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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6521422">So here I am working on a semi-pirate-plane-of-evil setting and I'm reading through the vampire weaknesses and it got me thinking, does an ocean count as &quot;running water&quot;?&nbsp; Oceans have currents so technically it is &quot;running&quot; but not in the same sense that a river or stream is running.&nbsp; How large does a piece of water need to be in order to either no longer qualify as &quot;running&quot;?&nbsp; Can a vampire take a shower?&nbsp; I realize that question is silly, but earlier editions used to define depth or size of the water, ie: a vampire could jump over or walk though a couple feet of ankle-deep water, but they couldn't wade through a waist-deep river.&nbsp; The 5e rule just says &quot;ends it's turn in running water&quot;.&nbsp; Well, that includes taking a shower, or even a bath in some cases.&nbsp; Would it be reasonable to suggest that vampire merfolk would be immune to this effect since water is their natural habitat?I suppose I could DM handwaive and argue that the water and land is tainted and simply ignore this effect except in special situations, since arguably it stems from the idea that water is pure and therefore damaging to vampires.&nbsp; Anyway, what say you all about my potential 5th-edition vampire pirates?&nbsp; Sink or swim?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6521422"] So here I am working on a semi-pirate-plane-of-evil setting and I'm reading through the vampire weaknesses and it got me thinking, does an ocean count as "running water"? Oceans have currents so technically it is "running" but not in the same sense that a river or stream is running. How large does a piece of water need to be in order to either no longer qualify as "running"? Can a vampire take a shower? I realize that question is silly, but earlier editions used to define depth or size of the water, ie: a vampire could jump over or walk though a couple feet of ankle-deep water, but they couldn't wade through a waist-deep river. The 5e rule just says "ends it's turn in running water". Well, that includes taking a shower, or even a bath in some cases. Would it be reasonable to suggest that vampire merfolk would be immune to this effect since water is their natural habitat? I suppose I could DM handwaive and argue that the water and land is tainted and simply ignore this effect except in special situations, since arguably it stems from the idea that water is pure and therefore damaging to vampires. Anyway, what say you all about my potential 5th-edition vampire pirates? Sink or swim? [/QUOTE]

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