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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 1823602" data-attributes="member: 7635">I'll address a specfic, then the broader question.Herbalism, as defined by D&D, appears to be the ability to detect and use various herbs for medical reasons. Someone with Pro: herbalism wouldn't necessarily know how to make rare concoctions with them (that is craft Alchemy under D&D) or be able to use them to cure a dying patient (thats heal). They would, however, be able to know that raspberry leaves help with childbirth and could sell you some fresh ones she found near the forest. Hence, by D&D standards the herbalist isn't making anything, she's selling you the raw ingredients or simple mixtures that you would need to make things (craft alchemy) or apply (heal) to victims.  Profession, as D&D describes, appears to be knowledge of a service field. A service can make stuff, but in general its his expertise in the field he's in that makes him money. In an era before industrialized labor, craft artisans would be more concerned with their product than how to sell it (prices set by guild after all.) Rarely did professions have have guilds monitoring them, so price was set by market.  So what IS a profession and what IS a craft? Lets give an example... A major pharmesuitcal company makes a drug to cure something. The use craft (medicine) to make hundreds of this drug.  Your doctor (heal) diagnoses you with something and gives you a prescription.  You go to the pharmacist. He compares the medicines effects to your current list of meds, possible allergies, and medical history to determine safety and proper dosage. He fills your perscription with profession (pharmacist) So a profession could be something like Bartender (he is responsible for making drinks, but his money comes mostly from service and tips, not from the sale of the alocohol itself), Teacher (the money comes from the instruction, not the knowledge gained), or Scribe (you are selling your service as a writer, not the finished manuscript.) It IS possible to make money without profession skills; most soliders get payed a comission for doing thier job (and the rate of pay doesn't flux like a profession does) bards get paid by the performance, untrained labor makes 2sp/month, and a craftsman can use craft like a profession (to simulate small jobs like fixing armor, making spoons, or repairing a wagon wheel.)  All in all, profession is usually the selling of your service and experise in a subject, while a craft sells the hard item. If you care more about selling the sword than making it, consider profession (merchant) instead of craft (weaponsmith).</blockquote>

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