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<blockquote data-quote="Steverooo" data-source="post: 1842672" data-attributes="member: 9410"><p>And, again, skill in Survival is more than adequate to handle the situation... For instance, when at sea, water is plentiful. Remove the salt and impurities, and it is even drinkable. Aboard ship, this can easily be done with a large piece of waxed cloth (or other waterproofed material), a pot, and a fire in the cook's sandbox... You boil the water and collect the steam, which runs off the sheet and collects as fresh, drinkable water.</p><p></p><p>The same can be done without the fire, when night cools the water in the air. Water can also be collected from rain, from plants (even from poisonous ones, with a simple "solar still"), etc.</p><p></p><p>I have no ideas what "tools" you think might be needed which are not commonly available shipboard, so I'll let that go. Penalties for finding water at sea? That I'd disagree with. a -2 in the desert would be okay.</p><p></p><p>I can understand the previous poster's view that plants and animals may be different in various areas, but the methods of survival are all pretty much the same. As such, a fairly small set of skills can be generally used world-wide. While (as I said before) you'll get less use out of your cold-survival tricks in the South Sea Isles than you will in Antarctica, once they're learned, you can use them anywhere.</p><p></p><p>Finding water in the desert still involves heading downhill. Solar stills still work. Getting moisture from plants and animals still works. Avoiding watering holes surrounded by dead animals is still a good idea. Even getting water from condensation still works (deserts are notoriously cold, at night). Shelter-building still works to reduce fatigue from the heat. Telling direction still works the same...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steverooo, post: 1842672, member: 9410"] And, again, skill in Survival is more than adequate to handle the situation... For instance, when at sea, water is plentiful. Remove the salt and impurities, and it is even drinkable. Aboard ship, this can easily be done with a large piece of waxed cloth (or other waterproofed material), a pot, and a fire in the cook's sandbox... You boil the water and collect the steam, which runs off the sheet and collects as fresh, drinkable water. The same can be done without the fire, when night cools the water in the air. Water can also be collected from rain, from plants (even from poisonous ones, with a simple "solar still"), etc. I have no ideas what "tools" you think might be needed which are not commonly available shipboard, so I'll let that go. Penalties for finding water at sea? That I'd disagree with. a -2 in the desert would be okay. I can understand the previous poster's view that plants and animals may be different in various areas, but the methods of survival are all pretty much the same. As such, a fairly small set of skills can be generally used world-wide. While (as I said before) you'll get less use out of your cold-survival tricks in the South Sea Isles than you will in Antarctica, once they're learned, you can use them anywhere. Finding water in the desert still involves heading downhill. Solar stills still work. Getting moisture from plants and animals still works. Avoiding watering holes surrounded by dead animals is still a good idea. Even getting water from condensation still works (deserts are notoriously cold, at night). Shelter-building still works to reduce fatigue from the heat. Telling direction still works the same... [/QUOTE]
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