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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frostmarrow" data-source="post: 1362384" data-attributes="member: 1122">Some of the free pdf-adventures from Wizards have various side-bars about conditions and such. This one, by Monte Cook, has some info on freezing water:<a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/Frigid_Demise.pdf" target="_blank">A Frigid Demise</a>Another one, <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/OA_DND_0103.zip" target="_blank">Into The Frozen Waste </a> by Eric Cagle, has this to say about winter conditions:Weather and TerrainInto the Frozen Waste takes place in subarctic conditions,where the temperature is often below freezing. In addition tomonsters, the characters must contend with bitter cold, difficultterrain, and icy conditions. The DM should be familiar with therules for cold, wind, precipitation, and other environmental factors,as described in Chapter 3: Running the Game in the DUNGEONMASTER’s Guide. Below are some of these rules that maycome into play.Cold Dangers: Cold and exposure deal subdual damage. Hitpoints lost in this way cannot be recovered until the afflictedcharacter gets out of the cold and warms up again.Once a character has been rendered unconscious from colddamage, the cold and exposure deal normal damage at thesame rate. An unprotected character in cold weather conditionsmust make a Fortitude saving throw each hour (DC 15, +1 perprevious save) or take 1d6 points of subdual damage.A character who is submerged in freezing water must immediatelymake a Fortitude save (DC 20) or take 1d6 points of subdualdamage per round that he or she remains in the water. Acharacter with the Wilderness Lore skill may receive a bonus onthis saving throw, and this bonus may apply to other charactersas well.A character who takes any subdual damage from cold suffersfrom frostbite or hypothermia (treat as the fatigued condition;see page 84 of the DUNGEON MASTER’s Guide). Charactersshould purchase winter clothing or get magic items that preventcold damage.Snow: While falling, snow reduces visibility as though it wererain (–4 penalty on Spot checks, Search checks, and attack rollswith ranged weapons). The snowy and icy terrain of an ice floereduces movement by half.Ice: Any character walking on slippery ice must make a successfulBalance check (DC 15) to avoid slipping and falling.Over long distances, such a character must make a check eachminute.Snowshoes and Ice Crampons: A character wearing snowshoes(10 gp) can move at three-quarters of normal speed onsnowy terrain. Ice crampons (10 gp) reduce the DC for the Balancecheck to walk on ice by 5. Each of these items alsoimposes an armor check penalty on the wearer (–2 for snowshoesor –1 for ice crampons), which stacks with any otherapplicable armor check penalties. A character cannot wearsnowshoes and ice crampons at the same time. It takes a fullroundaction to don or remove either ice crampons orsnowshoes.Weather: The weather can be just as much of an enemy to thecharacters as monsters are. The DM should make judicious useof Table 3-19: Random Weather on page 89 in the DUNGEONMASTER’s Guide, using the “cold climate” heading.</blockquote>

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