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'''Comestible''' [[item]]s are, as the name implies, items that you can eat. They are very important, as almost all species need to eat, or they will grow hungry and eventually die of starvation. Luckily, there are plentiful sources of nutrition in the [[Dungeon]] for the resourceful adventurer.
  
'''Comestible''' [[item]]s are, as the name says, items that you can eat. They are very important, as almost all species need to eat, or they will grow hungry and eventually die of starvation. Luckily, there are many sources of nutrition in the [[Dungeon]] for the resourceful adventurer.
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==Overview==
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Hunger and food in Dungeon Crawl are rarely significant issues but, if ignored, can be fatal. Characters start with a satiated stomach, but grow steadily hungrier over time. Some races require less food than others, but all characters burn food more quickly when fighting and/or casting spells.
  
==Overview==
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[[Mummies]] and [[Vampire]]s do not need food, and are unable to consume any.
Hunger and food in Dungeon Crawl are rarely significant issues but, if ignored, can be fatal. Characters start with a satiated stomach, but grow steadily hungrier over time.  Some races require less food than others, but characters also use more food when fighting and/or casting spells.
 
  
 
==Types of Food==
 
==Types of Food==
Food is provided in two main forms: temporary chunks of raw flesh that rot over time, and "permafood" that does not rot.  
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Food is provided in two main forms: "permafood", in the form of rations, and temporary chunks of raw flesh that rot over time.
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===Permafood===
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Permafood refers to [[ration]]s which are found throughout the dungeon. They never rot like chunks do, so can be stored for future need.
  
 
===Chunks of flesh===
 
===Chunks of flesh===
'''Chunks''' are edible pieces of meat, carved from freshly slain [[corpse]]s using the butcher ('''c''') command. The number of chunks that a corpse provides is somewhat random, but larger monsters generally provide more chunks. Most [[species]] can eat chunks only when [[hungry]], though [[carnivorous]] species can eat more often. Some species cannot eat meat at all ([[spriggan]]s, which are completely herbivorous, [[vampire]]s, which subsist solely on blood, and [[mummy|mummies]], which are completely incapable of eating). Butchering a corpse or bottling its blood always take one turn (10 [[aut]]s).
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'''Chunks''' are pieces of meat created by using the butcher ('''c''') on freshly slain [[corpse]]s. The number of chunks that a corpse provides is somewhat random, but larger monsters generally provide more. Butchering a corpse always takes one turn (10 [[aut]]s). Chunks may be edible, or inedible (which only the inhuman [[Ghoul]] species can consume).
  
You will most commonly encounter edible meat, which has no ill effects. Some creatures will instead produce inedible or mutagenic chunks of meat. Regardless of type, chunks of meat will rot away completely about 200 turns after its source corpse was slain. Each individual chunk has its own freshness and will rot away at its own interval, regardless if they are stacked together into one inventory slot.
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Most [[species]] can eat chunks only when hungry. Being a [[carnivore]], [[Troll]], or wearing an [[amulet of the gourmand]] (after a delay) will let you eat chunks until you're Engorged, and you'll gain more nutrition from them. [[Spriggan]]s are completely herbivorous and can't eat meat.
 
 
Wearing an [[amulet of the gourmand]] will allow you to eat chunks even when not hungry and gain more nutrition from them. Note that ghouls, [[felid]]s, and kobolds are all carnivorous, making these species easier for players who are having trouble keeping other species well-fed. Trolls, meanwhile, start with the gourmand trait as an intrinsic. Spriggans, being herbivorous, gain no benefit from the amulet, nor do Vampires, who cannot eat food at all. The ability to easily stuff yourself to Very Full or Engorged levels of satiation allows you to ignore the hunger costs of berserking, [[spell hunger]], and god abilities to a greater degree.
 
  
 
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
 
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
! Chunk type
 
! Chunk type
! Colour (ASCII)
 
 
! Monster
 
! Monster
 
! Effects
 
! Effects
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Clean'''
 
| '''Clean'''
| White
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| Most monsters.
| Most monsters
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| No harmful side effects. Your satiation increases by 1,000 (more for a carnivore). They cannot be eaten by herbivores. Ghouls will be healed (1d5 − 1) + 1d(experience level) damage and restore 1 point of rotted HP.
| No harmful side effects. Your satiation increases by 1,000, <!--more if you have the [[Carnivore]] mutation, -->less if you are an [[Herbivore]]. Ghouls will be healed (1d5 − 1) + 1d(experience level) damage and restore 1 point of rotted HP.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Inedible'''
 
| '''Inedible'''
| Black
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| Poisonous or otherwise toxic monsters, unnatural monsters, and [[Ghoul (monster)|ghoul-type]] [[undead]].
| [[Undead]], poisonous monsters, [[demons]],...
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| Non-ghoul races cannot eat them, but ghouls get the effect of a regular chunk.
| You cannot eat them.
 
