Re: How Long Can You Hold Your Breath?

>>>>In the DMG under "Suffocation" it says 2 rounds per point of
>>>>Constitution, but the Swim rules in the PHB say 1 round per
>>>>point of Constitution and that is reduced if you take standard
>>>>or full-round actions. Which is right?
>>>
>>> The SRD says the PHB is right.
>>>
>>> Average person (10 con) would get a minute of underwater time, assuming
>>> they only took move (or less) actions. Seems like a realistic time
>>> frame.
>>> The 2 minutes granted to the same person by the DMG would seem overly
>>> high.
>>> Most people who are not practiced swimmers cannot hold their breath for
>>> 2
>>> minutes.
>>
>>Actually, I believe BOTH are rigtht! Just holding your breath would be 2
>>rnd/CON
>>but holding your breath WHILE swimming would be exercise, which would use
>>up
>>the air in your lungs at twice the rate. That is where you get 1 rnd/CON.
>
> The rules do not agree with that, unless you are swimming pretty slowly. A
> full speed swim check is a full round action, and eats up your airtime.
>
> http://www.wizards.com/d20/files/v35/SkillsII.rtf
>
> Check: Make a Swim check once per round while you are in the water.
> Success
> means you may swim at up to one-half your speed (as a full-round action)
> or
> at one-quarter your speed (as a move action).

The only point I was trying to make was that both rules can be right.... the
first is for
just holding your breath.... the second for holding it WHILE swimming.
Anyone can
hold their breath longer if they are just sitting or slowly walking through
than if they
were swimming or running.


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