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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| So a rewrite of Herbalist might be something like:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| A Herbalist can roll on the <Combat/Magic/Everything> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Table to find OR</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| properly prepare medicinal plants and other natural </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| material. The referee</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| will determine the baseline based on the environment ranging </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| from -20 in</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| the dunes of a sandswept desert through -5 for intensely cultivated</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| farmland or northern forests, 0 for normal temperate </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| forests, +5 for Jungle</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| and up to +20 for a well maintained herb garden. EL times </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| the rarity factor</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| is subtracted from the roll. <Book 3 or 4 listing rarity </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| factors and the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| multiplier or divisor to be used for each plant.></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Success/Hit will indicate recognition OR proper </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| preparation of the item.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Severe Hit will indicate double quantity or fine quality. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Deadly Hit will</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| indicate both fine quality and quantity. A Shield hit/Partial Success</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| indicates the the Herbalist is unsure of his analysis and </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| will require</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| further study OR that the preparation made is 20% (Referee </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| secretly rolls</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| 2D10%) too weak or too strong. If too strong, the Percentage </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Chance-(C/5),</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| round up, is the chance that it will kill the imbiber.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| If the Herbalist fails ...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I'm not sure if we want to use the combat table (or even a combat-tableoid thing) unless it could be regularized in some way.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>A while back I was doing some research on revamping the table (if you plot out the effectiveness curves (actual % per line for each level of success) in excel it looks real wierd). I found that in going from some lines on the table to the next higher linn you actually LOST effectiveness (i.e lose 1% of severe to get 1% of normal, etc). I had figured out a regularized table of percentages that, while not as "smooth" as the existing normal hit chance, it was more consistent. In this case I actually figured out a power curve that fit the shield hit chance and modeled from there.</FONT></P>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| OR perhaps The Herbalist skill is used for searching for </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| medicinal plants</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| OR properly preparing ... To find a medicinal plant use the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| lower of the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| character's Herbalist or Survival (in that environment) skill...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>|| By the way, why does City have a 50% base chance and 3 yield </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| on the hunting</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| success table? It is rare for game animals to wander into </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| cities. What are</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| you hunting? Stray cats, dogs, rats and pigeons? If so, maybe a note</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| reminding the ref would be appropriate. "And on trial today </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| is Gorgash the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Barbarian for killing and eating Mrs. Twiddle's pekinese dog </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| on the street</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| in front of her house..."</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>That's what I figured it was, that or garbage picking.</FONT>
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