Desert

Barren, sun-scorched land where water is scarce. Few plants survive, but wind and erosion lay bare rock, minerals and strange sands.

Power site theme: fire and sun (see Themes).

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Set the climate and season where the party is. The tool lists everything that grows here right now, how plentiful it is and where exactly it grows. When a player says what they look for, narrow the list, let them roll the gathering check and type in the result – the tool tells you what they find and how much. Full rules: Foraging.

Printable tables

Prefer real dice? Pick the table for what the party is searching for and roll d100. Common finds take up more of the die than rare ones (Low 4 : Medium 3 : High 2 : Supreme 1). A result that doesn’t fit the climate, season or spot means nothing turns up. DCs and gathering are in Foraging.

Herbs & plants

d100	Ingredient	Grade	DC	Min. work	Where
1-7	Barrel Cactus	Low	Nature 10	1 minute	Found on buttes and mesas and in copses.
8-14	Blue Yucca	Low	Nature 10	10 minutes	Found on rolling hills (arid climate).
15-21	Evening Primrose	Low	Nature 10	1 minute	Found in grasslands (tropical climate).
22-28	Lemon Sagewort	Low	Nature 10	1 minute	Found in groves (temperate climate).
29-35	Paintbrush Daisy	Low	Nature 10	10 minutes	Found in copses and in streams (temperate climate).
36-42	Rubber Rabbitbrush	Low	Nature 10	10 minutes	Found in valleys (arid climate).
43-49	Torch Cactus	Low	Nature 10	10 minutes	Found in gorges and in ravines (arid, temperate climates).
50-54	Bitterbloom	Medium	Nature 15	2 minutes	Found on cliffs (frigid climate).
55-60	Blue Agave	Medium	Nature 15	20 minutes	Found in copses and in groves (arid, tropical climates).
61-65	Lotus Cactus	Medium	Nature 15	2 minutes	Found at oases, in rivers and in streams (arid climate).
66-70	Sand Myrtle	Medium	Nature 15	2 minutes	Found on dunes (arid, tropical climates).
71-75	Wild Primrose	Medium	Nature 15	2 minutes	Found in prairies (tropical climate).
76-79	Cinchweed	High	Nature 20	30 minutes	Found anywhere.
80-82	Fairy Duster	High	Nature 20	3 minutes	Found in caves, on cliffs and in groves.
83-86	Flameheart Tulip	High	Nature 20	3 minutes	Found in mountain passes and along trails (arid climate).
87-89	Khat	High	Nature 20	3 minutes	Found in patches (tropical climate).
90-93	Peyote	High	Nature 20	3 minutes	Found in groves and in patches (arid, temperate climates).
94-95	Bleeding Rose	Supreme	Nature 25	4 minutes	Found in gorges and in ravines (temperate climate).
96	Century Plant	Supreme	Nature 25	4 minutes	Found in copses (arid climate).
97-98	Deathsleep Thorn	Supreme	Nature 25	4 minutes	Found in valleys (arid climate).
99-100	Dune Lotus	Supreme	Nature 25	4 minutes	Found in mountain passes and in valleys (arid climate).

Stone & minerals

d100	Ingredient	Grade	DC	Min. work	Where
1-11	Coral Sand	Low	Nature 10	10 minutes	Found in lakes and along shorelines.
12-22	Dune Sand	Low	Nature 10	10 minutes	Found on dunes (arid climate).
23-32	Sandstone	Low	Nature 10	10 minutes	Found anywhere (arid climate).
33-41	Agate	Medium	Nature 15	20 minutes (Raw), 2 hours (Gemstone)	Found on rocky outcroppings.
42-49	Glass Sand	Medium	Nature 15	20 minutes	Found anywhere.
50-57	Guise Stone	Medium	Nature 15	20 minutes	Found on buttes and mesas (arid climate).
58-65	Ochre	Medium	Nature 15	20 minutes	Found at oases (arid climate).
66-70	Geode	High	Nature 20	30 minutes (Raw), 3 hours (Gemstone)	Found among crags.
71-76	Olivine Sand	High	Nature 20	30 minutes	Found in lakes and along shorelines.
77-81	Sanguine Sand	High	Nature 20	30 minutes	Found in copses and in fields.
82-86	Volcanic Sand	High	Nature 20	30 minutes	Found in calderas and on islands (tropical climate).
87-89	Garnet Sand	Supreme	Nature 25	40 minutes	Found in grasslands and along shorelines.
90-92	Ghostglass Sand	Supreme	Nature 25	40 minutes	Found on dunes (arid climate).
93-95	Scribe’s Stone	Supreme	Arcana 25	40 minutes	Found in prairies and on slopes.
96-97	Spellglass Sand	Supreme	Nature 25	40 minutes	Found anywhere (frigid climate).
98-100	Turquoise	Supreme	Nature 25	40 minutes (Raw), 4 hours (Gemstone)	Found in mountain passes and along trails (temperate climate).

