I am not sure if this is possible yet... but maybe there should be a way for a person to transfer the contents of a vial (nearly decayed) onto another (new). This in my opinion would be a great way from preventing elixirs going to waste, just because you have them but haven't had the need of putting them into use.

If something like this already exist... ignore this idea, and tell me how you do this?

(has about 15 full vials closing decay period)

as far as I know it cant be done yet.. good idea, id very much be interested in this also

Yeah, this idea has been brought up repeatedly since the start of Achaea, practically, but no one seems to want to do it.

I really like the idea too

Especially since i have a lot of vials that will decay soon

Here, it'd be nice, since I don't bother with my Alchemy. In Achaea, it'd be bad, since I'm a trans concoctionist and that's 90% of my income. Less decaying potions = less money. Although I'm sure Alchemists who actually sell would be against it.

It can't be too hard to code, I don't think. I've seen lots of MUDs that let you 'pour' from one liquid container to another.

Useful skill it is. In no ways does it ruin Alchemist's business, either. I think this skill would simply stop elixirs turning into nothing because the vial they were in decayed. Of course, Alchemist can always benefit from this because then those people whose vials got decayed will go looking for them asking for their brand new vials to be refilled. Still, there should be ways to pour the contents of a vial onto the other, I mean sooner or later the contents of tthose vials will run out... the Alchemists will always be able to refill.

It can be done in Imperian - SO COPY THE CODE OVER!

You can pour vial into vial in Imperian.

I idea'd this about loads of time.

I think it would be cool if there was an added chance you could screw up and ruin both vials (2-3% chance)... just because us alchemists wish ill onto others like that.

Heh, first bring the skill then wish the ill.

Pouring sounds good. Pour vial23 onto vial234, then maybe every pouring could cause the lose of one sip, lost during the process. It would be much more better than going like um "What can I do with all these vials?". I mean, I have a bunch of vials and most filled with great stuff and full... I could easily try undersell and alchemist but out of respect for their trade I haven't tried selling them... and requesting for the Elixir Transfer to be possible.

One way this could be done would be the ability to pour one vial into another, but you spill about half of the remaining sips (rounded up), or in the case of salves it gets stuck to your fingers and won't go back in, or anything to that effect. They key thing is that you lose half of whatever is remaining.

Then make an Alchemy skill that allows for a more effecient transfer (90-100%). Given their experience working with elixers, they'd have much steadier hands, and it would allow them to charge for it, so they wouldn't lose as much revenue.

*shrug* Just my $1.48 (darn inflation)

Heh, loosing too much isn't good at all, when the idea is to save elixirs/salves that haven't been used at all. Half of something is nothing, in my book. There could be a 20% chance of loosing half of whatever is being poured, though. Still, the idea is for anyone to be able to make it without exception and without the need of an addiotional skill or intervention of alchemists. I mean, alchemists would provide the refills, the people would just try to make the best with their elixirs so they don't go to waste... or what would be the purpose of getting refills in the first place? None, imo. Wasted elixirs= better not get anymore of them for a very long while.

I think alchemists should be able to pass over elixirs while poisionists should be able to pass over poisons. What do you think of that?

why not make it a more or less far up skill in Environment?

make a funnel item that allows you to pour vial a in vial b

Both are a good idea. Pouring could be an ability low on environment (about the fourth skill you learn), and/or crafters should be able to make funnels out of wood/steel (whatever the most available comm is), allowing people to pour elixirs from one vial onto the other. The funnels could have a decay time of 40 months themselves. This would be a great way to preserve elixirs.