[Falling](/Rules.aspx?ID=402)\r\n\r\n**Source** [Core Rulebook](/Sources.aspx?ID=1) pg. 463 4.0\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWhen you fall more than 5 feet, you take bludgeoning damage equal to half the distance you fell when you land. Treat falls longer than 1,500 feet as though they were 1,500 feet (750 damage). If you take any damage from a fall, you land [prone](/Conditions.aspx?ID=31). You fall about 500 feet in the first round of falling and about 1,500 feet each round thereafter.\n\n You can [Grab an Edge](/Actions.aspx?ID=95) as a reaction to reduce the damage from some falls. In addition, if you fall into water, snow, or another relatively soft substance, you can treat the fall as though it were 20 feet shorter, or 30 feet shorter if you intentionally dove in. The effective reduction can’t be greater than the depth (so when falling into 10-foot-deep water, you treat the fall as 10 feet shorter).\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n",
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"text": " Falling Source Core Rulebook pg. 463 4.0 When you fall more than 5 feet, you take bludgeoning damage equal to half the distance you fell when you land. Treat falls longer than 1,500 feet as though they were 1,500 feet (750 damage). If you take any damage from a fall, you land prone. You fall about 500 feet in the first round of falling and about 1,500 feet each round thereafter. You can Grab an Edge as a reaction to reduce the damage from some falls. In addition, if you fall into water, snow, or another relatively soft substance, you can treat the fall as though it were 20 feet shorter, or 30 feet shorter if you intentionally dove in. The effective reduction can’t be greater than the depth (so when falling into 10-foot-deep water, you treat the fall as 10 feet shorter). ",
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