D&D 5E (2014) Cookbook as equipment?

[abe ray]

What would be the best cookbook be for orcs then?


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[MichaelSomething]

I benefit a lot more from clear instructions than my wife, who is the much more experienced cook and relies more on intuition and accumulation of overall knowledge.

This idea applies to DMs as well as cooks.

 

[abe ray]

Along these lines, how would you build a cook as a background?


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[Warmaster Horus]

What would be the best cookbook be for orcs then?


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[Eltab]

Sam Gamgee's Frying Pan

Besides the obvious use, it also can be used in combat.
In a skill challenge, using the Frying Pan to prepare a meal as part of a Charisma skill check (cooking a meal to generate goodwill) grants Advantage on the check.
Sam hit the Moria Troll with a frying pan and knocked it out cold - his first effective blow in combat. "Hey, I think I'm finally getting the hang of this!" Treat as a +1 Club.

A cookbook could be used to annul any penalties for "cooking an unfamiliar dish" because you have the instructions. If you have the right cookbook.
But in combat it's just an improvised weapon, sorry.

 

[Eltab]

Along these lines, how would you build a cook as a background?

Depends on if you want a quietly competent guy who is a wizard in the kitchen, or a high-strung type who goes into hysterics over any little thing.
In a customized background, the Cook could get a city-ized version of the Ranger's wilderness foraging ability as long as he is near a marketplace.

 

[Blue]

What sort of bonuses would you fine people give for using a cookbook?

If they were untrained I'd let them use half proficiency. Or maybe a cap (+1 to +3) depending on how good the cookbook was.

But they could only get the full bonus if they had access to the ingredients, which means likely a moderate sized town.

 

[Satyrn]

Ninja'd. So I editted this out just for this to get quoted!

So much lose.

 

[abe ray]

How to Serve Man.

Lol


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[Satyrn]

What sort of bonuses would you fine people give for using a cookbook?


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Probably none. Not the numeric sort anyway. A cookbook would do exactly what it does for me: tell me how to make something I otherwise wouldn't be able to. How well I do with the instructions would still come down to my skill.