Nature is the multi-purpose Ability Check for everything to do with the natural woods — identifying plants, finding rare herbs, and understanding the lore of the forest. To make a Nature check, have the player roll a d20 and add their Nature Proficiency bonus listed on the character sheet. If a player isn’t proficient in Nature, use their WISDOM bonus instead. If the total equals or is higher than the difficulty number listed in the text, they succeed.

Some common Nature checks might be:

• To know whether water is drinkable, make a Nature check of 10 or higher.

• To find common medicinal herbs (a stinging nettle remedy, for instance), make a Nature check of 13 or higher.

• To find rare plants required to make a healing salve (curing d4 Hit Points), make a Nature check of 16 or higher.