Stoneshard has always been a game about survival, but with the Of Beasts & Sagesupdate, food and medicine management became even more crucial. No longer can you just grab whatever’s lying around and expect to get by. Now, cooking meals and handling injuries is an everyday concern, especially in the early game when your gold is tight and supplies are scarce.
This Stoneshard Food & Field Medicine guide will help you understand how to stay fed, cook efficiently, and keep yourself alive when things go wrong. Whether you’re just setting out in tattered rags or making steady progress toward mid-game comfort, these tips will make you more self-reliant in Stoneshard’s unforgiving world.
Stoneshard Food & Field Medicine Guide (Of Beasts & Sages Update)
Food Management – Eating Smart, Surviving Cheap
Cooking Basics
You can cook anywhere by making a fire in the wild.
Combine 4 sticks to create brushwood and ignite it to make a campfire.
With a pot, you can cook soups and stews; without one, you’re limited to simpler meals like skewers and fried eggs.
Inns, houses with chimneys, bandit camps, and dungeons often have cooking spots with pots. You can even take pots from these places and carry them with you.
Always keep bowls or deep dishes in your inventory since many recipes require them.
What to Cook First
Early on, your priority is cost efficiency—get the most hunger and thirst relief from the cheapest and easiest-to-find ingredients.
Peasant Stew (Leek + Leek + Mushroom)
Great starter recipe, ingredients are common.
Lentil Soup (Lentil + Lentil + Leek)
Lentils are a lifesaver—no shelf life and very filling. Save them for emergencies.
Daytaler Stew (Leek + Leek + Mushroom + Meat)
Slightly more advanced, but one of the best early dishes.
Honey Glazed Ham (Large Meat + Honey + Leek)
A luxury recipe available later, but worth aiming for once you have steady supplies.
If you don’t have a pot, go for quick meals:
Fried Eggs (2x Eggs) – Long shelf life, easy to get.
Meat Omelette (2x Eggs + 1x Meat) – Very filling.
Meat Skewer (Stick + Meat + Mushrooms) – Simple and effective.
Mushroom Salad (2x Mushrooms + Leek + Rhubarb) – Great fallback meal.
Gathering Ingredients
Sticks – Found at cemeteries, shores, steppes, or by attacking dead trees.
Mushrooms – Abundant in leaf forests, less so in pines, none in tundra/steppes. Avoid poisonous ones.
Lentils, Leeks, Rhubarb – Common in meadows.
Eggs – Can be stolen from farms (careful not to be seen) or acquired through caravan upgrades.
Meat – Hunt small animals with dagger throws:
- Ravens at cemeteries or crypts.
- Ducks at rivers, seagulls at the coast, doves in towns.
- Rabbits in meadows (sneak with a bush in between, then throw).
Butchering & Shelf Life
To butcher animals, unlock the Butchering skill from the Survival tree. Works with axes, swords, or daggers.
Shelf life tip: Wait until meat/mushrooms are nearly spoiled, then roast them. This resets the timer and stretches your supplies.
Caravan upgrades can quadruple shelf life. Later on, salting food extends it even further.
Field Medicine – Staying Alive in the Wild
When injured or poisoned far from town, you’ll need to rely on the land. Here are natural remedies you can use:
Pain Relief:
- Fly Agarics (found in forests and cemeteries).
- Smoke Mix (crafted from 1 Hemp + 1 Stick, recipe from Osbrook Herbalist).
Intoxication (Poisoning):
- Rhubarb (meadows).
- Leeches (rivers/lakes).
- Simply drink lots of water.
Limb Damage:
- Leeches again help reduce swelling.
- Splints (crafted from a bandage, cloth, and 2 sticks).
Honey:
Found in beehives near towns. Honey is extremely valuable—great shelf life, strong healing, and useful in recipes. Mark hive locations on your map and revisit them since they respawn.
The Rags to Riches update reshaped Stoneshard’s survival systems into something much deeper and more rewarding. Instead of relying on shopkeepers, you now have the tools to live off the land, cook nourishing meals, and treat your wounds with natural remedies.
By learning which foods stretch your gold furthest and which herbs heal you in a pinch, you’ll transform from a struggling rookie into a survivor who thrives on the road.