#potion permit reyner

[lizah-aart]

Good morning Chemist!

[dominusfero]

Potion Permit needs to let me marry NPCs so my girl, Panna, can marry her himbo carpenter boyfriend already

And so I can make more jokes about her dad being bent about the bathhouse dates

[wife-of-zamas-lord-hepta]

Sorry Reyner but someone else got her first 😋 Your person is out there, I’m sure of it!

[drabblesandimagines]

Chemistry

Pairings: Reader x Reyner, Y/N x Reyner, GN reader x Reyner

Wordcount: 1416

Rune had left you a note saying Reyner's shoulder was acting up again and he was too proud to ask, but could you whip him up some more ointment and drop it round.

 You’d been out late the night before and spent most of the day in the Glazelands, so you’d shrugged off the tiredness and chill you were feeling down to that as you trudged over to the workshop in the drizzle, your beloved canine companion at your heels. Your plan was to drop this off, make sure he used it, make some soup and then have an early night.

 The bell jingled as you entered, and Reyner was at the back of his workshop, planing something down. He turned and smiled – was that sarcastic? - before dusting his hands down on his apron and approaching the counter.

 "Chemist, to what do I owe this pleasure?"

 "I've been hearing about someone's sore shoulder," he raised an eyebrow at the hoarseness in your voice. You coughed slightly, attempting to clear it. You hadn’t spoken to many people today, besides a few words of praise to your dog, so maybe it was hoarse out of non-use.

 "Well”, he scratched his arm, “maybe it has flared up a bit again, but I didn't intend to drag you out on this dismal day."

 “I'm here now, though. Shall we?" She gestured to his stool behind the counter and he thankfully didn't offer a retort. Reyner sat down, facing away from you before lifting his apron straps over his head and folding it up on the counter. He then unbuttoned the top half of his shirt, dropping it down from his shoulders, revealing his toned and muscular back. You remembered the first time you’d seen him topless feeling your stomach flip, but this time your head felt too foggy to think of anything but the job at hand. You’d retrieved the jar and set about unscrewing the lid, before dipping four fingers in the pot and scooping up the cream before setting out rubbing the warming ointment across his shoulders. You felt him tense at your touch at first but soon relaxed, even letting out an exhale. You spent a few minutes rubbing it in, focusing hard on your work.

 “I admit it does feel much better after that.” He spoke up, breaking your concentration. It probably was just more of a poor massage at that point.

 "Remember to take it easy and reapply as necessary." You lectured, removing your hand from his shoulders in a signal that you were finally done.

"I will, carpenter's honour." He stood up from the stool and started to button his shirt back up as you went to screw the lid back on the tub, or at least attempted to. Suddenly, you felt horribly dizzy. The room seemed to spin relentlessly for a moment or two, and the tub dropped from your hand, rolling on its side on the wooden floor. You clutched your head, rubbing your temples and the world set itself to right.

"Whoa, you all right there?" Reyner asked. Was that concern in his voice? He bent down, picking up the tub and placing it on the counter. Luckily, you noted, the contents had stayed put. You really had no strength to go out and forage for more ingredients tonight.

"Yes, I’m fine,” you replied, curtly. “I think I’m just feeling a little tired. I should head home..." You were embarrassed now and you just wanted out of there. You could just hear Reyner at the inn later on, spinning a yarn about the weird Chemist again. You went to pick up your bag when, once again, the whole world flipped and your balance totally abandoned you. Bracing yourself to go crashing down to the floor, you were surprised when the pain didn’t come and arms were now encircling you.

"Y/N, what's wrong?" 

If you’d been thinking clearly at the moment, you would’ve noticed that that was one of the handful of times he’d ever said your name. "I'm fine, sorry – I must’ve misstepped." You tried to free yourself from his grip – you were absolutely humiliated - but he stayed firm, before he span you round and forced you down onto the stool by pushing down on your shoulders, placing the back of his hand against your forehead.

"Liar. You're burning up. That’s it.” Suddenly, an arm was around your back and another under your knees and you found yourself up in Reyner’s arms.

"No!” You protested. “Put me down – you need to rest your shoulder. I’m fine.”

"Allow me to look after you for once, Chemist." He scolded, holding firm.

You didn’t respond to that - it would be nice to be looked after. Ever since you had arrived in town there had been suspicious and mean looks. Though maybe one or two people had begun to warm to you, you were positive they wouldn't bat an eye if you just decided to leave one night.

