Herbs

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Herbs

Herbs are plants and other natural substances which people have found have some sort of effect on them, usually one they consider nifty. Being magical, herbs generally work instantly or at least relatively soon, though the Cobbler should feel free to exert his whim upon this generality.

All healing and pain reduction herbs affect a single degree of damage per dose purchased unless otherwise specified. When taking multiple herbs of the same type in the same general time period, just roll for addiction once (Cobblers may apply additional modifiers if characters use large quantities of herbs simultaneously). Additionally, when a foe takes one or more degrees of damage from a weapon treated with an herb which takes effect when applied, he is treated as having used the herb himself. However, herbs do not work on the undead, nor on inorganic beings such as golems.

It is worth noting that use of herbs is made more difficult not only by unpleasant side effects, the possibility of addiction, and often exceptionally high cost, but also by the restrictions of herbology companies such as Voodoo RX, Fizzer, WhackoWhiffWhine, Invulnerex, and Bovartis. Patents have been secured by these companies on many herbs, and locating the herb yourself is prohibited by law in some areas.

Please note that due to an error which occurred during playtesting of the Gygaxia universe, characters in Gygaxia pronounce the word “h” in the word “herb.” However, the indefinite article “an” is still used, as in the phrase “I’m going to take an herb” (where the “h” is heard).

Ability Affectors

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Buggel	35	Cool	Mesic	Stick	Chew	-3	M3	Suppresses magical ability (-4).
Cornus	4	Temperate	Mesic	Mite	Inhale	+2	M2	Translates all speech into the nearest equivalent in chimpanzee language. User is unaware of the change.
Depricote	18	Temperate	Mesic	Leaf	Apply	+0	S1	Causes user to exude a pious, worshipful aura. Attracts nearby deities. Adds +2 to priest miracles.
Elmo	25	Hot	Mesic	Berry	Apply	-3	A1	Fetal/childhood growth multiples by fifty times (intellectual maturation not so much). Effect ends in adolescence.
Pemurte	87	Warm	Mesic	Flower	Smoke	-2	S1	Imparts a vision of one's eventual death, if current life-trajectory continues. Sometimes inaccurate.
Pixie Dust	20	Varies	Varies	Powder	Sprinkle	N.A.	N.A.	From ground sprite wings. Causes flight for an hour.
Totreen	15	Cool	Dry	Hair	Inhale	-1	A3	Causes user to exude a sense of oneness with nature; +4 to Animalism. From Blasted Yellow Monkey Sow hair.

Addiction, Disease, & Drug Relief

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Entikak	6	Temperate	Mesic	Fruit	Apply	-4	A3	Eliminates symptoms of addiction for all herbs except itself and causes frequent sneezing.
Loket	44	Temperate	Humid	Algae	Smoke	-1	A1	Rehydrates the body. Terminates the effects of Whizzle Reed. Cures hangovers.
Prockash	78	Cold	Arid	Bud	Ingest	-1	S1	Eliminates all previous addictions, including those resulting from previous ingestions of Prockash.
Sqwar	22	Warm	Arid	Flower	Apply	+1	M3	Cures chorea funk if three doses are administered over two weeks.

Cosmetics & Hygenics

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Besame	1	Temperate	Mesic	Bark	Ingest	N.A.	N.A.	Prevents halitosis for a day.
Hoff	8	Temperate	Arid	Foam	Apply	N.A.	N.A.	Bug & horse repellent. Derived from the foam washing up on lake and ocean shores.
Kikkard	13	Cold	Mesic	Hair	Apply	+2	M2	Grows hair in applied area. From a type of plant which looks like a pygmy marmoset, but is rooted in ground.
Nosvagh	1	Cold	Mesic	Mineral	Apply	N.A.	N.A.	Acts as a deodorant & antiperspirant.
Perihol	1	Temperate	Mesic	Gourd	Apply	N.A.	N.A.	When gourd is shaken & top is broken off, the inside becomes a cleaning agent. Ten doses per gourd.
Pree	1	Hot	Arid	Leaf	Apply	N.A.	N.A.	These dry leaves impart a flowery scent. Cost is per set of ten.
Ret Spores	1	Hot	Mesic	Spores	Apply	N.A.	N.A.	Can be rubbed over the teeth to clean them. Twenty doses per spore pod.
Uatch	8	Temperate	Mesic	Leaf	Ingest	+2	A1	Causes excessive, rapid body hair growth all over.

