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<blockquote data-quote="Joe Liker" data-source="post: 6467166" data-attributes="member: 6777505">I don't think realism or careful scrutiny of the rules will do anyone any favors when it comes to common healing potions. I prefer to take a more practical approach.Does the party need to be able to purchase them?In many cases, the answer is yes, especially if there isn't much magical healing in the party.How many should they reasonably be allowed to purchase?I think a maximum inventory of two per party member is about right, or three if they find some as loot. This may vary according to the needs of the party.How quickly should the herbalist be able to restock his supply?This depends on how often the adventurers offer to help him gather ingredients. I have no problem ruling that a professional, non-adventuring herbalist can make an enormous batch (dozens of doses) in one day, given enough ingredients.Basically, my philosophy is that if the players are not abusing the privilege, there is no reason to wreck everyone's fun by denying them healing potions. It's not a terribly efficient use of an action in combat (or of gold outside of combat), so they probably aren't going to go overboard in any case.One exception might be, for a party that relies on purchased healing potions, maybe the supply does start to dwindle for mysterious reasons -- or obvious natural ones, such as herbs becoming harder to find. That could make an interesting plot hook.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joe Liker, post: 6467166, member: 6777505"] I don't think realism or careful scrutiny of the rules will do anyone any favors when it comes to common healing potions. I prefer to take a more practical approach. [B]Does the party need to be able to purchase them?[/B] [INDENT]In many cases, the answer is yes, especially if there isn't much magical healing in the party.[/INDENT] [B]How many should they reasonably be allowed to purchase?[/B] [INDENT]I think a maximum inventory of two per party member is about right, or three if they find some as loot. This may vary according to the needs of the party.[/INDENT] [B]How quickly should the herbalist be able to restock his supply?[/B] [INDENT]This depends on how often the adventurers offer to help him gather ingredients. I have no problem ruling that a professional, non-adventuring herbalist can make an enormous batch (dozens of doses) in one day, given enough ingredients.[/INDENT] Basically, my philosophy is that if the players are not abusing the privilege, there is no reason to wreck everyone's fun by denying them healing potions. It's not a terribly efficient use of an action in combat (or of gold outside of combat), so they probably aren't going to go overboard in any case. One exception might be, for a party that relies on purchased healing potions, maybe the supply does start to dwindle for mysterious reasons -- or obvious natural ones, such as herbs becoming harder to find. That could make an interesting plot hook. [/QUOTE]

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