A character can butcher a dead animal, fish or bird (i.e. take the skin off and separate the bits that are good to eat from those that are not good to eat) if he/she makes a dice roll using his/her Farming or Survival + ST.
The dice roll result shows how much of the meat, fur etc. the character manages to usefully obtain as follows:
| Dice roll result | Amount of meat etc. gathered |
| Less than zero | Nothing useful |
| 0 | 25% |
| 1 | 50% |
| 2 | 70% |
| 3 | 80% |
| 4 | 85% |
| 5 | 90% |
| 6 | 95% |
| 7 or higher | 100% |
There is a penalty of -3 on the dice roll if the character is unfamiliar with the type of animal, fish or bird being butchered.
A character needs a sharp knife and some time (10 minutes for a small animal to several hours for a very large one) to butcher an animal. If he/she has to rush the job or does not have the right equipment, the referee may apply a penalty to the dice roll.