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| '''Mutagenic'''
 
| Purple
 
| Aberrations
 
| Does not provide nutrition, but instead causes a random [[mutation]] instead of providing nutrition. Ghouls will not mutate and get the effect of a regular chunk instead.  
 
|-
 
 
|}
 
|}
====Inventory Interaction====
 
Depending on the player's [[species]], the game will sometimes merge these chunks into one lump "chunk of flesh" in the inventory if the player is able to consume them as normal, regardless of its source (e.g. a ghoul who butchers a necrophage corpse, which normally yields inedible chunks, will yield normal chunks instead). This is probably a mechanic intended to conserve inventory space. Interestingly, the chunks will still retain the properties of the original corpse, even when merged into a stack of chunks.
 
  
 
====Religious Restrictions====
 
====Religious Restrictions====
All of the "good gods" ([[Zin]], [[The Shining One]], [[Elyvilon]]), plus [[Beogh]], forbid followers to eat the meat of their own species (cannibalism). If this happens, you lose 10 piety and gain 10 penance points. In addition, [[Zin]] forbids followers from eating chunks from monsters with "[[:Category:Human intelligence|human]]" [[monster intelligence]]. This is not cumulative with the cannibalism penalty, and applies even to evil monsters. To prevent mistakes, chunks from "restricted" corpses are displayed in red.
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[[Beogh]] and all of the [[good gods]] ([[Zin]], [[The Shining One]], [[Elyvilon]]) forbid their followers from cannibalism, or eating the meat of their own species. In addition, [[Zin]] forbids followers from eating monsters with [[:Category:Human intelligence|human]] levels of [[monster intelligence|intelligence]]. The game will not allow the player to butcher any forbidden corpses.
 
 
Worshipers of [[Fedhas Madash]] aren't formally limited in their diet, but many of their god's abilities can or must use fruit, so it is unwise to eat them.
 
 
 
===Permafood===
 
Permafood, or permanent food, refers to the regular food found throughout the dungeon. They never rot like chunks do, and as such can be collected and stored for future need. Permafood includes meat, vegetarian, and "neutral" options, making various items more or less useful to species with the [[Carnivore]] or [[Herbivore]] traits.
 
  
Worshipers of [[Fedhas Madash]] can use fruits to power the god's special abilities.
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[[Gozag Ym Sagoz]] imposes no formal dietary restrictions, but since it turns all corpses into gold, followers will not be able harvest chunks and must instead rely on permafood. Gozag does provide food [[shop]]s which the player will likely have to call on throughout the game to ensure they do not starve.
  
 
==Nutritional values of food items==
 
==Nutritional values of food items==
This list is ordered from most to least nutritious for normal eaters. Note that some foods require more [[aut|time]] to consume than others. It's worth keeping some quick snacks in your inventory for emergencies, particularly if you are a spellcaster facing high [[spell hunger]] costs! You also can view a food item in your '''i'''nventory to get an idea of the amount of time it takes to consume it.
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Note that rations are less nutritious for both herbivores and carnivores. All food takes 1 turn to eat.
  
 
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{| class="prettytable sortable"
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{| class="prettytable"
 
! Food
 
! Food
! <span style="display: inline-block;">Normal <br/>Nutrition</span>
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! <span style="display: inline-block;">Normal</span>
! <span style="display: inline-block;">Carnivore <br/>Level 1</span>
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! <span style="display: inline-block;">Carnivore</span>
! <span style="display: inline-block;">Carnivore <br/>Level 2</span>
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! <span style="display: inline-block;">Herbivore</span>
! <span style="display: inline-block;">Carnivore <br/>Level 3</span>
 
