Book 3 project complete

Scott Adams longshot at DARKTECH.ORG
Sun Apr 21 04:50:18 CEST 2002


At 10:36 AM 4/17/02 -0400, you wrote:
>|| Gotta find some rules on creature food points ie what amount
>|| they eat.
>|| and devise some home brew rules for creature experience...how do
>|| you handle it say for dogs?
>
>I believe I figured and revised food requirements for various creatures in
>my updated equipment document:

I knew where I saw it but forgot where :)

Reviewed the stats and it pretty much caters to what I had expected and
used myself thanks.  Just wanted to confirm other views.

>
>Riding Horse I          7FP
>Riding Horse II         8FP
>Riding Horse III                9FP
>Riding Horse IV         10FP
>Warhorse I                      8FP
>Warhorse II                     10FP
>Warhorse III            12FP
>Warhorse IV                     14FP
>
>These FP values are based on the Book 1 stated fact of 10# of grain = 10 FP.
>The previous food requirements of 3FP for warhorses is completely bogus.
>Horses roughly need 1# of feed per 100# of body weight.  I cannot remember
>the site I got that fact from, but the info was with regards to having
>horses as SCA events and how much food would be needed.  DId a quick web
>search and found:
<http://expage.com/page/horse4page>http://expage.com/page/horse4page
>
>||You can figure out how much your horse should be feed ( on average )
>||from this chart type thing. It list size of horse, weight, and Daily feed.
>
>||Size ( hands ): Average approximate Body Weight : Daily Food :
>
>|| 13 HH , 500 lbs , 12 1/2 lb
>|| 13.2 HH , 600 lbs , 15 lbs
>|| 14 HH , 700 lbs , 17 1/2 lbs
>|| 14.2 HH , 800 lbs , 20 lbs
>|| 15 HH , 950 lbs ( TB ) , 23 3/4 lbs
>|| 15 HH , 1,100 lbs ( hunter ) , 27 1/2 lbs
>|| 15.2 HH , 1,000 lbs ( TB ) , 25 lbs
>|| 15.2 HH , 1,250 lbs ( hunter ) , 31 1/4 lbs
>|| 16 HH , 1,100 lbs ( TB ) , 27 1/2 lbs
>|| 16 HH and over , 1,400 lbs ( hunter ) , 35 lbs
>
>These values all come out to 1# of bulk feed (mostly chaff and hay) per 40#
>of animal.  Since Hay and chaff has less energy then grain, I think we can
>simplify and say that 10# of hay provides 5FP for herbivores (high quality
>hay :)
>
>Basically, a War IV is about 1400#, which translates to 14# of feed = 14FP.
>Yes, horses are high maintenance.  Make those players pay for that food!
>Yea, they can forage in the field, but when they hole up for winter they
>better stock in the supplies.
>
>All other working breeds below are based on the 100# = 1FP model (further
>research into cattle indicates that non-working food animals require 1/2 as
>much food, or 200# = 1FP)
>amounts came to
>
>Riding Camel            8FP
>Skirmish Camel          10FP
>
>I added these two for the desert regions.  Equivalent to riding and war
>horses.  Riding camels can carry 200(50) lbs and pull 350#.  Skirmish camels
>carry 250(50) lbs.
>
>Puppy                           1/2 FP
>Hunting Dog                     2FP
>Guard Dog                       2FP
>War Dog                 2FP
>Sled Dog                        2FP
>
>Donkey                      4FP
>Burro                   3FP
>Mule                            7FP
>
>From one of the sites I previously posted, Mules carry about 30% of their
>body weight.  This puts the P&P mule (hauling 180+50 = 230) at 766# -- call
>it 750# -- which is within the range of old-world mules. rounding down for
>simplicity and toughness, Mules require 7FP, not the stingy 3FP.
>
>Also, donkeys and burros are about 250-450# in size. Giving burreos the low
>end (300# and donkeys the higher end (400#) we have the above food points.
>However, carry capacities must be revised from the book in light of this --
>70 (20) for burros and 100 (20) for donkeys.  This upps their food to 3FP,
>but their carry capacity must therefore be reduced to 90#
>
>Draft Horse                     10FP
>Ox                              12FP
>
>Oxen are a semi-working (as opposed to sit in the fields and get fat for
>eating) breed, and other scrounging on cattle sites indicates that
>semi-working breeds 1FP per 150# of weight.
>
>Llama                           4FP
>
>Llama added for moutainous regions. Carries 100 lbs.
>
>Elephant                        120FP
>
>My notes on carry capacity (500(100) was my guess) don't seem correct in
>light of this new data.  Will have to check that for my equipment list
>(which is nicely updated this morning. :)
>
>
>Falcon Chick            1/4 FP
>Falcon                  1FP
>Hawk                            2FP
>Eagle                           3FP
>War Eagle                       3FP
>
>Mighty hungry eagles.  Right from book 1.
>
>Cow                             5FP
>Calf                            2FP
>Goat                            None    (1FP if forage is not available)
>Sheep                           1FP
>Lamb                            1/2FP
>
>Chicken                 None    (1/2 FP if forage is not available)
>Goose                           None    (1-1/2 FP if forage is not
>available)
>
>Cat                             1FP
>Small Bird                      1/4 FP
>
>In light of other FP, 1/2 for a freakin' chickadee was too much.  reduced to
>1/4.
>
>Parrot                  1/2 FP
>Speaking Parrot         1/2 FP
>Monkey                  1FP
>Ferret                  1/2 FP
>
>
>FP Summary:
>   Working herbivores:      1FP per 100#
>   semi-working herbivores: 1FP per 150#
>   non-working herbivores:  1FP per 200#
>
>   Active carnivores:       1FP per 75#  (meat only)
>   Normal carnivores:       1FP per 100#  (meat only)
>
>   Omnivores same as carnivores, but may be fed fruits and grain as well)
>
>
>Updated Equipment document available for the asking. Feel free to rob it for
>ideas and gear.
>       -- Burton
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