Bushcrafter

Bushcrafter
Class	Traits
Type	Positive Trait
Points	-8
Effect	Can find medicinal herbs and craft medicines and poultices from them, and make simple stone and bone tools. Start fires faster.
Skill Boosts	Foraging: +1 Knapping: +1 Maintenance: +1 Carving: +1

Bushcrafter lets a character find medicinal herbs, make medicines and poultices, and craft simple stone and bone tools. It also helps start fires faster. It adds a level each to Foraging, Knapping, Maintenance and Carving.

It is a positive trait and costs 8 points at character creation. It suits a wilderness run where the survivor lives far from towns. The trait covers medicine, tools, weapons and fire in one package.

Bushcrafter Effects

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Medicinal herbs show up when foraging. The trait teaches Herbal Remedies and the grinding recipes for Plantain, Comfrey and Wild Garlic. A character can tell which wild foods are poisonous.

Stone tools come next. A character can knap a Stone Blade, a Long Stone Blade, a Stone Blade Scythe, a Stone Awl, a Stone Chisel and a Stone Drill. A Large Stone Axe Head, a Stone Maul Head and a Flint Saw are on the list too. Make Improvised Whetstone keeps blades sharp.

Bone and wood crafts round it out. A character can carve a Bone Fishing Hook, a Bone Sewing Needle, a Bone Awl and a Bone War Hatchet Head. A Bone Club, a Jawbone Axe, a Bucket and a Fleshing Tool are known as well.

Spears get attention too. Fire Harden Spear toughens a wooden spear. Bind Spear Head attaches a blade, with or without wire.

The trait also teaches Make Fishing Rod and Make Snare Trap. Fires light faster.

Foraging improves a lot. The search radius grows, and weather and darkness hurt the search less. Animals, berries, mushrooms, herbs, wild plants, firewood and stones all turn up a bit more often.

Bushcrafter also adds extra clothing options at character creation, including the Hunting Vest.

Bushcrafter Skill Boosts

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Bushcrafter adds these skill levels when the character is created.

Skill	Levels
Foraging	+1
Knapping	+1
Maintenance	+1
Carving	+1

Bushcrafter Recipes

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A character with Bushcrafter knows these recipes from the start, with no book or magazine needed.

Name	Image	Recipe	Crafting Materials	Tools	Skill	Station	Learned	Spawn ID
Wooden Spear (Fire Hardened)		Fire Harden Spear	1x Wooden Spear	Large Knife	Carving: 0	In Hand	Yes	/additem Base.SpearCraftedFireHardened
Comfrey Poultice		Grind Up Comfrey	5x Comfrey	Mortar and Pestle	None	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.ComfreyCataplasm
Plantain Poultice		Grind Up Plantain	5x Plantain	Mortar and Pestle	None	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.PlantainCataplasm
Wild Garlic Poultice		Grind Up Wild Garlic	5x Wild Garlic	Mortar and Pestle	None	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.WildGarlicCataplasm
Awl - Stone		Knap Stone Awl	1x Sharp Flint Flake	Stone	Knapping: 0	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.Awl_Stone
Makeshift Fishing Rod		Make Fishing Rod	1x Wooden Rod 2x Fishing Line 1x Fishing Hook or similar	Large Knife	Carving: 0	In Hand	Yes	/additem Base.CraftedFishingRod
Spear with Glass Head		Bind Spear Head	1x Broken Glass or similar 1x Long Stick or Sapling 2x Zip Ties or similar	-	Maintenance: 1	In Hand	Yes	/additem Base.SpearGlass
Spear with Glass Head		Bind Spear Head With Wire	1x Broken Glass or similar 1x Long Stick or Sapling 2x Wire or Electrical Wire	Pliers	Maintenance: 1	In Hand	Yes	/additem Base.SpearGlass
Awl - Bone		Carve Bone Awl	1x Sharp Bone Fragment	Whetstone Hacksaw	Carving: 1	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.Awl_Bone
Stone Blade		Knap Stone Blade	1x Sharp Flint Flake	Stone	Knapping: 1	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.StoneBlade
Stone Chisel		Knap Stone Chisel	2x Sharp Flint Flake	Stone	Knapping: 1	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.StoneChisel
Bone Club		Make Bone Club	1x Animal Bone or Large Animal Bone 2x Leather Strips	-	Maintenance: 1	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.BoneClub
Improvised Whetstone		Make Improvised Whetstone	2x Stone	-	Maintenance: 1	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.CrudeWhetstone
Snare Trap		Make Snare Trap	1x Plank 2x Twine	Hacksaw	Trapping: 1	In Hand	Yes	/additem Base.TrapSnare
Stone Blade		Remake Long Stone Blade	1x Long Stone Blade	Stone	Knapping: 1	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.StoneBlade
Bone Fleshing Tool		Carve Fleshing Tool	1x Animal Bone or Large Animal Bone	Large Knife	Carving: 2	In Hand	Yes	/additem Base.Fleshing_Tool_Bone
Stone-Blade Scythe		Knap Stone Blade Scythe	1x Tree Branch or Medium Handle 1x Sharp Flint Flake	Stone	Knapping: 2	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.PrimitiveScythe
Long Sharp Bone		Sharpen Long Bone	1x Animal Bone or Large Animal Bone	Whetstone Hacksaw	Carving: 2	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.SharpBone_Long
Bone War Hatchet Head		Carve Bone War Hatchet Head	1x Jawbone or Large Animal Bone	Hacksaw Whetstone	Carving: 3	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.HatchetHead_Bone
Flint Saw		Knapp Flint Saw	1x Tree Branch or Medium Handle 1x Sharp Flint Flake 1x Twine or Leather Strips	Stone	Knapping: 3	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.Saw_Flint
Jawbone War Axe		Make Jawbone Axe	1x Jawbone 1x Tree Branch 2x Leather Strips	Large Knife	Maintenance: 3	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.JawboneBovide_Axe
Bone Needle		Carve Bone Sewing Needle	1x Sharp Bone Fragment	Whetstone Large Knife	Carving: 4	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.Needle_Bone
Carved Bucket		Carve Bucket	1x Log 1x Medium Handle or similar	Large Knife	Carving: 4	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.BucketCarved
Large Stone Axe Head		Knap Large Stone Axe Head	1x Large Smooth Flat Stone	Stone	Knapping: 4	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.StoneAxeHead
Bone Fishing Hook		Carve Bone Fishing Hook	1x Sharp Bone Fragment	Whetstone Large Knife	Carving: 5	In Hand	Yes	/additem Base.FishingHook_Bone
Stone Drill		Knap Stone Drill	1x Sharp Flint Flake	Claw Hammer Stone Chisel	Knapping: 5	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.StoneDrill
Stone Maul Head		Knap Stone Maul Head	1x Large Smooth Flat Stone	Stone	Knapping: 5	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.StoneMaulHead
Long Stone Blade		Knap Long Stone Blade	1x Flint Nodule	Stone	Knapping: 6	Any Surface	Yes	/additem Base.StoneBladeLong

A character with Bushcrafter also starts with this knowledge.

Name
Herbal Remedies

Picking Bushcrafter

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Bushcrafter is one of the strongest traits for a wilderness build. The 8 points buy four skill levels and many recipes.

It overlaps with Herbalist and Whittler in places. A player who takes Bushcrafter may not need those as well.

It pairs well with Hunter for a full survivalist, and with Outdoorsy for life in the woods.

Notes

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• One level each in Foraging, Knapping, Maintenance and Carving.
• Teaches herb remedies and stone tools.
• Poisonous wild food is identified on sight.
• Adds hunting clothing options at character creation.

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