RPG Latest Topicshttps://www.bpal.org/forum/174-rpg/RPG Latest TopicsenMinotaur Landscaperhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/101300-minotaur-landscaper/ Shrubby and fresh: musky amber and copaiba balsam with neatly-mowed grass, well-trimmed hornbeam, upturned soil, and breezy spring blossoms.

]]>101300Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:52:53 +0000Aasimarhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/101295-aasimar/ A scent infused with celestial power: radiant white amber, earthy cardamom, orris root, celestial incense, and diaphanous vanilla silk.

]]>101295Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:38:11 +0000Rakshasa Party Magicianhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/101302-rakshasa-party-magician/ Shaggy spiced russet amber splattered by rice pudding, cocoa powder, and globs of cotton candy.

]]>101302Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:59:57 +0000Neutralhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/73064-neutral/

NEUTRAL
A flawless skin musk.

Origin:

5mL from the Lab.

Preconceived notions:

I'm really excited about this one, oddly enough. I have a skin musk scent from another company that's one of the (very few) non-BPAL scents that I wear even semi-regularly, so I'm looking forward to a BPAL scent along the same lines.

First sniff:

I can barely smell this. There's just the faintest hint of slightly powdery skin musk here, but mainly I get a noseful of nothing. :(

Wet on skin:

Still very faint, but I can smell it now. It's not as smooth as I'd expected. Instead it's on the powdery side and even a tiny bit sharp. More like freshly washed skin than (my idea of) skin musk.

Dry down:

That's better. Neutral stays extremely faint, but the almost sharp powderiness calms down, but it takes a few hours for it to reach that point on me. In the end, I'm left with a soft, gentle skin musk scent. It's very similar to the other brand's version that I love so much, but not as strong.

The bottom line:

This one is definitely best suited to layering. If it went straight from the bottle scent to the drydown, I'd probably wear this semi-regularly on its own because I love the simplicity and subtleness of it, but I think it's going to be used almost solely for layering with other scents and only when I've got time to let it work the kinks out, since the drydown takes a while to finish.]]>73064Mon, 02 May 2011 23:45:48 +0000Psionicisthttps://www.bpal.org/topic/96012-psionicist/ A blast of mental energy: electric white mint, eucalyptus leaf, white frankincense, and blue-white musk.

]]>96012Thu, 22 Aug 2019 02:47:50 +0000Kobold Baristahttps://www.bpal.org/topic/98356-kobold-barista/ Dungeoneering is exhausting, and sometimes the watered-down ale at the local tavern just slows you down. Before you head out on your next adventure, slather yourself in this fiery brew: freshly brewed coffee with ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, and cream.

]]>98356Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:23:23 +0000Gnomehttps://www.bpal.org/topic/73721-gnome/

GNOME
An explosive blend of effervescent golden ginger and black peppercorn with sarsaparilla, gurjum balsam, nutmeg, gear lubricant, and smoke.


Hot damn! A ginger I can wear!!!!! This smells like a sweet spicy ginger ale with smoke and black peppercorn! I think the sarsaparilla gives it the fizzy kick. I just love it. From wet to drydown...that's all I get. This is pretty good....and also a right day kind of scent....meaning if I wear this on the wrong day...it will make me sick. A little bit goes a long way! blink.gif I am going to have to get a bottle in the next order. I can't wait to play with this one and mix with the other RPG scents!]]>73721Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:08:50 +0000Beholder Opticianhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/98352-beholder-optician/ A clear, glassy scent, translucent and blushing, that will bring your world into sharp focus: eucalyptus leaf, white amber, pink bergamot, strawberry, and sheer, crystalline vanilla musk.

]]>98352Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:20:50 +0000Bugbear Doulahttps://www.bpal.org/topic/98353-bugbear-doula/ A nurturing blend of motherwort, angelica root, and warm russet fur splashed with chamomile tea.

]]>98353Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:21:34 +0000Monkhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/96011-monk/ Sandalwood incense, ti leaf, and honeyed saffron.

