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{{Infobox damage type
| title = [[Starvation]]
| subtitle = [[Body]] Damage
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| caption = A persistent lack of food will create starvation damage.
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[[Starvation]] Damage occurs when the body is deprived of sufficient nourishment to sustain itself. [[Un]]like [[Dehydration]], which results from the loss of water, starvation develops from a prolonged lack of food and other essential nutrients. The body initially draws upon its stored energy, but as those reserves are depleted, it begins consuming its own tissues to maintain basic functions.

Natural starvation is generally slower acting than [[Dehydration]], but continued deprivation eventually weakens every part of the body. The victim may become increasingly weak, fatigued, dizzy, and unable to perform strenuous activity. As starvation progresses, the body loses its ability to sustain itself, eventually leading to unconsciousness and death if nourishment is not restored.

== [[Starvation]] Sources ==
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[[Starvation]] Damage can arise naturally when a creature cannot obtain sufficient food, or through magical and supernatural effects that prevent the body from gaining or using nourishment. Curses, magical spells, and archetypal powers may accelerate starvation by consuming the body's reserves or preventing it from benefiting from food that is available.

Examples include:

* Lack of food
* Prolonged deprivation of nourishment
* Curses
* Magical spells
* Archetypal powers
* Supernatural effects that consume bodily reserves
* Effects that prevent the body from gaining nourishment
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== [[Starvation]] Saving Throws ==
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[[Endurance]] is the best defense against [[Starvation]] Damage. A creature with strong physical resilience can survive longer without adequate nourishment and continue functioning as its stored reserves are depleted.

[[Strength]] may help a creature continue performing physical tasks despite increasing weakness, while [[Agility]] may help it conserve energy and avoid unnecessary exertion. [[Will]] can provide a last-ditch defense when the body is severely weakened but the victim must continue functioning.
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== [[Starvation]] Mitigation ==
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[[Starvation]] Damage is most effectively mitigated by restoring adequate nourishment and removing whatever prevents the body from receiving or using it. Food and proper rest allow the body to rebuild its depleted reserves, while magical effects can restore nourishment or counter supernatural causes of starvation.

Other forms of mitigation include:

* Restoring access to food
* [[Potion]]s that restore nourishment or endurance
* [[Healing]] potions
* Magic healing
* Counter-magic
* Protective wards
* [[Spirit]]ual shielding against supernatural effects
* Ending curses or magical effects causing starvation
* Archetypal endurance powers
* Moving to an environment where adequate food is available
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== [[Starvation]] Related [[Conditions]] ==
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Weakness is an early condition associated with [[Starvation]] Damage. As the body's reserves are depleted, the victim may suffer increasing fatigue, dizziness, and fainting, eventually becoming unable to sustain normal physical activity.

Severe [[Starvation]] Damage can result in Prone or [[Un]]consciousness as the body becomes incapable of supporting itself. If nourishment is not restored and the starvation continues, the body's remaining reserves are eventually exhausted, resulting in death.
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