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Not gonna claim I'm an expert on explosives by any means, but I was actually referring to this homebrew recipe I found myself: http://www.textfiles.com/anarchy/INCENDIARIES/kipe2.txt

I maaaaaay have only skimmed it tho xP

We can just stick to simpler explosives tho if you want. Theoretically speaking, synthesizing most traditional non-plastique explosives with alchemy should be easy with some previous knowledge of chemistry, all the basic raw materials, and the internet as a reference guide.
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I have a friend in the military who works with explosives on a very regular basis; if needed I can ask him to tell you why it's not the case when he's free.

But yes, simpler explosives are fine. C4 less so. That said, even if you're being careful as hell, risks are always there. So, if you are bomb making, I'll do dice rolls for every quanta you make, to decide if something ends with an explosion in your face.