Endurance & Concentration Enhancers

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Choncen	39	Temperate	Mesic	Oil	Ingest	-1	M2	Increases general concentration, granting +1 to all actions for 1-10 minutes.
Likwet	14	Temperate	Dry	Mushroom	Chew	-2	M2	Prevents all fatigue if taken within one hour before exertion.
Resilstiltskin	139	Cool	Dry	Mushroom	Inhale	-3	A2	Grants total invulnerability for 1-10 rounds. User is unaware of duration when taken.
Specus	22	Temperate	Mesic	Flower	Chew	-1	M2	Grants +2 to endurance and resistance (not resilience) checks for one hour.
Worthas	2	Temperate	Mesic	Stem	Smoke	-2	M2	User can ignore all wound penalties for one hour.

Euphorics & Painkillers

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Beedreal	1	Temperate	Mesic	Bud	Smoke	-1	A1	Causes extremely erotic dreams for one night.
Guna Skin	3	Temperate	Mesic	Pelt	Lick	+4	M2	Guinea Pig-like creature which excretes a substance on its fur which cures a headache.
Hilgath	7	Cool	Mesic	Oil	Inhale	+0	M1	Causes euphoria & absolutistic thinking (-3 intellect checks, -1 to other mental actions). +2 Flying Skill.
Judar	10	Temperate	Damp	Animal	Smoke	-1	A2	Makes you immune to fear, relaxed, jaded, & indifferent. Imparts -2 to all aggressive actions.
Melvin	3	Warm	Dry	Algae	Ingest	-2	M4	Reduces all Attributes temporarily to one, increases desire to be helpful, and causes euphoria.
Mipo Jam	9	Temperate	Mesic	Berry	Ingest	-1	M1	Eliminates pain (cuts wound penalties in half without curing the wounds).
Pipeweed	1	Temperate	Mesic	Leaf	Smoke	+0	M2	Causes mild euphoria; interferes with reaction time & memory (-1) for an hour.
Tipsybay Leaf	29	Temperate	Mesic	Leaf	Ingest	-2	S1	Causes intense euphoria & gives 4 experience points to spend however you like.
Wewake	8	Warm	Damp	Stem	Chew	+0	M2	Enhances feeling in nerves. +2 to experiencing subtle or pleasant sensations; -2 to resisting painful ones.
Yahol	3	Temperate	Mesic	Flower	Ingest	-1	M1	Causes a spontaneous orgasm almost immediately.

Food, Rest, & Sexual Aids

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Darkquill	4	Temperate	Humid	Berry	Lick	+2	M1	Keeps you awake for a shift without providing rest. Grows on discarded porcupine quills during the night.
Ditey	6	Hot	Humid	Leaf	Chew	+0	M1	Libido enhancer. Make -1 Willpower + Resisting Urges checks to resist inappropriate behaviors.
Dorawithoth	6	Temperate	Damp	Insect	Ingest	+0	M2	Consumer can live on any soft organic materials for a day. From eating a live beetle.
Sisaway	4	Temperate	Mesic	Pebble	Ingest	+2	M1	Three doses over 4 days cures Sisyphus, an STD that compels people to to engage in pointless, tedious, repetitive tasks compulsively.
Rain Peas	7	Temperate	Humid	Pea	Ingest	+0	M1	Prevents fertility in either gender for one day. Come in pods containing seven days of protection.
Tish	4	Warm	Damp	Mineral	Inhale	-1	M2	Aids digestion. Consumer requires half as much food for a week.
Vurrt	1	Temperate	Mesic	Burr	Ingest	N.A.	M1	Prickly burr gives a full day's nutrition & causes a degree of damage going down.

