Whats for dinner.

[Cdnwolf]

Okay kind of a tie in to the zombie thing... but since food is scarce - any rules on the nutritional value of ....ummmm .... human flesh and cannibalism?

Thinking of having the characters stumble upon a utopia ... and they are the special guest... and the main course.... pure gothic horror...

[Marc]

So, let's consider the v2.2 point of view :

• Each character must eat at least 3 Kg of food every day to remain healthy.

• Domesticated animals count as 1.5 times this weight...here we have a philosophical debate, but let's consider that we are domesticated animals...So, a character needs 2Kg of human flesh every day...

• Accordingly to the rules, roughly 30% of the animal's body weight consist of edible meat...So, "standard" group of five characters must consume 1.5Kg x 5 of human meat every day, around 7.5Kg in total...

• For a victim of 75 Kg, the group will obtain about 22.5 Kg of delicious meat...3days of food...

The best...you don't need to do Survival checks. Just wait for the right roll in the Encounters Table.

[Cdnwolf]

Your a sick sick person... and I am glad to know you!!!

[pmulcahy11b]

And the doctors say I'm mentally ill!

[natehale1971]

Don't forget that there is a disease that causes your brain fall apart from eating other humans. i just can't remember the name of it at the moment.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by natehale1971

Don't forget that there is a disease that causes your brain fall apart from eating other humans. i just can't remember the name of it at the moment.

It's called Kuru, or the Laughing Sickness. The neurons in some parts of the brain misfire, causing spasms of the diaphragm and lungs, which sounds like forced laughter, and it eventually swiss-cheeses your brain. It's possible that it's another disease caused by prions, which are the same screwed-up proteins that cause Mad Cow Disease.

[Legbreaker]

I believe human flesh is lacking in some vital minerals and vitamins (don't recall what though) - the end result being the more you eat, the more you need.
There's a (semi)famous example of an escaped convict here in Tasmania back in the 1800s who, with several others attempted to travel on foot across the then (and mainly still) trackless mountains of the island from the exceptionally rugged west coast.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pearce