All the information that we get about the Old World, and
the Empire in particular, points to the fact that pies
and sausages are an important staple in the diet of the
average Old Worlder. Browse adventures like Fear the
Worst, Sing for your Supper and A
Brutal Finish to see the truth of this statement.
A great variety of pies and sausages are available in the Empire and beyond. While every dish can be traced back to some geographic location, many of them have become popular throughout the Empire. Some famous dishes are described below, with reference to the recipe tables that follow further down.
Heideldorfer Sausages
These are only produced in the Reikland village of Heideldorf, but famous all over the Empire. The recipe is a secret that is jealously guarded by the Heideldorfers. Many butchers have tried to make their own version, but none succeeded in catching that rare,
exquisite taste that is characteristic of the
real Heideldorfer.
Ingredients: Mystery meat (1,10), spicy (3, 3)
Marienburg Eel Pie
There are few places where you can catch fatter eels than in, and downstream of, Marienburg, where the snakefish feed on the stuff that the large city deposes of by throwing it in the river. And they are eaten again by the Wastelanders. The Wastelander cuisine has a large number of recipes with eel as its main ingredient. The famous eel pie alone exists in a number of variants. Each settlement in the Wasteland has its own recipe, and there are dozens different variations in Marienburg - especially in the foreigners' quarters.
A basic recipe contains eel (1,9), mushrooms (6, 1) and onion sauce (5, 3) or baked onions (9,9) and ale sauce (5, 4)
Blood Sausage
A basic dish, variations of which can be found all over the Old World. The blood of slaughtered animals (usually pigs or cows) is mixed with flour and stuffed in the animal's intestines. Traditionally baked slices of blood sausage are served with baked apple and baked onions.
Peasants' Pie
Since the Shepherd career does not exist anymore in WFRP2, and potatoes have not been introduced in the Old World yet, the Old World does not know shepherd's pie. Instead there is peasants' pie, a dish with ground lamb and mashed turnips.
Ingredients: Ground lamb (1,7) mixed with peas and carrots (6,3), topped with turnip mash and cheese (8,9).
Sigmar's Pie
This fruit pie is a Reikland specialty. A fruit pie with a crusty bottom (8,1), tart apples and almonds (7,9,1), and topped with onion sauce (5,4)
Create your own pies
Below follow some "recipes" to create your own pies, and sausages, and stews, to serve your PCs. They refer to the ingredients tables further down. There are nine ingredient tables, and the recipes tell you on what tables to roll. Just click on the table name to see the table.
If for some reason the tables don't work, or if you want to print the tables, click here.
Fruit pie: Crusty bottom, 7
Veggie pie: 8, 6, 6, 4
Meat pie: 8, 1, 3 or 4, 6
Luxury pie: 8, 1, 1, 2, 4, 6
Stew: 1, 3 or 4, 6, 9
Simple sausage: 1, 3 or 4, possibly 5
Luxury sausage: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9
A great variety of pies and sausages are available in the Empire and beyond. While every dish can be traced back to some geographic location, many of them have become popular throughout the Empire. Some famous dishes are described below, with reference to the recipe tables that follow further down.
Heideldorfer Sausages
These are only produced in the Reikland village of Heideldorf, but famous all over the Empire. The recipe is a secret that is jealously guarded by the Heideldorfers. Many butchers have tried to make their own version, but none succeeded in catching that rare,
Ingredients: Mystery meat (1,10), spicy (3, 3)
Marienburg Eel Pie
There are few places where you can catch fatter eels than in, and downstream of, Marienburg, where the snakefish feed on the stuff that the large city deposes of by throwing it in the river. And they are eaten again by the Wastelanders. The Wastelander cuisine has a large number of recipes with eel as its main ingredient. The famous eel pie alone exists in a number of variants. Each settlement in the Wasteland has its own recipe, and there are dozens different variations in Marienburg - especially in the foreigners' quarters.
A basic recipe contains eel (1,9), mushrooms (6, 1) and onion sauce (5, 3) or baked onions (9,9) and ale sauce (5, 4)
Blood Sausage
A basic dish, variations of which can be found all over the Old World. The blood of slaughtered animals (usually pigs or cows) is mixed with flour and stuffed in the animal's intestines. Traditionally baked slices of blood sausage are served with baked apple and baked onions.
Peasants' Pie
Since the Shepherd career does not exist anymore in WFRP2, and potatoes have not been introduced in the Old World yet, the Old World does not know shepherd's pie. Instead there is peasants' pie, a dish with ground lamb and mashed turnips.
Ingredients: Ground lamb (1,7) mixed with peas and carrots (6,3), topped with turnip mash and cheese (8,9).
Sigmar's Pie
This fruit pie is a Reikland specialty. A fruit pie with a crusty bottom (8,1), tart apples and almonds (7,9,1), and topped with onion sauce (5,4)
Create your own pies
Below follow some "recipes" to create your own pies, and sausages, and stews, to serve your PCs. They refer to the ingredients tables further down. There are nine ingredient tables, and the recipes tell you on what tables to roll. Just click on the table name to see the table.
If for some reason the tables don't work, or if you want to print the tables, click here.
