Alchemist: Where to begin?

[Travel]

So, I was thinking about picking up Alchemist for a roleplay I was going to be a part of; however, I have very little idea on where to start. I'm not entirely sure on where to grab decent materials for the job, for instance, or whether or not I should go ahead and grab some other jobs beforehand; I heard that Land and Hand jobs work better with other Land/Hand jobs, I have no idea how to start with Alchemist.

Simply put; where should I begin? What potions and elixirs should I craft? Should I grab other jobs to really help with the process? Where would be the best place to gather the needed materials? Does anyone have any suggestions?

[Jojoya]

So, I was thinking about picking up Alchemist for a roleplay I was going to be a part of; however, I have very little idea on where to start. I'm not entirely sure on where to grab decent materials for the job, for instance, or whether or not I should go ahead and grab some other jobs beforehand; I heard that Land and Hand jobs work better with other Land/Hand jobs, I have no idea how to start with Alchemist.

Simply put; where should I begin? What potions and elixirs should I craft? Should I grab other jobs to really help with the process? Where would be the best place to gather the needed materials? Does anyone have any suggestions?

Alchemist is more supplier to the other DoH classes than reliant on them. For crafting Grimoires and Codexes it will have need of leather, metals and logs/lumber at times but for just about everything else it relies mainly on gathering for materials.

If you're really just interested in ALC, I wouldn't worry about the other crafting classes and just pick up the gathering classes.

Where to start? At the Alchemist's Guild, of course. The Guild Supplier will sell almost everything you need for the initial 15-20 levels though eventually you'll need to get your materials either from gathering or off the marketboard.

What to craft? Try to stick to the reagents that are crafting materials while leveling. Those will be fairly consistent gil makers until you're ready to start crafting the end game potions. Lower level potions tend to flood the marketboard because of other sources.

Try to keep up with the class quests as each one will reward close to a full level of XP at its correct level. Leves are also a good source of experience until you run out of leve allowances - I would save them until you reach level 50. Ishgard Restoration is also a good way to go if you're leveling the gathering classes in the Diadem.