! <span style="display: inline-block;">Herbivore <br/>Level 1</span>
 
! <span style="display: inline-block;">Herbivore <br/>Level 2</span>
 
! <span style="display: inline-block;">Herbivore <br/>Level 3</span>
 
! <span style="display: inline-block;">Time to eat<br />(aut)</span>
 
 
|-
 
|-
! style="background-color:#ffdddd" | [[Meat ration]]  
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! [[Ration]]  
| 5,000 || 5,500 || 6,000 || 6,500 || 3,500 || 2,000 || 0    || 30
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| 3,400 || 1,900 || 1,900
 
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|-
! style="background-color:#ffffdd" | [[Royal jelly]]
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! Chunk of flesh
| 5,000 || 5,000 || 5,000 || 5,000 || 5,000 || 5,000 || 5,000 || 30
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| 1,000 || 1,300 || 0
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! style="background-color:#ddffdd" | [[Bread ration]]
 
| 4,400 || 3,400 || 2,400 || 0    || 4,900 || 5,400 || 5,900 || 30
 
|-
 
! style="background-color:#ddffdd" | [[Fruit]]
 
| 850 || 750 || 650 || 0    || 900 || 950 || 1,000 || 10
 
|-
 
! style="background-color:#ffffdd" | [[pizza|Slice of pizza]]
 
| 1,500 || 1,500 || 1,500 || 1,500 || 1,500 || 1,500 || 1,500 || 10
 
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! style="background-color:#ffdddd" | [[Beef jerky]]
 
| 1,500 || 1,700 || 1,900 || 2,100 || 1,300 || 1,100 || 0    || 10
 
|-
 
! style="background-color:#ffdddd" | Chunk
 
| 1,000 || 1,100 || 1,200 || 1,300 || 500  || 0   || 0    || 30
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
 
[[potion of blood|Potions of blood]] provide [[Vampire]]s with 1000 nutrition, and none for all other species. Vampires cannot restore hunger from any other consumables.
 
  
 
==Satiation==
 
==Satiation==
 
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Your '''satiation''' level is determined by the number of nutrition units you have remaining. Most characters will use at least three food points per turn, and will use more if actively fighting. Using spells can incur [[spell hunger]], which can only be reduced by the player's [[Intelligence]] and [[Spellcasting]] ability. Many special abilities also use up nutrition.  
Your '''satiation''' level is determined by the number of nutrition units you have remaining. Most characters will use at least three food points per turn—more if fighting. Using spells can incur [[spell hunger]], which can only be reduced by the player's [[Intelligence]] and [[Spellcasting]] ability. Some special abilities also use up nutrition.  
 
  
 
{| class="prettytable" border='1'
 
{| class="prettytable" border='1'
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!                          Label        !! Nutrition
 
!                          Label        !! Nutrition
 
|-
 
|-
| style='color:darkred'  | Starving      || <1,000
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| style='color:darkred'  | Fainting      || 0 - 500
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|-
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| style='color:red'      | Starving      || 501 - 1,000
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style='color:gold'      | Near starving || 1,001 – 1,533
 
| style='color:gold'      | Near starving || 1,001 – 1,533
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| style='color:darkgreen' | Very full    || 9,001 – 11,000
 
| style='color:darkgreen' | Very full    || 9,001 – 11,000
 
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|-
| style='color:green'    | Engorged      || 11,001 – 12,000 (max.)
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| style='color:green'    | Engorged      || 11,001 – 12,000 (max)
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===Effects of satiation===
 
