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Saturday, July 6th, 2024 06:36 am
Sometimes dungeons get … weird.

Different.

Adventurers hie themselves down twisting stairs, or follow a winding passage, or wrench open a door to a pillared chamber, and find themselves in a very different place. )
Monday, July 1st, 2024 04:50 am
I like it when food comes up in a game. Reading about what gets commonly chowed down where is a great bit of worldbuilding or at least setting dressing -- and unlike the poor benighted souls of the Exalted fanserver, all agog over regional food and dishes being mentioned in Across The Eight Directions, I'm long-used to seeing (and writing!) that kind of thing. Even just a few well-placed phrases or a tavern menu (such as it might be) can really set the stage.

I've also been doing this long before anyone heard of Dungeon Meshi. Lol.
(I probably knew about Dungeon Meshi long before a loooot of the ttrpg bodies currently agog over it but that's neither here nor there ...)

This isn't about Dungeon Meshi or Exalted, though; it's just me yammering into the wind, lol.

So if it's not about eating your way through a dungeon, what's here?

Wizard Needs Food Badly )
Thursday, August 4th, 2022 02:33 am
It is too hot and too gross right now, omg. *_* Summer can waltz off a wharf, I swear.

So I haven’t been generating much brainpower the last few weeks — because summer, wharf, etc — but I did do this little table at … some point over the long weekend chaos last weekend so, eh, why not share?

You’ll have to decide exactly what your result is (chicken, pomelo, dandelion greens, golden rice, angel’s heart, whatever), but hopefully a bit of inspiration strikes ~

d10 TasteSourceTypeForm
01. tangyheavenlyfruitpreserves
02. sweetvoidwroughtfatdumplings
03. unctuouscarriongrainfilet
04. floralinfernalgreenscakes
05. sourcrystallicfleshnoodles
06. muskyantediluvianberrysoup
07. earthyrefinedsyruppudding
08. bitterprimalvegetablepickle
09. saltyilluminarysealiferoast
10. savourychthonicbonerations
yes, some of these combos raise some questions; how would you answer them ~?
Monday, December 13th, 2021 12:00 am
Oh what a wonderful day! Your latest exploits have gone well, you’ve licked your wounds, you’ve got freshly-acquired coin burning a hole in your stash, and you’ve just come across a whole new tavern. New to you and yours, anyway.

In fact, it looks like the place might have a few specialties on the menu alongside the usual wholemeal loaves, eternal stew, cheese wheels, seasonal veggies and the local poultry. Why, they might even have more than just water and four different kinds of ale on tap!

So, what does this wondrous find have on offer?

1d4 rolls per table for extra fun!


Drinks

01. winterbite perry
02. dandelion wine
03. drakesbreath wine
04. duskberry cordial
05. fern broth
06. lemonbalm tea
07. moonmead
08. angelsblood
09. hail ale
10. six-saint cider
11. mint-and-violet tea
12. silver smallbeer


Small Eats

01. treerabbit skewers
02. roasted garlic with peppergrass
03. bloodrose fritters
04. pan-fried nightquail
05. marrowbones with salt-dust
06. grilled muskmelon
07. mixed candied locusts
08. bacon tartlets
09. golden boar trotters
10. poached peaches
11. blue moon cheese and oatcakes
12. herb-stuffed mushrooms


Big Eats

01. blood pudding and parsnip chunks
02. venison pie with broth and ryebread
03. grilled whole mooncarp on greens
04. drakewing soup with doughboys
05. dark-spiced beef roast with baked pudding
06. jeweled-lentil soup with walnut bread
07. hand-pulled noodles and greens in mushroom broth
08. pearltrout and pin-mussel chowder
09. mincemeat pie and roasted apples
10. glazed golden boar ribs over floral rice
11. rosemary and garlic-seared chicken with diced potato
12. softshell emerald crab with butter biscuits


Trail Eats

01. ash-pickled eggs
02. vegetable medley pasties
03. maple-salted jerky
04. vinegared blood
05. roasted hazelnut-currant mix
06. smoked eel braids
07. poppyseed honeycakes
08. pumpkin seed bars
09. herb-salted golden boar fatback
10. pepper pork dumplings
11. cherry rice cakes
12. smoked mussel packets
Saturday, August 7th, 2021 08:46 am

Ever wonder what’s sitting in your ration sack? Or if you even have a “ration sack”?

Here’s a few tables to spice up your character’s meal options ~
 

 

First RationSecond RationThird Ration
01. Mincemeat hand-pies01. Biscuit01. Waxed cheese rounds
02. Smoked salmon slivers02. Apple rings02. Oatcakes
03. Yoghurt grains03. Vegetable pickles03. Parched corn
04. Beef jerky04. Cracked wheat04. Raisins
05. Pounded rice cakes05. Dried persimmons05. Mixed lentils
06. Salted locusts06. Hardtack06. Peach leather
07. Salt pork backfat07. Peppered sausages07. Cornmeal
08. pemmican with berries08. Candied melon08. Milk balls
09. Smoked ham09. Dried figs09. Hazelnut meal
10. Meat jelly10. Potato hand-pies10. Dried cranberries
11. Blood sausages11. Oat groats11. Algae cakes
12. Jerked duck12. Dried dates12. Fish pickle
a lot of these assume access to water; but if you don’t have water you’re kind of screwed anyway

What’s your grub in?Condition?
01. Hollowed horn01. Bit salty(ier)
02. Leather sack02. Average grub
03. Rawhide satchel03. Little stale
04. Willow basket04. A bit past prime
05. Waxed cloth wrap05. Fresh as it gets
06. Burlap sack06. Average grub
07. Tin box07. Tasty!
08. Bark box08. Oddly sweet(er)
09. Grass basket09. Definitely past prime
10. Cloth bundle (stick optional)10. Average grub
11. Wooden box11. Rancid …
12. Dried gourd12. Grub of the gods
it’s all a question of how you keep it, and how it was kept, really. maybe.