You allowed yourself to relax slightly in his arms, all the sudden becoming aware of how warm you did feel. What a bad chemist, brushing off your own symptoms. What use were you to anyone else if you couldn’t even look after yourself? Seeing that you’d somewhat settled, Reyner had made up his mind. He started walking towards the staircase at the back of the shop. He carried you up the stairs, through his apartment before depositing you gently down on his bed. This was awkward, you shouldn’t be here.

"Reyner, you're very kind, but I'll be fine by myself at home." You went to swing a leg out of the bed before he pushed your shoulders back down into the heavenly soft pillows.

"Nonsense. I can't send you home in your condition in the pouring rain, Y/N. You can rest here, be a good patient like I was for you.”

You could’ve scoffed at that, but you’d also be a liar if you didn't admit his bed was comfortable, far more than your own. The cottage was a state – musty, creaky, drafty, dusty – all things you knew they'd hoped that would drive you out of town in a way. That's why you worked so late most of the time, to make sure you felt worn out enough to fall asleep in that depressing room.  You watched as he walked over to the kitchen and retrieved a glass out of the cupboard, before filling it up with water. A thought sprang to mind.

“No, I have to go, my dog’s outside…” You went to sit up again but his glare sent you leaning back as he walked back over with the glass and placed it on the table besides you.

“I’ll let them in, they can sleep in the workshop. Stay there – I’m serious.” You watched as he headed back towards the staircase and heard his heavy footsteps descending. You suppose it would be nice to close your eyes for a moment. Maybe that’s all you needed, a moment’s rest just to reclaim your strength and clear your head, then you could head home and forget about all this embarrassing incident altogether...

Reyner had got your dog settled downstairs and spied your satchel abandoned next to the stool – maybe there was something in there that could help. He went to pick it up and was immediately surprised by the weight of the thing. Curious, he peeked inside and saw numerous labelled bottles nestled inside, alongside with what looked like your foraging spoils for the day. His respect had grown for you and your work over the past few weeks – that he had to admit. He'd seen you head out early every morning to the fields to collect ingredients. You often didn’t return until the late afternoon, popping into the bathhouse before heading back out again until late. It seemed tireless work, even more so when he considered how ungrateful most of the town had been.

 He lifted up your satchel and carried it up the stairs. "So, Chemist, advise your trainee what treatment you require."

 He expected a sarcastic retort but none came – you were fast asleep on his bed. He chose his steps wisely as he walked back over to the bed, avoiding the floorboards he knew to be particularly creaky, and placed the satchel down at the end of it. Then, he slowly took it upon himself to unlace your boots and gently removed them, before at last placing the thin blanket over your sleeping form.

 “Rest well, Y/N.”

[the-universe-in-our-mind]

DAY 27 OF FLUFFTOBER: Outdoor Event

Ship: Darla x Reyner

Words: 512

It was their anniversary today. Darla and Reyner had planned something simple to do, to celebrate but not something too big.

Reyner arrived at the house of his lover, knocking at the door.

« It’s unlocked! » Darla yelled and Reyner let himself in.

Darla walked to him, giving him a quick kiss.

« Good morning. » She said and he smiled.

« Good morning. » He replied before she turned away back to the kitchen.

« I just need to pack a few more things and I’ll be good to go! » She told him and he nodded.

A few minutes later, she had her basket in hands, putting her shoes.

Reyner hold his hand to grab the basket, taking him from Darla’s hand.

She smiled at that.

« Thank you, my love. » She said and Reyner beamed.

« Let’s go. » He said, leading her to the door.

***

« That’s a really nice spot. I can’t get enough of here. »

As Darla said that, Reyner felt a sense of proudness. Choosing to go to the Moonbury cliff was always a nice choice. Especially as he had asked the other villagers to stay away of the zone for a little while. Not like they had objected to that.

Both of them installed themselves, getting the food out and sharing. They talked and laughed, reminding themselves about the past, their memories together. It felt nice. Being able to take the time like this.

« You did amazing food again, Darla. Thank you. » Reyner said as he took a bite of Darla’s food.

After a while, Darla spoke again.

« … It does feel like home, here. » She admitted, which made Reyner stopped mid-bite, surprised at the statement.

Quickly, Darla explained herself as she noticed his confused expression.

« I mean! I do miss the city. But… » She stopped, trying to find her words.

