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<blockquote data-quote="LordEntrails" data-source="post: 7132007" data-attributes="member: 6804070"><p>The thought here is not that stealth is equivalent to swimming in any manner. The though is that if you look at the armor table, the heavy armor (with the exception of padded) are the ones that give stealth disadv. Their was talk that padded would be an issue because it absorbs water and becomes heavy and should give disadv. Since the Stealth disadv matches pretty well with those that it seems would be the worst of the armors for swimming, just use it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I can't find any type of reference for this. Can you link?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree, this is what I'm trying to find something to supplement, while keeping the heroic feel of 5E.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That's why I think disadv. Keeps it possible, but adds a danger.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Disagree. To me, the DC is regardless of who is attempting to make the check. ADV/DIS modifiers is for situations based on who. i.e swimming in a pool is DC6 (or whatever value) regardless of who is trying. Modifiers and or adv/dis for the person.</p><p></p><p>Which is only 4.4 minutes, which is not much beyond what a trained human can do. I'm ok with that time.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not trying to worry too much about physics, but I think common sense is a good thing to apply. Still want to keep the heroic feel, but water, imo, should have real consequences. Maybe it just slows you down, maybe it means you have to walk to the shore to get a breath, but it should mean something, otherwise you start getting to every combat is just a game of resource attrition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LordEntrails, post: 7132007, member: 6804070"] The thought here is not that stealth is equivalent to swimming in any manner. The though is that if you look at the armor table, the heavy armor (with the exception of padded) are the ones that give stealth disadv. Their was talk that padded would be an issue because it absorbs water and becomes heavy and should give disadv. Since the Stealth disadv matches pretty well with those that it seems would be the worst of the armors for swimming, just use it. I can't find any type of reference for this. Can you link? I agree, this is what I'm trying to find something to supplement, while keeping the heroic feel of 5E. That's why I think disadv. Keeps it possible, but adds a danger. Disagree. To me, the DC is regardless of who is attempting to make the check. ADV/DIS modifiers is for situations based on who. i.e swimming in a pool is DC6 (or whatever value) regardless of who is trying. Modifiers and or adv/dis for the person. Which is only 4.4 minutes, which is not much beyond what a trained human can do. I'm ok with that time. I'm not trying to worry too much about physics, but I think common sense is a good thing to apply. Still want to keep the heroic feel, but water, imo, should have real consequences. Maybe it just slows you down, maybe it means you have to walk to the shore to get a breath, but it should mean something, otherwise you start getting to every combat is just a game of resource attrition. [/QUOTE]
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