Obryn
Hero
I think the most valuable resource I have during my sessions is time. Tracking rations, ammunition, torches, and so on take a lot of time for (IME) very little reward. The other side of the coin is that, if we track arrows, we need to spend time buying more arrows next time we hit town.
Now, mundane resources can be exciting in some cases. If I'm running Dark Sun or WFRP, I'm a lot more likely to track things like food and water. For "normal" D&D - even, at this point, 1e for my group - the PCs have so much money that arrows and rations are trivial. We'd rather spend our play time on the exciting scenes - the exploration, combat, and treasure-finding - and gloss over the other stuff.
-O
Now, mundane resources can be exciting in some cases. If I'm running Dark Sun or WFRP, I'm a lot more likely to track things like food and water. For "normal" D&D - even, at this point, 1e for my group - the PCs have so much money that arrows and rations are trivial. We'd rather spend our play time on the exciting scenes - the exploration, combat, and treasure-finding - and gloss over the other stuff.
-O