===Effects of satiation===
*If you are at level "Satiated" or more, most characters get no special bonus or penalty, although at level "Engorged", you cannot eat anything (with no other special penalties).
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*Engorged is the maximum hunger level, so you can't eat beyond it.
*You cannot wield a [[vampiric]] weapon unless you are at least "Full".
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*At Hungry or lower, non-carnivores are allowed to eat chunks.
*At level "Hungry" or lower, non-carnivores are allowed to eat chunks.
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*At Starving, you suffer a −3 penalty [[to hit]] when fighting, and the damage you inflict is reduced by (1d5 − 1). You cannot cast spells or use most abilities.
*At "Very Hungry", you cannot go [[berserk]].
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**If you are under 500 points of satiation (Fainting), there is a 1/40 chance that you will [[sleep|lose consciousness]] for 1d8 + 5 turns.  
*At "Starving", you suffer a −3 penalty [[to hit]] when fighting, and the damage you inflict is reduced by (1d5 − 1). You cannot cast spells or use most abilities. If you are under 500 points of satiation, there is 1/40 chance that you will lose consciousness for 1d8 + 5 turns. If you fall to 0 points, your character will die of starvation.
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**If you fall to 0 points, you will automatically eat one ration if you are carrying any. Otherwise, your character will [[instant death|immediately die]] of starvation.
*Undead characters are handled specially:
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**[[Mummy|Mummies]] and players under the [[Necromutation]] spell do not have a hunger clock and are not susceptible to the effects of hunger, nor can they consume food.
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Undead characters are handled differently:
** [[Vampire]]s have a [[Vampire#Hunger-Dependent_Stats|unique hunger system]] based on the amount of blood that they have consumed, which will have different effects on the player. They cannot starve to death, but they will lose the ability to regenerate health at the "Bloodless" level of hunger, among other effects (see the [[Vampire]] page for more details). Their Bat Form ability cannot be used if they are Full or higher (be careful while drinking blood over [[deep water]] or [[lava]]!).
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*[[Mummy|Mummies]], [[Vampire]]s, and players under the [[Necromutation]] spell do not have a hunger clock and are not susceptible to the effects of hunger, nor can they consume food.
** [[Ghoul]]s cannot become Full no matter how much they eat; any food points accumulated above 6,999 are wasted. They cannot starve to death, but when Hungry or worse, they will rot much faster. Ghouls are still susceptible to [[spell hunger]], but unlike other species, they can cast spells while starving.
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*[[Ghoul]]s cannot become Full no matter how much they eat; any food points accumulated above 6,999 are wasted. They cannot starve to death, but will gradually rot over time (and will rot much faster when Hungry or worse). Ghouls are still susceptible to [[spell hunger]], but unlike other species, they can cast spells and use abilities while starving. Eating chunks both repairs rot and restores some HP; rations do not provide these benefits, but help stave off rot from being hungry.
  
 
===Other sources of satiation===
 
===Other sources of satiation===
;[[Religion]]
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*[[Jiyva]] has a [[piety]]-dependent chance to give the player some nutrition whenever a slime eats an item, starting at **.
:[[Zin]]'s Vitalisation ability restores a small amount of nutrition, but never past Full (costs [[piety]]).
 
 
 
;[[Cards]]
 
:Drawing the "Feast" card ([[Deck of oddities]]) will set your Hunger state to 12,000 (Engorged).
 
 
 
== Hunger ==
 
Hunger per turn is proportional to time taken during that turn, except if you were walking with a movement delay greater than 10 [[aut]]s; in that case, you will consume food (and regenerate) as if that delay was 10 auts. This means that fast races gain less hunger, but slow races and followers of [[Cheibriados]] do not gain extra hunger.
 
  
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==Hunger==
 
Each turn, the player uses a certain amount of food. This is calculated as follows:
 
Each turn, the player uses a certain amount of food. This is calculated as follows:
  
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Species/mutations:
 
Species/mutations:
* [[Slow Metabolism]] −1 for level 1, −2 for level 2
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* [[Slow Metabolism]] −1 per level
 
* [[Fast Metabolism]] +1 per level
 
* [[Fast Metabolism]] +1 per level
 
* [[Troll]] +3 (on top of their Fast Metabolism 3)
 
* [[Troll]] +3 (on top of their Fast Metabolism 3)
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If you are currently:
 
If you are currently:
 
* Under the effects of the [[Regeneration]] spell +4
 
* Under the effects of the [[Regeneration]] spell +4
* Invisible +5
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* Worshiping [[Cheibriados]] with at least 30 points of [[piety]]: Halved
* Hasted (but not berserk) +5
 
* Worshiping [[Cheibriados]] with at least 30 points of [[piety]] -1
 
  
 
After all things are considered, '''minimum hunger is still 1.'''
 
After all things are considered, '''minimum hunger is still 1.'''
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| [[Spriggan]]s  || 1
 
| [[Spriggan]]s  || 1
 
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| [[Felid]]s     || 2
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| [[Felid]]s and [[Naga]]s    || 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Troll]]s    || 9
 
| [[Troll]]s    || 9
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Everyone else || 3
 
| Everyone else || 3
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The hunger rate of [[Vampire]]s depends on their hunger status:
 
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
 
|-
 
! Status          !! Hunger rate
 
|-
 
| Bloodless, Near bloodless, Very Thirsty || 1
 
|-
 
| Thirsty || 2
 
|-
 
| Not thirsty || 3
 
|-
 
| Full || 4
 
|-
 
| Very Full || 5
 
|-
 
| Alive || 6
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===Other sources of hunger===
 
===Other sources of hunger===
Normal food consumption isn't the only way to decrease satiation: fighting, abilities, and spells eat up sustenance, as well.
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Normal food consumption isn't the only way to decrease satiation: fighting, abilities, and spells eat up sustenance, as well. Being a hungerless species/form means you don't need to spend satiation.
  
