[G4e] Meals: Survival Vs. Foraging Rules

[Captain Joy]

Originally Posted by Kitty_Of_Doom

I found an old gurps doc about Gurps Survival that worked similary in the way that the result depended on the MarginOfSuccess/Failure listed for each environment.

Kudos to who ever wrote it!

...in all environments:
Lose 2 HT each day for not drinking.
Lose 3 HT each day after 4 days of not eating.

B426 says:

• Lose 4 FP and 1 HT each day for not drinking
• Lose 3 FP each day for not eating

So after you've run out of FP, it would look like:

• Lose 5 HT each day for not drinking
• Lose 3 HT each day for not eating

I'm thinking that the rules are overly harsh regarding not eating. The RAW implies that not eating for 15 days would kill most people. I've heard that most people could last twice that long (assuming they are drinking water). What say ye?

I'm thinking that the rules for not drinking assume that they are eating. The RAW implies lasting a week without drinking is not unusual. My impression is that if you were denied food and water, you're pretty much guaranteed to be dead in a week. What say ye?

[Ragitsu]

Water? For sure.

Food? Not necessarily.

[Ultraviolet]

Originally Posted by Captain Joy

B426 says:

• Lose 4 FP and 1 HT each day for not drinking
• Lose 3 FP each day for not eating

So after you've run out of FP, it would look like:

• Lose 5 HT each day for not drinking
• Lose 3 HT each day for not eating

I'm thinking that the rules are overly harsh regarding not eating. The RAW implies that not eating for 15 days would kill most people. I've heard that most people could last twice that long (assuming they are drinking water). What say ye?

I'm thinking that the rules for not drinking assume that they are eating. The RAW implies lasting a week without drinking is not unusual. My impression is that if you were denied food and water, you're pretty much guaranteed to be dead in a week. What say ye?

What I remember hearing, is that with ample water, you could propably last a month without food. Much would depend on your amount of fat, which the body can burn off. But I think this number reflects non-activity, and surely being bedridden for the latter half of the period. Of GURPS rules imply some sort of light activity, one could halve the period to 15 days.