Editing DnD Desert Raiders Campaign Cold Dangers (section)

===Hypothermia===
In any situation in which freezing temperatures are present, hypothermia is a potentially lethal risk. Hypothermia is a condition that results from the lowering of the body's core temperature (whether caused quickly by immersion in freezing waters or over a long period of time by exposure to cold temperatures) and is marked by pale skin, rigid muscles, and loss of consciousness. The three stages of hypothermia are mild, moderate, and severe.
As stated in Chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master's Guide, a character who takes any nonlethal damage from cold or exposure is beset by mild hypothermia and therefore treated as fatigued. Immersion in chilled waters calls for an immediate check to resist the effects of cold or exposure and increases the DC of all Fortitude saves to avoid taking damage from cold or resisting cold-based spells and effects by 10 until the character and his clothes become dry.
Once a character succumbs to mild hypothermia, he becomes susceptible to moderate and severe levels of hypothermia. Any character with mild hypothermia who fails a Fortitude save to avoid the effects of cold or exposure is beset by moderate hypothermia and is treated as exhausted. Any character with moderate hypothermia who fails a Fortitude save to avoid the effects of cold or exposure is beset by severe hypothermia and is treated as disabled.

====Treating Hypothermia====
A successful DC 15 Heal check can lower the level of hypothermia of the victim by one level (severe to moderate, moderate to mild, mild to none). The DC is modified by the conditions listed in the table below.

==== TABLE 1-7: Hypothermia modifier ====
Condition…………………………………….. Heal DC Modifier<br>
Wet clothing………………………………… +2<br>
Cold environment……………………….. +3<br>
Heat from fire……………………………… -5<br>
Body contact……………………………….. 1<br>