Questions tagged [food-and-drink]
For questions about food and drink in-game in the context of RPGs. This includes issues relating to creating, finding, paying for, requirements of, and the effects of food and drink in-game. Questions about magic potions should use the [potions] tag instead. (Questions about real-world food and drink are off-topic for this tag.)
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Finding food on the run
I'm DMing for a D&D campaign where the PCs are currently on the run from a large group of Dragonborn. The pursuit was unexpected by the party, so they were forced to leave the settled areas ...
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Can you eat a druid? [duplicate]
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In my recent game our party was travelling through some barren wasteland and we were short on food, fortunately we have druid in a party so we think of using wildshape ability to create ...
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What would be a good 'fantasy' disinfectant/antiseptic? Is it necessary? [closed]
I have been consuming a lot of LARP, bushcraft, and military survival content lately, but I've noticed something about material hygiene and cooking that's got me thinking about fantasy cooking/...
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Can a dhampir survive on blood alone?
I am building a dhampir using the stats from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft (p. 16-17), which has some interesting entries, such as this paragraph under "Dhampir Hungers":
Those who ...
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Does a Simulacrum need to Eat, Sleep, Drink, or Breathe?
So I am looking for some insights into some specificities of a Simulacrum. I have a vague understanding of how the D&D rules interact with Creature types (which is that they are rarely important). ...
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How can I resurrect a creature that died entirely by starvation or dehydration?
The section of the rules on food and water states that exhaustion resulting from starvation or dehydration cannot be cured until the cause has been eliminated (emphasis added):
Characters who don't ...
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Can the Prestidigitation cantrip create an "infinite" supply of food and water by repeatedly creating these trinkets?
The description of the prestidigitation cantrip says the following:
You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand and that lasts until the end of your next turn.
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What do Salamanders eat?
In the D&D 5e Monster Manual, most elementals state explicitly that they do not require food or drink. This is not the case for salamanders. By omission, they need to eat and drink. The Forgotten ...
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Can I use Fabricate and a horse to create burger patties and/or sausages?
I know it’s odd, but it came up recently as my character, using the cloak of useful items, created a horse. The party has no use for it, and we are trapped in a mountainous area where horses cannot ...
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Can World of Darkness vampires drink water?
Vampires in "Vampire: the Masquerade" can't eat normal food. Not only do they not get any nourishment out of it, it tastes foul to them and if they swallow it they'll immediately vomit (...
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How does cooking work in D&D?
So, I haven't played in forever, but a few friends and I have been talking about playing 5e again. I've been the DM, and they've been requesting a cook off since the beginning.
How does cooking work ...
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Can Dungeon World's sanctify make salt water drinkable?
The description of Sanctify is,
Food and water you hold in your hands while you cast this spell is consecrated by your deity. In addition to now being holy or unholy, the affected substance is ...
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Are there any 3rd level spells a Lore Bard could pick at 6th character level to provide food and water to the party?
Just as the title says. I play a Bard, College of Lore. At 6th character level I will be able to pick up two spells, of up to 3rd spell level, from any class. I know we will be on the long-term ...
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How could you maximize food production with magic items and spells over a long period of time?
As a player over a period of in-game years, what magic items and spells would allow me to create as much food as possible for a large town (~1000 people) assuming most of them are farmers/could help, ...
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Do rations contain loose salt?
One of my d&d groups came up against a giant slug (a homebrew monster) today, and one player decreed they were going to toss salt at it (this time, it wasn’t me who suggested it). The GM asked ...
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