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  1. Notes

Foraging Rules

Rules

The Foraging DC of the Wisdom (Survival) check is based on the abundance of food in the surrounding area, which is broken up into three tiers.


Food and Water AvailabilityDC
Abundant10
Limited15
Very little, if any20

On a successful check the PC finds -

  • Food: 1d6 + wisdom modifier divided by 2. (kilograms)
  • Water: 1d6 + wisdom modifier multiplied by 4. (liters)

Rolls for food and water are made separately.


Roll a d4 for the category of food and a d20 for the specific type. 

d20/d8NutsSeedsBerriesFruit

Root

Fungus

Flowers Weeds
1AcornBarley
Blackberry
Apple
ArrowrootButton Mushrooms
Alfalfa
Cattail
2AlmondBuckwheat
Blueberry
Apricot
BeetChanterelle
Blue Vervain
Chickweed
3Beechnut
Oats
Cloudberry
Pear
Carrot
Cremini
BorageMilkweed
4Betel
Poppy Seed
Cranberry
Plum
Chicory
Oyster Mushroom
Burdock
Sorrel
5Cashew
Sesame
Elderberry
Rowan Berries
Onion
Morel
Dandelion

6Chestnut
Sorghum
Gooseberry
Pomegranite
Parsnip
Truffle
Elderflower

7Hazelnut
Wheat
Huckleberry
Orange
Potato
Underdark FungiScorpion Grasses

8Macademia Nut
Wild Rice
Juniper Berry
Lemon
Radish

Barrelstalk

Goldenrod

9Peanut

Mulberry

Sweet Potato

Bluecap

Mallow

10Pine Nut

Blackthorn

Rutabaga

Fire Lichen

Nasturtium

11Walnut

Thimbleberry

Turnip

Ripplebark

St. John's Wort

12

Wild Strawberry

Yam

Trillimac

Sunflower

13



Wild Garlic

Waterorb

Valerian

14



Wild Leek

Zurkhwood

Watercress

15




Nightlight

Wild Violet

16




Nilhogg's Nose

Yarrow

17




Ormu



18




Timmask



19




Tongue of Madness



20




Torchstalk



If multiple characters forage for food, they each make Wisdom (Survival) checks individually.


Other creatures require food and water each day depending on their size. 

Creature SizeFood/day (portion)Water/day (portion)
Tiny11
Small11
Medium11
Large44
Huge1616
Gargantuan6464