Quick question. If a player has a thermal cube in their hands, and is in the desert which is around 106 degrees farenheit. and the cube emits 95 degrees. Does the heat build up to 201?
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No, that's not how temperature works. You simply wouldn't notice the effect because the desert is hotter than the temperature the cube would heat the air to.
As for real life the answer is it is complicated and depends on a lot of factors. However because the cube in your scenario is colder than the environment, as well as human body temperature, then a player holding the cube will actually lose heat to the cube until it warms up to match the environment.
Quick question. If a player has a thermal cube in their hands, and is in the desert which is around 106 degrees farenheit. and the cube emits 95 degrees. Does the heat build up to 201?
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No, that's not how temperature works. You simply wouldn't notice the effect because the desert is hotter than the temperature the cube would heat the air to.
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D&D is a game, not a simulation so it doesn't really get down to specifics when it comes to how to handle extreme heat. Here is what it says in the DMG for handling extreme heat: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dmg/adventure-environments#ExtremeHeat
As for real life the answer is it is complicated and depends on a lot of factors. However because the cube in your scenario is colder than the environment, as well as human body temperature, then a player holding the cube will actually lose heat to the cube until it warms up to match the environment.
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