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Brendan Cass: Updates to downtime

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Brendan Cass: /* Falling */

2018-04-10T19:51:45Z

Falling

Brendan Cass at 19:44, 10 April 2018

2018-04-10T19:44:31Z

Brendan Cass at 17:23, 14 June 2017

2017-06-14T17:23:10Z

Brendan Cass: /* Water */

2017-05-07T17:09:05Z

Water

Brendan Cass: /* Water */

2017-05-06T23:56:29Z

Water

Brendan Cass: /* Water */

2017-05-06T23:42:56Z

Water

Brendan Cass: /* Water */

2017-05-06T23:40:25Z

Water

Brendan Cass: /* Water */

2017-05-06T23:21:59Z

Water

Brendan Cass: /* Travel Skill */

2017-05-06T20:00:53Z

Travel Skill

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 Adventuring in Swords of Infinity can generally be handled within the narrative but in the circumstances mentioned below some rules are necessary.
 == Falling ==
-Falling characters take one point of damage for every foot fallen once they collide with the ground, to a maximum of 1500 damage for a size 0 creature. Characters that are thrown into obstacles also take one point of damage for every foot of distance traveled. A character that combines a drop with their attack adds this damage to the regular damage they would deal with their attack.
+Falling characters have an attack rolled against them with a power equal to 10 points for every foot fallen once they collide with the ground, treat this attack as coming from a size 0 creature for determining bonus size armor. A successful physical resistance check against this damage prevents it entirely.
 == Sleep ==

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	=== Drowning ===		=== Drowning ===
	Characters can hold their breath one round for every 10 points of Vitality that they have. For every additional round characters must succeed in an Endurance Skill check, the first check is made with no penalty, but each successive check adds a stacking -10 penalty. Once a character fails one of these Endurance Skill checks, they begin drowning. Drowning characters lose consciousness and their head Damage Target takes 10 damage every round from the lack of oxygen to the brain. Drowning can be cured by removing the character from the water and succeeding on a First Aid skill check.		Characters can hold their breath one round for every 10 points of Vitality that they have. For every additional round characters must succeed in an Endurance Skill check, the first check is made with no penalty, but each successive check adds a stacking -10 penalty. Once a character fails one of these Endurance Skill checks, they begin drowning. Drowning characters lose consciousness and their head Damage Target takes 10 damage every round from the lack of oxygen to the brain. Drowning can be cured by removing the character from the water and succeeding on a First Aid skill check.
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		+	== Downtime ==

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 Sometimes an adventuring party needs to bring on additional, specialized help. As a general rule, most skilled help is willing to accept a weekly rate of one Value Level of pay for every XP Level they have gained (e.g. a 10 level hireling would cost 10 Value Levels of coin per week). Conditions such as the level of demand for, or the availability of the required skill-set may modify this pay rate and the Storyteller may opt to have the hireling request some other form of payment entirely (e.g. a favor, a percent of an adventure's take, etc.). In some settings, a hireling might demand that some percentage of their pay be provided in advance to their family as a form of insurance.
 == Travel ==
 Travel typically punctuates the moments between adventures, and is a great opportunity for the Storyteller to expose players to the nuances of a region. Swords of Infinity has mechanics for determining the tone and theme of a travel encounter, the Travel Matrix, and for giving players a bit of control over what they run into while on the road, the Travel Skill.

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	=== Swimming in Armor ===		=== Swimming in Armor ===
	Characters receive a penalty to attempts at using the Swim Skill equal to 10 times the highest class piece of armor they are wearing (e.g. a character wearing class 2 and a class 4 pieces of armor would receive a -40 penalty to their Swim Skill check). Likewise, armored characters must always roll a Swim Skill check every round they remain in water that has a depth greater than their height or sink and face the threat of drowning.		Characters receive a penalty to attempts at using the Swim Skill equal to 10 times the highest class piece of armor they are wearing (e.g. a character wearing class 2 and a class 4 pieces of armor would receive a -40 penalty to their Swim Skill check). Likewise, armored characters must always roll a Swim Skill check every round they remain in water that has a depth greater than their height or sink and face the threat of drowning.
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		+	=== Drowning ===
		+	Characters can hold their breath one round for every 10 points of Vitality that they have. For every additional round characters must succeed in an Endurance Skill check, the first check is made with no penalty, but each successive check adds a stacking -10 penalty. Once a character fails one of these Endurance Skill checks, they begin drowning. Drowning characters lose consciousness and their head Damage Target takes 10 damage every round from the lack of oxygen to the brain. Drowning can be cured by removing the character from the water and succeeding on a First Aid skill check.

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 == Water ==
-Water is quite dangerous to well equipped and armed adventurers, and has traditionally been avoided by traveling armies for this reason. The weight of a character's armor make swimming much more difficult, and makes them vulnerable to the threat that water poses. Unarmored characters are typically able to swim in calm waters without making a skill check.
+Water is quite dangerous to well equipped and armed adventurers, and has traditionally been avoided by traveling armies for this reason. The weight of a character's armor makes swimming much more difficult, and leaves them vulnerable to the threat that water poses. Unarmored characters are typically able to swim in calm waters without making a skill check.
 === Swimming in Armor ===
 Characters receive a penalty to attempts at using the Swim Skill equal to 10 times the highest class piece of armor they are wearing (e.g. a character wearing class 2 and a class 4 pieces of armor would receive a -40 penalty to their Swim Skill check). Likewise, armored characters must always roll a Swim Skill check every round they remain in water that has a depth greater than their height or sink and face the threat of drowning.

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	== Water ==		== Water ==
		+	Water is quite dangerous to well equipped and armed adventurers, and has traditionally been avoided by traveling armies for this reason. The weight of a character's armor make swimming much more difficult, and makes them vulnerable to the threat that water poses. Unarmored characters are typically able to swim in calm waters without
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		+	=== Swimming in Armor ===
		+	Characters receive a penalty to attempts at using the Swim Skill equal to 10 times the highest class piece of armor they are wearing (e.g. a character wearing class 2 and a class 4 pieces of armor would receive a -40 penalty to their Swim Skill check). Likewise, armored characters must always roll a Swim Skill check every round they remain in water that has a depth greater than their height or sink and face the threat of drowning.

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	=== Travel Skill ===		=== Travel Skill ===
		+	Players that succeed on a Travel Skill check are able to move the result on the matrix up or down one row, or left or right one column. Critical success allows the player to chose the exact result. This gives experienced travelers more control over the sorts of things they encounter on the road. Every player in the party can attempt this check, but cumulative successes do not apply stacking results (i.e. two successful players are not able to move the matrix results by two).

	== Water ==		== Water ==