Thursday, September 23, 2010

HERBS

When I was updating my gear book for AD&D purposes, I found the herbs garlic, wolfsbane and belladona on the gear list under Herbs in the PHB.  It took a little bit of work to find just what exactly they did in the game.  I wondered if there were other herbs to add to the list.  There is a list in the DMG appendices that gives commonly ascribed properties to herbs.  I took that list and fleshed it out a bit and gave some definite game effects to some chosen herbs.   Here's what I've come up with thusfar: (I do need to add Black Lotus to the list somehow)



Herb
Cost
Use
Belladona
4sp
25% chance to avert lycanthropy, within 1 hour of bites (see MM)
Chaulmoogra oil
1gp
50% chance to wash off green slime (1 pint flask)
Cigar
1sp
10% chance to drive ladies from the room
Comfrey Root
1gp
25% chance to cure 1 hp of damage. Increases natural heal rate by 1/3 of a point per day (must have a dose every day)
Felwort
8sp
25% chance of second save vs. paralysis
Garlic
5cp
Holds off vampires (see Monster Manual)
Goat’s Rue
1sp
25% chance to cure rot grubs
Herbal Bandage
25gp
Roll wisdom or less on d20, will cure 1d6 hit points of battle damage (1 use per battle, takes 1 turn to apply, 1 turn to take effect)
Pipeweed
5cp
10% chance to drive ladies from the room (pipe required)
Standard Bandage
1gp
Roll wisdom or less on d20, will cure 1d2 hit points of battle damage (1 use per battle, takes 1 turn to apply, 1 turn to take effect)
Tamarind
5sp
25% chance to avert mummy rot, within 1 hour of hit.
Tea Leaves
2gp
25% chance of allowing second saving throw vs. poison
White bryony
10sp
25% chance to allow a second saving throw vs. yellow mold spores. A handkerchief treated with it, held over mouth and nose, gives a +4 on saving throws vs. yellow mold spores.
White lotus
50gp-R
Allows a re-roll of saving throw against poisons
Wolfsbane
10sp
Causes werewolves to make morale check; Helps treat lycanthropy (see DMG)
Cost is for 1 use or treatment of the remedy.  Only one attempt can be made for each remedy.

2 comments:

  1. Don't know if it helps, but I recall seeing a Dragon magazine article years and years ago that had an article on Lotus properties.

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  2. I'll look through the Conan game for some ideas, too. I remember their magic tome having a wad of stuff just like this.

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