[Ravenblade1979]

here's what I know

1) You should at least had 10+ to attempt Dust of Piercing Vision or Dust of Visibility

2) You can charge your alchemy spell. Usually I let mine charge once and I let go. I rarely fail

3) You must know recipes (hence learning literacy is a good start) to do alchemy

4) you should have a cauldron and all the ingredients and a wand.

5) you need to know Alchemy Spell and Alchemy Skill. I find it easier with the Alchemy skill to identify with.

6) A big suggestion would be to have double or even triple ingredients of a recipe your doing that way if you do fail you don't need to spend however many hours gathering up more ingredients.

7) A big thing to buy would be levelling scrolls. yes its a quick way to level ur normal level but also it helps your mental a lot.