A botanist, plant scientist, or phytologist is a scientist who specializes in this field. Botany originated in prehistory as herbalism with the efforts of early humans to identify – and later cultivate – edible, medicinal, and poisonous plants, making it one of the oldest branches of science. Medieval physic gardens, often attached to monasteries, contained plants of medical importance.
- Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Nature.
- Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit
- Languages: Sylvan.
- Equipment: A component pouch, a set of pencils, a small knife, a 50-page sketchbook for your botanical illustrations, a book of plants, a set of traveler's clothes, a waterskin, and a pouch containing 10 gp.
Feature: Plant Whisper
You are the one who feels that plants are indeed alive, you have absolute knowledge of every kind of plant without the need to do a Nature check, able to turn herbs into a medicine potion for allies or poison for foes, you also have advantage on checks against Plant-based monsters.
Suggested Characteristics
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am the type of person who interacts more with plants than people. |
| 2 | I often tell people to be kind to flora as one day Mother Nature will return the favor. |
| 3 | Sometimes I think I am made out of grass. |
| 4 | *Achoo!* Allergies don't matter, this little flower is nice! |
| 5 | I see that autumn and winter times are coming, and I become sad. |
| 6 | Relax! There's nothing fine than a leafy buddy to chill with. |
| 7 | A person always has the first word to speak than a plant, I still have common sense. |
| 8 | Excuse me?! Did you just cut that leaf of that poor sprout?! |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bloom. I will bloom my skills to shine for others! (Good) |
| 2 | Poisonous. Plants shall rise as the superior race! (Evil) |
| 3 | Withered. Maybe there's hope and other fellas can water me back to life? (Any) |
| 4 | Ecology. Flora and fauna have to be perfectly balanced in order to coexist. (Lawful) |
| 5 | Rooted. I keep myself rooted neutrally when it comes to a meaty person and a bush. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Wicked Weed. People need to know the power of Mother Nature! (Chaotic) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My garden, I would die to save my paradise of grassy friends! |
| 2 | Knowledge is power when teaching people about the many use of different herbs. |
| 3 | My beloved one, I want to give the finest roses to the most precious flower turned into a person. |
| 4 | Will there be a person like me who understands the wonderful world of trees? |
| 5 | My friends are like a forest. Burn them and I will chop and timber you down. |
| 6 | No! People won't understand me and my love for the leaves! I need to keep them out! |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I put my plants over my friends too often. |
| 2 | I get distracted quickly seeing a little sprout in the middle of nowhere. |
| 3 | Don't harm the flower, or I will punish you with death. This is also addressed to my buddies. |
| 4 | I love blossoms even if I'm very *Sniff* allergic to them. |
| 5 | I once used to hate plants, if people find out, they will call me a hypocrite. |
| 6 | I get jealous when I meet a smartguy that shows to be more expert on plants than me. |