Very nice idea, but the act of mixing ingredients is a bit too long and repetitive..after I brewed the first death I didn't really feel like doing it all over again. Maybe by skipping the act of walking to take the bottle it would already be less cumbersome. I love how much thought was put in the book and the mixing of the ingredients, for my last Ludum Dare I also created a game called The Alchemist but it only had like 4 combinations :P (although that was more combat oriented). Great job with the artwork and audio.