Editing Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (section)

===[[Alchemy]]===
At a certain point in the early game, the {{Party 8}} receives an [[Alchemy Pot]]. This device can be used to combine two items into a third (usually more powerful) item following various [[Alchemy recipe]]s. The combination takes a certain amount of time, depending on the power of the combined item and the level of the pot. This "time" only advances as the [[wagon]] moves, on the overworld. Later in the game, the pot is upgraded to hold three items, allowing additional, even more powerful recipes.

An invalid recipe will be rejected immediately without consuming the items, allowing the player to experiment to find new recipes. In the [[bonus dungeon]], the player gains a pot that can mix items instantly.

New recipes (or clues to new recipes) are revealed in various books and scraps of paper found throughout the game. All recipes the player has discovered are listed in a "recipe book" accessed through the alchemy menu; recipes which are only partially known (from a clue) will have some item names replaced with "????."