Hi fellow gamer.....I respect your opinion, but I must differ.....Heavens Gift far outweighs Alchemy......even with only one point in the skill, you will get tons of red, blue and so on...empty bottles, a little gold, some minor equipment......I now have three items with the enchantment and two skill points giving me the option of casting level 5.....I have gotten Silver Charms, Super Potions of every kind....some great equipment...lots of gold.....for just a few minutes of casting, now and then, I never want for anything....this really is a lot easier and less time consuming than Alchemy.....also, Heavens Gift is like a roll of the dice.....you never know what real yummy goodie you might get.....and I have gotten quite a few yummy goodies.....so, the fun of casting for goodies and the time saved scrounging for bottles, herb, mushrooms, etc....makes it the way to go for me....

Like you, I started the game several times....this is the only time I used Heavens Gift...I would not play the game without it now....For me, Alchemy is a bit of a pain.....but there is a fun factor associated with finding bottles, looking for muchrooms and so on.....it's just not as entertaining as rolling the dice for Heavens Gift....take care all....a Knight of the Old Code.....