This is mostly just a question about the world of pathfinder. I started a game with friends as an alchemist but because of work I missed a few games. When I got back my party had a large loot collective with plenty of potions and an item called a "Formula Distiller" which allowed me to use up potions to add them to my formula list. I assume this was a DM gift to help cover my lost time.
My question is does an item like this or similat exist anywhere in the Pathfinder world or rulebooks?
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Aura faint divination; CL 3rd; Weight 2 lbs.
Slot none; Price 200 gp
DESCRIPTION
This magically-augmented alchemical device distills a potion or alchemist extract into the knowledge needed to create its formula. By gently heating a potion or extract in the alembic for 1 hour, the device creates a few drops of magical liquid. If consumed by an alchemist, this liquid gives him knowledge of the potion’s or extract’s formula, as if it were an extract he recorded in his formula book. This knowledge lasts for 24 hours. He may scribe this formula in his formula book in the normal fashion.
Using the alembic does not harm the potion, but the process makes it nearly boiling hot (it cools normally). The alembic can only distill the knowledge of formulas on the alchemist extract list (for example, it cannot turn a potion of a cleric-only spell into something an alchemist can learn).
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
Brew Potion, Craft Wondrous Item, identify, creator must be an alchemist; Cost 100 gp
There you go, and at 200 GP and not consuming the potion, this item is pretty neat.
Note, that I think that scribing it "in the normal fashion" refers to the ability to add formulae from other formulae book and as such, I think you would still need to spend gold for special inks.
EDIT: Indeed it would cost money "An alchemist can also add formulae to his book just like a wizard adds spells to his spellbook, using the same costs and time requirements." and "Materials and Costs: The cost for writing a new spell into a spellbook depends on the level of the spell, as noted on Table: Spell Level and Writing Costs. Note that a wizard does not have to pay these costs in time or gold for spells he gains for free at each new level." Cost is spell level squared *10 gp (5 gp for lvl 0, 10 gp for lvl 1, 40 for lvl 2.. up to 810 gp for lvl 9 spells.
** spoiler omitted **There you go, and at 200 GP and not consuming the potion, this item is pretty neat.
Note, that I think that scribing it "in the normal fashion" refers to the ability to add formulae from other formulae book and as such, I think you would still need to spend gold for special inks.EDIT: Indeed it would cost money "An alchemist can also add formulae to his book just like a wizard adds spells to his spellbook, using the same costs and time requirements." and "Materials and Costs: The cost for writing a new spell into a spellbook depends on the level of the spell, as noted on Table: Spell Level and Writing Costs. Note that a wizard does not have to pay these costs in time or gold for spells he gains for free at each new level." Cost is spell level squared *10 gp (5 gp for lvl 0, 10 gp for lvl 1, 40 for lvl 2.. up to 810 gp for lvl 9 spells.
Geez how did I miss that. Thank you very much.