Simplified Herbalism Variant

While in the wilds, or at least not in a city, you can attempt to forage for medicinal plants and herbs. The player spends 1 hour searching, during which they make a Nature or Survival check, starting DC 10 for fertile land (fields, forests, swamps, etc.) and a starting DC 15 for non-fertile lands (desert, mountains, etc.). On a success the player finds one harvestable plant. If the players check exceeds the DC by 5 they find a second harvestable plant, if it exceeds by 10 they find a third plant, and if it exceeds by 15 they find a fourth plant.             

If the player succeeds, roll on the table of common herbs below to determine what they find. Each plant has one dose unless otherwise stated.

Die Roll        Plant Found

1                    Arrowroot

2                    Bloodwort

3                    Blue Curls

4                    Blue Joint

5                    Clustered Woodlover

6                    False Earthstar

7                    Foxglove

8                    Frost Mint

9                    Gumweed

10                  Honeysuckle

11                  Mandrake Root

12                  Milkweed Seeds

13                  Moonflower

14                  Oleander

15                  Wild Sageroot

16                  Willow

17                  Winter Rose

18                  Wolfsbane

19                  Roll again, gaining 2 doses of the result

20                  Players Choice

 

To prepare the herbs into a useful item, such as edibles, elixirs, salves, or poultices. The player needs proficiency with the Herbalists Kit and a suitable set up, like an Apothecaries shop or an Herbalists Kit at a setup camp. The amount of time it takes and DC depend on the herb.

Large batches can be made, this expedites the process but not without risk, if you fail your crafting check the entire batch is ruined, causing all herbs used to be lost.

Rarer herbs can be found with additional training, represented by taking a Feat. If any player wishes to take said Feat just let me know and I will get you the Feat description and update this page with the expanded herb lists.