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Hostile Environments

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Unusual Areas

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	===Unusual Areas===		===Unusual Areas===
			It's not so much that the laws of physics ever break as that they happen to be locally different on occasion. Unusual areas are places where things are a little off from the usual... or a lot off.

			====Draining====
			These areas come in two varieties: greater and lesser. At the beginning of each {{Bracket\|Encounter}} in a greater draining area, or each {{Bracket\|Scene}} in a lesser draining area, each creature in this area suffer 10 points of {{Bracket\|HP reduction}}, which cannot be removed and lasts until the creature begins a {{Bracket\|Scene}} outside of the area.

			====Elemental====
			The area is a maelstrom of pure energy, classified as lesser, standard, or greater. Any creature in the area at the start of its turn takes 3, 6, or 9 damage in a lesser, standard, or greater elemental area, respectively. This damage is {{Bracket\|Fire}}, {{Bracket\|Cold}}, {{Bracket\|Acid}}, {{Bracket\|Electricity}}, {{Bracket\|Positive}}, or {{Bracket\|Negative}}, chosen by the GM when the area is created.

			====Folded space====
			Whenever a creature in this area moves, it may add the {{Bracket\|Teleport}} descriptor to its movement.

			====Hard vacuum====
			In space, no one can hear you scream, so all creatures are {{Bracket\|Deafened}} while in this area. This condition cannot be removed and ignores {{Bracket\|Immunity}}. In addition, creatures in a hard vacuum must hold their breath or begin suffocating.

			====No-fly zone====
			Due to local regulations, creatures in this area lose {{Bracket\|Flying}} and the [[Fly]] movement mode.

			====Pressurized====
			All squares in this area are [[difficult terrain]], and all d20 rolls made in this area suffer a -2 penalty.

			====Submerged====
			Creatures must use the [[Swim]] movement mode or an [[Athletics]] check to navigate this area. The [[Fly]] movement mode cannot be used in this area, and unless the environment is specifically described as possessing solid ground to burrow through, the [[Burrow]] movement mode cannot be used in this area.

			====Zero gravity====
			All creatures gain the [[Fly]] movement mode while in this area, and using a [[free action]] to start or stop {{Bracket\|Flying}} does not provoke [[attacks of opportunity]] while in this area. Effects that would remove [Flying] and/or the Fly movement mode function normally.

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Limited Visibility

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	===Limited Visibility===		===Limited Visibility===
			In a world navigated primarily by sight, not being able to see can be a serious hazard to anyone. There are two grades of limited visibility:
			* '''Obstructed-visibility conditions''' can be fog, smoke, heavy rain, dust-storms, and the darkest part of night, among other things. Creatures in these conditions treat all creatures outside of their {{Bracket\|Melee}} range as {{Bracket\|Concealed}}, and are [Concealed] when viewed from beyond [Melee] range. They likewise treat all creatures beyond their {{Bracket\|Close}} range as {{Bracket\|Fully concealed}}, and are [Fully concealed] when viewed from beyond [Close] range.
			* '''Zero-visibility conditions''' can be anything from whiteout conditions and total darkness to swimming pools full of blood. Creatures in these conditions suffer the effects of being {{Bracket\|Blinded}}, and those looking into these conditions cannot distinguish features of the environment and treat creatures inside zero visibility conditions as if they were {{Bracket\|Invisible}}.

			Illumination, such as that provided by torches and some abilities, and {{Bracket\|Darkvision}} can counter limited visibility that results from darkness, though most illumination is useless against magical darkness. Illuminated creatures and areas are treated as {{Bracket\|Revealed}} for purposes of concealment granted by darkness, though not necessarily for other forms of concealment.

