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<blockquote data-quote="Arravis" data-source="post: 4125256" data-attributes="member: 327">A friend and I have been discussing this issue and we're both under the impression that you could probably fool creatures into taking a breath with it, but they would know what is up by the coughing as their lungs fill with water. If this is the way it would work, would the creature immediately go into the &quot;holding breath&quot; rules of drowning, or does he go directly to unconscious since he essentially failed the &quot;hold breath&quot; part by taking a nice big gulp?From the SRD:&quot;Drowning: Any character can hold her breath for a number of rounds equal to twice her Constitution score. After this period of time, the character must make a DC 10 Constitution check every round in order to continue holding her breath. Each round, the DC increases by 1. See also: Swim skill description.When the character finally fails her Constitution check, she begins to drown. In the first round, she falls unconscious (0 hp). In the following round, she drops to -1 hit points and is dying. In the third round, she drowns.&quot;P.S.: Lastly... could you use this spell on dry land to make someone think that they are underwater and have them &quot;drown&quot; (pass out from holding their breath)?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arravis, post: 4125256, member: 327"] A friend and I have been discussing this issue and we're both under the impression that you could probably fool creatures into taking a breath with it, but they would know what is up by the coughing as their lungs fill with water. If this is the way it would work, would the creature immediately go into the "holding breath" rules of drowning, or does he go directly to unconscious since he essentially failed the "hold breath" part by taking a nice big gulp? From the SRD: "Drowning: Any character can hold her breath for a number of rounds equal to twice her Constitution score. After this period of time, the character must make a DC 10 Constitution check every round in order to continue holding her breath. Each round, the DC increases by 1. See also: Swim skill description. When the character finally fails her Constitution check, she begins to drown. In the first round, she falls unconscious (0 hp). In the following round, she drops to -1 hit points and is dying. In the third round, she drowns." P.S.: Lastly... could you use this spell on dry land to make someone think that they are underwater and have them "drown" (pass out from holding their breath)? [/QUOTE]

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