 
;Fighting
 
;Fighting
 
* Making a regular melee attack makes you consume an additional 3 points of satiation.
 
* Making a regular melee attack makes you consume an additional 3 points of satiation.
* Ending a [[berserk]] phase decreases your satiation level by 700 (be careful!).
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* Entering a [[berserk]] phase decreases your satiation level by 700 (be careful!).  
** Vampires who are unable to berserk (because they're at Satiated or less), but drink a potion of berserk rage, will lose 100 satiation right away. 
 
* Wielding a [[Vampiricism|vampiric weapon]] takes a huge amount of satiation, perhaps 5,000 points.  It is only possible to a equip when Full or higher.
 
 
* Taking damage from a [[hungry ghost]] has a 50% chance of decreasing your satiation by 1/4; if it hits you but does no damage, it still has a 5% chance of decreasing your satiation by 1/4.
 
* Taking damage from a [[hungry ghost]] has a 50% chance of decreasing your satiation by 1/4; if it hits you but does no damage, it still has a 5% chance of decreasing your satiation by 1/4.
  
 
;[[Spell Hunger]]
 
;[[Spell Hunger]]
*Casting a spell reduces your satiation level by an amount depending on the spell level, your [[Intelligence]], and your [[Spellcasting]] skill. This can be eliminated by [[wield]]ing a [[staff of energy]], being in [[lichform]], or playing a [[Mummy]]. See [[Spell Hunger]] for more details.
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:Casting a spell reduces your satiation level by an amount depending on the spell level, your [[Intelligence]], and your [[Spellcasting]] skill. This can be eliminated by [[wield]]ing a [[staff of energy]]. See [[Spell Hunger]] for more details.
;Abilities
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;Divine abilities
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:Many invocable abilities cost satiation in addition to other costs such as [[piety]] or MP. These costs can all be found on the various [[god]]s' pages.
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;Natural abilities
 
:Several intrinsic abilities have a food cost. This cost is random in the following range, with a bias toward average value:
 
:Several intrinsic abilities have a food cost. This cost is random in the following range, with a bias toward average value:
  
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| 51 – 100
 
| 51 – 100
 
|-
 
|-
| Breathe Fire
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| [[Draconian breath weapon]]s
| 126 – 250
 
|-
 
| Breathe Frost
 
| 126 – 250
 
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| Breathe Poison Gas
 
| 126 – 250
 
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| Breathe Lightning
 
| 126 – 250
 
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| Breathe Power
 
| 126 – 250
 
|-
 
| Breathe Sticky Flame
 
| 126 – 250
 
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| Breathe Steam
 
 
| 126 – 250
 
| 126 – 250
 
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| 31 – 60
 
| 31 – 60
 
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|-
| Fly (Tengu, Gargoyle, or Black Draconian)
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| Fly
 
| 101 – 200
 
| 101 – 200
 
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| Damnation
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| Hurl Damnation
 
| 201 – 400
 
| 201 – 400
 
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|-
 
| Invisibility
 
| Invisibility
 
| 251 – 500
 
| 251 – 500
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| Spit Acid
 
| 126 – 250
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Spit Poison
 
| Spit Poison
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;Cards
 
;Cards
:Drawing the 'Famine' card ([[Deck of oddities]] or [[Deck of punishment|Punishment]]) sets your satiation level to 500 (Starving).
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:Drawing the 'Famine' card from the [[Deck of punishments]] (only possible when under [[penance]] with [[Nemelex Xobeh]]) sets your satiation level to 500 (Fainting).
  