	===Onrush===		===Onrush===

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Hostile Environments

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			From the desert sun that forces a wayward vagabond to avert his eyes, to the fumes of a bubbling tar pit, some environments are fundamentally hostile. Simply being in these places can inflict
			any one of a number of undesirable conditions. At the start of each {{Bracket\|Encounter}}, each creature in a hostile environment gains the condition listed as the effect of that environment given in the table for the duration listed. The [[DC]]s for hostile environments are 10 + 5 per {{Bracket\|Encounter}} spent in that environment during the current {{Bracket\|Scene}}.

			A successful save of the type listed for a hostile environment in the table negates the environment’s effect. If an environment lists two different saves, the GM chooses either save when the
			environment is created.

			After a creature ends one or more {{Bracket\|Scenes}} in some hostile environments, it may become acclimated to that environment. At the beginning of each [Scene], after the first completed in that environment, each creature in a hostile environment that has completed a [Scene] in that environment may make a save to gain {{Bracket\|Immunity}} to that environment. A successful save of the type listed for a hostile environment in the table ([[DC]] 30 - 5 for each [Scene] in which the creature made a successful save against that environment - 5 for each [Scene] after the first it has completed in that environment) grants the creature [Immunity] to the effects of that particular hostile environment.

	===Limited Visibility===		===Limited Visibility===

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 While not appropriate for all campaigns at all times, the rules for other forms of extreme deprivation are similar to those for suffocation, though they occur over much longer time scales. A creature that does not meet a basic need (e.g. eating a meal, drinking a couple litres of water, getting an 8-hour rest, etc.) for a number of days equal to its [[Constitution]] modifier (minimum 1 day) becomes deprived of that particular basic need and is {{Bracket|Energy drained}} at the beginning of each day. The penalty from the [Energy drained] condition from being deprived of that basic need stacks with any other penalties from [Energy drained], up to a maximum of the deprived creature's highest circle. The [Energy drained] condition from deprivation of a basic need ignores {{Bracket|Immunity}} and cannot be removed until the deprived creature meets that basic need. If at the beginning of a day a deprived creature's penalties from [Energy
 drained ] cannot increase, the creature falls {{Bracket|Unconscious}} instead, and dies after a number of days equal to half its [[Constitution]] modifier (minimum 1 day). Creatures that don't have to meet a particular basic need do not become deprived of that basic need.
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	==Falling==		==Falling==
	Willingly or otherwise, characters sometimes take the plunge, and when they do ~~it’s~~ good to know how much hurt you can deliver with a casual defenestration. As ''Legend'' tends to deal with height as an abstract function, we typically divide falls into three narrative types.		Willingly or otherwise, characters sometimes take the plunge, and when they do it's good to know how much hurt you can deliver with a casual defenestration. As ''Legend'' tends to deal with height as an abstract function, we typically divide falls into three narrative types.

	===Trivial Fall===		===Trivial Fall===
	Short and inconsequential, a trivial fall is easily survived and ~~doesn’t~~ slow a character down in any sense besides potentially forcing him to jump back up to his previous position.		Short and inconsequential, a trivial fall is easily survived and doesn't slow a character down in any sense besides potentially forcing him to jump back up to his previous position.

	===Hazardous Fall===		===Hazardous Fall===
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	===Dramatic Plunge===		===Dramatic Plunge===
	Sometimes you get pushed off a cliff by the Marquessa de Winter and a hazardous fall just ~~isn’t~~ enough. A dramatic plunge deals 5d8 damage, plus 1d8 damage per [[level]] of the falling creature.		Sometimes you get pushed off a cliff by the Marquessa de Winter and a hazardous fall just isn't enough. A dramatic plunge deals 5d8 damage, plus 1d8 damage per [[level]] of the falling creature.
	This is, very explicitly, a fall to your doom, and should not be a common occurrence. Use dramatic plunges only sparingly, only when dramatically appropriate, and be aware that what is a dramatic		This is, very explicitly, a fall to your doom, and should not be a common occurrence. Use dramatic plunges only sparingly, only when dramatically appropriate, and be aware that what is a dramatic
	plunge for one creature in one situation might not be for another.		plunge for one creature in one situation might not be for another.

