Cooking

Cooking

Cook food for stat buffs and hunger management

Cooking — Prepare Meals for Stat Buffs

Cook food at cookfire locations using ingredients from
fishing, foraging, and hunting.

COMMANDS:
  cook <recipe>              Cook a recipe
  /cookbook                   Browse recipes by station
  menu                       Tavern food menu

RECIPES (skill requirement → buff):
  Roasted Rat        (0)     +2 CON, 3 phases
  Herb Tea           (0)     +2 WIS, 3 phases
  Grilled Trout      (5)     +3 CON, 4 phases
  Mushroom Soup      (5)     +3 WIS, 4 phases
  Spiced Ale         (8)     +2 CHA, 3 phases
  Hunter's Stew     (15)     +4 STR, 5 phases
  Fish Stew         (10)     +5 CON, 6 phases
  Bear Roast        (20)     +5 STR, 5 phases
  Honey Cake        (12)     +3 CHA, 4 phases
  Traveler's Rations (8)     Non-perishable food

HUNGER:
  Not eating causes escalating stat penalties:
  Mild (6 phases)     -1 STR
  Moderate (12)       -2 STR, -2 CON
  Severe (18)         -5 STR, -5 CON, -3 SPD

SPOILAGE:
  Raw meat (4 phases), fish (3), fruit (6),
  cooked food (12), bread (8), preserved (30)

TIP: Camp or longcamp auto-eats your best food.

Cooking Recipes

Full recipe list with ingredients

Cooking Recipes

Use /cookbook in-game for a full list with
can-craft indicators based on your inventory.

Cook at any location tagged as a cookfire.
Ingredients come from foraging, fishing, hunting,
and shops. Higher skill unlocks better recipes.

See also: ?crafting, ?checks forage, ?checks fish

Hunger System

Eating, hunger penalties, and spoilage

Hunger System

Your character gets hungry over time. Eat food
to avoid stat penalties.

EATING:
  eat <food>     Eat from inventory
  camp           Auto-eats best food
  order <item>   Buy and eat tavern food

PENALTIES (cumulative):
  Mild (6 phases)     -1 STR
  Moderate (12)       -2 STR, -2 CON
  Severe (18)         -5 STR, -5 CON, -3 SPD

TIP: Tavern food is always fresh. Cooked meals
last 12 phases before spoiling.