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common cold
- Thread starter abe ray
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Andrea Rocci
Explorer
Short answer: normal cold is covered by the general rule on environmental dangers (Rules Compendium, p. 178). 1 Endurance check per day. If you fail you lose a healing surge. Surges can be regained with an extended rest outside the harsh environment.
Long answer: D&D4 is not big on simulating the world. I think it is more a matter of the role you want cold to play in the story and/or in the encounter. So, normal cold could be treated in terms of...
-Pure fluff with no game effects
- A Skill check - see above.
- A Skill challenge - not only Endurance checks but also Nature check to build a igloo to shelter from cold (Rules Compendium, p. 149), Heal to fight the effects of cold...
- A disease. Use the disease template to simulate the effects of Hypothermia.
- A Hazard. Use the hazard template to create a cold themed hazard, like a chilling blizzard.
- A terrain. Create a cold-themed hazardous terrain.
- All of the above...
Andrea Rocci
Explorer
I don't see any examples in the D&D Insider Compendium. So I guess there is no published version of hypothermia as a disease.
Instead of creating one, my favorite quick solution would be to just use the rule on environmental dangers, using hard DC if the cold is really severe.
Instead of creating one, my favorite quick solution would be to just use the rule on environmental dangers, using hard DC if the cold is really severe.
Purely by roleplaying. A common cold is too insignificant to negatively affect heroes in any other way.
Andrea Rocci
Explorer
Ah. Cold as in I've caught a cold and I sneeze, etc.
Sorry . Well, I guess in 4e this is purely role playing.
AbdulAlhazred
Legend
You could create a disease track for it, but it would be silly...
Andrea Rocci
Explorer
Common Cold Level 1 Disease
Stage 0: Target recovers
Stage 1: While affected by stage 1 target takes vulnerability 1 to cold.
Stage 2: While affected by stage 2 target takes vunerability 2 to cold. Character is affected by sneezing and coughing attacks during combat (and intense physical exertion in general).
Cough/Sneeze Attack: Any character action provokes the attack as an immediate interrupt +4 vs. Fortitude. Effect: Target takes 1 damage and is dazed, save ends. Recharge: 5-6.
Check: At the end of each extended rest, the target makes an Endurance check (if at stages 1 or 2):
Lower than DC 8, the character moves to stage 2 or remains at stage 2.
Lower than DC 12, no change.
DC 12 or better, character improves 1 stage.
Stage 0: Target recovers
Stage 1: While affected by stage 1 target takes vulnerability 1 to cold.
Stage 2: While affected by stage 2 target takes vunerability 2 to cold. Character is affected by sneezing and coughing attacks during combat (and intense physical exertion in general).
Cough/Sneeze Attack: Any character action provokes the attack as an immediate interrupt +4 vs. Fortitude. Effect: Target takes 1 damage and is dazed, save ends. Recharge: 5-6.
Check: At the end of each extended rest, the target makes an Endurance check (if at stages 1 or 2):
Lower than DC 8, the character moves to stage 2 or remains at stage 2.
Lower than DC 12, no change.
DC 12 or better, character improves 1 stage.
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