New Technique of the Week: an ongoing thread

[johndallman]

<Elixir> (Herb Lore). Hard, default Herb Lore -1 or worse, cannot exceed Herb Lore.

The technique rules for Alchemy skill are entirely applicable to Herb Lore. With dozens of elixirs available to make, putting two points into a hard technique for either skill may not seem worthwhile, but it's actually a good model for self-training. Buy two techniques, costing a total of four points, then trade them in for a level of Herb Lore. Repeat as often as you like; you might have a favoured elixir that you include in every cycle, or you might just make anything whose ingredients are in season.