Re: [HOE] Water problem

[Brett Dixon <balance@tubas.net>]

On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 10:37  AM, Piwo wrote:

> Hi all!
> I was wandering about something that came up on one of our latest 
> sessions.
> Where do you think people get water in 2094? I mean, a person needs 
> about 3l
> of fluids a day to function normally. Let's say that due to 
> enviorement they
> have been living for the last 13 years the number drops to 1,5l. That's
> still a lot of bullets if you want to drink soda (50$ - which I 
> assumed is a
> price for a glass). Even if the whole bottle cost 50 bucks... But 
> maybe it's
> a price for a gallon of clean water? That would make it 10$ per liter. 
> Which
> is a bit too much if you asked me.

Overall, I'd say the book prices are for a 'unit' of soda. It's a 
commodity, and I'm sure it's price flcutuates as the market is flooded. 
If the posse spends a week salvaging a truck load of ancient two 
liters, they may only get $30-$40 off them because people probably get 
tired of flat, old soda pretty quick. Now, someone who hasn't had a sip 
of soda in five years might be willing to pay $50 for a can...

I think the book prices for some things are just to give everyone an 
idea of the value. It's hard to think how things wuld be 13 years after 
an apocalypse. The initial 'survival' rush is calming down, but there's 
still a long way to go before civilization is reborn.

> So my question is: are there any public sources of water (town wells 
> etc.)
> from which anyone can take as much as they want? I know that water 
> would be
> probably a bit radiated but who cares anyway? ;)
> What do you think and how it goes in your games?

Again, I'd say it depends on the area. Getting a source of fresh water 
is probably a primary goal of most settlements. Depending on the method 
used, it may be a non-issue (Junkyard, for example. offers runnign 
water for a cheap flat fee if I remember) or it may be the lifeblood of 
the town and defended well (Say, a desert community that makes a profit 
off selling the surplus output to travelers in return for scavenge).

It depends ont he situation, really. rememer that many modern 
communites today are strained, but post-bomb the population they need 
to support is much, much less.

The Dead don't Shower.