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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7056230" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>I know the OP asked for the military, but I want to focus on the adventuring party if I may.</p><p></p><p>Assuming the average adventuring PC party is not an army, and won't have the logistics of an army (supply train), and assuming they don't have someone to conjure up foot at will, these are what a typical adventuring party would eat (and while I'm not a professional historian, I am an amateur one and bushcrafter and survivalist, so I have knowledge of what was used and have made and used it myself in reference to the first 2 points below).</p><p></p><p>* hard tack and parched corn. Both have been used for centuries, and store many, many months. In fact, ground parched corn was used by the native Americans for thousands of years, and is still to date one of the best long haul foods you can have. Many people mix in cinnamon or chocolate bits or dried fruit or other things to give it flavor. Think of eating ground parched corn like Malto Meal. I.e., it expands greatly in water, and takes longer to digest. So what people would do is take just a couple tablespoons on the trail and drink water with it, and it would keep them feeling fuller and nourish them for a long time. Both hard tack and parched corn (in its kernel form) were used extensively by the Confederates in the Civil War. Seriously, those things last a LONG time, which would be important for an Adventuring party that might find themselves on the trail between settlements for weeks on end. To the OP's question, the D&D military would most certainly have hard tack and parched corn as a staple, especially if they didn't have the logistics or funding to keep better food around.</p><p></p><p>* <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican" target="_blank">Pemmican</a>, which also seems to last for freaking forever. High in protein and fat, which are greatly needed. Also salted meats and dried fruits and nuts (for shorter journeys expected to last less than a couple months).</p><p></p><p>* Local sources (hunting and gathering) when available. D&D makes this a nice survival roll and that's it. In fact, D&D makes it way easier than it traditionally has been done, hence the need for long lasting rations like the aforementioned parched corn and hard tack</p><p></p><p>* Civilization. These are you scattered farmhouses and inns and taverns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 7056230, member: 15700"] I know the OP asked for the military, but I want to focus on the adventuring party if I may. Assuming the average adventuring PC party is not an army, and won't have the logistics of an army (supply train), and assuming they don't have someone to conjure up foot at will, these are what a typical adventuring party would eat (and while I'm not a professional historian, I am an amateur one and bushcrafter and survivalist, so I have knowledge of what was used and have made and used it myself in reference to the first 2 points below). * hard tack and parched corn. Both have been used for centuries, and store many, many months. In fact, ground parched corn was used by the native Americans for thousands of years, and is still to date one of the best long haul foods you can have. Many people mix in cinnamon or chocolate bits or dried fruit or other things to give it flavor. Think of eating ground parched corn like Malto Meal. I.e., it expands greatly in water, and takes longer to digest. So what people would do is take just a couple tablespoons on the trail and drink water with it, and it would keep them feeling fuller and nourish them for a long time. Both hard tack and parched corn (in its kernel form) were used extensively by the Confederates in the Civil War. Seriously, those things last a LONG time, which would be important for an Adventuring party that might find themselves on the trail between settlements for weeks on end. To the OP's question, the D&D military would most certainly have hard tack and parched corn as a staple, especially if they didn't have the logistics or funding to keep better food around. * [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican"]Pemmican[/URL], which also seems to last for freaking forever. High in protein and fat, which are greatly needed. Also salted meats and dried fruits and nuts (for shorter journeys expected to last less than a couple months). * Local sources (hunting and gathering) when available. D&D makes this a nice survival roll and that's it. In fact, D&D makes it way easier than it traditionally has been done, hence the need for long lasting rations like the aforementioned parched corn and hard tack * Civilization. These are you scattered farmhouses and inns and taverns. [/QUOTE]
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