Reyner finished his bite, still looking at her with surprised eyes. This wasn’t something he expected, as that was said out of nowhere.

« It feels comforting here. It feels like I belong. » She confessed and Reyner felt a smile creeps on him at the confession.

« And, not to be sappy or anything but… I do imagine spending the rest of my life with you at this point. » She let out and Reyner’s cheeks got red.

Darla chuckled at that, giving him a soft kiss on the cheek.

« Aw, don’t get shy like that. » She giggled and he tried to hide his cheeks, hiding his face.

« I-I’m not… » He said and she shook his head, with a big smile.

« We should eat more before Kipps pass by. » She said and Reyner nodded.

He would need to go see the mayor soon. Because if it was really how Darla felt, perhaps it was time to buy something else than a moon brooch. Making them lovers forever. And planning the wedding.

But for now, he would enjoy the food and the time with her. This could wait.

[allthefarminggames]

This is because of how the clinic update progress is set up for gameplay, but in-universe?

After the first upgrade, some chemists would march up to Reyner and demand him to order good and clean quality bedding and mattresses, and to craft some new bed frames for the clinic right now. Or they’ll spread word to the neighbouring towns that he sells sub-quality work at horrendous prices.

Oh, he can’t do better with his current tools and workplace? What kind of carpenter is he then?? What kind of jobs can he even do???

Nothing against Reyner as a NPC because that’s just how the game is modelled. But oh boy would it piss off people if he worked like that for real.

[kashkadavr]

I drew this while playing the demo version. For some reason, I still haven't played the release version of the game, but I don't think that my choice of relationship will change

[captainofallships]

So there was only one choice for romance for me in potion Permit. This man built me a clinic and a new house and all of my furniture! He also is a himbo who needed me to intimately heal him! Listen… I love him.

————————-

Anyway Potion panic was fun I keep putting hours into it, it definitely needs like 10 more romancable characters tbh???! Let me fuck the weirdos in this town game.

[hepbaestus]

I'm playing Potion Permit and I'm immediately smitten with Matheo, Xiao and Reyner.

I couldn't have picked three different people to fall for.

(if you don't know what potion permit is, it's essentially stardew valley but more 8-bit esque and you're a chemist instead of a farmer. There's also no marrying an NPC - which I'm sad about).

I do recommend this game though, there are similarities between stardew and potion permit but it's also very different.

[death-munchkin]

A Cauldron Full of Luck (Chapter 1)

Originally posted on AO3, I figured I'd pop it here too since I now have a blog and what not. Potion Permit fic. Rest of the fic (wop, 4 Chapters currently) can be found here (AO3).

Reyner had been perfectly content to ignore the charming new chemist in town, until a mutual friend seemingly insisted on bringing them together. Through various encounters, a handful of struggles and with the help of one Runeheart bent on making them get along, it's only a matter of time before Reyner's strange new feelings towards Moonbury's resident chemist grow stronger. Story follows the perspective of Reyner as he goes on a journey of emotions to figure himself out through the events of the game. ~~Reyner/Chemist, amab(he/him) Chemist, Named Chemist.

To fix a Chipped Shoulder

“This is ridiculous, I’m going back to work.”

Reyner had risen that morning only to quickly find out that Runeheart had seemingly taken it on herself, as per usual, to fix his problems. Namely on that particular day, she had decided to ‘fix’ his shoulder. Or, more specifically, she’d decided to take him to someone she figuredcould fix his shoulder, considering her fixing talent wasn’t exactly appropriate to apply to anything living. That person, of course, not being Matheo, who he knew and was comfortable with. Oh no, it couldn’t possibly have been that simple. No she had to drag him off to Kliao’s, the town’s newcomer chemist, who he absolutely positively without a doubt didnot want to see, if he could help it. But, with Rune around, that wasn’t an option he was allowed to take, apparently, considering where they now stood in front of the chemist’s residence.

Reyner didn’t get the chance to take a single stubborn step to freedom before his good arm was used as an anchor line to snap him back into place, his possibly-even-more-stubborn best friend’s hands grounding him with the force of a thousand anvils, and her eyes with possibly twice that.

