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Aquatic survival implies that the character has honed their abilities of surviving in very cold conditions where food is scarce and temperatures are low enough to kill them.
| Foraging | Locate and identify common varieties of edible roots, berries, fruit, nuts, and other plants in arctic and subarctic conditions. |
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| Fishing | Fish from shore or kayaks, either in rivers, lakes, or oceans using bait or lures. Prepare lures or flies. Can identify better places to obtain fish. Can cut holes in the ice and fish through them effectively. |
| Fire-building | Can build a fire using a bow-drill or other crude tools. Understands which woods are best for building a primitive fire. |
| Shelter-building | Shelters can be built to withstand low temperatures, including building shelters with built in fires for warmth that will not burn down the shelter. |
| Sledding | Character can drive a sled or sleigh with a team of dogs, reindeer, or other pack animals that can handle cold weather. |
| Hunting and Snaring | Find food to hunt based on signs in the environment: trails, scat, etc. Set various types of snares in good locations for obtaining food. Know how to skin and prepare meat, cure hides, etc. |
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| Wild Animals | Can identify common types of cold weather wild animals by tracks, scat, or sight. |
| Traveling | Can effectively use downhill skis, cross country skis, and snowshoes to cross difficult terrain at normal speeds. |
| Accustomed to the Cold | All arctic survival dice can be added to any cold skill checks. |
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| Building Equipment | Can build skis, ski poles, snow shoes, etc for use in cold weather conditions, given the proper materials for doing so. |
| Weather Sense | Can determine what weather conditions will be within the next few hours based on a variety of factors in the environment. Understand what typical weather conditions are for the arctic region in which they find themselves. |
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