QUOTE(Mchawi @ Jul 17 2008, 03:35 PM)
have to wonder whether a person would become dependent on the tinctures to achieve certain things or whether its truly proficient at building on past experiences.
I think you must be misunderstanding practical alchemy completely. As you prefect and raise the matter up, so does a part within your own soul raise as well. Not to mention the purification and infusions of the secret fire you can obtain from ingesting these concoctions.