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G M There are countless kinds of vegetation that can be
There are a number of ways to begin the process of clipped or culled to provide the raw ingredients used
transforming plants into useable substances. PCs can in a wide variety of handy items—below are but a
attempt to recollect the uses and applications of a small sample of the most common. Each includes a
specific kind of flora with an Intelligence (Nature) description of their appearance and information on
check against a DC chosen by the GM (based on the where they are likely to be found or the properties
rarity of the plant), provided of course that the plant ascribed to them in folklore, as well as details of
is not commonly known folklore or as part of natural useful products that can be made from the
remedies. It is also possible for adventurers to compounds contained in the plant. Creating one of
discover written records or recipes that provide all these items requires hour of work and a successful
the details on how to properly harvest and work with Intelligence (alchemist’s supplies) or Wisdom
certain plants. (herbalism kit) against the given DC. On a failure or if
When it comes to actually tracking down the the work is interrupted, item is not created and the
vegetation needed, local quantities are o en highly ingredients used are wasted. The DC of any of these
variable—some locations may not have enough of the checks can be reduced by – by spending gold on
plants in question, or conditions nearby might make additional rare reagents.
locally grown specimens unsuitable for the intended
use. Successful Wisdom (Survival) checks (DC , , Bloodwort
or ) locate a specific plant if it can be found in the A single white flower blooms atop a tall stalk that grows
area. Having a local guide to locate known clusters or out of a tangle of dark red leaves below. The sap within
growths of the plant in the area is much easier, but those leaves is red like blood and nearly as thick.
requires a knowledgeable and friendly commoner The bright red sap from the leaves of bloodwort is
that is likely to charge for their services. o en used in cheap red dyes. Flies are drawn to the
Once the plants have been found, a DC Wisdom sap as well and many establishments use it to keep
(Survival) or Intelligence (Nature or Arcana) check flies from bothering their patrons. The plant is
harvests useable portions of the vegetation. On a common in dense, damp, dark, temperate forests.
success, ounces of usable material is harvested (four DC 15 Intelligence (alchemist’s supplies): A pound
successful checks yield pound of material.) On a of bloodwort can be dried, powdered, and used to
failure, a portion of the plant becomes spoiled. If the create a single dose of oil of taggit.
plant had only a small amount of useful material the GM
may decide that a failed check prevents further Devil’s Bane
attempts to harvest from it. Alternatively, a PC can These white five‐petaled flowers grow in small, dense
spend gold pieces and hour to make a successful DC clusters from a central woody stalk. Their hirsute
Intelligence (alchemist’s supplies) to harvest a plant. leaves bunch around the base of the plant.
Also known as verbena, the devil’s bane flower is
Open Game Content | The game rule information in heralded in lore as a potent remedy against evil. More
this article is designated Open Game Content. All other commonly its leaves are prepared as a highly
material in this article, including maps and illustrations stimulating, somewhat bitter tea. This plant grows
(including illustrations in the public domain), narrative and well in cool, dry environments away from prolonged
descriptive text (whether in-character or out-of-character), exposure to sunlight, frequently found in old growth
proper names of characters and/or places, trade dress, forests in mid to low altitudes.
“EN Publishing,” “EN World,” “EN ,” DC 10 Wisdom (herbalism kit): A pound of devil’s
EN Publishing product and article titles, bane can be dried, the flower petals pulverized into a
and EN World and EN Publishing logos, powder that can be mixed with water to create one
are designated Product Identity. vial of holy water.
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DC 15 Intelligence (alchemist’s supplies): When Hag's Tongue
mixed with an ounce of fresh blood, pounds of Looking something like an elongated lily pad the
dried devil’s bane can be made into a thick, crimson hag’s tongue plant grows in shallow bodies of water, a
paste. A weapon that has been coated with this single stalk rising upwards towards the surface where
alchemical substance overcomes resistances as its large leaf floats.
though it were made of silver. Once applied, the paste Hag’s tongue is an aquatic plant found in wetlands,
dries within hour and loses its effects. swamps, bogs, and shallow ponds. Folklore
associates it with the restless souls of those that have
Doll’s Eye Berries ran afoul of witches and were drowned, and fears of
Clusters of white berries grow from a tangle of stalks. its origins have led it to have few common uses.
