Board Thread:Suggestions Forum/@comment-25619598-20150114212707

(...Except the Chicken! What tastes like fish! In all seriousness, what I am about to say may be too much, but I will let the Admins decide whether or not it has potential...)

My adventures through Middle-Earth have tought me many things. The, perhaps, least practical is herblore. Middle-Earth is rich with herbs and those herbs are rich with magics, but the ways people use them infuriate me! You'll have no idea how many bar-fights have started because of me tasting a hint of Athelas in my ale. WHO, I ASK YOU, BREWS HEALING DRAUGHTS AND POTIONS WITH THEIR ALCOHOL!? WHO!?!? I apologize for my anger, but I must say, I believe a better way could be done...

Cooking Pots: These small cauldrons, mounted over a small fire (Crafted with top row full of Sticks, middle row has any Wood logs on sides, Cauldron in center, and bottom row has Hearth block in middle and Cobblestone on both sides.), is an essential piece of cookware for any traveller. Those who are not versed in herblore will simply cook in it, but those with knowledge may make more use out of it... (I imagine it would behave like a Furnace, but with 3 Input spots and 1 Output, and the Fuel slot, of course. The 3 Items, when placed, are cooked and made into other things. Or it could just work like a Crafting Table with unique recipes, either way works.)

Rabbit Stew: This nice little soup (made with 1 Raw Rabbit, 1 Potato, and 1 Carrot at Cooking Pot) will fill you a good bit for long travels.

Chicken Soup: This home-style classic (made with 1 Raw Chicken, 1 Potato, and 1 Carrot at Cooking Pot) is another filling meal, and good for colds as well.

Mortar & Pestle: This item, known for use in herblore, grinds herbs and plants into a fine meal, suitable for brewing draughts and elixirs. (You would right-click with it in hand, and it would bring up a UI with 1 Slot for Input, and 1 Output. Put, say, Athelas in the Input, take Ground Athelas [which I imagine would appear like Cactus Green with little yellow bits in it] out, which could then be used for brewing.)

Athelas Draught: (Or Brew, depending on whether that would still exist.) This miraculous healing drink, who's properties are known by few excepting Rangers and Elves, is good for healing any wound, and curing any toxins one is inflicted with. (Made with 3 Ground Athelas at a Cooking Pot.)

Orc Draught: (Same as normal, but made at Cooking Pot with 3 Morgul Mushrooms.)

Dwarven Tonic: (Same as normal. But at Cooking Pot. Likely a tweaked recipe, in case any issues arise.)

(This idea is a response to how Mevans spoke of a new, lore-friendly enchanting system. If there was a new, lore-friendly enchanting system, then why not an Alchemy System? I personally think it makes more sense than brewing it in the same barrels as your other beverages. My Mead never tasted the same after that one batch of Athelas brew...) 