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[RangerCado]

"I can hunt pretty well. Maybe 2 weeks, see if we can pick up work in one of the towns or villages along the way, hunt for what we can as well? 6 Weeks of food is hard to keep from going bad no matter what it is too."

[Angle]

According to the map, that area is complete wilderness: It hasn't been settled by any civilized race for a couple hundred years. The good news is that rations actually keep quite well, as long as you keep them dry.

[RangerCado]

"...On second thought, we may want to see if we can earn some coin first, or maybe find a caravan heading that direction and sign up as guards."

[My Name is Immaterial]

"I doubt anyone would be heading out that way, but it's worth taking a look."

[Angle]

I think you've got the math for rations wrong. According to DF1, a single meal of rations is $2, so to cover the entire trip would be $80 per person.
Also, the cost of living in town is $150, unless you want to live in style.

edit- sorry, there are three meals per day, so thats 240 per person. Whoops.

[My Name is Immaterial]

I was using Characters, page 265.

[Angle]

That's accurate for most campaigns. DF uses some different rules though, so it has different numbers for a lot of things.

[My Name is Immaterial]

Rachel downs her drink, wishes her new companions a good night and rents a room. In the morning, she tries to find a vendor who sells trail rations.

[kj1225]

((I believe it already is morning.))

[My Name is Immaterial]

((In that case, the rest of the action stands.))

[Angle]

You find yourself at the general store. Well stocked shelves gleam with ropes, poles, tents, and all manner of adventuring gear. An entire section displays preserved rations available in bulk.

[My Name is Immaterial]

Find the shopkeeper.
"Hello! I'm looking to buy some rations for me and my companions for a 40 trip. Do you have a bulk discount?"
((How should I declare that I'm using the Merchant skill here?))

[Angle]

Aye, ye can get a 10% discount for purchases of a hundred or more. How many ye want?

((The parentheses are fine.))

[My Name is Immaterial]

"There are five of us, so... 600. What would you say to a 20% discount for this order?"
((Disregard the second sentence if the 10% represents my success with Merchant.))

[Angle]

"That's pushin et, me laddie. Ye cen get 10% an no more. That'll be $1080."
((That was indeed your success with Merchant. Also: Hilariously bad Irish accent is hilariously bad. Also also, you don't necessarily need that many. If you can fail (Not crit fail) fishing, naturalist, or survival, you can get 1/3 off the number of rations you (whoever rolled the skill) need. if you sicceed you get half off, and if you crit succeed you eliminate such requirements entirely.))