Whoops, major delayed reply. The herbs are used to cure Ben Franklin's gout problem in Act V. I know that if you start off from Act V you'll already have the herbs in your possession; I'm not sure what would happen if you forgot to retrieve them. I doubt Sierra would be mean enough to make a child's game impossible to complete. (Other games, yes, children's games, no.)
There should be some medicine under one of the desks near Old Franklin. I don't recall having herbs if I start a new game in Act V ... but then again, I've not played this game for a long time, so I might not remember correctly. I do remember that there is some medicine near Old Franklin though, as an alternative solution besides using the herbs from Act I.
so many memories i have of playing this game as a child
Beautiful7NightMarie 7 months ago
But in Act V he has the herbs for you to pick up under the envelope on the table to use
lilbandgeak 3 years ago
Is that what it was? It's been ages. There's probably a point difference somehow if you grab them early as opposed to later.
silvermoonprod 3 years ago
what do you need those herbs you picked for?
lilbandgeak 4 years ago
Whoops, major delayed reply. The herbs are used to cure Ben Franklin's gout problem in Act V. I know that if you start off from Act V you'll already have the herbs in your possession; I'm not sure what would happen if you forgot to retrieve them. I doubt Sierra would be mean enough to make a child's game impossible to complete. (Other games, yes, children's games, no.)
silvermoonprod 3 years ago
@silvermoonprod
There should be some medicine under one of the desks near Old Franklin. I don't recall having herbs if I start a new game in Act V ... but then again, I've not played this game for a long time, so I might not remember correctly. I do remember that there is some medicine near Old Franklin though, as an alternative solution besides using the herbs from Act I.
HeliosExeunt 11 months ago
@HeliosExeunt Correct. The replacement herbs should be under Old Ben's papers on his desk. (I think.)
silvermoonprod 11 months ago