THE ENVIRONMENT

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• Acid Effects - Corrosive acids deals 1d6 points of damage per round of exposure except...
• Cold Dangers - Cold and exposure deal nonlethal damage to the victim.
• Ice Effects - Characters walking on ice must spend 2 squares of movement to enter a square...
• Darkness - Darkvision allows many characters and monsters to see perfectly well without...
• Falling
• Falling Damage - The basic rule is simple: 1d6 points of damage per 10 feet fallen, to a maximum of 20d6.
• Falling Into Water - Falls into water are handled somewhat differently. If the water is at least...
• Falling Objects - Just as characters take damage when they fall more than 10 feet, so too...
• Table: Damage From Falling Objects
• Heat Dangers - Heat deals nonlethal damage that cannot be recovered until the character...
• Catching On Fire - Characters exposed to burning oil, bonfires, and noninstantaneous magic...
• Lava Effects - Lava or magma deals 2d6 points of damage per round of exposure, except...
• Smoke Effects - A character who breathes heavy smoke must make a Fortitude save each round...
• Starvation And Thirst - Characters might find themselves without food or water and with no means to obtain them.
• Suffocation - A character who has no air to breathe can hold her breath for 2 rounds per point of Constitution.
• Slow Suffocation - A Medium character can breathe easily for 6 hours in a sealed chamber measuring 10 feet on a side.
• Water Dangers - Any character can wade in relatively calm water that isn't over his head, no check required.
• Drowning - Any character can hold her breath for a number of rounds equal to twice her Constitution score.