Space Age - Food & Drink
A collection of food and drink typically available in the Space Age.
Food and drink has a direct and calculatable effect on creatures that can be quantified or ignored completely, depending on the setting. Altered Realms uses Consumption Effects for all foods included. Each Consumption Effect has unique benefits or drawbacks.
Table of Food and Drink
| Food and Drink | Description | Consumption Effects | Traits | Materials | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardtack (2 kg) (8 Servings) | A large dry flavorless cracker that is prized for its long shelf life, not its taste. | Sustenance | Tiny, Shelf Stable | Cracker | 1 Credit |
| Bread (2 kg) (6 Servings) | Created by combining grain flour, water and can have a leavening agent added, such as yeast plus sugars. | Sustenance | Small, Molding | Bread | 1 Credit |
| Fruit (2 kg) (6 Servings) | The sweet, seed filled fruit of some form of plant life. | Sweet, Sustenance | Small, Rotting | Fruit | 2 Credits |
| Vegetables (2 kg) (6 Servings) | The harvest of various forms of plant life and cultivars. Can include the fruit, leaves, buds, flowers, bodies, roots or rhizome of the plant. | Sustenance | Small, Rotting | Vegetable | 1 Credits |
| Butter (2 kg) (6 Servings) | Milk fat that has had air and sometimes salt added to create a semi-solid. Used as a topping or ingredient in baking and cooking. Melts into Oil. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Spoiling | Butter | 2 Credits |
| Cake (2 kg) (6 Servings) | A confectionary made using a combination of various ingredients including: flour, milk, eggs, sugars and butter or oil. | Sweet, Sustenance | Small, Molding | Cake and optional Fruit, Icing or Glaze | 2 Credits |
| Sweet Pie (2 kg) (6 Servings) | Sweet ingredients, such as fruit or custard contained within a flaky pie crust. | Sweet, Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Molding | Pastry, Fruit, Cream or Filling | 2 Credits |
| Cheese Wheel (2 kg) (6 Servings) | A wheel of cheese. A product made from curdled milk and fat. Often combined with other ingredients and aging to produce various delicious flavors. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Molding | Cheese | 5 Credits |
| Eggs (12 Count) (6 Servings) | The non fertilized eggs of various avian and reptilian animal species. | Sustenance | Small, Fragile, Spoiling | Egg | 2 Credits |
| Fish Meat (2 kg) (4 Servings) | The meat of aquatic creatures with fins, tails and scales. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Spoiling | Fish | 4 Credits |
| Insect Meat (2 kg) (4 Servings) | The meat of insects, large or small. | Sustenance | Small, Spoiling | Insect | 3 Credits |
| Meat Pie (2 kg) (6 Servings) | Savory ingredients, such as meat, gravy and vegetables, contained within a flaky pie crust. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Molding, Spoiling | Pastry, Meat, Gravy and optional Vegetables | 4 Credits |
| Pork (2 kg) (4 Servings) | The butchered meat of swine, pigs, hogs and boar. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Spoiling | Pork (Meat of Boar and Pig Species) | 5 Credits |
| Venison (2 kg) (4 Servings) | The butchered meat of deer, elk and moose animal species. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Spoiling | Venison (Mean of Deer Species) | 5 Credits |
| Mutton (2 kg) (4 Servings) | The butchered meat of sheep and goats. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Spoiling | Venison (Mean of Sheep and Goat Species) | 5 Credits |
| Beef (2 kg) (4 Servings) | The butchered meat of bovine animal species. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Spoiling | Beef (Meat of Bovine Species) | 8 Credits |
| Shellfish (2 kg) (4 Servings) | The meat of shellfish species, such as clams and oysters. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Spoiling | Shellfish (Meat of Shellfish Species) | 6 Credits |
| Calamari (2 kg) (4 Servings) | The meat of squid and octopus animal species. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Spoiling | Calamari (Meat of Octopus and Squid Species) | 6 Credits |
| Reptile Meat (2 kg) (4 Servings) | The butchered meat of various reptilian animal species. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Spoiling | Reptuine (Meat of Reptile Species) | 6 Credits |
| Poultry (2 kg) (4 Servings) | The butchered meat of various avian animal species. | Flavorful, Sustenance | Small, Spoiling | Poultry (Meat of Avian Species) | 4 Credits |
