Mortar and Pestle
| Mortar and Pestle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | First Aid |
| Weight | 0.8 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.MortarPestle
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The Mortar and Pestle is a small bowl and grinding stick for crushing herbs. It is the tool behind every herbal poultice in the game.
Any survivor who forages for medicinal herbs needs one. It grinds Plantain, Comfrey and Wild Garlic into poultices for wounds, broken bones and infection. Its strength is that it is kept after each use, so one tool serves for good. Its cost is rarity, since few containers ever hold one.
The Mortar and Pestle is found as loot. A Ceramic Mortar and Pestle fired in a kiln does the same job. The Doctor is the best occupation for first aid. It starts with the most First Aid skill. The Nurse and the Park Ranger also start with some First Aid skill.
How to Use Mortar and Pestle
The tool works in a set of grinding recipes and is kept every time. Grind Up Plantain makes a Plantain Poultice that helps wounds heal. Grind Up Comfrey makes a Comfrey Poultice that speeds the healing of broken bones. Grind Up Wild Garlic makes a Wild Garlic Poultice that fights infection. Each recipe takes five of the fresh or dried herb.
The tool also serves outside first aid. It goes into the Make Gas Mask Filter and Recharge Filters recipes. It is used in the Make Aerosol Bomb recipe too.
The Ceramic Mortar and Pestle weighs the same and works in every one of these recipes.
Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Mortar and Pestle by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grind Up Comfrey | Comfrey Poultice | 
|
- | /additem Base.ComfreyCataplasm
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| Grind Up Plantain | Plantain Poultice |
|
- | /additem Base.PlantainCataplasm
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| Grind Up Wild Garlic | Wild Garlic Poultice |
|
- | /additem Base.WildGarlicCataplasm
|
| Make Aerosol Bomb | Aerosol Bomb | 
|
- | /additem Base.Aerosolbomb
|
| Make Gas Mask Filter | Gas Mask Filter - Crafted | 
|
- | /additem Base.GasmaskFilterCrafted
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| Recharge Filters | Gas Mask Filter | 
|
- | /additem Base.GasmaskFilter
|
Locations
Survivor safehouses and laboratories give the best odds, though still under one time in ten. University storage holds one now and then. Kitchens, living rooms, garages and classrooms turn one up only rarely. Attics, closets and halls are rarer still. Overall it is a rare find, and firing a ceramic one in a kiln is a reliable backup.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Medicine cabinet | 8.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 6.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 3.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Medicine cabinet | 1.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratory | Desk | 8.2% |
| Laboratory | Other | 8.2% |
| University storage | Other | 3.8% |
| Classroom | Metal shelves | 0.8% |
| Elementary classroom | Metal shelves | 0.8% |
| Elementary classroom | Wardrobe | 0.8% |
| Secondary classroom | Metal shelves | 0.8% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Garage storage | Other | 1.6% |
| Kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 1.1% |
| Living room | Counter | 1.1% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 1.1% |
| Kitchen | Counter | 0.9% |
| Closet | Other | 0.8% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 0.8% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.4% |
| Attic | Crate | 0.4% |
| Attic | Other | 0.4% |
Notes
- The tool is kept after every grinding recipe.
- Each poultice takes five fresh or dried herbs.
- A Ceramic Mortar and Pestle works in all the same recipes.
- Laboratories and survivor safehouses are the best places to search.
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