Alchemist Job Change Guide
| Requirements | |
| Base Level: | None |
| Job Level: | 40 |
| Class: | Merchant |
| Item(s) (Consumed): | Varies (1.) 3  Medicine Bowl3  Empty Bottle1  Red Herb1  Yellow Herb1  White Herb5  Coal5  Mini FurnaceOptional (4.) 1  Illusion Flower |
| Zeny: | 50,000 Zeny + 2,000 Zeny |
| Quest Prerequisite(s): | Counteragent and Mixture Quest up to 3. (there is no need to make any solutions) |
| Rewards | |
| Item(s): | Potion Manual (Varies), Random Ore |
| Quest Reward(s): | Jobchange to Alchemist |
Click the coordinates to copy them, and paste them into the game chat to be directed to the location.
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Proceed to Aldebaran. The building in the southwest corner is the Alchemist guild. Inside, talk to the Alchemist Guildsman to sign up to become an Alchemist. She will ask you for 50,000 Zeny and one of the following:
Item Set 1 Item Set 2 7 
Berserk Potion (Comodo Item Shop)
7500
Fire Arrow (Sunken Ship Tool Dealer)
100 Mini Furnace (Geffen Blacksmith Guild)1 
Hammer of Blacksmith
1
Old Magicbook
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Once the player has finished registering, go downstairs to a
star-shaped room. Head towards the second room on the right side wall to
talk with Raspuchin (Fastidious Alchemist) .
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Raspuchin (Fastidious Alchemist) will discuss ill-prepared Alchemists and then give a math oriented exam. This exam consists of two addition-subtraction questions, three multiplication-division questions, two questions pertaining to discount-overcharge, and three questions about the DEF and weight of certain items and armors. The player will need to answer 80% of the questions correctly to proceed.
Job Level 50 Merchants will automatically skip this part.
Question Answer 13 + 25 + 37 + 48 123 12 + 23 + 34 + 45 114 1,000 - 58 - 214 - 416 312 1,000 - 36 - 227 - 348 389 14 * 17 * 3 714 12 * 24 * 3 864 10,530 / 3 / 5 / 2 351 9,765 / 3 / 5 / 7 93 (35 * 19) - (1,792 / 7) 409 (47 * 28) - (1,376 / 4) 972 (2,368 / 8) + (24 * 17) 704 (2,646 / 7) + (13 * 28) 742 Question Answer Red Potion (12), Fly Wing (5), Butterfly Wing (1) 909z Red Potion (6), Green Potion (7), Fly Wing (8) 798z Green Potion (15), Magnifier (6), Trap (4) 934z Question Answer 3 Ring Pommel Saber, 4 Cap, 2 Boots 550 2 Ring Pommel Saber, 3 Cap, 3 Boots 480 3 Scimitar, 2 Helm, Coat 450 Question Answer Buckler, Coat, Gas Mask, Big Ribbon, Fillet, Sakkat, Glasses 20 Biretta, Manteau, Opera Mask, Ribbon, Muffler, Boots, Earmuffs 20 Mirror Shield, Mr. Smile, Jacket, Silk Robe, Wedding Veil, Muffler, Eye Patch 12 Question Answer 5 Helms 8,800z 4 Padded Armor 7,680z 3 Tights 8,520
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After passing the quiz, head to Darwin (Studying Man)
who can be found going through the central, southern portal of the
star-shaped room. He will explain the basics for creating potions.You can skip the rest of the quest if you have 1
Illusion Flower!You can select the option: I want to talk about flowers. Talk to him a second time and select the first option as if to continue with the normal item-gathering quest. Talk to Darwin a third time and give the 1
Illusion Flower to him.
This will qualify the player to bypass the rest of the quest. Go
upstairs to the second floor and talk to the final NPC, Master
Alchemist, to finish the quest and job change to Alchemist.The player will need the following items for this part:
Item List 3 Medicine Bowl (can be bought on the ground floor from the Guild Dealer )
3 Empty Bottle
1 Red Herb
1 Yellow Herb
1 White HerbHe will then ask questions regarding potion creation after he explains the process. The answers are pretty obvious, but, if you fail, you'll have to get items again.
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Van Helmont (Experiment Expert)
can be found going through the lower southwest portal of the star-shaped
room. He will ask you to seek out Molgenstein to learn how to make
solutions.For this part, you need to do the Counteragent and Mixture Quest [up to step 3.] to proceed.
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After asking Molgenstein "about his research", head back to Al de Baran to talk with Van Helmont (Experiment Expert). He'll ask the player two questions pertaining what was just learned from the quest.
For reference:
Dye Quest Counteragent 1 
Detrimindextra + 1 
AlcoholMixture 1 
Karvodailnirol + 1 Alcohol
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In the upper southwest room Nicholas (Chief Researcher)
will give simple word puzzles which include unscrambling names and items
in Arcadia Online and other word related puzzles.Puzzle Sets
Question Answer Q: m p d i c f a r o g n k w a s A: packman Q: g b n o p r e f a r e t a s k A: ragnarok Q: u g n i s j e k c e o g n d p A: opening Q: r o e h n r o m c a i n p t t A: potionmerchant Question Answer Q: t m y a n y e o b n e g p r i A: brigan Q: o n c u t a p j l e r s v m u A: vendor Q: t v a r m e g p h e u b o y l A: party Q: q z a h n a i n b r d p t n c A: partizan Question Answer Q: s m i e x b w u n e t a g i r A: tiger Q: n i e g b o p d s o a u w r v A: endure Q: l r m g r e x t a v i n e d e A: evergreen Q: r o e h n r o m c a i n p t t A: potionmerchant
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Once finished, talk to him again and he will give the player several items which are needed for the following part of the quest.
DO NOT SELL OR STORE THESE ITEMS.
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Nicholas (Chief Researcher) will tell the player to go meet Bain or Bajin in Juno. Before heading out, make sure to have the following items along with the items from Nicholas (Chief Researcher):
Item 5 Mini Furnace
5 Coal
2.000 Zeny
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Head to Juno, and enter the building in the southwestern area. Go upstairs to find the two brothers Bain or Bajin . Give them all the items and they will attempt to make Gold.
The experiment fails most of the time and the player will receive a variety of items from Iron Ores to Gold.
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Go back to Nicholas (Chief Researcher) and he will tell you to go upstairs.
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Head to the second floor of the Alchemist guild and talk to the Master Alchemist
to change jobs. If the player is Job Level 50, they will receive a 
Condensed Potion Creation Guide
(240,000z). If they choose to change to Alchemist at any level lower
than 50, they will receive a random potion manual which are 100,000z
each and are sold by the Guild Dealer on the ground floor.