Kill dragons with fire

hcobb · 05-08-2021, 10:27 PM

ITL 124 "Fire as a Weapon" ... "His armor will protect him for 1 turn"

The 14 hex dragon needs to get soaked three times for a kill (unless it goes swimming), and has a 55.63% chance of dodging the soak (Dragons are DX dumpers, yo.) so the halflings need to toss around 10 molotails.

phiwum · 05-08-2021, 10:41 PM

Pretty hard to imagine a fourteen hex critter dodging a molotail, honestly.

phiwum · 05-09-2021, 04:05 PM

You know, Henry, you got me thinking. What happens if someone holding a molotail gets hit with a fireball or (more relevantly) dragon breath? Would that be likely to cause a molotail to explode? It's not obvious to me.

Skarg · 05-09-2021, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by phiwum

You know, Henry, you got me thinking. What happens if someone holding a molotail gets hit with a fireball or (more relevantly) dragon breath? Would that be likely to cause a molotail to explode? It's not obvious to me.

Up to the GM to assess damage to carried stuff of all kinds, and/or to figure out a system for it. Other than enchantments destroyed by lightning, which has rules in ITL.

I would say there is some chance of a molotail exploding from a fireball hit, but an even better chance that it lights the molotail (and/or other flammable things).

Anaraxes · 05-09-2021, 05:34 PM

Luckily, female dragons are completely immune to the molotail, as it's only "his" armor that fails to protect after one turn.

hcobb · 05-09-2021, 05:40 PM

I'll just be adding an innately fireproof note to my house rules for dragons.

phiwum · 05-09-2021, 06:29 PM

Certainly a common assumption regarding dragons. I'd probably change it from fireproofing (which protects carried items as well) to immunity to fire damage if I were you.

For now, I'm going with RAW. Molotails, fireballs and other fire can harm dragons in my world. I don't think that's a serious weakness.

hcobb · 05-09-2021, 06:55 PM

"The dragon's third eyelids slide into place, negating the penalty for standing in fire."

I.e. dragons in addition to not being harmed by fire the dragon wouldn't suffer a -2 DX for being in a fire.

Smoke should still bother them though.

phiwum · 05-09-2021, 07:08 PM

I've no idea what you're quoting. Would be helpful if you were a bit more verbose here (and elsewhere). I'm not great at reading minds.

Skarg · 05-10-2021, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by hcobb

I'll just be adding an innately fireproof note to my house rules for dragons.

Or, to let them still be vulnerable to, say, a fireball, you could say that their scales, unlike worn armor, don't get soaked/burned through by molotail oil.

05-08-2021, 10:27 PM	#1
hcobb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacheco, California	Kill dragons with fire ITL 124 "Fire as a Weapon" ... "His armor will protect him for 1 turn" The 14 hex dragon needs to get soaked three times for a kill (unless it goes swimming), and has a 55.63% chance of dodging the soak (Dragons are DX dumpers, yo.) so the halflings need to toss around 10 molotails. __________________ -HJC

05-08-2021, 10:41 PM	#2
phiwum Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Boston area	Re: Kill dragons with fire Pretty hard to imagine a fourteen hex critter dodging a molotail, honestly.

05-09-2021, 04:05 PM	#3
phiwum Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Boston area	Re: Kill dragons with fire You know, Henry, you got me thinking. What happens if someone holding a molotail gets hit with a fireball or (more relevantly) dragon breath? Would that be likely to cause a molotail to explode? It's not obvious to me.

05-09-2021, 05:34 PM	#5
Anaraxes Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Kill dragons with fire Luckily, female dragons are completely immune to the molotail, as it's only "his" armor that fails to protect after one turn.

05-09-2021, 05:40 PM	#6
hcobb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacheco, California	Re: Kill dragons with fire I'll just be adding an innately fireproof note to my house rules for dragons. __________________ -HJC

05-09-2021, 06:29 PM	#7
phiwum Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Boston area	Re: Kill dragons with fire Certainly a common assumption regarding dragons. I'd probably change it from fireproofing (which protects carried items as well) to immunity to fire damage if I were you. For now, I'm going with RAW. Molotails, fireballs and other fire can harm dragons in my world. I don't think that's a serious weakness.

05-09-2021, 06:55 PM	#8
hcobb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacheco, California	Re: Kill dragons with fire "The dragon's third eyelids slide into place, negating the penalty for standing in fire." I.e. dragons in addition to not being harmed by fire the dragon wouldn't suffer a -2 DX for being in a fire. Smoke should still bother them though. __________________ -HJC Last edited by hcobb; 05-09-2021 at 08:15 PM.

05-09-2021, 07:08 PM	#9
phiwum Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Boston area	Re: Kill dragons with fire I've no idea what you're quoting. Would be helpful if you were a bit more verbose here (and elsewhere). I'm not great at reading minds.