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<blockquote data-quote="Delemental" data-source="post: 2467164" data-attributes="member: 5203">Well, conventional wisdom says that a human needs eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day (this figure is disputed as being too high, but we're talking about people living in a desert, probably toiling all day, so it works).&nbsp; That's 64 ounces a day, or half a gallon.&nbsp; Since even at the lowest setting the decanter pours out 1 gallon a round, you could get enough water for 20 creatures in one minute.For livestock, it varies, but from what I've found in Google (admittedly a minimal-effort search), cattle need about 20 gallons a day, horses around 15 (assuming a high average temperature since it's a desert).Agriculture is harder to answer, as it varies by soil type, crop type, etc, and in everything I could find online they don't really measure it in terms of &quot;gallons per day&quot;.&nbsp; But it's safe to assume that you need a lot of water to grow staple crops.&nbsp; Regardless, as written the decanter can probably cover it with minimal effort.As others have stated, magic items are priced according to their short-term, dungeon environment use, and little consideration is made to what extended effects they might have on a campaign world.&nbsp; FOr another fun discussion along those lines, ask about the Lyre of Building (&quot;Hey, we've got a free weekend... let's build a palace!&quot;)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Delemental, post: 2467164, member: 5203"] Well, conventional wisdom says that a human needs eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day (this figure is disputed as being too high, but we're talking about people living in a desert, probably toiling all day, so it works). That's 64 ounces a day, or half a gallon. Since even at the lowest setting the decanter pours out 1 gallon a round, you could get enough water for 20 creatures in one minute. For livestock, it varies, but from what I've found in Google (admittedly a minimal-effort search), cattle need about 20 gallons a day, horses around 15 (assuming a high average temperature since it's a desert). Agriculture is harder to answer, as it varies by soil type, crop type, etc, and in everything I could find online they don't really measure it in terms of "gallons per day". But it's safe to assume that you need a lot of water to grow staple crops. Regardless, as written the decanter can probably cover it with minimal effort. As others have stated, magic items are priced according to their short-term, dungeon environment use, and little consideration is made to what extended effects they might have on a campaign world. FOr another fun discussion along those lines, ask about the Lyre of Building ("Hey, we've got a free weekend... let's build a palace!") [/QUOTE]

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