 
==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
*Chunks are the main food source of most characters. Ghastly as it may be, taking advantage of them will allow you to stretch out your permafood and avoid starvation more easily.
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*Chunks are the main food source of most characters. Ghastly as it may be to eat raw flesh straight from a corpse, taking advantage of them will allow you to stretch out your permafood and avoid starvation more easily.
*Certain spells and effects can directly generate chunks without wasting turns butchering. Most useful is [[Animate Skeleton]], which is very easy to cast and leaves chunks from any zombifiable monster with a skeleton, i.e. most living, corpse-leaving monsters other than [[list of arthropods|insects]]. Other effects that can leave chunks include the beam from a [[wand of disintegration]], the high-level [[Conjurations]] spell [[Orb of Destruction]], and the aftereffects of [[Inner Flame]].
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*Certain spells and effects can directly generate chunks without wasting turns butchering. Most useful is [[Animate Skeleton]], which is very easy to cast and leaves chunks from any zombifiable monster with a skeleton, i.e. most living, corpse-leaving monsters other than [[list of arthropods|insects]]. Other effects that can leave chunks include [[wands of disintegration]], the high-level [[Conjurations]] spell [[Orb of Destruction]], and the aftereffects of [[Inner Flame]].
  
==History==
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==Retired food==
Prior to [[0.18]], the [[amulet of regeneration]] and [[troll leather armour]] increased your metabolism.
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*[[0.21]]:
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**[[File:Meat ration.png]] [[meat ration]], [[File:Bread ration.png]] [[bread ration]], [[File:Royal jelly (item).png]] [[royal jelly]], and [[File:Apple.png]] [[fruit]]; all merged into [[ration]]s, the only permafood item left.
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*[[0.20]]:
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**[[File:Beef jerky.png]] [[beef jerky]] and [[File:Pizza.png]] [[pizza]] were removed.
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*[[0.15]]:
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**[[File:Ambrosia.png]] [[ambrosia]], [[File:Honeycomb.png]] [[honeycomb]], [[File:Cheese.png]] [[cheese]], and [[File:Sausage.png]] [[sausage]] were removed.
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**[[File:Apple.png]] [[apple]], [[File:Apricot.png]] [[apricot]], [[File:Banana.png]] [[banana]], [[File:Choko.png]] [[choko]], [[File:Grape.png]] [[grape]], [[File:Lemon.png]] [[lemon]], [[File:Lychee.png]] [[lychee]], [[File:Orange.png]] [[orange]], [[File:Pear.png]] [[pear]], [[File:Rambutan.png]] [[rambutan]], [[File:Snozzcumber.png]] [[snozzcumber]], [[File:Strawberry.png]] [[strawberry]], and [[File:Sultana.png]] [[sultana]] were merged into the universal "[[fruit]]" item.
  
Prior to [[0.17]], there were poisonous chunks you could eat if you were resistant to poison. There were also putrefying chunks. They have been all merged into 'inedible chunks'.
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===Retired Chunks===
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*[[0.21]]: Mutagenic chunks (caused 0-1 random [[mutation]]s)
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*[[0.17]]: Poisonous chunks (inedible without rPois), putrefying chunks (caused [[rot]]).
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*[[0.15]]: Contaminated chunks (less nutrition to non-sapovores), Contaminated + poisonous chunks (as contaminated, but also [[poison]]ed you)
  
Prior to [[0.16]], chunks would turn into rotten chunks before rotting away completely. [[Potions of coagulated blood]] were also removed.
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==History==
 
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*In [[0.26]], the hunger system was completely removed. The food clock, which affected all species, except for [[mummies]] and [[vampire]]s, was replaced with the [[Zot clock]].
Prior to [[0.15]], some monsters would produce contaminated chunks, which provided less nutrition than clean chunks. This version condensed fruits and vegetables into the universal "[[fruit]]" item, and several other food items were removed ([[ambrosia]], [[honeycomb]], [[cheese]], [[sausage]], and [[sultana]]s). [[Royal jellies]] also had their [[potion of restore abilities]] effect removed.
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*Prior to [[0.24]], Vampires used blood from corpses/[[potions of blood]] to achieve a similar food conduct to other species. Fedhas' abilities required rations. Also, wielding a [[vampiric]] weapon required being at least "Full" unless you were undead and would immediately drain a large amount of satiation.
 
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*Prior to [[0.19]], players could not go berserk if they were Very Hungry or worse.
Prior to [[0.13]], contaminated chunks occasionally caused [[nausea]] and offered less satiation.
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*Prior to [[0.17]], certain monsters (like [[hungry ghost]]s) could eat [[corpse]]s from the floor.
 
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*Prior to [[0.16]], chunks would turn into rotten chunks before rotting away completely; these could only be eaten by ghouls or with the [[Saprovore]] mutation. [[Potions of coagulated blood]] were also removed.  
Prior to [[0.12]], cursed blunt weapons or blunt weapons of distortion would prevent players from butchering corpses. Players could get around this with certain spells or mutations.
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*Prior to [[0.13]], contaminated chunks occasionally caused [[nausea]] and were less rewarding to non-saprovores.
 
