For my campaign, I plan to involve food and drink as well as buying it. Does anyone know any types of Imperial f+d (i can think of a few chaos ones e.g. khorne flakes)
Answer: Just about anything. The Imperium is huge, with all kinds of different worlds, flora and fauna. You eat what you can grow and isn't too poisonous.
If you want more specific examples, then there is a snippet on Lexicanum (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Food_and_Drink_of_the_Imperium), and the Fantasy Flight books have a horde of examples. (But for those not blessed with their books, their forums have threads dedicated to making up foodstuffs).
Thanks Marco, this has given me many ideas.
Quote from: MarcoSkoll on May 13, 2011, 11:37:40 PM
Answer: Just about anything. The Imperium is huge, with all kinds of different worlds, flora and fauna. You eat what you can grow and isn't too poisonous.
You also eat what you can recycle, especially in hives.
Would it be possible to create a list of about 10 foods and 10 drinks (5 non alcoholic/5alcoholic) for a desert planet (see here (http://velterax3chronicles.blogspot.com/search/label/History) if you need to)
For a planet that is literally a desert world (one where the average global precipitation is in the millimetres a year) to have 10 drinks would seem to break away from the usual ideas.... even tea would be a waste of water, because of boiling. Water is the obvious one, and, like on hives, it would be rare - Hive Nobles show their wealth not through expensive wine, but through pure water. Infusions of plants in cold water might be used. Blood is also a possible drink - some sort of exocamel, which can be drained for emergency drinking fluid. Read Dune to get an idea of just how important water would be. Food... dunno, look up Bedouin diets?
I was thinking of a global precipitation in the region of 5M per terran year
Here is the food and drink (as well as other items) price chart.
Minerals
Quantity Substance Price (£)
1Kg Red Asur Baronis 1000000
1Kg Yellow Asur Baronis 100000
1Kg Blue Asur Baronis 50000
1Kg Unrefined Phosphor Beta 1000
1Kg Refined Phosphor Beta 20000
1Kg Baronis grown Phosphor Beta 60000
1L Promethium 1000
Commodities
Name Low quality price High Quality Price
Strachaen Camel 100 150
1L water 50 75
Headgear 10 20
Mutant Slave 200 250
Robes 15 30
Tent 50 100
Other liquids (l)
Name Price (£)
Perfect Pure water 500
Strachaen camel blood 20
Bluegrass nutrient infused water 80
Greenbery nutrient infused water 90
Food (Kg)
Name Price (£)
Hard Flatbread 10
Strachaen Camel Steak (dried) 15
Orangeberrys 50
Quote from: MarcoSkoll on May 13, 2011, 11:37:40 PM
But for those not blessed with their books, their forums have threads dedicated to making up foodstuffs.
I'm curious to read these, but I couldn't find them (their search engine is rubbish). Do you have a link?
This is the thread I remember. (http://www.livingcardgame.com/edge_foros_discusion.asp?efid=70&efcid=3&efidt=89869&efpag=0)
To be honest, I also remember it being longer, but it's a start.
Ah, thank you.