Scrags aka sea trolls

[Jhulae]

I've certainly worked in rains that I would classify as "immersion"..anyone who's visited Vancouver island or the Olympic peninsula knows what I am talking about...and I wouldn't have a problem letting them regenerate in those situations. I've been in rain that makes you no less wet than jumping in a lake, in a very short amount of time. As DM it's up to me to decide if it's raining that hard, whether it's by random table, player or NPC action, or simple story determination, and I'm rather happy the rulebooks haven't succeeded in splitting every hair down to its finest part in the interest of "balance".

But, how many rains have you been in where you've had to hold your breath because of fear of drowning?

Me? I've never been in one.

However, I've been *immersed* in a pool of water, and if I didn't hold my breath, I'd have lungs full of water.

Rain can drench someone, but you're not *immersed* in it. The word Immersed is very specific. The passage about Skragg didn't say they needed to be 'drenched' in water, but *immersed* in water. That's a big distinction.

 

[Innocent Bystander]

But whether your under water and holding your breath or standing in a heavy rain, you're only going to get so wet. And that's the thing I'm trying to figure out. The text also says "mostly", not completely or under. If you're 6' tall and in 3'1" of water, that would constitute "mostly".

I've been in rainfall where in about 5 seconds, you're soaked right through so you might as well have jumped in a lake. And just to clarify, this won't be a light drizzle. There will be a fairly heavy downpour.

 

[Ilium]

But whether your under water and holding your breath or standing in a heavy rain, you're only going to get so wet. And that's the thing I'm trying to figure out. The text also says "mostly", not completely or under. If you're 6' tall and in 3'1" of water, that would constitute "mostly".

I've been in rainfall where in about 5 seconds, you're soaked right through so you might as well have jumped in a lake. And just to clarify, this won't be a light drizzle. There will be a fairly heavy downpour.

IMO, the rules are irrelevant here. It will be a cool moment in the game, and isn't completely out of line. Just do it.