On the far side of each fruit is a dark purplish‐black DC 10 Intelligence (herbalism kit) or Wisdom
spot giving it an eye‐like appearance. (herbalism kit): A dried bundle of leaves from
These berries are mildly toxic and sometimes used pounds of hag’s tongue can be used as an arcane or
to create a brew that is consumed to induce vomiting druidic focus. In addition, a creature holding it has
in livestock that have eaten something much worse. It advantage on Constitution ability checks made to
is rumored that hags grow dense bushes of these maintain concentration on the spell bestow curse.
berries and return to whisper with them, learning Eating this bundle of leaves grants the effects of a
what the doll’s eyes might have seen. These plants potion of water breathing.
thrive in sunlight and are o en found on the edges of
forests, or within clearings or other openings of the Jelly Ear
tree canopy. These translucent orange mushrooms grow in shelf‐
DC 10 Wisdom (herbalism kit): A pound of these like clusters on the shady side of trees. Their
berries can be distilled into a single dose of malice underside is folded and furrowed, giving it a super ‐
poison. With sufficient raw materials, up to doses ficial resemblance to an ear.
can be prepared at the same time with the same Jelly ear is a popular ingredient in soups and stews,
ability check. and it is o en served as a side dish on special
occasions. During the rainy season this mushroom is
Gold Caps incredibly common in old growth forests—the oldest
These small mushrooms stand only an inch or two trees get practically covered in clusters.
tall with round caps of golden brown color, DC 5 Intelligence (herbalism kit): A meal suitable
frequently growing together in circular clusters. for a Medium‐sized creature can be prepared from a
Gold caps grow nearly anywhere and are well pound of jelly ear. With sufficient raw materials, up to
known for their psychoactive properties, promin ‐ meals can be prepared at the same time with the
ently featured in a number of rituals. A creature that same ability check.
consumes gold caps experiences vivid hallucinations DC 5 Intelligence (alchemist’s supplies): As long
and must make a DC Constitution saving throw or as it is prepared without exposure to sunlight,
suffer from a randomly determined short‐term pounds of jelly ear can be used to make a dose of
madness for d hours. restorative ointment.
DC 20 Intelligence (alchemist’s supplies): While it
must be brewed very carefully, pounds of dried gold Mandrake Root
caps can be distilled into a potion of mind reading. Any There no fewer than three varieties of mandragora
creature that drinks this potion is afflicted with a plant. All are squat and leafy, looking something like
randomly determined short‐term madness for the a cabbage that has been splayed open from the
duration. middle. They produce edible berries or flowering
buds in the springtime but are best known for their
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bulbous roots, which are o en larger than the plant markings and arranged in two circular whorls.
itself and superficially resemble an infantile Known among the elves as galanthas, the
humanoid shape. snowdrop flower grows exclusively in cold climates.
Mandrake roots almost universally look like crude It flourishes in high altitudes and some of the most
caricatures of cherubic children and have strong beautiful fields of these flowers are cultivated by the
supernatural connotations in folklore. Some slender folk atop remote mountain ranges. Any
associate their properties to the poses that the figure creature able to cast remove curse can spend an hour
appears to have. A plant that looks like a child curled and burn pounds of snowdrop flowers as part of a
up slumbering on its side is said to be useful as a sleep ritual to cast it without expending a spell slot.
aid, while another that appears to have its arms DC 20 Intelligence (alchemist’s supplies): When
raised as if in a fit might be believed to be useful for combined with other common reagents, pounds of
cursing someone with restlessness. They are also snowdrop can be distilled into an elixir identical to a
frequently used as a protective charm for both potion of cold resistance.
expectant mothers and newborns, placed beneath
their beds in a bowl of fresh milk each night to Virola Bark
promote good health. The bark of the virola oak consists of raised vertical
DC 20 Intelligence (herbalism kit): When pre ‐ bands of ridges which alternately meet and spread
pared with a drop of humanoid blood, pounds of apart as they wind skyward, each brittle, porous, and
mandrake root can be used to create four doses of oozing a clear, thin sap when squeezed.
assassin’s blood. Virola bark is a commonly chewed as an herbal
DC 20 Wisdom (herbalism kit): The sap from remedy for mild body aches and pains. Grown best in
pounds of mandrake root can be used to make a damp soils and o en found clumped together in
single potion of greater healing. season floodplains, the trees this is stripped from are
DC 20 Wisdom (alchemist’s supplies): When pre ‐ not as common as they once were—fortunately it’s
pared with a drop of tears shed from heartbreak, relatively easy to gather the bark when one is found.
pound of powdered mandrake root can be used to DC 10 Wisdom (herbalism kit): A single
make a philter of love. harvesting of sap from virola bark can be trans ‐
formed into an ointment that treats an herbalism kit
Snowdrop as a healer’s kit for a single use.
These delicate plants have a pair of linear leaves and a DC 20 Intelligence (herbalism kit): Although the
single small white drooping bell‐shaped flower with quality of the ingredients must be high, pounds of
six petal‐like tepals, each with distinctive green virola bark can be used to create a potion of healing. e
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