What is the Tabula Smaragdina for?

[Kaito]

I have found this Item "Tabula Smaragdina".

SPOILER alert for whoever doesn't want to know how to find it.

You always find it in the first level, in the bottom right of the map. If you keep going right you will eventually find what I guess might be the end of that map, as there is a huge lava pool. Before the lava pool you'll find a bunch of bones and the aforementioned item. Have no idea what it does or what it's for. The only use I found for it is throwing it onto enemies, doing a bunch of damage, usually oneshotting.

Anybody know what it's for?
thanks

[Mike Litoris]

Lava pool is not the end of the map

[BBlaze]

There are several of these all around the map, and their secret purpose was only just added to the game recently in patch 2 I believe.

I don't know what the purpose is, someone might. I intend on finding out on my own though, rather than spoil the surprise.

I can tell you though that the Emerald/Smaragdine Tablet was a fabled tablet that alchemists believed to hold the recipe for the philosopher's stone, a chemical that could turn metals to gold and grant immortality.

[Kaito]

Originally posted by Mike Litoris:

Lava pool is not the end of the map

Interesting! I just imagined it was as I tried to fly over it but wasn't able to reach the end. Can you upgrade the "flight stamina" or is it possible to cross it with the starting stamina level?

[Kaito]

Originally posted by BBlaze:

There are several of these all around the map, and their secret purpose was only just added to the game recently in patch 2 I believe.

I don't know what the purpose is, someone might. I intend on finding out on my own though, rather than spoil the surprise.

I can tell you though that the Emerald/Smaragdine Tablet was a fabled tablet that alchemists believed to hold the recipe for the philosopher's stone, a chemical that could turn metals to gold and grant immortality.

Thanks for the answer BBlaze! I had googled the Tabula Smaragdina too and saw that it had some history behind it.
Will go further down in the game and try and discover its use :)

[BBlaze]

I JUST discovered the use for the tablets. See below, if you want to know:

Above the entrance to the cave, where you spawn, is a snowy mountain. Floating above it is an emerald platform that will turn the tablets to gold if they are placed upon it. Quite fitting!

[BBlaze]

Originally posted by Kaito:

Originally posted by Mike Litoris:

Lava pool is not the end of the map

Interesting! I just imagined it was as I tried to fly over it but wasn't able to reach the end. Can you upgrade the "flight stamina" or is it possible to cross it with the starting stamina level?

There is a perk that does this, but there are easier ways to cross it.