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===Drowning=== | ===Drowning=== | ||
If you don't bring a supply of air, or have some way of breathing in the water or other liquid you're swimming through, you start to Drown after one minute below the surface. Popping back up before a minute is up to take a breath is allowed and strongly encouraged. Note that a character with a Swim speed or lots of [[Movement]] skill can get REALLY deep in a minute of swimming, so see the rules | If you don't bring a supply of air, or have some way of breathing in the water or other liquid you're swimming through, you start to Drown after one minute below the surface. Popping back up before a minute is up to take a breath is allowed and strongly encouraged. Note that a character with a Swim speed or lots of [[Movement]] skill can get REALLY deep in a minute of swimming, so see the rules above for the crushing effects of pressure damage, and be sure to bring a light. | ||
Drowning in water is exactly like Suffocation. See above for those rules. | Drowning in water is exactly like Suffocation. See above for those rules. | ||