Fruit pie: Crusty bottom, 7
Veggie pie: 8, 6, 6, 4
Meat pie: 8, 1, 3 or 4, 6
Luxury pie: 8, 1, 1, 2, 4, 6
Stew: 1, 3 or 4, 6, 9
Simple sausage: 1, 3 or 4, possibly 5
Luxury sausage: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9
1. Meat
1 Rabbit
2 Chicken
3 Pork
4 Goose
5 Beef
6 Venison
7 Sheep
8 Duck
9 Fish
0 Mystery meat
2 Chicken
3 Pork
4 Goose
5 Beef
6 Venison
7 Sheep
8 Duck
9 Fish
0 Mystery meat
2. Extra ingredients
1 Cheese
2 Vegetables - roll on table 8
3 Fruit - roll on table 7
4 Honey
5 Liver (of the meat rolled in table 1)
6 Blood (of the meat rolled in table 1) and flour
7 Bits of bacon
8 Fennel
9 Nuts
0 More meat - roll on table 1 again
2 Vegetables - roll on table 8
3 Fruit - roll on table 7
4 Honey
5 Liver (of the meat rolled in table 1)
6 Blood (of the meat rolled in table 1) and flour
7 Bits of bacon
8 Fennel
9 Nuts
0 More meat - roll on table 1 again
3. Taste
1 Very hot
2 Hot
3 Spicy
4 Sweet
5 Tangy
6 Tart
7 Hearty
8 Salt
9 A little bitter
0 X, with a whiff of Y - for X, roll on this table, for Y, roll on table 4
2 Hot
3 Spicy
4 Sweet
5 Tangy
6 Tart
7 Hearty
8 Salt
9 A little bitter
0 X, with a whiff of Y - for X, roll on this table, for Y, roll on table 4
4. Spices and herbs
1 Pepper
2 Heavily salted
3 Basil
4 Cumin
5 Tarragon
6 Mustard
7 Cinnamon
8 Garlic & onions
9 Marjoram
0 Aniseed
2 Heavily salted
3 Basil
4 Cumin
5 Tarragon
6 Mustard
7 Cinnamon
8 Garlic & onions
9 Marjoram
0 Aniseed
5. Sauce
1 Lemon
sauce
2 Pepper sauce
3 Onion sauce
4 Ale sauce
5 Cranberry sauce
6 Gravy
7 Fried mushrooms
8 Baked apple
9 Apple sauce
0 Mustard
2 Pepper sauce
3 Onion sauce
4 Ale sauce
5 Cranberry sauce
6 Gravy
7 Fried mushrooms
8 Baked apple
9 Apple sauce
0 Mustard
6. Vegetables
1
Mushrooms
2 Onions
3 Peas and/or Carrots
4 Cauliflower
5 Tomatoes
6 Bell pepper
7 Turnips
8 Spinach
9 Red beets
0 Green beans
2 Onions
3 Peas and/or Carrots
4 Cauliflower
5 Tomatoes
6 Bell pepper
7 Turnips
8 Spinach
9 Red beets
0 Green beans
7. Fruit
1 Apple
and/or pear
2 Orange and/or lemon
3 Cranberries
4 Raspberries
5 Blueberries
6 Prunes
7 Peach
8 Cherries
9 Nuts and a fruit (roll again on this table)
0 Two fruits (roll twice on this table)
2 Orange and/or lemon
3 Cranberries
4 Raspberries
5 Blueberries
6 Prunes
7 Peach
8 Cherries
9 Nuts and a fruit (roll again on this table)
0 Two fruits (roll twice on this table)
8. Types of pie
1 Open
pie, crusty bottom
2 Pie covered with dough
3 Gratiné (covered with cheese)
4 Souffle
5 Flambé
6 Quiche
7 Prepared as "tarte tatin"
8 Thick, gooey bottom
9 Topped with turnip mash and cheese
0 Served in baking tin
2 Pie covered with dough
3 Gratiné (covered with cheese)
4 Souffle
5 Flambé
6 Quiche
7 Prepared as "tarte tatin"
8 Thick, gooey bottom
9 Topped with turnip mash and cheese
0 Served in baking tin
9. Served with
1-2 Mashed
turnips
3-4 Bread
5-6 Baked apple rings
7-8 Vegetables (roll on table 6)
9-0 Baked onion and garlic
3-4 Bread
5-6 Baked apple rings
7-8 Vegetables (roll on table 6)
9-0 Baked onion and garlic
10. Mishaps
1 Dish is
burned
2 Food is stale
3 Way too much salt
4 Food is rotten
5 Dish is cold
6 Dish is still half raw
7 Partly eaten already
8 Accidental ingredient *
9 Fell on the floor, picked up again
0 Roll twice on this table
* Accidental ingredient: think of a chip of wood, or a chopped off finger, or anything else that accidentally ended up in the food
2 Food is stale
3 Way too much salt
4 Food is rotten
5 Dish is cold
6 Dish is still half raw
7 Partly eaten already
8 Accidental ingredient *
9 Fell on the floor, picked up again
0 Roll twice on this table
* Accidental ingredient: think of a chip of wood, or a chopped off finger, or anything else that accidentally ended up in the food
Roll a d10 again. If you roll a 0, something is wrong with the food you get - roll on table 10 to find out what. This is for average food. For good food, roll twice; both dice have to come up 0. For low quality food, roll twice, and if either of the rolls shows a 0, roll on the mishap table.