“Reyner, if you so much as think of leaving before we get you fixed up I swear on the Gods I’ll personally fashion shackles to chain you to the clinic.” Runeheart’s words licked like a flame, fiercer and sharper than normal, and he could tell she was quickly reaching the end of her rope with him. Whether or not she’d follow through with her threat, he didn’t know. Whether or not he’d chance the risk, well, that option was looking more and more preferable the longer he thought-

The sound of the front door cracking open redirected both their focus to the soon no longer empty doorway of the chemist’s house. It’s inhabitant, the town’s newcomer, now onlooked the pair with slight bewilderment and concern, clearly not at all having expected this scene when they left the house. Rune loosened up, Reyner tensed up, and it looked as though any fantasy of escape was quashed.

“Hey Kliao!” Rune greeted with a cheerful wave, her demeanor much friendlier now that she wasn’t addressing the object of her recent frustration. Reyner for his part muttered a disgruntled greeting, much less enthused by the situation than she was.

Rune, as far as he was aware, had been spending more time getting to know the town’s newest resident than he had, and had been fairly welcoming of the chemist once Rue had been cured. As a result, while Reyner wasn’t hostile or unwelcoming to him, Rune and Kliao had developed more of a buddy buddy relationship than the two guys had. Maybe that’s why she was so quick to insist on dragging him here when he blamed his bad shoulder for losing their previous darts match. Or maybe she was trying to slyly get back at him for some offense or another, considering she knew exactly how he felt about the idea of being examined by someone from the capital. Who knew.

“Sorry to disturb you, but could you possibly take a look at him?” Rune gestured with one hand while the other still kept Reyner in place. “We tried to get Matheo, but since his schedule’s full, you’re our only option.”

The thought however of imminently having a stranger, a chemist, from the capital, in his personal space gave Reyner a small spike of adrenaline, enough to wrench his good arm free and back up a few steps.

“Rune, please. I told you earlier it’s not a good idea to have someone from the capital check on me.” Reyner foundered, flushed and embarrassed and maybe just a little bit panicked, but certainly desperately wanting to just leave. He didnot want the chemist to examine him. Not that he had anything against Kliao in particular, contrary to how it might have come across. The lad seemed nice enough. He was always polite and at least seemed to genuinely want to help people. But there was just something about him, about the aura around him, which left Reyner feeling strange and uncomfortable. Like he was trapped and squirming under Kliao’s gaze whenever the chemist was around, and he wasn’t exactly sure he wanted to subject himself to that if he didn’t absolutely have to.

Runeheart, on the other hand, was quite frankly done with her friend’s nonsense, her own face once more becoming blushed with frustration. She didn’t say anything in response to his antics. She didn’t need to. The look of disapproval combined with the silence she allowed to stretch was sharper than any blade she or dare say her mother could ever craft, and she knew well that he couldn’t leave when she pinned him with a look like that.

The chemist was the one to break the silence, offering a nervous laugh at the duo’s altercation before clearing his throat and approaching Reyner, offering a gentle smile seemingly aimed to pacify his patient before he’d sprint off like a frightened animal. It was obvious he’d be more than happy to oblige Rune’s request, provided of course that Reyner gave him the go-ahead first.

The chemist’s keenness to help, despite seemingly genuine in nature, still somehow had Reyner’s body feeling tight with awkward anticipation. A look to his best friend of course didn’t grant any solace, with her still casting silent judgment in his direction for, in her words, acting like a complete dingus. Trapped and defeated, the young carpenter let out a reluctant sigh of surrender and nodded, giving consent for the chemist to begin his examination. An offer which was happily accepted.

“My left shoulder feels weird.” Reyner clarified, opting to turn his head to the sky while Kliao went about their business examining the shoulder in question, unsure of anywhere else to look which wouldn’t feel awkward in the given situation. Though now, his shoulder was definitely not the only part of him that felt off, thanks to having the chemist firmly in his personal space. Now his hands were getting clammy and his brow damp and his chest felt all sorts of peculiar, certainly a result of his nerves. He’d never have had this issue if they’d just gone to Matheo instead.

Aside from the occasional thoughtful humming from the chemist as he worked or pained hiss from Reyner when a tender spot was prodded, the next few moments passed in relative silence. It somehow simultaneously felt surprisingly quick yet painfully long before the examination was complete and the chemist stepped back and Reyner could finally breathe again. The chemist for his part had a deep expression of thought scrunched on his face.

“Could you explain how your symptoms feel?” Kliao prodded for more information, seemingly not fully satisfied with a physical examination alone.

Reyner took a moment to think the question over, absentmindedly fixing his shirt back into its proper place as he did. “My shoulder gets stiff, plus occasional pain that comes and goes.”

