Fantasy Life i has 14 different Lives (combat, gathering, and crafting classes) for players to enjoy. This FAQ covers the Alchemist Life in detail, including a walkthrough for unlocking Alchemy challenges, recipes, locations to acquire crafting materials, etc.

This walkthrough will not contain main story spoilers, but will contain spoilers for the Alchemy Life story.

( Author's Note - this is a work in progress, I will be writing as I play through. I am making some assumptions on ranks etc based on the original game's content. I'm also trying to avoid seeing content from others until I get to experience the game myself - and as someone with a day job, this will be slowly crafted. Also, your humble author is not a Twitch streamer but is attempting to be to add some video content... let's see how that goes! It'll get written... eventually)

Video playthrough:

(sorry about my attempt at voice acting... it's not great.)

When you begin life as an alchemist, your first task is to acquaint yourself with your new Master. In this case, your new Master is named Chemmel, and his laboratory is located in the Alchemist Guild, close by the Guild Office.

Your first task will be to "concoct an HP Potion". Chemmel will ask you to track down his apprentice Toto to obtain the Healweed required to craft the potion, while he records the recipe. You can get 5 Healweed from Toto, who you can find nearby. Toto will then join you as you return to the Alchemist Guild.

The alchemy workbench has three apparatuses, one of which will be selected at random (in sets of two or three actions) as the next to be active. Unlike the original game, the action that needs to be performed at each location has a bit more variation. You'll need to pay close attention to both the button and the action required as you move back and forth between the stations. Keeping an eye on the upper portion of the display will help you move quickly to the next station in the sequence.


Tapping rapidly is indicated by a red background and stars on each side of the symbol. A green hexagon means tap and hold the button. Two curved arrows indicates rotating the stick at that station.

After you craft the potion, a visitor, Elke storms into the Guild, demanding help on his next test. Chemmel offers your services as his newest apprentice to make a Memory Charm and sends you off to the capital to obtain a Dubious Object to include as an ingredient. Head to the Material Shop in the capital, and the Store Clerk will give you said Dubious Object. Take it back to Professor Chemmel and you'll receive the recipe. Craft the charm at the workbench, and you'll receive 500 Dosh as your reward.

Elke runs off, excited to take his exam, but you and Toto are worried about him. The two of you must head off to the school in the capital and watch as he takes his exam. Professor Chemmel meets you outside the academy, where he grants you his evaluation - congratulations! Ranked up to Fledgling!

This game introduces a skill board, where points can be spent to earn perks and improvements to crafting.

These recipes are unlocked immediately when promoted to Fledgling rank. (Also unlocked are the Alchemists' Lab Coat and Alchemists' Shoes recipes, which require the Tailor life to craft.)

You will receive an Inventor's Flask as a rank-up-reward. You will also be able to craft higher rank versions of some of the recipes that were already known to you.

You will receive an ordinary Bubbling Flask as a rank-up-reward.

TBD if this rank will exist in FLi as DLC - fingers crossed!

TBD if this rank will exist in FLi as DLC - fingers crossed!

The following Alchemist recipes are purchasable at various shops.

Life tools are the basic equipment required to perform the tasks of a life. For Alchemists, this is a flask of some sort.

When crafting tools, crafting attempts can result in higher quality items, which grant bonuses beyond the stats listed here.

Note: "Spirit Road" is the bottom of a well in Lulab Forest.

Note: Gathering these materials requires associated leveling up associated gathering Lives.
"Depths" for the Faraway Iron/Blue Stone refers to an easily missed well in Lulab Forest.