The Lord of the Rings War in the North
46 Achievements
1,000
25-30h
Xbox 360
Herb-master
Create 15 potions in a single playthrough.
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How to unlock the Herb-master achievement in The Lord of the Rings War in the North - Definitive Guide
I found a good spot to go for this if you don't want to do a long playthrough as the LoreMaster. When going to the citadel in Fornost near the start of the game, there's a spot where you can return to Bree and have the plants respawn. There are likely many other spots you could do this process, but this particular spot only requires killing a single enemy by shooting an explosive pack on the platform they are standing on. Play through as normal until you hit this point and stop and continue the game with the LoreMaster.
It is just after the spot where you are trapped on the bridge. You'll get a prompt to go to the citadel and there will be an archer on a platform that you can destroy. Collapse the tower, harvest the two plants, then go to Bree and come back and the plants will have respawned. Rinse and repeat until you've crafted the 15 potions/food. Each potion/food crafted will require 2 plants.
This is a screenshot of the spot you are looking for:
--Here is where you will find the plants--
This one is immediately to the left of the where she is standing in the prior screenshot:
This one is to the left of the fast travel point:
Finally, while doing this, there are two chests that respawn if you want to farm some loot/money. Just go up this ramp created when you knocked down the platform (do not pull the lever until after you've got the achievement):
It is just after the spot where you are trapped on the bridge. You'll get a prompt to go to the citadel and there will be an archer on a platform that you can destroy. Collapse the tower, harvest the two plants, then go to Bree and come back and the plants will have respawned. Rinse and repeat until you've crafted the 15 potions/food. Each potion/food crafted will require 2 plants.
This is a screenshot of the spot you are looking for:
--Here is where you will find the plants--
This one is immediately to the left of the where she is standing in the prior screenshot:
This one is to the left of the fast travel point:
Finally, while doing this, there are two chests that respawn if you want to farm some loot/money. Just go up this ramp created when you knocked down the platform (do not pull the lever until after you've got the achievement):
This is a pretty easy achievement. You have to be the Lore-Master, as she is the only character who can pick up wild flowers. You should be able to get this achievement by the time you reach the citadel in the first level, Fornost. Just pick up any flower you see available, then go to your second inventory menu, and pick two ingredients to mix. Do this fifteen times and your good to go. Make sure you are creating potions, not other healing materials.
6 Comments
You can gather herbs as the Loremaster and give them to the Ranger and Champion, and they can make potions but it appears that they do not count towards the achievement. We did it for 3 chapters and definitely made more than 15 potions but the Ranger did not get the achievement.
By Bears Scare Me on 18 Nov 2011 16:51
Thank you for confirming that, I had never tried that just because i had assumed it had to be the Loremaster.
By TSNormandy on 18 Nov 2011 21:01