Topic: How to handle thirst?

[PiXeL01]

I have been digging through the old books and cannot seem to find anything on handling hunger or thirst.
I play RM2 but also own the RMC corebooks.

Any hint at solutions would be greatly appreciated

[assur]

I can suggest HARP rules (core rulebook pp.86)
Starvation & Thirst In a moderate climate, a character needs the equivalent of approximately a gallon of water and a pound of food each day. For every day that a character goes without food or water, a Stamina Resistance Roll against RR (100) is required. Failure results in a -10 modifier to all actions. Two RRs are required if the character is deprived of both food and water. This means that one day without food or water gives a total modifier of -20. Once a character reaches -100, they will pass out and will be unable to wake, with death arriving 2d10 + Constitution bonus hours later. Magical healing cannot remove these penalties – only the process of eating and drinking can save the character. Once the starving character has obtained food and water, the modifiers will be reduced at a rate of -5 per hour until they are fully gone.

[Ginger McMurray]

That sounds reasonable. I'd start the attack level low (1 or 2) and then double it every day. Maybe also increase the penalty. If they hit -100 they die.

I don't know HARP, but -10 / day in RM means you could go well over a week without water. That shouldn't be possible. At least not for a human.

[assur]

I don't know HARP, but -10 / day in RM means you could go well over a week without water. That shouldn't be possible. At least not for a human.

I think u re right. A human can survive no more than 3-4 days without water. It's best to raise penality for every day without water and raise RR a little.

[Ginger McMurray]

Maybe even forego the RR entirely and base it solely on constitution. I find it hard to believe that someone can survive longer in the desert because they've fought a bunch of orcs.

[Majyk]

RoCoV or VI had that info, if memory serves.
I’ll check and reply back once confirmed.

Edit = Yup RoCoV.
It even had a critical chart(A-E) to roll on for how (randomly) severe those hunger pangs are to a PC!
Page 104 has the rules for it.

[Ginger McMurray]

It even had a critical chart(A-E) to roll on for how (randomly) severe those hunger pangs are to a PC!

Of course RM has that! It reminds me of the drowning crit chart. Because "you're drowning, what do you do?" isn't enough for the system.

[PiXeL01]

Thank you very much for your suggestions and sources.