A Cook is a humanoid companion that can be recruited in London. They carry the unique Culinary Finesse perk, which makes them able to turn raw meat into consumable cooked meat. The level of the cook determines the quality of the cooked portions, and thus the amount of Sanity recovered.
Despite the cook's description, the only ingredient ever used is raw meat.
Once per expedition while camping, if their Loyalty is at least 1 and your party's Sanity is high, a Cook may make a special herbal dish that will heal your injured companions, restoring 5 of their health points.
May start with the following ailments: Alcoholic (15.4%), Racist (15.4%), Sexist (7.7%), Claustrophobic (7.7%), Kleptomania (7.7%), Superstitious (7.7%), none (38.5%).
A cook is a very common starting companion, present in the starting parties of explorers Frederick Courtney Selous, Freya Stark, Huang Feihong and Nikola Tesla and secret explorers Dimir, Dingir Bhaak, Fridericus Schneider, Gloegg, Halász Tamás, Loki Texilake, Matthew Hadley, Riad Djemili abd Sir Chorge.
Stats[]
Lvl | Dice | Toughness |
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1 | 6 | |
2 | 9 | |
3 | 12 | |
4 | 15 |
Tips[]
- Combined with British Soldier, a cook is a perfect companion for a hunting strategy, regaining large amounts of sanity with each combat, while also having useful dice pool. A fully upgraded cook can turn a large animal such as a Giant Crab into as much as 150 Sanity.
Humanoid | London | Artist • Bedouin • British Soldier • Cook • Cultist • Diplomat James Sterling • Missionary • Mountain Trooper • Parsi Trader • Persian Translator • Sailor • Scottish Soldier • Tim Timster |
Natives | Bedouin • Lizard Shaman • Lizard Warrior • Native Animal Handler • Native Scout • Native Shaman • Native Warrior | |
Quest | Former Adventurer • Native Shaman (wife) | |
Animal | Pack | Camel • Chasmosaurus • Donkey • Giant Tortoise • Parasaurolophus • Raptor • Water Buffalo |
Combat | Arctic Wolf • Battle Tiger • Buckwheat • Hunting Dog • Husky • Gorilla • Hyena • Luis • Polar Bear • Pug • Sabertooth Tiger • Tiger • White Tiger | |
Special | Abomination • Yeti | |
Mods/RIVALS | Native Hunter • Scientific Assistant • Yakul |