Herbal Remedies

Mechanics & Inner Workings

Medicine

Type & Intensity	DC	Sample Size	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
HEALING 1A	10	1	3x Moss	1x Salt
HEALING 1B	10	1	2x Leaf	1x Salt
HEALING 1C	15	2	1x Root
HEALING 2A	15	1	1x Root	1x Stalk
HEALING 2B	15	1	1x Root	1x Herb
HEALING 2C	20	2	2x Stalk	1x Nettle
HEALING 3A	20	1	2x Root	2x Thistle
HEALING 3B	20	1	2x Root	1x Weed
HEALING 3C	25	4	3x Root	1x Petal	1x Salt

Poison

Type & Intensity	DC	Sample Size	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
POISON A	10	1	2x Tuber	1x Alcohol	1x Salt
POISON B	15	3	4x Insect	1x Vinegar
POISON C	15	3	3x Fern	2x Nettle
POISON D	15	3	2x Mushroom	1x Shroom	1x Vinegar
POISON E	25	8	1x Mold	2x Sulfur

Laundry

Type & Intensity	DC	Sample Size	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
SOFTENER A	10	1	3x Moss	1x Leaf	1x Reed
SOFTENER B	10	1	1x Cane	1x Fruit	1x Citrus Juice
SOFTENER C	15	2	1x Cane	1x Leaf	2x Weed
HARDENER A	10	1	2x Chalk	1x Stalk
HARDENER B	20	2	2x Thistle	1x Leaf
CLEANSE A	10	1	2x Tuber	1x Stalk
CLEANSE B	15	2	2x Tuber	1x Shrub
CLEANSE C	15	2	3x Bark	2x Grass	1x Vinegar
CLEANSE D	25	1	1x Tuber

Steroidal

Type & Intensity	DC	Sample Size	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
INVIGORATE A	15	2	1x Shroom	1x Citrus Juice	1x Stalk
INVIGORATE B	15	1	1x Nettle	1x Citrus Juice	1x Stalk
QUICKEN A	15	1	1x Weed	1x Leaf	1x Vinegar
QUICKEN B	15	1	1x Thistle	1x Herb	1x Vinegar

Mental

Type & Intensity	DC	Sample Size	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
CHILL A	15	1	1x Sweet Potato	2x Flower	1x Moss
CHILL B	15	2	1x Sweet Potato	2x Flower	1x Thistle
INSPIRE A	10	1	1x Leaf	1x Tuber	1x Charcoal
INSPIRE B	10	1	1x Leaf	1x Reed	1x Charcoal
INSPIRE C	25	5	2x Leaf	1x Thorn	1x Rocksalt

Tranquilizer

Type & Intensity	DC	Sample Size	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
CALM A	10	1	1x Cane	4x Shrub
CALM B	15	1	1x Leaf	2x Grass

Industry

Type & Intensity	DC	Amt	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	INGRDT 4	Ingredient 5
ACID 1A	10	1	1x Mushroom	1x Sap	1x Vinegar
ACID 1B	10	1	2x Shrub	2x Herb	1x Vinegar
ACID 1C	20	4	1x Mushroom	1x Shroom	1x Sulfur	1x Vinegar
ACID 2A	15	1	1x Seaweed	1x Sulfur	1x Vinegar
ACID 2B	20	2	7x Citrus Juice	1x Leaf	1x Salt	1x Sulfur	1x Vinegar
ACID 2C	20	1	4x ACID 1	1x Sulfur

Searching for plants or any other ingredient requires a DC 20 INT + WIS + Proficiency Bonus ability check. The ones listed are generic and meant to be customizable to any particular fetch quest.

Manufacturing process

Only PCs with at least INT 13 can successfully combine the herbs by making a DC 20 DEX + INT + Proficiency Bonus ability check or lose some or all ingredients and only some or no essences are produced.

Degree of Failure	Ingredients Lost
-1 to -2 under DC	0
-3 to -5 under DC	1
-6 to -10 under DC	50% of Ingredients Lost (roundup)
-11 and lower under DC	All

History

Every small settlement in the Four Corners carries their own medical practices for that community. They evolved to utilize the local flora and dynasties of herbalists became so renowned that their potions command a premium. Such medicine men have turned away offers of fortune in exchange for their knowledge of which herbs they use and their location. In some instances where the secret was revealed, the herb was:

something commonly seen growing along the road

prepared in some novel way

indistinguishable from the common variety and only identifiable from where and when it grows

Item type

Medical

Current Location

Qhapaq Ñan

Used by

• Mumiyo

Creator

Champ'a Uma

Related ethnicities

• Dhani
• Innoit
• Mud Men

Rarity

DC Search Time	5	10	15	20	25	30
1min	0	0	0	0	1	1
3min	0	0	0	1	1	1
5min	0	1	1	1	2	2
10 min	1	2	3	3	4	5
30 min	3	7	10	12	15	18
60 min	7	16	22	26	32	40

Raw materials & Components

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