The Compleat Alchemist

[1]: 172  In 1994, Wizards of the Coast released an updated edition of The Compleat Alchemist, a 71-page professionally typeset softcover book written by Cathleen Adkinson, Anthony Pryor, and Beverly Marshall Saling.

72), Craig Sheeley was not sure if the average player should buy the 1983 edition, commenting that, "The Compleat Alchemist is a worthy supplement, but if you don't think you'll ever have an alchemist player-character in your game, and you already have enough magical items and don't want to add any more, then this supplement is not for you.

"[4] Gene Alloway reviewed The Compleat Alchemist, 2nd Edition in White Wolf #39 (1994), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "Though The Complete Alchemist has no charts for translating specific information to game systems, you should having no problem doing so yourself.

"[5] In the June 1994 edition of Dragon (Issue 206), Rick Swan found some of the statistics hopelessly vague, due to the attempt to keep the information as generic as possible: "To accommodate everything from AD&D game to the Tunnels & Trolls game, the rules have to be vague.

He concluded by giving the book an average rating of 3 out of 6, saying that few players would likely play an alchemist, but that "referees should find The Compleat Alchemist to be an invaluable resource for adding color to their campaigns and creating oddball treasure items.