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*Prior to [[0.6]], turn hunger was not proportional to you.time_taken.  
Prior to [[0.9]], characters did not have an emergency knife for butchering corpses and were required to carry an edged weapon for that purpose.
 
 
 
Prior to [[0.6]] turn hunger was not proportional to you.time_taken.
 
  
 
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Comestible items are, as the name implies, items that you can eat. They are very important, as almost all species need to eat, or they will grow hungry and eventually die of starvation. Luckily, there are plentiful sources of nutrition in the Dungeon for the resourceful adventurer.

Overview

Hunger and food in Dungeon Crawl are rarely significant issues but, if ignored, can be fatal. Characters start with a satiated stomach, but grow steadily hungrier over time. Some races require less food than others, but all characters burn food more quickly when fighting and/or casting spells.

Mummies and Vampires do not need food, and are unable to consume any.

Types of Food

Food is provided in two main forms: "permafood", in the form of rations, and temporary chunks of raw flesh that rot over time.

Permafood

Permafood refers to rations which are found throughout the dungeon. They never rot like chunks do, so can be stored for future need.

Chunks of flesh

Chunks are pieces of meat created by using the butcher (c) on freshly slain corpses. The number of chunks that a corpse provides is somewhat random, but larger monsters generally provide more. Butchering a corpse always takes one turn (10 auts). Chunks may be edible, or inedible (which only the inhuman Ghoul species can consume).

Most species can eat chunks only when hungry. Being a carnivore, Troll, or wearing an amulet of the gourmand (after a delay) will let you eat chunks until you're Engorged, and you'll gain more nutrition from them. Spriggans are completely herbivorous and can't eat meat.

Chunk type Monster Effects
Clean Most monsters. No harmful side effects. Your satiation increases by 1,000 (more for a carnivore). They cannot be eaten by herbivores. Ghouls will be healed (1d5 − 1) + 1d(experience level) damage and restore 1 point of rotted HP.
Inedible Poisonous or otherwise toxic monsters, unnatural monsters, and ghoul-type undead. Non-ghoul races cannot eat them, but ghouls get the effect of a regular chunk.

Religious Restrictions

Beogh and all of the good gods (Zin, The Shining One, Elyvilon) forbid their followers from cannibalism, or eating the meat of their own species. In addition, Zin forbids followers from eating monsters with human levels of intelligence. The game will not allow the player to butcher any forbidden corpses.

Gozag Ym Sagoz imposes no formal dietary restrictions, but since it turns all corpses into gold, followers will not be able harvest chunks and must instead rely on permafood. Gozag does provide food shops which the player will likely have to call on throughout the game to ensure they do not starve.

Nutritional values of food items

Note that rations are less nutritious for both herbivores and carnivores. All food takes 1 turn to eat.

Food Normal Carnivore Herbivore
Ration 3,400 1,900 1,900
Chunk of flesh 1,000 1,300 0

Satiation

Your satiation level is determined by the number of nutrition units you have remaining. Most characters will use at least three food points per turn, and will use more if actively fighting. Using spells can incur spell hunger, which can only be reduced by the player's Intelligence and Spellcasting ability. Many special abilities also use up nutrition.

Label Nutrition
Fainting 0 - 500
Starving 501 - 1,000
Near starving 1,001 – 1,533
Very hungry 1,534 – 2,066
Hungry 2,067 – 2,600
Satiated (nothing displayed) 2,601 – 7,000
Full 7,001 – 9,000
Very full 9,001 – 11,000
Engorged 11,001 – 12,000 (max)

Effects of satiation

  • Engorged is the maximum hunger level, so you can't eat beyond it.
  • At Hungry or lower, non-carnivores are allowed to eat chunks.
  • At Starving, you suffer a −3 penalty to hit when fighting, and the damage you inflict is reduced by (1d5 − 1). You cannot cast spells or use most abilities.
    • If you are under 500 points of satiation (Fainting), there is a 1/40 chance that you will lose consciousness for 1d8 + 5 turns.
    • If you fall to 0 points, you will automatically eat one ration if you are carrying any. Otherwise, your character will immediately die of starvation.

