Herbalism

Those who practice herbalism create herbal remedies and salves from plants that are either farmed or found in nature. Herbalism is the simpler, mundane sister of alchemy.

Herbalists are skilled at taking plants from any environment and figuring out how to use them. An alchemist might be able to create more powerful concoctions, but the herbalist can create things consistently and in bulk.

Ingredients
A wide variety of ingredients can be used by herbalists. Most plants and fungi are useful in one way or another. The study of herbalism is about learning what that use is. Many herbalists will choose to spend time learning about the local flora when they move to a new area. A skilled herbalist can often figure out what benefits an ingredient has through simple tests with taste, smell, or touch.

Recipes
There are recipes for several remedies and salves that novice herbalists learn or figure out quickly. These common recipes usually include very few ingredients. Recipes for more potent medicines are often kept secret due to the value of what they create. Some common recipes can be found on the table below. The effects listed are built for 5th Edition DnD.

Acquiring Herbs
There are two ways to acquire herbs for recipes: find them in the wild, or grow them yourself. Any herbs you find in the wild could be kept and planted later, but they will take time to grow. A skilled herbalist who is familiar with an area could be expected to find ingredients appropriate for that area given enough time. This process will generally take about an hour for each ingredient required. The greater the herbalist's skill, the more doses of medicine they will be able to create with the ingredients they found. If an herbalist is unfamiliar with an area, they could spend a day getting accustomed to the local flora.

5th Edition
In 5th Edition DnD, a character who has proficiency with the Herbalism Kit can attempt to find ingredients and make herbal remedies and salves. By spending 1 hour in the wilderness and succeeding on a DC 10 Intelligence (Nature) check, you can find an ingredient. If the recipe you want to make requires multiple ingredients, you will need to spend 1 hour and make a separate check for each ingredient. Once you have collected all the ingredients you need, you can take 1 hour to use your Herbalism Kit to prepare the recipe. Make an Intelligence check and add your proficiency with the Herbalism Kit. The better the result of your check, the more doses of medicine you prepare, according to the table below.