Temperature and snow stuff you will need to keep in mind.
The temperatures inside the winter pocket are considered cold
(approximately 30° F during the day, and 10° F at night).
Every hour spent in the wintry conditions requires a Fortitude save (DC 15, +1 per previous check) to avoid taking 1d6 points of nonlethal damage.
Those who have taken nonlethal damage from exposure suffer from hypothermia (treat as fatigued), and if this condition is not remedied, they also suffer from frostbite (Core Rulebook 442).
If the PCs secure cold-weather outfits before leaving Heldren, they receive a +5 bonus on Fortitude saves against exposure to the weather while adventuring in the forest.
Additionally, within the edges of the Border Wood, 6 inches of snow cover the ground, reducing overland travel rates by half. During combat, entering a snow-covered square costs 2 squares of movement.
Snowshoes (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Equipment 91) can significantly reduce these penalties, but no one in Heldren makes or sells them.
Combat Stuffs
The snow reduces visibility by half, imposing a –4 penalty on Perception checks and ranged attacks (Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook 438).
Border Wood Map
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House Rules:
1. You cannot heal with cure light wounds cold damage, you have to treat the hypothermia by warming yourselves up.
2. To treat hypothermia, you MUST warm yourself by a fire. This cures the 'fatigued' condition hypothermia causes.