Healers (General)

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Athelas	270	Temperate	Mesic	Berry	Apply	+0	A2	Heals or cures anything but death, but only if applied by an ordained ruler.
Blant	5	Temperate	Mesic	Root	Ingest	-1	M1	Heals bruises & damage from blunt instruments, falls, & the like.
Cilar	2	Temperate	Mesic	Mineral	Apply	+0	M1	Heals damage caused by falling anvils, but only if taken immediately.
Draph	8	Cool	Damp	Leaf	Ingest	-2	A2	Heals any wound. Has a pleasant fruity taste.
Erog	6	Cool	Mesic	Root	Apply	-2	M1	Heals cuts, punctures, & damage from sharp instruments.
Fitophin	6	Temperate	Mesic	Moss	Apply	-2	M1	Heals damage from electricity.
Gibber	6	Hot	Mesic	Root	Apply	-2	M2	Heals damage from cold.
Lacoka	4	Temperate	Mesic	Leaf	Apply	+0	M1	Doubles (0-4), triples (5-8), or quadruples (9) the rate of healing for any wound.
Pubis	4	Temperate	Dry	Bark	Apply	-2	A1	Heals damage from chemicals and sanctified items such as holy water.
Siniswort	3	Temperate	Mesic	Thorn	Apply	+1	M1	Heals any wound, but leaves a horrible scar.
Vilsing	77	Cold	Humid	Cactus	Ingest	+0	S1	Heals up to 5 degrees of any wound. Tastes bitter.
Whold	4	Cold	Damp	Root	Smoke	-2	M1	Heals damage from fire & heat.

Healers (Specific)

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Aawmanger	154	Temperate	Mesic	Leaf	Chew	+2	A2	Cures paralysis. Someone else may have to manipulate your jaw to make you chew it.
Boster	18	Temperate	Mesic	Stem	Ingest	+1	S1	Heals any organ except the brain.
Bur	10	Cool	Damp	Burr	Apply	+0	A1	Repairs damaged parts of the internal ear, restoring hearing.
Charl	5	Warm	Dry	Reed	Ingest	+0	M2	Heals bones, joints, muscles, or tendons.
Eril	34	Temperate	Mesic	Guck	Ingest	+0	A2	Stabilizes all wounds so that they don't worsen.
Goprang	67	Hot	Dry	Moss	Apply	-1	S1	Cures blindness. Comes from a bud at the top of a Gibbering Sequoia.
Harphi	11	Temperate	Mesic	Root	Burn	+0	M2	Initiates clotting & stops bleeding wounds.
Jogrestor	6	Temperate	Mesic	Thorn	Apply	-1	M2	Regrows lost limbs over the course of a month.
Kamchatka	8	Temperate	Mesic	Twig	Chew	-1	M2	Repairs sense of taste and smell.
Manlin	18	Warm	Dry	Algae	Inhale	-1	S1	Repairs nerve damage. Sensation of touch in damaged area is painful for a while.
Mezek	58	Temperate	Arid	Stem	Apply	-1	A2	Reattaches (or attaches) a severed limb to a body.
Prinze	243	Hot	Humid	Fruit	Ingest	+0	S2	Heals brain damage. Doesn't restore memory.
Upayze Seed	25	Temperate	Mesic	Seed	Ingest	+0	A1	Wakes consumer from a coma or any form of unconsciousness for at least 24 hours.
Wate	16	Cool	Mesic	Thorn	Ingest	+2	S1	Postpones effects of paralysis or coma for 1-10 hours.
Yoyork	36	Cool	Damp	Cactus	Lick	-2	S1	Restores any memory loss from within the last week.

