Ok, RaW are kinda wonky.
Say I have a CON mod of +1 (so I can go 4 days without food before exhaustion takes its toll.)
If I eat 1/2 rations for 8 days I need 4lbs. or I can wait and eat 1lb. every 4 days and last 16.
Has anyone else encountered this? pic.twitter.com/7jNrQosZgy
— CyberDefecT (@DMCorry) January 4, 2018
Yeah, the rules are a little messy. I don’t really like exhaustion, either. Using reduction to max HP in my campaign.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 4, 2018
I love exhaustion rules. They keep things realistic. Disadvantage on ability checks is worse than lower HP and something to definitely be avoided.