| Drinks | |||||
| Cocktail (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | An alcoholic beverage made by mixing hard liquors with other drinks, foods and essences. | Intoxicant, Sweet, Hydrating | Small, Fermenting | Liquor, Juices | 6 Credits |
| Mead (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey and water. | Sweet, Carbonated, Hydrating, Intoxicant | Small, Fermenting | Honey | 3 Credits |
| Beer (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grains and water. | Flavorful, Carbonated, Hydrating, Intoxicant | Small, Fermenting | Water, Barley, Hops | 3 Credits |
| Soda (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | Carbonated water mixed with heavily sweetened and flavored syrups. | Sweet, Carbonated, Hydrating | Small, Flattening, Depurifying | Syrup, Water, Co2 | 1 Credit |
| Blood (Animal) (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | The stored blood of various animals. | Flavorful, Hydration | Small, Spoiling | Blood | 10 Credits |
| Coffee (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | A beverage made by pouring hot water over ground coffee beans. | Flavorful, Hydrating, Mild Stimulant | Small, Molding | Water, Coffee | 2 Credits |
| Energy Drink (1 Liter) (6 Servings) | Carbonated water mixed with heavily sweetened and flavored syrups that have had stimulants, such as caffeine, added. | Flavorful, Carbonated, Hydrating, Mild Stimulant | Small, Flattening, Depurifying | Syrup, Water, Caffeine, Co2 | 4 Credits |
| Drinking Water (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | Purified water, safe for most species to drink. | Hydrating | Small, Depurifying | Water | 2 Credits |
| Milk (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | The milk of various lactating mammalian animal species. | Flavorful, Hydrating | Small, Spoiling | Milk | 3 Credits |
| Tea (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | A beverage made by pouring hot water over dried tea leaves. | Flavorful, Hydrating, Mild Stimulant | Small, Molding | Water, Tea | 2 Credits |
| Juices | |||||
| Apple Juice (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | The juice of apples. | Sweet, Hydrating | Small, Fermenting | Fruit Juice | 2 Credits |
| Apple Cider (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | The juice and pulp of apples. | Sweet, Hydrating | Small, Fermenting | Fruit Juice | 4 Credits |
| Grape Juice (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | The juice of grapes. | Sweet, Hydrating | Small, Fermenting | Fruit Juice | 4 Credits |
| Orange Juice (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | The juice of oranges. | Sweet, Hydrating | Small, Molding | Fruit Juice | 4 Credits |
| Liquors | |||||
| Vodka (1 Liter) (8 Servings) | A hard liquor made from various fermented ingredients with a high starch content. | Bitter, Intoxicant | Small, Shelf Stable | Liquor | 8 Credits |
| Whiskey (1 Liter) (8 Servings) | A hard liquor made from various fermented ingredients aged in an oak barrel, which leeches flavor into the liquor. | Bitter, Intoxicant | Small, Shelf Stable | Liquor | 10 Credits |
| Tequila (1 Liter) (8 Servings) | A hard liquor made from fermented agave. | Bitter, Intoxicant | Small, Shelf Stable | Liquor | 10 Credits |
| Rum (1 Liter) (8 Servings) | A hard liquor made from fermented sugarcane. | Bitter, Intoxicant | Small, Shelf Stable | Liquor | 10 Credits |
| Brandy (1 Liter) (8 Servings) | A hard liquor made by distilling various wines. | Bitter, Intoxicant | Small, Shelf Stable, Status Symbol | Liquor | 20 Credits |
| Wines | |||||
| Cheap Wine (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | A bargain bin wine made from fermented fruit, typically grapes. | Flavorful, Hydrating, Intoxicant | Small, Fermenting | Fermented Fruit Juice | 3 Credits |
| Wine (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | A mid shelf wine made from fermented fruit, typically grapes. | Flavorful, Hydrating, Intoxicant | Small, Fermenting | Fermented Fruit Juice | 5 Credits |
| Fine Wine (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | A top shelf wine made from fermented fruit, typically grapes. | Flavorful, Hydrating, Intoxicant | Small, Fermenting | Fermented Fruit Juice | 8 Credits |
| Ritzy Wine (1 Liter) (4 Servings) | A locked cabinet wine made from fermented fruit, typically grapes. | Flavorful, Hydrating, Intoxicant | Small, Fermenting, Status Symbol | Fermented Fruit Juice | 15 Credits |