Life-giving and Tissue Preservation Herbs

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Hominer	115	Temperate	Mesic	Bark	Apply	+1	S1	Adds one year to lifespan and reduces all mental Abilities by one. Kills if any Ability drops below zero.
Shakalaka	22	Cold	Arid	Spores	Inhale	+1	S1	Prevents the soul from leaving the body (not a pleasant experience if badly wounded).
Thorgon	20	Temperate	Dry	Mineral	Apply	N.A.	N.A.	Prevents organic tissue from decaying for one day.
Whunup	1010	Temperate	Humid	Mushroom	Ingest	-1	S2	Repairs body enough for a soul to inhabit it & resurrects. Character remembers afterdeath experiences.

Metaherbs

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Mandrake	78	Cold	Arid	Root	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	Screams when uprooted, damaging the barrier between gameality and reality as it does so.
Petroscab	29	Temperate	Mesic	Toad	Lick	+0	S2	User sees and hears through the fabric of gameality; the sight of the players overlaps normal vision.
Swental	11	Cold	Dry	Burr	Apply	+0	S1	Breaks down the boundary between player and character, causing them to switch minds temporarily.
Vat	52	Hot	Arid	Cactus	Ingest	-1	S1	Creates susceptibility to character sheet errors, resulting in easy development of mutations (not all favorable).

Poisons, Toxins, & Hallucinogens

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Boylo	26	Temperate	Mesic	Berry	Apply	N.A.	N.A.	Causes excess of blood production. Lethal if consumer fails an Endurance + Resisting Poison check.
Chereck	1	Warm	Humid	Algae	Ingest	+3	S1	Grows inside armpits. Induces vomiting. Creates suffocating stench when burned.
Durm	2	Cool	Damp	Cactus	Apply	-1	A1	Steps up body's production of earwax by 1000%, resulting in -2 Listening penalty.
Faldja	1	Temperate	Mesic	Variable	Variable	+2	S1	Mimics shape of other herbs. Does whatever the user thinks it does; wears off when dramatically appropriate.
Love-in-idleness	15	Cool	Damp	Flower	Apply	+2	A1	Causes sleep. Upon awakening, user falls in love with the first person seen.
Mothiglitten	3	Temperate	Mesic	Moss	Smoke	-3	M3	Causes grandiosity & delusions, loquaciousness and rapid movements.
Pera	2	Warm	Dry	Leaf	Apply	-1	M1	Eliminates the subject's speaking voice, forcing her to write, sing, or gesture to communicate.
Simkin	13	Warm	Damp	Guck	Apply	-3	M2	Causes vivid hallucinations based on one's thoughts, hopes, and fears.
Splinchwort	43	Temperate	Mesic	Leaf	Apply	+1	M2	Causes involuntary clenching of all muscles, resulting in one day of total, fully conscious paralysis.
Wilt	4	Temperate	Mesic	Twig	Smoke	-3	M2	Causes impotence. Twig is waterlogged, then ground up, dried, and smoked. Sometimes confused with pipeweed.

Scatological Herbs

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Baylax	1	Temperate	Mesic	Leaf	Ingest	+2	M2	Causes immediate bowel release upon failed Willpower + Resisting Urges check. Looks like tipsybay leaf.
Pipsissewa	34	Warm	Mesic	Blue Corn	Ingest	+2	M2	Causes weapon-grade flatulence. Major ingredient in orcish chili.
Roblast	43	Warm	Damp	Turd	Ingest	-2	A2	Allows conscious control over flatulence for one hour. Made by boiling a jackalope turd.
Whizzle Reed	6	Cool	Dry	Reed	Lick	+2	M1	Causes thirst & uncontrollable urination until total dehydration. Urine is foamy, copious, & strong in scent.

Other Herbs

Name	Cost	T-Zone	M-Zone	Form	Use	Addiction	Symptoms	Description
Macguffin	665	Warm	Dry	Mushroom	Ingest	-1	A2	Makes the next spell cast upon the user, success or failure, permanent.