Do you track rations?

[Bryan898]

The only time we've kept track of rations is in a low magic/ gritty campaign such as Midnight.

 

[The Shaman]

best time to kill a PC is when his pants are down around his ankles.

Could this be why kilts were invented?

 

[Tinner]

Fascinating. I can see the merit in that, even without the benefit of alcohol. Is there also Perform (write name in snow using "number one")? Or would that take up a language slot?

Barbarians can't read or write.

 

[diaglo]

Meh, once the party is hitting the DC 15 survival checks* reliably, I stop worrying. A barbarian and two rangers in the party has the PCs adventuring without rations at full speed.

* I allow them to take 10 on these checks when not in hostile terrain.

how long does a survival check take in your game?

 

[lukelightning]

why have rations when the ranger hunts for the party......

Which, coincidently, is also "tracking rations."

(as in a ranger is following the tracks of the food for those of you who don't get it.)

 

[Crothian]

Which, coincidently, is also "tracking rations."

Except it being differnt....its like blue that way too

 

[smilinggm]

Only when it an Issue in the story. Otherwise too much accounitng can get in the way of the game. I just borrowd a tool from living campaings, just have the PC's pay a lifestyle cost between adventures to cover any living expenses. For exmple a Pc can choose to live off the land and make a survival check, or they pay 1gp for a low lifestyle, 10gp for a medium lifestyle and 20gp for a high lifestyle. Or whatever fees are appropriate for your campaing. Just decided the living expense for a given time and make sure that the PC's are paying this fee. This keeps accounting to a min and refocus the players attention back to the story and the action and away from boring bookkeeping.

 

[jmucchiello]

how long does a survival check take in your game?

Survival DC Task
10 Get along in the wild. Move up to one-half your overland speed while hunting and foraging (no food or water supplies needed). You can provide food and water for one other person for every 2 points by which your check result exceeds 10.

While the other poster allowed normal movement, this is in the book. Essential, it takes half of your time to do this.
And the EpicSkills file ups the base DC to 40 to move at full speed and hunt.

 

[StupidSmurf]

Barbarians can't read or write.

Good point!

 

[Quasqueton]

Which, coincidently, is also "tracking rations."

Except it being differnt....its like blue that way too

Unless I didn't get Crothian's joke, I don't think he got lukelightning's joke.

Quasqueton