Dungeons & Dragons: How To Brew Your Own Potions
Dungeons & Dragons is a game filled to the brim with mechanical complexity and rules that can easily be missed by new players. When assembling an adventuring party, it's common for players to bear in mind their character's party rolls. One of the most common roles that a party aims to fill is that of a healer. While healers most often replenish their allies hit points through the use of healing spells and features such as the Paladin's Lay on Hands, adventurers are also capable of healing themselves through the use of potions. Potions are among the most common magic items that players can encounter in a campaign, and can offer a wide range of benefits, though many of the most common potions are capable of only healing the drinker.
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Though adventurers may find potions in stores or within the loot of slain monsters, characters are actually capable of brewing their own potions. For those in smaller parties or those in a group in which nobody particularly wants to play a class with easy access to healing magic, potion brewing is an excellent alternative. So today, we're going to explain everything you need to know about brewing potions in Dungeons & Dragons' fifth edition.
Before you start brewing your own tasty health potions, it's important to know that not every character is capable of brewing potions from the get-go. While characters of any class are capable of brewing potions, it's worth mentioning that to create one's own potions, a character must have proficiency with herbalism kits.
Proficiency with herbalism kits can easily be gained during character creation by taking the Hermit background or another background that provides
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