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| − | The '''herbalist''' skill is used by dwarves with the '''plant gathering''' [[labor]]. They will | + | The '''herbalist''' skill is used by dwarves with the '''plant gathering''' [[labor]]. They will gather from designated [[shrub|shrubs]] and harvest [[plant|plants]]. |
| − | == | + | == Uses == |
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| − | + | === Food production === | |
| − | + | Herbalists are often used to help with food production in an early fortress as they do not require farm plots or other setup. Above ground, this skill works best in areas with thick vegetation like [[forest]]s and is nearly useless in sparsely vegetated biomes like [[desert]]s or [[badlands]]. Under ground, plant gathering can be a high risk activity in the caverns and production can be easily outstripped by farms. While plant gathering is less efficient than [[farming]] and significantly less reliable, it also requires minimal space and provides a relatively immediate payoff in comparison. | |
| − | + | It appears that the number of plants in a stack a herbalist gathers depending on his skill is similar to farmer's output and analogous to quality levels. For every 'bump' in quality there is one more plant, starting with 0 and capped at 5. | |
| − | == Gathering seeds == | + | When a herbalists picks some plants, he will carry them to the food stockpile himself, even if his food hauling labour is disabled. |
| − | Plants gathered by herbalists can be eaten or processed to provide [[seed|seeds]] which can then be [[crop|planted]] in farms. For this reason, it is popular (if not necessary) to gather | + | |
| + | === Gathering seeds === | ||
| + | Plants gathered by herbalists can be eaten or processed to provide [[seed|seeds]] which can then be [[crop|planted]] in farms. For this reason, it is popular (if not necessary) to gather outdoor plants early in a fort's existence if one wants to grow outdoor crops. | ||
==Speed of training== | ==Speed of training== | ||
| − | Dwarves gain [[experience]] in plant gathering every time they pick over a shrub whether they are successful at harvesting anything or not. Training a completely unskilled dwarf to legendary status in this skill requires the harvesting of 600 plants, and can be done in less than a couple | + | |
| + | Dwarves gain [[experience]] in plant gathering every time they pick over a shrub whether they are successful at harvesting anything or not. Training a completely unskilled dwarf to legendary status in this skill requires the harvesting of 600 plants, and can be done in less than a couple years. A legendary herbalist not suffering from any [[Skill#Skill_penalties|skill penalties]] will never fail to harvest a stack of four or five [[crop|plant]]s. | ||
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