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| − | + | | 20 || pure, unusually fresh || clean; no effect | |
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| − | + | | 19 || pleasant || 1 in 1000 chance of containing gastro-intestinal [[Parasitic Infestation|parasites]] | |
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| − | + | | 18 || agreeable || 1 in 100 chance of causing a gastro-intestinal disease | |
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| − | + | | 17 || odd, earthy || 1 in 10 chance of causing a gastro-intestinal disease | |
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| − | + | | 16 || peculiar, metallic || 1 in 6 chance of causing a gastro-intestinal disease | |
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| − | + | | 14-15 || queer, stale || 1 in 2 chance of any disease | |
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| − | + | | 13 || bitter || 2 in 3 chance of any disease | |
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| − | + | | 11-12 || rank || 3 in 4 chance of any disease | |
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| − | + | | 9-10 || mouldy || 3 in 4 chance of any disease, +1 severity | |
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| − | + | | 7-8 || rancid, mouldy || 5 in 6 chance of any disease, +2 severity | |
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| − | + | | 4-6 || hint of decay, mouldy || 7 in 8 chance of any disease, +3 severity | |
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| − | + | | 1-3 || putrid, rotting || 9 in 10 chance of being poisonous | |
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Revision as of 17:32, 24 July 2022
Identify clean water is an amateur-status sage ability in the study of Forester, which allows the character to ascertain that naturally occurring water is safe to drink, largely though observation, odor, testing a bit of the water against one's tongue and the appearance of the surrounding vista. For convenience sake, the purity of the water can be judged on a purity scale of 1 to 20. A table for the meaning behind each rating is listed below. Most water that is found in nature will come from one of these sources:
- Clear, flowing water will most likely have a purity rating of 16 to 20. Most dangerous impurities will be in the form of mining run-off or animal disease which is transmitted into the water from defecation.
- Slow moving water will contain silt and will tend to have a rating anywhere from 5 to 17. The most dangerous impurities are naturally occurring diseases, such as black water fever or cholera, proliferating from detritus or defecation somewhere upstream.
- Clear ponds are spring-fed water bodies that may contain algae and will have a rating of 12 to 20, depending on the surrounding terrain and vegetation. A mountain tarn with a rock or sand bottom will be purest, while a prairie or forest pond without much silt will be least pure.
- Clear lakes are defined as water bodies that are fed by rivers; they will have a rating of anywhere from 10 to 18; like clear ponds, this will depend on terrain and vegetation.
- Stagnant ponds and lakes will have suspended silt, detritus and growing algae, with a rating of 1 to 11. This includes freshwater stagnant marshes.
Purity ratings are as follows:
| Purity Rating | Water Taste | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | pure, unusually fresh | clean; no effect |
| 19 | pleasant | 1 in 1000 chance of containing gastro-intestinal parasites |
| 18 | agreeable | 1 in 100 chance of causing a gastro-intestinal disease |
| 17 | odd, earthy | 1 in 10 chance of causing a gastro-intestinal disease |
| 16 | peculiar, metallic | 1 in 6 chance of causing a gastro-intestinal disease |
| 14-15 | queer, stale | 1 in 2 chance of any disease |
| 13 | bitter | 2 in 3 chance of any disease |
| 11-12 | rank | 3 in 4 chance of any disease |
| 9-10 | mouldy | 3 in 4 chance of any disease, +1 severity |
| 7-8 | rancid, mouldy | 5 in 6 chance of any disease, +2 severity |
| 4-6 | hint of decay, mouldy | 7 in 8 chance of any disease, +3 severity |
| 1-3 | putrid, rotting | 9 in 10 chance of being poisonous |