	==Suffocation==		==Suffocation==
	Most creatures need air to survive, and running out of it is a bad way to go. Suffocating creatures become {{Bracket\|Slowed}} and {{Bracket\|Energy drained}} from suffocation each {{Bracket\|Round}} at the end of their turns. The penalty from the [Energy drained] condition inflicted by suffocating stacks with any other penalties from [Energy drained], up to a maximum of the suffocating ~~creature’s~~ highest circle. Conditions gained from suffocation ignore {{Bracket\|Immunity}}, and cannot be removed until the creature is no longer suffocating. If at the end of its turn a suffocating ~~creature’s~~ penalties from [Energy drained] cannot increase, it falls {{Bracket\|Unconscious}} instead, and dies after a number of minutes equal to half its [[Constitution]] score.		Most creatures need air to survive, and running out of it is a bad way to go. Suffocating creatures become {{Bracket\|Slowed}} and {{Bracket\|Energy drained}} from suffocation each {{Bracket\|Round}} at the end of their turns. The penalty from the [Energy drained] condition inflicted by suffocating stacks with any other penalties from [Energy drained], up to a maximum of the suffocating creature's highest circle. Conditions gained from suffocation ignore {{Bracket\|Immunity}}, and cannot be removed until the creature is no longer suffocating. If at the end of its turn a suffocating creature's penalties from [Energy drained] cannot increase, it falls {{Bracket\|Unconscious}} instead, and dies after a number of minutes equal to half its [[Constitution]] score.

	The risks of suffocation can be held off temporarily by holding ~~one’s~~ breath. Most creatures can hold their breath for 1 {{Bracket\|Round}} per point of [[Constitution]] they possess in pressurized environments, or for a single [Round] in hard vacuum. Creatures that ~~don’t~~ need to breathe never suffocate, and can hold their breath indefinitely.		The risks of suffocation can be held off temporarily by holding one's breath. Most creatures can hold their breath for 1 {{Bracket\|Round}} per point of [[Constitution]] they possess in pressurized environments, or for a single [Round] in hard vacuum. Creatures that don't need to breathe never suffocate, and can hold their breath indefinitely.

	==Deprivation==		==Deprivation==
	While not appropriate for all campaigns at all times, the rules for other forms of extreme deprivation are similar to those for suffocation, though they occur over much longer time scales. A creature that does not meet a basic need (e.g. eating a meal, drinking a couple litres of water, getting an 8-hour rest, etc.) for a number of days equal to its [[Constitution]] modifier (minimum 1 day) becomes deprived of that particular basic need and is {{Bracket\|Energy drained}} at the beginning of each day. The penalty from the [Energy drained] condition from being deprived of that basic need stacks with any other penalties from [Energy drained], up to a maximum of the deprived ~~creature’s~~ highest circle. The [Energy drained] condition from deprivation of a basic need ignores {{Bracket\|Immunity}} and cannot be removed until the deprived creature meets that basic need. If at the beginning of a day a deprived ~~creature’s~~ penalties from [Energy		While not appropriate for all campaigns at all times, the rules for other forms of extreme deprivation are similar to those for suffocation, though they occur over much longer time scales. A creature that does not meet a basic need (e.g. eating a meal, drinking a couple litres of water, getting an 8-hour rest, etc.) for a number of days equal to its [[Constitution]] modifier (minimum 1 day) becomes deprived of that particular basic need and is {{Bracket\|Energy drained}} at the beginning of each day. The penalty from the [Energy drained] condition from being deprived of that basic need stacks with any other penalties from [Energy drained], up to a maximum of the deprived creature's highest circle. The [Energy drained] condition from deprivation of a basic need ignores {{Bracket\|Immunity}} and cannot be removed until the deprived creature meets that basic need. If at the beginning of a day a deprived creature's penalties from [Energy
	drained ] cannot increase, the creature falls {{Bracket\|Unconscious}} instead, and dies after a number of days equal to half its [[Constitution]] modifier (minimum 1 day). Creatures that ~~don’t~~ have to meet a particular basic need do not become deprived of that basic need.		drained ] cannot increase, the creature falls {{Bracket\|Unconscious}} instead, and dies after a number of days equal to half its [[Constitution]] modifier (minimum 1 day). Creatures that don't have to meet a particular basic need do not become deprived of that basic need.