Then he paused, as a realization of a potential issue revealed itself.

“Normal activity wouldn’t do me any harm, right?” He voiced his concern, feeling more than a bit nervous about the answer. The chemist in turn only offered a look of confusion, prompting for him to explain further.

He paused, thinking carefully about how to express his thoughts verbally.

“... It started to hurt after I put together a couple of pieces of furniture in my workshop.” He explained, absentmindedly massaging his damaged shoulder as he spoke. “My job requires a fair amount of manual work, so it’s inevitable.”

“So, think you can make something for him?” Runeheart piped in, seemingly eager to get a conclusion to her friend’s shoulder conundrum.

The chemist took another few seconds to think, before brightening up and offering her an eager nod, which Rune received with a wide proud definitly-a-bit-cocky-about-being-proven-right grin. 

“I could make a Heat Paste, that should help with the stiffness, and speed up the recovery process.”

The scene was enough to make Reyner roll his eyes, particularly at his friend’s obvious beaming ‘told ya’ attitude. All in all, his heart, and ego, had been rung through the ringer enough for one day. And besides…

“... You really don’t need to. I’ll be fine.”

Reyner took the opportunity to grumbly excuse himself, taking his chance to escape back to the safety of his workshop. Not that he for even a moment expected that this would be the end of the situation, especially not with headstrong Rune on the case. No, he’d have to mentally prepare himself for Rune, or possibly even Kliao, to make a swing by his workshop sometime soon with remedy in hand. The thought of it, and of the morning’s events in general, led him to breath out a hefty sigh.

Why did he have to pick the most headstrong person in the world to be his best friend?

___ ___ ___ ___

The visit came in the late afternoon of the very same day. Truth be told, despite fully expecting that Rune and her new friend would push on despite his protests and show up with some alchemical concoction for him to try, he had not at all expected for the chemist to produce it so quickly. As such, despite his former anticipation, he was still caught off guard when the two of them showed up in his shop shortly before he closed up.

“You two better not be here as customers, you should know how frustrating it is when people order last minute work.” He offered Rune a coy smile, to which the redhead rolled her eyes and let out a huff of pretend annoyance.

“We’re here to fix your shoulder, dummy.”

Despite half expecting that to be the case, her confirmation still managed to leave him feeling frozen over, stopping his absentminded process of brushing sawdust from his hands and leaving his shoulders tense.

“You don’t have to be here, I told you, my shoulder’s fine.” He protested despite the fact that the tension in his shoulders of course made his bad shoulder hurt, making him wince and confirming that it was, in fact, not fine. Rune, of course, wasn’t fooled by his act for a second, resting a fist on her hip whilst looking at him as though he were a misbehaving child.  

“Look at you! You still can’t even move properly.” The fact that she was right didn’t serve to make him feel any better. Rune gave a frustrated sigh, turning to the chemist with a sort of ‘are you seeing this’ expression. “Kliao, would you please just apply the ointment to him already so we can get this over with?”

The chemist gave a nervous laugh in response, but nodded in agreement and turned to Reyner again, looking for approval to proceed like he had done before. Reyner, however, once more felt like a spider trapped in a jar under the chemist’s gentile gaze, turning around to break eye contact before his nerves got the better of him. Grumbling for a second, he hung his head and ran his still-a-bit-sawdusty hands down his face in an attempt to sooth the building unease. Turning around and letting out a dispirited sigh, he once more resigned himself to his fate, just as he had that morning.

“Fine… Go ahead…”

Kliao gave a bright smile at the approval, setting his satchel on one of the nearby pieces of hand crafted furniture and dug around a bit to find the specific item he was looking for. Various sounds of rustling, clinking, sloshing and clanking emanated from the bag as they searched through it, and Reyner wondered to himself exactly how many things the chemist kept in that satchel of theirs, because it sounded like a lot. Before long he produced what looked like a dark tube of paste.

With the remedy in hand he made his way into Reyner’s personal space bubble for the second time that day. This time Reyner opted to stare at his cash register while the chemist worked. Despite its name, the paste at first actually felt quite cold when it made contact with his skin, only heating up after a few seconds of the chemist working it into his shoulder with a sort of massage. The Heat radiating from the paste did soon feel quite soothing, but the actual process of applying it meant that pressure was applied to tender spots and was at times honestly quite painful. Though, he had to admit to himself that his shoulderdid feel better.

