The 'fevers' seem to be the most contagious.Ī hospital can treat a maximum of 30 patients at a time, employing 1 doctor (physician).ĭuring an epidemic a citizen can get sick from being near infected people. The bigger your town gets, the more chances are that people will get sick and an epidemic breaks out - Traders and Nomads add to the risk, but a disease can hit you any time. However, a herbalist can NOT deal with an outbreak of a disease - for that you need a doctor and a proper hospital. It is often suggested to maintain two herbalists to a hamlet - one in a nearby forest to "collect herbs", another one inside town and very close to a market to shorten the walks needed to "visit the herbalist". * Understand that both the purchase of herbs at the market AND taking them along to the herbalist are done 'silently', meaning the player does not need to trigger these events nor will he get any notice of these transactions. The Herbalist can now apply the herbs and restore some of the citizen's health (usually half a heart). The herbalist collects herbs and delivers them to barns and markets Ī citizen "buys" herbs on any market place Ī citizen goes to "visit the herbalist", bringing his herbs along That is an important (and often misunderstood) mechanic: He has two jobs - he collects medicinal herbs and prepares potions or medicines which he administers to citizens for their small everyday ailments.Īll villagers "visit the herbalist" regularly to pick up some medicine. The Herbalist is important to keep up the general health, thereby lowering the chance of infections. There are claims that unhappy peeps are more prone to become sick, but I have not seen any hard evidence of this. Probably add a sufficient supply of fuel (firewood, coal), as freezing is a health hazard, too. ![]() ![]() a hospital, to treat epidemic diseases (beyond a herbalist's abilities) a local herbalist, to treat small ailments and wounds with herbs (get at market, bring to herbalist) a varied diet (some of all 4 food groups, see here) When diseases do occur, hospitals can be used to keep the disease from spreading and reducing the chance of death. Health is essential to the prevention of disease outbreaks. A healthy town has a variety of foods and an ample supply of medicinal herbs harvested by a Herbalist.
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