Undead characters are handled differently:

  • Mummies, Vampires, and players under the Necromutation spell do not have a hunger clock and are not susceptible to the effects of hunger, nor can they consume food.
  • Ghouls cannot become Full no matter how much they eat; any food points accumulated above 6,999 are wasted. They cannot starve to death, but will gradually rot over time (and will rot much faster when Hungry or worse). Ghouls are still susceptible to spell hunger, but unlike other species, they can cast spells and use abilities while starving. Eating chunks both repairs rot and restores some HP; rations do not provide these benefits, but help stave off rot from being hungry.

Other sources of satiation

  • Jiyva has a piety-dependent chance to give the player some nutrition whenever a slime eats an item, starting at **.

Hunger

Each turn, the player uses a certain amount of food. This is calculated as follows:

Base hunger: 3

This is modified as follows:

Species/mutations:

If you are currently:

After all things are considered, minimum hunger is still 1.

Base hunger rates by race

The "basic" hunger rate (taking account of racial factors and in-built mutations) that one can expect when playing a given race is listed below:

Race Hunger rate
Spriggans 1
Felids and Nagas 2
Trolls 9
Everyone else 3

Other sources of hunger

Normal food consumption isn't the only way to decrease satiation: fighting, abilities, and spells eat up sustenance, as well. Being a hungerless species/form means you don't need to spend satiation.

Fighting
  • Making a regular melee attack makes you consume an additional 3 points of satiation.
  • Entering a berserk phase decreases your satiation level by 700 (be careful!).
  • Taking damage from a hungry ghost has a 50% chance of decreasing your satiation by 1/4; if it hits you but does no damage, it still has a 5% chance of decreasing your satiation by 1/4.
Spell Hunger
Casting a spell reduces your satiation level by an amount depending on the spell level, your Intelligence, and your Spellcasting skill. This can be eliminated by wielding a staff of energy. See Spell Hunger for more details.
Divine abilities
Many invocable abilities cost satiation in addition to other costs such as piety or MP. These costs can all be found on the various gods' pages.
Natural abilities
Several intrinsic abilities have a food cost. This cost is random in the following range, with a bias toward average value:
Ability Cost
Blink 51 – 100
Draconian breath weapons 126 – 250
Channeling 31 – 60
Fly 101 – 200
Hurl Damnation 201 – 400
Invisibility 251 – 500
Spit Poison 41 – 80
Evoking an ability from an item has the same satiation cost as if it was your own ability.
Cards
Drawing the 'Famine' card from the Deck of punishments (only possible when under penance with Nemelex Xobeh) sets your satiation level to 500 (Fainting).

Tips & Tricks

  • Chunks are the main food source of most characters. Ghastly as it may be to eat raw flesh straight from a corpse, taking advantage of them will allow you to stretch out your permafood and avoid starvation more easily.
  • Certain spells and effects can directly generate chunks without wasting turns butchering. Most useful is Animate Skeleton, which is very easy to cast and leaves chunks from any zombifiable monster with a skeleton, i.e. most living, corpse-leaving monsters other than insects. Other effects that can leave chunks include wands of disintegration, the high-level Conjurations spell Orb of Destruction, and the aftereffects of Inner Flame.

Retired food

Retired Chunks

  • 0.21: Mutagenic chunks (caused 0-1 random mutations)
  • 0.17: Poisonous chunks (inedible without rPois), putrefying chunks (caused rot).
  • 0.15: Contaminated chunks (less nutrition to non-sapovores), Contaminated + poisonous chunks (as contaminated, but also poisoned you)

History

  • In 0.26, the hunger system was completely removed. The food clock, which affected all species, except for mummies and vampires, was replaced with the Zot clock.
  • Prior to 0.24, Vampires used blood from corpses/potions of blood to achieve a similar food conduct to other species. Fedhas' abilities required rations. Also, wielding a vampiric weapon required being at least "Full" unless you were undead and would immediately drain a large amount of satiation.
  • Prior to 0.19, players could not go berserk if they were Very Hungry or worse.
  • Prior to 0.17, certain monsters (like hungry ghosts) could eat corpses from the floor.
  • Prior to 0.16, chunks would turn into rotten chunks before rotting away completely; these could only be eaten by ghouls or with the Saprovore mutation. Potions of coagulated blood were also removed.
  • Prior to 0.13, contaminated chunks occasionally caused nausea and were less rewarding to non-saprovores.
  • Prior to 0.6, turn hunger was not proportional to you.time_taken.