Once finished, Kliao took a step back to give Reyner his space again, offering one of their signature pacifying smiles to put him at ease. “There, that should feel better now. But… you shouldn’t overdo it, okay. Don’t push yourself too much while you’re still recovering.”

The chemist’s advice caught on Reyner’s thoughts like a thorn to cloth. “So, I can’t do any harsh physical activity?”

The chemist shook his head no, and the concerns of its implications formed a small pit in Reyner’s stomach.

“But, how am I supposed to run the workshop like that?”

Rune reentered the conversation with a loud, frustrated groan, tired of her friend’s hardheaded antics.

“Reyner, please. You should listen to Kliao and stop with this nonsense!” She didn’t even sound mad anymore, just exhausted. The realization that he’d tired his friend out with his constant protests suddenly made him feel guilty. He didn’t mean to be a bother, he just… couldn’t help but feel concerned. Working hard, or possibly even overworking himself, has been a constant part of his professional life. And he genuinely didn’t know how he’d keep on working without that strong drive to push himself.

“Rune’s right. If you push yourself, you might end up hurting your shoulder again, and may even make it worse.” Kliao offered in support. He and Rune both shared the same look of well meaning concern when they looked at him, and again, he couldn’t help but feel guilty. They were both just trying to help. It wasn’t their fault his shoulder got hurt, and, if what Kliao said was true, it wouldn’t be their fault that strenuous physical activity would only make things worse either.

“Alright, I’ll listen.” He finally conceded, a tinge of an apologetic tone to his voice. “Besides, if things get really bad, I might not be able to work at all.”

The feeling of shame and embarrassment at disappointing his friend made his face flush up, and he quickly turned away to hide it. Rune for her part offered a soft laugh, signaling that she wasn’t really upset with her friend, just worried about him, and maybe a bit annoyed by his stubbornness, which she muttered about under her breath.

With the added privacy of facing away, he finally felt comfortable to let out an exhausted, slightly shaky breath. Having the chemist in his personal space twice in one day was certainly giving his nerves and his heart a proper workout, and he felt more than a little emotionally exhausted after the day’s events. He’d still have much preferred to have gone to Matheo instead, considering it wouldn’t have been nearly as… exhausting. But he still felt grateful, he thought. If nothing else, Rune and Kliao both did mean well. And they were simply doing their jobs, as a friend and a chemist alike. So he couldn’t fault either of them, regardless of how he himself might have felt throughout the whole situation. And come to think of it… he didn’t exactlydislike getting help from Kliao either, even if it did feel strange and uneasy and not nearly as business-as-usual as it would have been had he gone to Matheo instead.

“Thanks for helping Reyner anyway.” Rune spoke up behind him, and he could hear Kliao offering her a nervous laugh in response.

Feeling the need to also express his gratitude despite still feeling a little uneasy, Reyner turned to face the pair again, awkwardly clearing his throat before he spoke.

“I… I appreciate it. Thank you, guys.” He offered a small smile of his own, hoping that they’d be able to tell he was being genuine. Even though he had a hard time accepting help, especially from someone like Kliao, he still wanted them to know that he did appreciate what they did for him.

The chemist and Runeheart both accepted his smile with ones of their own, seemingly happy with the conclusion to the day’s events. Despite his protests, despite all the grief he gave them both in the process, they still stubbornly pushed on to help him. The thought made his chest feel a bit warm. He was lucky to have a friend like Rune… and…

And he was lucky that Moonbury had a chemist like Kliao.

[lizah-aart]

“I’ll have that cupboard ready in no time, chemist ;) “

[kelvin-is-soup]

Day two of drawing Potion Permit characters! A little rushed due to school but here's Reyner.

[anir-lol]

Imo, Potion Permit was disappointing, but I loved Reyner

Props to that 🍻

[rjjameshiii]

RJ's Platinum Collection #17: Potion Permit

Achieved on 12/24/2022 at 4:02 PM

So I am a fan of Stardew Valley, and I play that game on-and-off a lot. One day, I was looking at my "Because You Played" recommendations and noticed that Potion Permit was one of the recommendations. It looked cool, and I wanted to try something different, so I decided to buy it - and boy was I not disappointed!

Potion Permit sees you take the role of a young Chemist - I chose the male Chemist and named him Tomas - who is sent from the city to the small country town of Moonbury to become the new resident doctor. However, it turns out that the citizens of Moonbury do not trust Chemists due to an incident in the past that has left the local environment in absolute mayhem. So now it is up to poor little Tomas to not only brew potions to cure the townsfolk of various ailments and earn their trust, but he has to somehow fix all of the disasters that have befallen the local nature.

