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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