Originally Posted by GothicGothicness 
For alchemy do people want an advanced system or is quite simple enough… like found ingredients XYZ find recipe XYZ and you can mix potion X, or each ingredient has some special property… and you can mix as you want to achieve the effect of each items property?
I thought the Might and Magic (MM7, specifically) system (colored potions and higher skill requirements to create more complex potions without blowing up) was intuitive without being overly simple.