Cold (PSR Supplement)

**PSR** is an alternate ruleset compatible with most 5e content.
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Cold is a damage type.

Freezing, icy water, blizzards, and frigid temperatures cause cold damage.
If something is damaged just by being Soaked, such as paper or flames, it's cold damage.
Sources of cold damage may cause a creature to become Slowed, or unable to take reactions.
Cold damage may sometimes cause terrain to become slippery ice, or fragile ice.
Sometimes cold damage will deal max damage to a creature that's Soaked.
Creatures acclimated to extreme cold often have resistance to cold damage.
Flaming creatures or those who rely on internal heat are often vulnerable to cold damage.