the potions you brew will all look boring. I also like to keep a tidy inventory because I'm kind of weird about that.

I think someone who has never taken part in alchemy might like this mod since the process is a bit simpler. Also, for players familiar with it, this mod may actually be more balanced than vanilla, since stronger potions require rarity and more ingredients. You can also make potions that are normally unavailable, such as the Potion of Fortified Speech, the Potion of Water Walking, the Dawnguard Potion, and a few others I can't remember.

So, for example, in this mod, the Warrior Potion requires an empty vial (which can be crafted at the smelter), a section of hanging moss, and canineroot.

The strongest variant of this potion, the Warrior's Potion, requires an empty vial, part of an eagle feather, two pieces of hanging moss, and two rock warbler eggs.

• detail

For modulators like me who want to know exactly what the plugin edits, see the list below.

Added - 253 new crafting recipes and 18 new potions. 1 new miscellaneous item.

EDIT - Two alchemy benches (with and without tables), the 18 existing potion recipes you purchase from vendors, descriptions of the following perks; Alchemy 1-5, Benefactor, Poison, Physician, Experimenter 1-3 and Purity.

This mod doesn't add any scripts, so it should be safe when saving in between.

This mod will not edit any existing potions or ingredients.

-question

Tasting ingredients is no longer required, and the effects listed are a guide to which potion they may end up being used for. I could have had a basic blank effect on them, but that would have required editing all the ingredients, which might have caused some incompatibilities.

Any outstanding alchemical or similarly enchanted item will simply be a stylish headpiece. Likewise, I don't want to remove the empowered alchemical enchantment to avoid incompatibility.

-Compatibility patch

See stickiness in comments. Thanks.

TheGoldFinch created all props for this mod.

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--About

This mod changes the fundamentals of how alchemy works in the game. Instead of finding two ingredients with the same effect, you now follow static recipes, just like in smithing, to create the same potions available in stores.

This mod adds 253 recipes to allow you to create almost every single potion in the game, as well as adding 18 brand new potions. The more alchemy perks you have, the stronger and more varied potions you can create.

The recipes available in the vanilla game are now a lot more useful, as they will allow you to brew a specific potion without having the corresponding perk to do so. Just keep it handy in the inventory!

I created this mod because, while I liked alchemy in Morrowind and Oblivion, I never got along with it in Skyrim. The potions you brew all look boring with the same bottles and incredibly generic names. I also like to keep a neat and tidy inventory, because I'm slightly weird about that.

I imagine that someone who never got into alchemy might like this mod, as the pr …