{"id":17937,"date":"2019-07-23T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=17937"},"modified":"2019-07-19T13:29:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T18:29:07","slug":"the-workshop-underwater-options-dd-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/the-workshop-underwater-options-dd-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"The Workshop: Underwater Options (D&D 5e)"},"content":{"rendered":"

After reading through\u00a0Ghosts of Saltmarsh,\u00a0<\/em>I ended up watching several Nova<\/em> specials that included an emphasis on underwater exploration and it got me thinking about how it tends to be underrepresented in a lot of DND campaigns. I’m not sure if it’s just because it’s such an alien concept to a people that cannot survive the depths of the ocean without special equipment or if it’s simply\u00a0the fact that players aren’t aware of the rules. But in doing some research for this article, I made myself familiar with those rules again and was pleasantly surprised to find that, much like the rest of the game, they are actually quite\u00a0simple. But instead of going through them at length here, I will point you to the excellent Dungeon Solvers<\/a> which gives a great breakdown of the mechanics of fighting underwater.<\/p>\n

These rules assume that your character has some means of breathing underwater – if that’s not the case, then you need to keep in mind the rules for holding your breath located\u00a0on page 183 of the Players Handbook. Put simply you can hold your breath for a number of minutes equal to 1 + your Constitution modifier (with a minimum length of 30 seconds). After that point, you have an additional number of rounds equal to your Constitution modifier before you need to breathe or you drop to 0 hit points and begin dying.<\/p>\n

Now there are a few spells and magical items that allow for an easier time exploring underwater, but they aren’t typical fare for low-level characters. With that in mind, I wanted to take a stab at creating a feat that would allow a character some greater versatility underwater without magical aid. Taking some inspiration from the Abendago Diver ranger archetype from Pathfinder, I came up with the first draft of a feat that would be useful for modeling such a character.<\/p>\n

Deep Diver<\/h3>\n

Through years of practice, you are highly skilled at diving deep underwater without magical aid. You gain the following benefits:<\/p>\n