Culinary

Culinary Overview

• Culinary use refers to consuming gathered ingredients as part of food or drink.

• All culinary effects grant a Food Bonus or Drink Bonus, depending on how they are prepared.

• A creature may benefit from only one Food Bonus and one Drink Bonus at a time.

• Culinary effects last 8 hours, unless stated otherwise.

Consuming Raw Ingredients

• A creature may consume a gathered ingredient raw, using it directly without preparation.

• Consuming a raw ingredient requires 1 dose per individual.

• This grants the ingredient’s listed Raw Food Bonus for 8 hours.

• Raw consumption does not stack with any other Food Bonus.

Enhancing Foods (Cooked or Prepared Meals)

• Gathered ingredients may be added to meals during preparation to grant Food Bonuses.

• Enhancing a meal requires 1 dose per individual who will eat the food.

• When the meal is consumed, each individual gains the ingredient’s Food Bonus for 8 hours.

• A creature may only benefit from one Food Bonus at a time.

Procedure:

• To spice rations or a meal, a character must use Craft (Culinary) or Profession (Cook) and have access to the desired ingredient.

• The base DC is 10, though rare ingredients may require higher DCs at GM discretion.

• Spicing a meal takes 10 minutes.

Steeping Drinks (Infused or Brewed Beverages)

• Ingredients may be steeped into drinks to grant Drink Bonuses.

• Steeping a drink requires 1 dose per individual who will consume the beverage.

• When the drink is consumed, each individual gains the ingredient’s Drink Bonus for 8 hours.

• A creature may only benefit from one Drink Bonus at a time.

Procedure:

• To steep an ingredient into a drink, a character must use Craft (Culinary) or Profession (Cook) and have access to the desired ingredient.

• The base DC is 10, though rare ingredients may require higher DCs at GM discretion.

• Steeping a drink takes 10 minutes.