What potions are "natural preparations"?

tbone · 03-26-2018, 12:04 AM

Herb Lore lets you "buy any natural preparation or healing potion at half price". Are these "natural preparations" defined anywhere?

Also, I'm not sure I fully get the respective uses of Herb Lore, Pharmacy, and Esoteric Medicine (Druidic). I think they can be summed up like this:

Herb Lore: Brew natural preparations (whatever those are) and healing potions. These are magical items.

Pharmacy: Brew non-magical antidotes for poison (1 hour; requires Poisons roll first to diagnose), and treat disease* (1 day; requires Diagnosis roll first to diagnose).

* Complicated a bit by Adventurers p85: the Pharmacy description says it can treat disease, but also says "Use Esoteric Medicine (Druidic) for cures". I guess "treatment" and "cure" are essentially the same thing, as Exploits p67 suggests: "Any illness might respond to a day out from traveling for treatment with Esoteric Medicine or medicines brewed using Pharmacy."

Esoteric Medicine (Druidic): Stop bleeding, stabilize mortal wounds, treat heart attack, and bandage. Also treat poison and disease (like Pharmacy), or weird afflictions – but treating poison, disease, or weird afflictions requires a full day(?)

Does that sound right?

Refplace · 03-26-2018, 12:59 AM

I have always eyeballed.
Nattural includes healing, cures and many buffs but not outright magical effects like invisibility and flying.

Anthony · 03-26-2018, 02:46 AM

Natural preparations are on p115 of DF:Adventurers, and include anti-toxic, garlic, and wolfsbane. They're non-magical.

tbone · 03-26-2018, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthony

Natural preparations are on p115 of DF:Adventurers, and include anti-toxic, garlic, and wolfsbane. They're non-magical.

That's what I was looking for. Thanks!

03-26-2018, 12:04 AM	#1
tbone Join Date: Aug 2004	What potions are "natural preparations"? Herb Lore lets you "buy any natural preparation or healing potion at half price". Are these "natural preparations" defined anywhere? Also, I'm not sure I fully get the respective uses of Herb Lore, Pharmacy, and Esoteric Medicine (Druidic). I think they can be summed up like this: Herb Lore: Brew natural preparations (whatever those are) and healing potions. These are magical items. Pharmacy: Brew non-magical antidotes for poison (1 hour; requires Poisons roll first to diagnose), and treat disease* (1 day; requires Diagnosis roll first to diagnose). * Complicated a bit by Adventurers p85: the Pharmacy description says it can treat disease, but also says "Use Esoteric Medicine (Druidic) for cures". I guess "treatment" and "cure" are essentially the same thing, as Exploits p67 suggests: "Any illness might respond to a day out from traveling for treatment with Esoteric Medicine or medicines brewed using Pharmacy." Esoteric Medicine (Druidic): Stop bleeding, stabilize mortal wounds, treat heart attack, and bandage. Also treat poison and disease (like Pharmacy), or weird afflictions – but treating poison, disease, or weird afflictions requires a full day(?) Does that sound right? __________________ T Bone GURPS stuff and more at the Games Diner: http://www.gamesdiner.com RSS feed \| Site updates thread \| Twitter/X: @Gamesdiner (dormant until the platform is well again) (Latest goods on site: No Big New Content of late, but the blogroll has returned to the sidebar, this page collects content edits/updates, and this page hosts minor notices and side thoughts of the sort that used to go to Twitter/X.)

03-26-2018, 12:59 AM	#2
Refplace Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Yukon, OK	Re: What potions are "natural preparations"? I have always eyeballed. Nattural includes healing, cures and many buffs but not outright magical effects like invisibility and flying. __________________ My GURPS publications GURPS Powers: Totem and Nature Spirits; GURPS Template Toolkit 4: Spirits; Pyramid articles. Buying them lets us know you want more! My GURPS fan contribution and blog: REFPLace GURPS Landing Page My List of GURPS You Tube videos (plus a few other useful items) My GURPS Wiki entries

03-26-2018, 02:46 AM	#3
Anthony Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Berkeley, CA	Re: What potions are "natural preparations"? Natural preparations are on p115 of DF:Adventurers, and include anti-toxic, garlic, and wolfsbane. They're non-magical. __________________ My GURPS site and Blog.