Strangely, the work of finding alchemy recipes in Dragon Quest IX is quite streamlined. The first batch of them are found in Coffinwell, a town that you access after you can first get the alchemy pot (the "Krak Pot"). I was completely expecting that you'd find all sorts of recipes in all of the game's towns. Though I was also expecting the recipes to be found individually. Instead, when you find a book of alchemy you get anywhere between three to six recipes. This really speeds up their acquisition.
It's also interesting that the majority of recipes that I've found so far are for items that can be bought. Maybe this is just because I was a bit slow in getting the Krak Pot, just picking it up after arriving in Alltrades Abbey. That is, the part of the game's world where the first fygg is found.
Instead of offering a way to get ahead with your equipment, from the recipes I've seen so far, alchemized equippables seem primarily to be another way to customize your outfits. Though it's also how you get the best equipment in the game - some way down the road, of course.
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