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The rules presented below provide options for representing the potential harm inflicted by falls, suffocation, and starvation in a game. These should be seen, in general, as tools for a GM to use. Rules for falling, suffocation, and starvation in particular may not fit into or have a role in every game, but when a game does need them you can find them below.

==Falling==
Willingly or otherwise, characters sometimes take the plunge, and when they do it’s good to know how much hurt you can deliver with a casual defenestration. As ''Legend'' tends to deal with height as an abstract function, we typically divide falls into three narrative types.

===Trivial Fall===
Short and inconsequential, a trivial fall is easily survived and doesn’t slow a character down in any sense besides potentially forcing him to jump back up to his previous position.

===Hazardous Fall===
A hazardous fall is more dramatic in nature, and might cause some real injury, dealing 5d6 damage. By default, a fall that inflicts damage should be a hazardous fall.

===Dramatic Plunge===
Sometimes you get pushed off a cliff by the Marquessa de Winter and a hazardous fall just isn’t enough. A dramatic plunge deals 5d8 damage, plus 1d8 damage per [[level]] of the falling creature.
This is, very explicitly, a fall to your doom, and should not be a common occurrence. Use dramatic plunges only sparingly, only when dramatically appropriate, and be aware that what is a dramatic
plunge for one creature in one situation might not be for another.

==Suffocation==
Most creatures need air to survive, and running out of it is a bad way to go. Suffocating creatures become {{Bracket|Slowed}} and {{Bracket|Energy drained}} from suffocation each {{Bracket|Round}} at the end of their turns. The penalty from the [Energy drained] condition inflicted by suffocating stacks with any other penalties from [Energy drained], up to a maximum of the suffocating creature’s highest circle. Conditions gained from suffocation ignore {{Bracket|Immunity}}, and cannot be removed until the creature is no longer suffocating. If at the end of its turn a suffocating creature’s penalties from [Energy drained] cannot increase, it falls {{Bracket|Unconscious}} instead, and dies after a number of minutes equal to half its [[Constitution]] score.

The risks of suffocation can be held off temporarily by holding one’s breath. Most creatures can hold their breath for 1 {{Bracket|Round}} per point of [[Constitution]] they possess in pressurized environments, or for a single [Round] in hard vacuum. Creatures that don’t need to breathe never suffocate, and can hold their breath indefinitely.

==Deprivation==
While not appropriate for all campaigns at all times, the rules for other forms of extreme deprivation are similar to those for suffocation, though they occur over much longer time scales. A creature that does not meet a basic need (e.g. eating a meal, drinking a couple litres of water, getting an 8-hour rest, etc.) for a number of days equal to its [[Constitution]] modifier (minimum 1 day) becomes deprived of that particular basic need and is {{Bracket|Energy drained}} at the beginning of each day. The penalty from the [Energy drained] condition from being deprived of that basic need stacks with any other penalties from [Energy drained], up to a maximum of the deprived creature’s highest circle. The [Energy drained] condition from deprivation of a basic need ignores {{Bracket|Immunity}} and cannot be removed until the deprived creature meets that basic need. If at the beginning of a day a deprived creature’s penalties from [Energy
drained ] cannot increase, the creature falls {{Bracket|Unconscious}} instead, and dies after a number of days equal to half its [[Constitution]] modifier (minimum 1 day). Creatures that don’t have to meet a particular basic need do not become deprived of that basic need.

[[Category:Non-Combat Encounters]]