Hi guys! I would like to know from your views on how a Transmutation Wiz would exploit its ability to manipulate materials:
- Given the Season 8 (restricted gold an all), the transmutation wiz can easily earn gold via minor alchemy. The best material that it can transform is from one material (as specified on Minor Alchemy) into Silver. The max size of the material that can be transformed is 1 cubic foot. On the DnD market, 1 lbs. of Silver is worth 50g (PHB p.157). Now think about this, given the transformed material is of true material, 1 cubic foot of Silver is around 655 lbs. (Thanks Google!). And doing the math that would amount to 32, 750g!!! With this perspective (and the right merchant to fool), the Transmutation wiz can easily trade of a transmuted rock that fits on the palm of his hand for a potion of healing or two.
- Another question is the credibility of the transmuted material. An appraiser or merchant who knows nothing of magic can easily determine that the material is authentic. Minor Alchemy states that it turns or transforms the previous material into another material, composition and all, since it doesn't state that it is not of any form of illusion or misconception. Iron doors can be turned into frail and easily destructible wood, ordinary weapons can be converted into silvered weapons.
If you have any more insights about the wonders of the Transmutation wiz, feel free to state them!
But that chunk of silver turns back into worthless rock within the hour! Trading it to a merchant is theft of an incredibly audacious nature, and word of your deception would get around fast. Other merchants could be unwilling to trade with you, the law would be after you, and the Alchemists Guild would want to drag you in for a stern word about throwing their entire occupation into disrepute. A chaotic character might try it in desperate situation, but no one would expect to avoid repercussions.
Silvering weapons and breaking iron doors are solid uses though.
But that chunk of silver turns back into worthless rock within the hour! Trading it to a merchant is theft of an incredibly audacious nature, and word of your deception would get around fast. Other merchants could be unwilling to trade with you, the law would be after you, and the Alchemists Guild would want to drag you in for a stern word about throwing their entire occupation into disrepute. A chaotic character might try it in desperate situation, but no one would expect to avoid repercussions.
Silvering weapons and breaking iron doors are solid uses though.
Minor Alchemy Dsguise Self Friends Sell Profit Leave Drop Disguise Enjoy the gold while the merchant rages about about somebody that doesn't exist.
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But that chunk of silver turns back into worthless rock within the hour! Trading it to a merchant is theft of an incredibly audacious nature...
Minor Alchemy Dsguise Self Friends Sell Profit Leave Drop Disguise Enjoy the gold while the merchant rages about about somebody that doesn't exist.
Well sure, but that's an exploit of Disguise Self, not Minor Alchemy. Under that disguise you could do any damn thing you want to make money illegally, no alchemy required. But it remains a heinous crime - punishable probably with death in any world that needed to try and keep assorted spell casters from stealing anything they wanted any day. The town guard turns up to investigate, notices signs of magic use involved in the crime so summons the Queen's divination specialists. Some relatively simple scrying magic and the truth will come out. We have a rogue caster in the land willing to use magical trickery to fleece merchants and besmirch the reputation of law-abiding wizards everywhere. Bounty issued, let the witch hunt begin.
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Hi guys! I would like to know from your views on how a Transmutation Wiz would exploit its ability to manipulate materials:
- Given the Season 8 (restricted gold an all), the transmutation wiz can easily earn gold via minor alchemy. The best material that it can transform is from one material (as specified on Minor Alchemy) into Silver. The max size of the material that can be transformed is 1 cubic foot. On the DnD market, 1 lbs. of Silver is worth 50g (PHB p.157). Now think about this, given the transformed material is of true material, 1 cubic foot of Silver is around 655 lbs. (Thanks Google!). And doing the math that would amount to 32, 750g!!! With this perspective (and the right merchant to fool), the Transmutation wiz can easily trade of a transmuted rock that fits on the palm of his hand for a potion of healing or two.
- Another question is the credibility of the transmuted material. An appraiser or merchant who knows nothing of magic can easily determine that the material is authentic. Minor Alchemy states that it turns or transforms the previous material into another material, composition and all, since it doesn't state that it is not of any form of illusion or misconception. Iron doors can be turned into frail and easily destructible wood, ordinary weapons can be converted into silvered weapons.
If you have any more insights about the wonders of the Transmutation wiz, feel free to state them!
But that chunk of silver turns back into worthless rock within the hour! Trading it to a merchant is theft of an incredibly audacious nature, and word of your deception would get around fast. Other merchants could be unwilling to trade with you, the law would be after you, and the Alchemists Guild would want to drag you in for a stern word about throwing their entire occupation into disrepute. A chaotic character might try it in desperate situation, but no one would expect to avoid repercussions.
Silvering weapons and breaking iron doors are solid uses though.
Minor Alchemy
Dsguise Self
Friends
Sell
Profit
Leave
Drop Disguise
Enjoy the gold while the merchant rages about about somebody that doesn't exist.
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Need help with Homebrew? Check out ✨ this FAQ/Guide thread ✨ by IamSposta.
Well sure, but that's an exploit of Disguise Self, not Minor Alchemy. Under that disguise you could do any damn thing you want to make money illegally, no alchemy required. But it remains a heinous crime - punishable probably with death in any world that needed to try and keep assorted spell casters from stealing anything they wanted any day. The town guard turns up to investigate, notices signs of magic use involved in the crime so summons the Queen's divination specialists. Some relatively simple scrying magic and the truth will come out. We have a rogue caster in the land willing to use magical trickery to fleece merchants and besmirch the reputation of law-abiding wizards everywhere. Bounty issued, let the witch hunt begin.