[crossfire] [IDEA] Reagents for cast magic

[Anton Oussik]

IMO this would make spellcasting less useful, as it would be easier to
take a dragon and claw through armies of monsters, picking up reagents
as you go. You can then sell the reagents to the poor spellcasters
struggling to get enough for a zombie-killing cast.

It does seems like an interesting idea though. It is sort of like
alchemy but the kind you take around with you and needs less
ingredients. If we are heading this way, why not just change the
alchemy ingredients so they are easier to make? This seems to be the
main reason it is not used too widely - ingredients are rare enough
not to bother with it and look for ready-made things in shops instead.
Maybe decrease the weight of potions too so you can carry many around
with you and be a pure alchemy-based damage dealer.

Cavehippo/mwedel's idea about long term food benefits seems good too,
although not related to this thread as such.