Is there a sunburn condition or rules / effects that simulate this?


Rules Questions


Is there a sunburn condition in any of the Pathfinder books? If not, does anyone know of any effect via spell or creature ability that deals with sunburns?


I think the "Heat Dangers" section on page 444 of Core Rulebook covers it will enough, without calling it by name. Mechanically, nonlethal damage and Fatigue are proper ways of handling it, IMHO. Calling it a sunburn is really just flavor.


Not necessarily -- it is possible (and in some lines of work, rather easy) to get heat damage without sunburn, and vice versa.


HardMaple wrote:
I think the "Heat Dangers" section on page 444 of Core Rulebook covers it will enough, without calling it by name. Mechanically, nonlethal damage and Fatigue are proper ways of handling it, IMHO. Calling it a sunburn is really just flavor.

Well, I was hoping for something more. I was envisioning it as being extremely painful, which the heat condition in the core book doesn't really address. I think I will just use the sickened condition and increase the penalty when the individual is in sunlight.

Grand Lodge

Dexterity damage might be appropriate.

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