That wonderful stuff: Lava

[kdtipa]

I'll admit I haven't read the 4e books cover to cover (yet). But I read 3e books pretty thoroughly and I don't recall lava in the natural hazards sections. I might have simply missed it, forgotten it, or haven't seen it yet in a 4e book, but I'm curious about stats for lava in GURPS.

In D&D 3.x, lava is pretty scary. It does a lot of damage. And it seems... it really should. There's also the "continuing" damage from it being stuck to you. And I wonder about those toxic fumes that usually accompany lava... Is there a definition for GURPS? If not, has anyone come up with good stats for it?

Sure it's unlikely anyone will encounter lava without seeking it out, but some of the worts traps in my time playing D&D included lava... and I'm just curious about what the GURPS stats are.

[RedMattis]

Here is a free e23 book on the topic of Lava.

Lava Rules! Fire and Brimstone :P

[The Whiner Knight]

Oh, lava! What a wonderful substance! If only there was some way we could harness its awesome power!

TWK
Also yoinking that e23 book....

[kdtipa]

Nice... Thanks for the e23 link. And thanks for the amusement over the dwarf fortresses... :)

[kdtipa]

I just got a chance to look at the PDF... That is fantastic. :)

[Lord Herman]

Indeed. The e23 link is brilliant. I'm so using that in my game sometime.

[NineDaysDead]

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Originally Posted by Benchmarking Attacks and Defenses

Ordinary fire rarely exceeds 1d burning. To rate other fires, use Making Things Burn. For instance, magma should ignite even “highly resistant” items instantly, which takes 30 points of damage – average damage for 8d+2.

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