» Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:48 pm
It depends on the character. Most of my characters bathe often. They like to bathe soon after a dungeon crawl to get the dust or Chaurus spit off their skin. They also bathe if they've been traveling for a long time. Sometimes they will just go swimming for the fun of it.
Other characters are less concerned with hygeine. They go swimming, but do not make much of an effort to actually get clean. Some characters bathe in lakes and streams. Others bathe only when they are in a town.
When my characters bathe or swim they take off their armor and weapons off and leave them on the bank. This adds a little bit of strategy. In case they are ambushed while swimming or bathing they don't want to be caught without a weapon. So they scout the area before they drop their gear to make sure there are no enemies around.