A creature needs an amount of food per day based on its size, as shown in the [[#Food Needs per Day]] table.
**1 Day.** A creature that eats but consumes less than half the required food for a day must succeed on a DC 10 CON saving throw or gain 1 [[Exhaustion]] level at the day's end.
**5 Days.** A creature that eats nothing for 5 days automatically gains 1 [[Exhaustion]] level at the end of the fifth day as well as an additional level at the end of each subsequent day without food.
**Remove Exhaustion.** [[Exhaustion]] caused by malnutrition can't be removed until the creature eats the full amount of food required for a day.
# Food Needs per Day
| Size | Water | Size | Water |
| ------ | --------- | ---------- | -------- |
| Tiny | 1/4 Pound | Large | 4 Pound |
| Small | 1 Pound | Huge | 16 Pound |
| Medium | 1 Pound | Gargantuan | 64 Pound |