Other finds

d100	Ingredient	Grade	DC	Min. work	Where
1-13	Cactus	Low	Nature 10	10 minutes	Found in fields and in grasslands.
14-26	Desert Jasper	Low	Nature 10	10 minutes	Found anywhere.
27-35	Bleached Bone	Medium	Investigation 15	40 minutes	Found on bluffs, on cliffs and in grasslands.
36-45	Fire Quartz	Medium	Nature 15	20 minutes (Raw), 2 hours (Gemstone)	Found in caves and in crevices (arid, temperate climates).
46-55	Ironwood	Medium	Nature 15	2 hours	Found in corpses and at oases (temperate climate).
56-65	Oasis Water	Medium	Nature 15	2 minutes	Found anywhere (arid climate).
66-74	Quicksand	Medium	Nature 15	2 minutes	Found anywhere.
75-84	Vulture Feather	Medium	Nature 15	2 minutes	Found near corpses (arid climate).
85-90	Wine Agave	High	Nature 20	40 minutes	Found in glades and in groves (arid, temperate, tropical climates).
91-94	Desert Eagle Feather	Supreme	Nature 25	4 minutes	Found anywhere (arid climate).
95-97	Sun-and-Moon Palm	Supreme	Nature 25	4 hours	Found at oases (arid climate).
98-100	Sunfire Amber	Supreme	Nature 25	40 minutes (Raw), 4 hours (Gemstone)	Found in calderas and in grasslands (arid, tropical climates).

Specialty ingredients

Need proficiency with the tool. DC 25. Once one is found, further searches in the same place have disadvantage. See Specialty ingredients.

Tool	Ingredient	Use	Min. work	Where
Alchemist’s Supplies	Gum Araba	Edible Glue	40 minutes	Found in grasslands (tropical climate).
Brewer’s Supplies	Myrrh Spice	Flavoring	5 minutes	Found in the leaf litter and in patches (arid climate).
Calligrapher’s Supplies	Acacia Bark	Brown Pigment	40 minutes	Found on buttes and mesas (frigid climate).
Carpenter’s Tools	Catclaw Acacia	Durable Wood	4 hours	Found in copses and in grasslands (temperate climate).
Cartographer’s Tools	Acacia Pods	Lavender Ink	40 minutes	Found in streams (tropical climate).
Cobbler’s Tools	Cactus (specialty)	Waterproof Sap	40 minutes	Found on bluffs and in prairies (arid climate).
Cook’s Utensils	Prickly Pear Cactus	Fleshy Fruit	40 minutes	Found in valleys (arid climate).
Glassblower’s Tools	Mirror Sand	Glass Base	5 minutes	Found among crags and on dunes.
Jeweler’s Tools	Blaze Garnet	Unique Decoration	4 hours	Found on rocky outcroppings (temperate climate).
Jeweler’s Tools	Tourmaline	Multicolored Decoration	4 hours	Found in gorges and in ravines (tropical climate).
Leatherworker’s Tools	Brining Salts	Curing Leather	5 minutes	Found on dunes (tropical climate).
Mason’s Tools	Pumice Stone	Lightweight, Porous Stone	40 minutes	Found on rocky outcroppings (frigid climate).
Painter’s Supplies	Lapis Lazuli	Royal Blue Paint	40 minutes	Found in gorges and in ravines (arid climate).
Potter’s Tools	Hourglass Sand	Semi-Magical Clay Additive	5 minutes	Found on dunes (frigid climate).
Smith’s Tools	Meteoric Iron (specialty)	Unique Elements	4 hours	Found in craters and in pits (frigid climate).
Tinker’s Tools	Gypsum Rock	Dry Powder	40 minutes	Found anywhere (tropical climate).
Weaver’s Tools	Canaigre Dock Blooms	Gray Dye	40 minutes	Found in copses (temperate climate).
Woodcarver’s Tools	Sissoo Tree	Striated Hardwood	4 hours	Found in groves (arid climate).

Tables built from our ingredient notes (tools/own_tables.py). The ingredient list is based on Nord Games – The Ultimate Guide to Foraging, Harvesting & Natural Discovery.