Drowning

Cause: When you are underwater and unable to breathe or hold your breathe, you are [Drowning]. If you are swimming and become [Unconscious], you automatically begin [Drowning]. If you are forced to go [Prone] while swimming, you begin [Drowning].

Effect: You lose [Prone] and gain [Movement Restricted] and [Off Guard]. All skills and tricks have their DL raised by one. At the start of your turn, take 5 damage and make a basic Resilience roll with a DL of Severe (18). If you succeed, you automatically [Move][[Nearby](../Keywords/Keyword_Nearby.md)] towards the water's surface. If the water's surface was [Far] away, you are still [Drowning]. Otherwise, you break the water's surface.

Removal: If you break the water's surface, you lose [Drowning].