]]>96011Thu, 22 Aug 2019 02:47:01 +0000Fighterhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/73059-fighter/

FIGHTER
Leather, musk, blood, and steel.


Wet: All ye leather fiends...rejoice! This is beautiful brown leather...fresh...on me its kind of like the leather from Brom Bones without the cologne note. There is the barest hint of metal in this...but it really is a clean leather with metal.

Drydown: Leather with the clean metal and now the musk kicks in. Thankfully it doesn't really overtake the leather...it kind of compliments it..and there is the faintest tang of blood. This is gorgeous. And an immediate bottle purchase.]]>73059Wed, 04 May 2011 17:38:09 +0000Lawfulhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/73065-lawful/

LAWFUL
Rigid oak, blue chamomile, rhubarb, and fig leaf.


Lawful smells sparkly. :) The first thing I smell is the Blue Chamomile which, despite being a flower, is so earthy and comforting. Next the Rhubarb and Fig Leaf come out and smell delicious together - the Chamomile is starting to lessen. After about 20 minutes, this turns into such a wonderful blend - I can still smell the Chamomile and the Fig leaf with a sparkle of Rhubarb, and the oak lays nicely underneath. I love Oak, but it tends to be quite powerful, and in this blend it is very smooth and understated. What a great blend - I'd say this is my favorite of the RPGs so far. 5/5]]>73065Thu, 05 May 2011 20:34:57 +0000Evilhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/73068-evil/

EVIL
Smouldering opium tar, tobacco absolute, green tea, black plum, kush, ambergris accord, ambrette seed, and costus root.


Seriously...I need to be EVIL! :twisted: Malificent from Sleeping Beauty Evil...cause this is what this smells like. The green tea and tobacco really keeps this plum grounded and the ambrette and ambergis from becoming a floral ambery nightmare. :joy: On its own...this is a winner...but I can't help but wonder what will happen when I layer it with something else.]]>73068Wed, 04 May 2011 17:34:39 +0000Orc Massage Therapisthttps://www.bpal.org/topic/101301-orc-massage-therapist/ A soothing, contemplative blend of fresh aster leaves, green tea, zucchini flower, and sandalwood incense.

]]>101301Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:55:12 +0000Halflinghttps://www.bpal.org/topic/73056-halfling/

HALFLING
Porridge, kukui nuts, and pastry crumbs.


Warm oatmeal cookies. Sweet earthy oats and chai tea. Stays pretty close to the skin]]>73056Wed, 04 May 2011 19:33:11 +0000Goblin Fashion Designerhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/102189-goblin-fashion-designer/ "Darling, it's not chaos. It's couture."

 

The scent of a goblin atelier: a strange alchemy of high-end avant-garde perfume, animalic musk, and silk stitched with scraps of leather colliding with honeyed ale, dust from shattered rhinestones, and the oily sparkle of iron.

]]>102189Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:35:05 +0000Clerichttps://www.bpal.org/topic/73058-cleric/

CLERIC
Rose amber, frankincense, myrrh, champaca flower, Peru balsam, cistus, palisander, cananga, hyssop, and narcissus absolute.


I did not have particularly high expectations of this one, but I love resins and rose, so I snagged an imp along with the other RPG classes.

It goes on smelling like a complex, resiny perfume, like Shalimar. A few minutes in, the rose amber suddenly unfolds- I don't know any way to describe it other than that it's like a deific apparition- and it turns into a gorgeous combination of incense and rose. An hour after it went on, the hyssop and narcissus are coming in and making the blend sweeter and rounder. This one's a keeper.]]>73058Fri, 06 May 2011 00:06:51 +0000Vial of Holy Waterhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/78856-vial-of-holy-water/ VIAL OF HOLY WATER
The gleaming, indescribably clean scent of purified, ritually consecrated holy water.


