Mitigating Chi Rations

[malloyd]

Originally Posted by Kromm

I wouldn't allow foraging. Even in the land where every farmer ferments tempeh, grows mugwort, and makes pungent ointment, you won't be able to forage ready-to-use ointments and incense.

In the spirit of doubling costs is all it is, I might also be inclined to allow you to spend 1 x normal ration costs on negligible weight spices, essential oils and the like, which you could sprinkle over foraged stuff to convert them.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Kromm

I wouldn't allow foraging. Even in the land where every farmer ferments tempeh, grows mugwort, and makes pungent ointment, you won't be able to forage ready-to-use ointments and incense.

Presumably converting foraged materials into usable substances would be either herb lore or esoteric medicine (chi). Martial artists don't by default have access to herb lore, but they can learn esoteric medicine (chi) just fine.

[Kromm]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Presumably converting foraged materials into usable substances would be either herb lore or esoteric medicine (chi). Martial artists don't by default have access to herb lore, but they can learn esoteric medicine (chi) just fine.

Sure, but I was talking about doing this without taking time beyond that needed to forage. I figure that whatever skill you use, if it takes a druid a day off to prepare something from raw materials, it should take a martial artist a day off to prepare something. I have no issue with trading the resource of time (one day off per day of missing rations, so in effect double time) instead of that of money or FP, though.

[evileeyore]

Personally I'd just double the foraging time* (whatever base assumptions you're using) and then allow Esoteric Medicine (Chi or Druidic*) to make a few rations per day... call it MoS in rations per day (maximum 6, minimum 1 on a success).

This way a skilled group can remain mobile and keep monetary costs down while trading time for money... but not at such a terrible rate as to make it useless (they do need 3 Chi rats per day after all).


* The forager and the Druid need to study a single Chi Ration to know what they are looking for (or have Esoteric Medicine (Chi)), so best to have one on hand as an example. :)

[Colarmel]

I resolved it by buying a wagon and having the martial Artist pretend he travels light despite 135 lbs of rations in a wagon.

[Kromm]

Originally Posted by Colarmel

I resolved it by buying a wagon and having the martial Artist pretend he travels light despite 135 lbs of rations in a wagon.

Heh. I've seen parties do . . . well, far worse things. The flying magical disc lugging 1,500 lbs. of junk has to be the ultimate version – though to be fair, I allowed it to happen.

[InfinitePudding]

He's traveling with foods light in carbs and fat. :) Does that count?

[Kromm]

Originally Posted by West_Winds

He's traveling with foods light in carbs and fat. :) Does that count?

Oh, dear . . . I've been inspired.

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