01 · ELEMENTS

4/30 FOUND

Pick an element and drag on the bench to paint · let different elements touch to make them react · right-drag erases · Space pauses · [ ] resize the brush · keyboard? Tab to the bench, arrows move, Enter paints · B jumps to the book.

02 · BRUSH

5

[ shrinks · ] grows · the ring on the bench previews the stroke.

03 · TIME

04 · COLLECTION BOOK

GAME ALCHEMY: recipes are simplified for play. FIELD NOTES give the real science, with sources. ELIXIR and GOLD are pure fiction.

⚠ START A NEW BENCH?

This wipes the canvas and rebuilds the starter bench. Your collection book is kept.

⚠ RESET ALL PROGRESS?

This forgets every element, reaction and hint you have found on this device and rebuilds the starter bench. There is no undo.