This actually smells like water. Now I'm sure there are people who are going to think "well that's a big help, water has no smell" but imagine opening a bottle of cool, crisp water straight out of the fridge, no other scent mixed in except utter crispness and coolness--that's how this smells. It's fresh but not cologney, refreshing without being minty, clean without being soapy. There is really no other way to describe it. I can't even begin to pick out notes besides the fact that it's the perfect balance of aquatic and ozonic and still completely unisex. I want an entire tank full of holy water when and if this comes out!

]]>78856Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:55:40 +0000Sorcererhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/96013-sorcerer/ A golden, sparking surge of raw, wild magic: waves of amber, frankincense, red cacao, blood orange, and lavender touched by demonic incense and dragon’s blood.

]]>96013Thu, 22 Aug 2019 02:48:26 +0000Magehttps://www.bpal.org/topic/73060-mage/

MAGE
All mystique and thrumming power: gurjum balsam, Sumatran dragon's blood resin, olibanum, galangal, oleo gum resin, and frankincense.

Origin:

5mL from the Lab.

Preconceived notions:

I'll admit right off the bat that I don't know what everything in here is supposed to smell like. But I know enough to know that most of these are resins or incensey notes, with a bit of greenness thrown in here and there.

First sniff:

Definitely an incense/resin blend, but this isn't church incense. It's not headshop incense, either. Instead, I'd say it smells like a pagan or occult store. It has that sort of darkness and mysteriousness to it.

Wet on skin:

Slightly sweet, resinous incense. Mage is a little bit smoky, but mainly, it smells like a mix of unusual, mysterious-smelling resins. It does put me in mind of what a mage might smell like.

Dry down:

A tiny bit of balsam is peeking out now, adding some pine to the resins. It's still mostly an incense blend, but the balsam gives it an appropriate touch of woodsiness. This mage doesn't spend all his time cooped up working on perfecting his magic. He goes out gathering herbs and practicing in the forest.

The bottom line:

I like this one a lot. I could take or leave the balsam, but the piney note it adds is subtle enough not to distract me from the beautiful resins.]]>73060Mon, 02 May 2011 23:39:56 +0000Chaotichttps://www.bpal.org/topic/73066-chaotic/

CHAOTIC
A whirling mélange of multicolored musks with wasabi, rooibos, heliotrope, and mastic.


Heliotrope is a favorite scent of mine so am very happy that I can pick it out in this blend. Chaotic is very much a warm musk blend sweetend up by the sweet vanilla of heliotrope. There is a hint of something plant/spicy in the background.]]>73066Wed, 04 May 2011 19:26:35 +0000Illithid Nannyhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/102190-illithid-nanny/ Who better to care for your young ones than a nanny that can psionically anticipate junior's every need? A fresh-scrubbed, hypnotic astral musk with a hint of milk.

]]>102190Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:37:14 +0000RPG Comboshttps://www.bpal.org/topic/73253-rpg-combos/Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s RPG scent series was designed to emulate the character creation process, and are meant to be layered in order to create a character concept. In short: you layer your class, race, and the two fragrances that compose your alignment to construct your character scent.

The RPG scents are designed to be layered! Are you a Neutral Good Half-Elf Ranger? Are you a Chaotic Evil Orc Mage? Whatever combination you try on, this is the place to review it! (Please note that nonreview comments and questions are still off-topic here and will be moved.) ]]>73253Fri, 06 May 2011 17:19:07 +0000Dwarven Alehttps://www.bpal.org/topic/78981-dwarven-ale/

DWARVEN ALE
Brewed with fermented mushrooms, honey, and apple rootstock.

Dwarven Ale smells more like ginger beer to me. As it dries, the spicy ginger top note recedes and in the drydown honey and mushrooms peek out from underneath. It's a rooty, darkly ginger effervescent blend.

Gingery, mushrooms, beer.]]>78981Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:38:09 +0000Assassinhttps://www.bpal.org/topic/96009-assassin/ Supple black leather, poison-tipped daggers, and a garrote soaked in pitch.

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