We left off the session waaay late last night right in front of the entrance, so we're gonna just pop into it next week. The main question: what is most workable for you and your team, and what fits most with your character.Sooooo my party has recently found itself in the depths of the Elemental Plane of Water somehow, and have (we think) located the lair of the aboleth (we *think*) that's been terrorizing Port Madera, a pretty crappy town but still, y'know.

My favorite is Shape Water, but some DMs may not like that route. There are plenty of options for surviving underwater and many routes to get there. And a few Magical Items can come in handy, too:.Genie Vessel (Genie Warlocks ( TCE, pg 73).You are dying and cannot regain hp or stabilize until you can breathe again. After the previous step, drop to 0 hp.After running out of air, you have a number of rounds (6 sec each) equal to your Constitution modifier, with the minimum being 1 round.You can hold your breath (1 + Constitution modifier) minutes, minimum of 30sec.According to the Player’s Handbook (pg.No one says you need a constant supply of oxygen! Summary The Bag of Holding is probably a decent fix for sticking your head into the bag, catching your breath, and continuing to dive. You could bring someone in the Bag of Holding during your underwater adventures-but keep in mind they can only stay in there for 10 minutes (split among the number of creatures) before they begin to suffocate. Keep in mind that when opened, water will begin to rush in-unless you hold it upside down. Though a Bag of Holding sounds like a neat way to bring oxygen underwater, it’s not the most reliable method. If you’re unable to find these items, 100 gold coins can snag you a Potion of Water Breathing which lasts for an hour. Cloak of the Manta Ray, Cap of Water Breathing, and Necklace of Adaptation can confer water breathing as long as you are attuned to and wear them. Again, there’s also Water Breathing and Alter Self.įor Genie Warlocks, you can also use your Genie’s Vessel at level 1 to take a break (once per long rest), and at level 10, you can bring your entire party in there (you plus 5 willing creatures) Magical Itemsįortunately for non-casting classes, there are plenty of magical items that can aid with breathing underwater. Other spells like Magnificent Mansion can work as a substitute. Spells, like Rope Trick, can generate portals to other places which contain air and can hold 8 medium creatures. As such, these DMs say that you can cast only one spell underwater before running out of the air in your lungs. Though some homebrew rules argue that, since Silence effectively blocks spells, then you need to have the ability to force air through your vocal chords. It’s even been confirmed in a Tweet by Jeremy Crawford, the lead rules designer for 5e. If you’re wondering if you can cast spells underwater: yes, you can! Contrary to popular belief, being underwater does not stop you from casting spells. This is subject to DM agreement, of course. According to this thread, that would lead to roughly 20min of breathing time. Shape Water is clearly the better option, though it’s a cantrip, it lasts an hour, and it can make you an air pocket that’s just under a 5ft cube in volume. If you have Shape Water or Control Water, you can generate a cube of water-filled with air- and stay within that air pocket for as long as the air or spell lasts, which is 1 hour for Shape Water, and 10 minutes for Control Water. Technically, you’d then temporarily be an aquatic animal. Here’s a table: AnimalĪlter Self also works if you want to roughly maintain your current form. For intelligence, octopi are hard to beat. However, bear in mind that Polymorph gives you the intelligence of the animal you change into, so it’s best to pick something more intelligent, such as a giant octopus.įor options on underwater Polymorph and their intelligence. Polymorph or Wild Shape yourself into a water-breathing creature is the easiest way to prevent drowning. How to Transforming Yourself into an Aquatic AnimalĪssuming you don’t have access to Water Breathing, and you’re planning on spending plenty of time beneath the waves, here are some ways to prevent drowning: How to Transforming Yourself into an Aquatic Animal.

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