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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kmdietri" data-source="post: 47972" data-attributes="member: 1549">I'm not sure if this has been asked before since the search function is down.  So here goes.Under Cold Danger in the DMG (P.86)Starting with the third paragraph:     An unprotected character in cold weather (below 40 F) must make a Fort saving throw each hour (DC 15+1 per previous check).  or sustain 1d6 points of subdual damage.  A character who has the Wilderness Lore skill.....     In conditions of extreme cold or exposure (below 0 F), an unprotected character must make a Fort save once every 10 mins (DC 15 +1 per previous check) taking 1d6 points of subdual damage on each failed save.  A character who has the Wilderness Lore skill......   Characters wearing winter clothing only need check once per hour for cold and exposure damage.I'm wondering about the correct interpretation of this rule.  In my mind the first time I read this I took it to mean that if a character is wearing winter clothing they have to check every hour for temps of 0 F and lower but do not have to check at all for temps between 40 F and 1 F.  However after looking at it a couple more times it seems that that might not be the case.  I guess my question is does a character in winter clothing need to check for subdual damage when the temp is above 0 F.  If they do it seems that characters will eventually freeze to death any time there out in weather below 40 F for extended periods of time.  Which to me doesn't seem quite right. Thanks for any thoughts or a point to a prior thread.</blockquote>

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