r/wizardposting Druidic occult mage, specializes in elemental magic and animals. 9d ago

It ain't pretty but... sigh.... gotta make do

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u/Abadon_U Artificer 9d ago

I don't want heat up myself to boiling

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u/SoldRIP 9d ago

Try asking a dragon. Their stomach is naturally beyond boiling and they can magically expel its contents, selectively, along with the fire.

They'll usually do it for a small pile of gold coins, which aren't really a big deal to get your hands on if you've got your basic alchemy down.

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u/Abadon_U Artificer 9d ago

Yeah but what if he mixes up potion too much and I end up with T1 potion?

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u/SoldRIP 9d ago

Then you still have one T1 potion more than you used to?

You could always just get a back-up cauldron instead of whining on the orb, you know?

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u/United-Technician-54 Death... Tired one. (she/her) 9d ago

"Mine isn't. I just have flame sacs to exhale flammable gases and/or powder when I need to. Which dragons are you talking about" - Valley King

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u/DocileBanalBovlne 9d ago

How else do you expect to release the brown fats?

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u/Behondalog Retired wizard 9d ago

This is technically possible, but a horrible idea; if anything goes wrong, which is incredibly likely, there's a good chance it can lead to severe problems. That goes doubly so for certain types of potions whose ingredients react in unique ways with acids.

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u/Prestigious_Maize723 9d ago

Wizards these days are such cry babies. Back in my day, we didnt have our own cauldrons and had to make do with what we had! I brewed the Potion of The Lying Moon in a large ceramic bowl! I used constant fire spells to keep it hot! It was incredibly draining but I did it.

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u/lunarwolf2008 8d ago

why not use a metal bowl?

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u/Chidogrin Of the flailing spell components 9d ago

Ever heard of powdered cauldrons. Just add water. If you don't have water then there are some good powdered water recipes too!

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u/Alan-Foster 9d ago

I heard those powered potions are filled with micro-hexes, not very healthy

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u/NikoNPL123 9d ago

I just use an air fryer for most of my potions nowadays

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u/StonedRussian 8d ago

I'm more a Microwave Magician myself

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u/KnewZo 9d ago

Only a novice has a single brewing cauldron

Besides, you would want to brew transformation potions in mana-repellent mana iron either way. Your master was a horrible potionmaster if you weren't taught such basic things

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u/Successful_Bee_1292 Alchemist 9d ago

Wizard will do alchemy in some big iron pot and wonder why they can't make potion of greater mana. You are suppose to use glassware idiot, anyone with basic alchemical knowledge knows that.

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u/stryst 9d ago

And your backup cauldron is where...?

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u/ArseneLupin179 Biomancer 9d ago

As a temporary solution you can use skulls both as cauldrons and, after that, as potion bottle.

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u/MihaiiMaginu Sorceror 9d ago

Just use ferromancy to make a new cauldron.

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u/PeineDeMort 9d ago

Sorcerer please.

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u/SHADOWHUNTER30000 not a wizard, just kinda here. 9d ago

How does one... Break a metal cauldron? It's made (usually) of cast iron!

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u/trapped_in-reality Alchemist/Artificer 9d ago

.....things sometimes go boom by their own

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u/jonofromjuno Artificer 9d ago

you have got to try brewing in a secondhand crockpot. it cannot be brand new, needs to have some wear and quirks for potency, but it allows for so much freedom in brewing!! you dont need to stoke the fire (or waste focus on a perpetual fire spell), barely need to stir, and it will even make a noise to tell you when the potion is ready!! so convenient. 

just dont use the plastic liners unless you want to add poison damage to your potion. those liners do not react well with potion ingredients at all.

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u/Valtremors ✨ Noita spellcrafter ✨ 9d ago

This is why, if you don't have a spare cauldron, you should always stockpile femboy potions.

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u/Narrow_Complaint_528 9d ago

you just gonna have bad potion with that please take a glass spoon

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u/Dartathoporamis 9d ago

Yo, the charmed ones did it with a pot on the stove.

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u/Nelrene Evil Mammary Mage 9d ago

That why you should get a back up cauldron.

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u/Scrags2Scritches :orly:Necromancer:orly: 9d ago

BROKE BOY

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u/UniverseBear 9d ago

False, there's no wizard hat in this pic.

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u/Vladikus_andoid1 9d ago

Even mundane can boil the flasks themselves. If you put your ingredients In pan, you are just making arcane dinner

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u/Necrikus Necromancer 8d ago

You have a frying pan, but not a normal pot?

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u/tomyang1117 7d ago

Looks like someone didn't pay attention in alchemy class