Thirsty Moodle
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| Class | Moodles |
| Type | Bad Moodle |
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The Thirsty Moodle shows that a character needs to drink. It appears after a while without water or other fluids, and it has four levels.
Dehydration weakens the body in several ways. It lowers carrying capacity, slows healing and makes it harder to shed heat. At its worst, it drains health quickly and can kill. Thirst also ties into body temperature, so hot weather and hard work make it worse. Clean water is one of the first things to secure in any run.
Thirsty Moodle Levels
The moodle grows through these stages, from mild to worst.
| Level | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Slightly Thirsty |
| 2 | Thirsty |
| 3 | Parched |
| 4 | Dying of Thirst |
Thirsty Moodle Causes
Thirst rises steadily over time. Activity changes the pace. Running and sprinting make thirst rise faster than walking or standing still. Sleeping slows it down a great deal.
Heat matters too. Skin temperature, core temperature and clothing insulation all affect the thirst rate. A hot character sweats, and sweating uses up body fluids.
That can become a dangerous loop. As fluids run low, the body sweats less and cools down less well. Body temperature rises, and thirst climbs even faster.
The High Thirst trait doubles the rate of thirst. The Low Thirst trait halves it.
Thirsty Moodle Effects
Slightly Thirsty is the first level. Its tooltip reads "Dry mouth." Health still regenerates normally, but the body sheds heat a little less well.
Thirsty is the second level. The character is dehydrated. Carrying capacity drops by one point, and healing slows. The body sheds heat less well than before.
Parched is the third level. The character feels faint and dizzy. Carrying capacity drops by two points, and healing slows to well under half its normal pace. Heat loss drops sharply, so overheating becomes a real risk.
Dying of Thirst is the last level. The character gets no natural healing at all. Health drains quickly every hour until the character drinks or dies. This level kills far faster than starvation.
How to Fix the Thirsty Moodle
Drinking lowers thirst. Water from a bottle or other container works best. Most foods also lower thirst a little when eaten.
Once thirst passes a low point, the character drinks automatically from suitable containers. Containers holding water, seltzer water or tainted water count for this.
Tainted water can make the character sick. Boiling it first makes it safe to drink. A cooking pot or saucepan over a fire or stove does the job.
Staying cool also helps. Resting, taking off heavy clothing in hot weather and avoiding sprinting all slow thirst down.
Thirsty Moodle Traits
Low Thirst halves the rate of thirst, so water supplies last twice as long. High Thirst doubles the rate of thirst. A character with High Thirst needs a steady water supply close at hand.
Notes
- Dying of Thirst drains health far faster than starvation.
- Boil tainted water before drinking it.
- Sleep slows thirst a great deal.
- Hot weather and hard work raise thirst quickly.
- Low Thirst makes water supplies last twice as long.
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