Pillbug

Pillbug

Class	Insects
Type	Insect
Hunger	-1
Thirst	-
Calories	1.5
Fresh	14 days
Rotten	21 days
Cook Time	5 min
Weight	0.01
Location	Containers
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.Pillbug`

A Pillbug is a small insect that can be eaten in a pinch. It weighs almost nothing and barely touches hunger. Its real uses are as trap bait for birds and as an addition to fishing chum.

Pillbugs keep for about two weeks before they rot. They are found in log piles and by foraging. Fishermen and anglers find them more easily. The best occupations for insects are the Fishing Guide and the Park Ranger. Each starts with the same Foraging skill.

Eating

Eating a Pillbug lowers hunger by 1 and raises unhappiness by 20. It holds only 1.5 calories. As food it is a last resort, since the mood cost is far larger than the meal.

Compared with other insects, the pillbug is the poorest meal. A Cricket and a Grasshopper also lower hunger by 1 but hold 20 and 25 calories.

The table shows the game figures for one serving. Negative hunger and thirst fill the character up, and negative unhappiness and boredom cheer them up.

Item	Hunger	Calories	Carbs	Protein	Fat	Unhappiness
Pillbug	-1	1.5	0	0.25	0.05	20

Cooking

A pillbug cooks in 5 minutes and burns after 25. A pillbug can also be added to fishing chum as bait.

These dishes take the Pillbug as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.

Dish	Hunger Restored	Note
Chum	1	-

Farming

Trapped animals it lures as bait.

Animal	Attraction
Bird	50%

Storage

A Pillbug stays fresh for 14 days and is rotten by day 21. A fridge slows both counts.

Locations

Pillbugs are found in log piles, about one time in five. Foraging also turns them up. The Fisherman occupation and the Angler trait make them easier to find.

The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.