Time and effort spent mastering the culinary arts has paid off. You gain the following benefits:
- Increase your Constitution or Wisdom score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- You gain proficiency with cook’s utensils if you don’t already have it.
- As part of a short rest, you can cook special food, provided you have ingredients and cook’s utensils on hand. You can prepare enough of this food for a number of creatures equal to 4 + your proficiency bonus. At the end of the short rest, any creature who eats the food and spends one or more Hit Dice to regain hit points regains an extra 1d8 hit points.
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With one hour of work or when you finish a long rest, you can cook special food, provided you have ingredients and cook’s utensils on hand. You can prepare enough of this food for a number of creatures equal to 4 + your proficiency bonus. The meal must be consumed immediately after preparation, and provides benefits depending on the nature of the meal and ingredients used. Each meal consists of a base, vegetable, and a spice, and in a particular style.
Bases: Hearty, Fish, Poultry, Bread
Vegetables: Root, Leafy, Bulb, Podded.
Spice: Base, Sweet, Pungent, Astringent, Hot, Fragrant.
Style: Entree, Appetizer, Dessert, Snack.
Specific rare ingredients can also be found to add unique and often powerful effects.