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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
''Made from ash and water, this is used when preparing leather.''
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''Made from ash and water, this is used when preparing leather. This has very low nutritional value.''
  
A mixture made through [[alchemy]] for making [[leather]] out of [[animal hide]], and for creating [[corrosive trap]]s and [[concrete]].  
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A mixture made through [[alchemy]], used in the creation of [[leather]], [[concrete]], [[corrosive trap]]s, and [[stamp eraser]]s.
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== Creation ==
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*Creating lye will consume all the [[water]] in the container, regardless of the amount of lye being made. [[Ash]] will be consumed at a ratio of 0.10 kg for every 1.00 kg of water.
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*[[Quality]] of the lye is capped by the quality of the ash used and affected by your skill check success in [[natural substances]].
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*Failing to create lye wastes 0.10 kg of water and 0.10 kg of ash.
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
*When creating lye, all [[water]] in the [[container]] you're using will be replaced with [[lye]], and [[ash]] will be consumed at a ratio of 0.10 kg for every full litre (1.00 kg) of water.
 
*Even when using 45 kg of water (a [[small barrel]] worth) and 0.10 kg of ash, all water will be consumed and 1.00 kg lye created.
 
*If you use 0.20 kg of ash with 2 kg of water, you can create 2.00 kg of lye. Note that excess water will still be wasted.
 
*[[Quality]] of the lye is capped by the quality of the ash used and affected by your skill check success in [[natural substances]].
 
*Failing to create lye uses 0.10 kg of water and 0.10 kg of ash.
 
 
*Lye is not edible. If you try to drink it, you get the message "Eww.. the lye tastes funny and won't quench your thirst at all!"
 
*Lye is not edible. If you try to drink it, you get the message "Eww.. the lye tastes funny and won't quench your thirst at all!"
 
*Rare lye adds +1 to the QL of leather produced. Additional applications of rare lye need further research.
 
*Rare lye adds +1 to the QL of leather produced. Additional applications of rare lye need further research.

Revision as of 00:22, 22 August 2025

Main / Skills / Alchemy / Natural substances / Lye

Lye
A Lye
Creation
Result
  • Lye (1.00 kg)
Skill and improvement
Properties

Description

Made from ash and water, this is used when preparing leather. This has very low nutritional value.

A mixture made through alchemy, used in the creation of leather, concrete, corrosive traps, and stamp erasers.

Creation

  • Creating lye will consume all the water in the container, regardless of the amount of lye being made. Ash will be consumed at a ratio of 0.10 kg for every 1.00 kg of water.
  • Quality of the lye is capped by the quality of the ash used and affected by your skill check success in natural substances.
  • Failing to create lye wastes 0.10 kg of water and 0.10 kg of ash.

Notes

  • Lye is not edible. If you try to drink it, you get the message "Eww.. the lye tastes funny and won't quench your thirst at all!"
  • Rare lye adds +1 to the QL of leather produced. Additional applications of rare lye need further research.