Saltpeter
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Saltpeter (also known in the real world as niter or potassium nitrate) is a white chemical powder formed from rotting Dung in a Basic Tub, Sturdy Tub, or a Marble Tub.
Cost
Results in 4 saltpeter in about 20 teppy minutes.
Use
- Applied to Date Palm to fertilize them into producing Dates.
- Can be used to fertilize Trees from which Wood has recently been harvested. Adding 1 saltpeter will halve the time until tree can be harvested again.
- One of the catalysts for mixing Paint in a Pigment Laboratory.
- One of the materials that can be used in a Wood Treatment Tank to make Treated Boards
- One of the materials that can be used in a Chemical Bath to make Treated Metal
- Used to make Gunpowder
- Used by Fly Tying to make Hardened Lures for Fishing
- Used by a Thistle Garden as one of the means to produce vitamins.
Research and Tuition
- 200 Needed for tuition for the first degree of the Advanced Tub Design skill.
- 500 needed for Basic Chemistry Research
- 25,000 required to research Basic Metal Treatment
- 1000 needed to research Gardening
- 2000 required for The Science of Color research
- 5000 needed for Thistle Gardening research
- 5000 required for Wood Treatment research
Required By
Advanced Tub Design, Assimilation Bath, Basic Chemistry, Basic Metal Treatment, Dates, Elixir of Regrowth, Fishing Lure, Fly Tying, Gardening, Gunpowder, The Science of Color, Thistle Gardening, Throne of Pharaoh/Throne Decoration Materials, Thrones Inc/Decorations, Test of Towers, Treated Boards, Treated Metal, Wood Treatment