So my first step for my Platinum journey was to just play the game and have fun. Completing the main quest of the game ended up taking me about 46 hours, during which I got 21 trophies.

1/38: Welcome To Moonbury - Welcome to Moonbury.

2/38: The First Step - Brew your first potion.

3/38: Moonbury Traveller - Use fast travel 20 times.

4/38: Rookie Chemist - Brew potions 15 times.

5/38: K.O.! - Passed out for the first time.

6/38: Friendly - Reach Friendship Level 1 with 5 villagers.

7/38: Great Doctor - Successfully cure 10 patients.

8/38: Dog Whisperer - Reach Friendship Level 3 with your dog.

9/38: The Capitalist - Collect 10,000 coins.

10/38: Intermediate Chemist - Brew potions 50 times.

11/38: Lumber Specialist - Collect 3,000 wood.

12/38: Ablutomaniac - Have a bath in the Willow Waters Bathhouse 10 times.

13/38: Sociable - Reach Friendship Level 2 with 10 villages

14/38: Heart Of Gold - Reach Friendship Level 3 with a villager.

A brief interruption to talk about who I chose to romance. At the time of my playthrough, there were six available love interests (the game has since been updated to include four more), and I was initially gonna go for Matheo, the witch doctor who hated Tomas but is VERY hot, but I ended up getting swept away by the much nicer Reyner, the local carpenter. I still think fondly of him to this day. When I confessed to him, he got so excited he ran into a wooden pole and bumped his head. Silly carpenter man, hehe.

15/38: Spark Of Love - Date an NPC for the first time.

16/38: Community Helper - Clear 25 quests from the Community Board.

17/38: Good Samaritan - Successfully cure 50 patients.

18/38: Catch Of The Day - Go fishing 50 times.

19/38: Stone Specialist - Collect 10,000 stones.

20/38: Fishing Guru - Collect 10 types of fish in Moonbury.

21/38: Expert Chemist - Brew potions 150 times.

Voila! I successfully fixed all the town's problems and became the local hero. After completing the Main Quest, the game basically just lets you do whatever you want, and all I had left to do was grinding.

A. Lot. Of. Grinding.

I started with grinding out ingredients for cooking (it doesn't really offer much status-wise, so I never actually bothered cooking anything during the main quest), and I also got the trophy for helping the Police Department sort ink 15 times.

22/38: Amateur Chef - Cook food 5 times.

23/38: Line Cook - Cook food 15 times.

24/38: Production Sorter - Work part-time in the Police Department 15 times.

25/38: Sous Chef - Cook food 50 times.

26/38: Decorative Mind - Collect 10 pieces of furniture.

At this point I decided to get the trophies for failing to cure patients with your potions out of the way, but I couldn't bring myself to ruin all of Tomas' hard work. So I made a new save file, gave my new Chemist the creative name of Failura, and then basically slept over and over and over until I had successfully failed to cure 10 people.

27/38: Being Forgetful... - Failed to cure a patient for the first time.

28/38: Being A Donut... - Failed to cure 10 patients.

With that done, I returned to my Tomas file and continued with a lot of grinding.

29/38: Animal Lover - Pet your dog 50 times.

30/38: Mail Carrier - Work part-time in the Post Office 15 times.

31/38: Acrobatic Adventurer - Roll 1,000 times.

32/38: Animal Exterminator - Defeat 1,000 enemies.

33/38: Grape Supplier - Work part-time in the Church 15 times.

34/38: Tree Exterminator - Forage 1,000 trees.

35/38: Rock Exterminator - Forage 1,000 stones.

36/38: Plantation Exterminator - Forage 1,000 plants.

37/38: Community Advisor - Clear 75 quests from the Community Board.

Once I completed my 75th Community Board quest, I finally got the Potion Permit Platinum - boy do I love alliteration!

38/38: Moonbury Navigator - Unlock all other trophies.

Potion Permit is a very cozy and fun game, but a lot of the gameplay does get repetitive. I personally think the characters and story make up for that, but it's not worth continuing the game after you finish the main quest and max out all your relationships with each villager, especially if you're trying to Platinum since that requires a LOT of grinding. However, it has received several updates since I last played, so maybe that has changed!

Rating: 8/10

[astrovvitches]

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