Aqueas Orb + (Admixture) Fireball with cold damage


Rules Questions


Hi there!

In our last game, we fought a succubus. I dispelled her ability to teleport, then openned a pit under her. She was fighting with our summoned monsters, so I had the time to cast an Aqueous Orb in the pit(and bit her SR). The I casted an Admixture Fireball with cold damage.

Do you think that the Aqueous orb can be turn in a prison of ice with this kind of ICE FIREBALL?


Unfortunately no. Its a great idea, but the rules don't support it. Just like how Fireballs don't actually light things on fire, an Admixture Coldball would just make the water colder at best, not make it freeze solid.

Making things catch fire requires something that deals continuous fire damage (see the environmental rules).

If I was GMing I'd probably let a continuous cold damage spell (an Admixtured Wall of Fire perhaps) freeze water in a similar way to how a wall of fire would catch things on fire.

I wish the rules supported that sort of spell combo stuff, but they don't. A good rule of thumb is, if it's instantaneous energy damage, it doesn't leave lingering effects. Fireballs char things, but don't set them ablaze.

Hope that helps.

Grand Lodge

Doesn't the succubus have wings...?

(sorry, side question, I know, just trying to figure out how the pit mattered)


what if he used the lingering spell metamagic feat with a cold fireball?

Sczarni

nothing.... it'd just hurt those that come into it...

Quote:
Those already in the area suffer no additional harm, but other creatures or objects entering the area are subject to its effects.


darn...


FLite wrote:

Doesn't the succubus have wings...?

(sorry, side question, I know, just trying to figure out how the pit mattered)

if she is stuck in a Aqueous Orb she can't fly


She was stuck ni the Orb. A tought fight since were 6th And earn our 7th lvl after the fight.


I think Freezing Sphere is what you're looking for. It's basically a Cold Fireball, but it explicitly freezes any body of water (or part thereof) that it touches.

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