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What happens when you get your black powder wet? does it base come in oiled paper or did the gm just start laughing manically?

from the gold ol days of 3e
Calculus, Gnome: This oversized sling is made to
fire flasks filled with liquid. Common ammunition
includes acid, alchemist’s fire, and other alchemical
substances. Alchemical ammunition deals damage
according to its properties, but it gains the range
increment of the gnome calculus.

Calculus, gnome 50 gp — — 50 ft. 2 lb.

played through an alch last night and this item was a god send.
several of the other players thought that this would make a nice
addition to the alchemist class base. any one else have ideas?

Burning magic:
Whenever a creature fails a
saving throw and takes fire damage from one of your
spells, it catches on fire. This fire deals 1 point of fire
damage per spell level at the beginning of the burning
creature’s turn. The fire lasts for 1d4 rounds.

Question: if a metamagic feat raises the spell level, it does not increase the dc or the damage dealt in case of caster level increase but does it increase the damage dealt by burning magic since it is a more "powerful" spell?

Burning magic:
Whenever a creature fails a
saving throw and takes fire damage from one of your
spells, it catches on fire. This fire deals 1 point of fire
damage per spell level at the beginning of the burning
creature’s turn. The fire lasts for 1d4 rounds.

Question one: if an oracle casts porduce flames and hits a target multiple time do the difrent "bits" of flame cause difrent burning damage.

Question two: two difrent oracles in the party hit with difrent fire spells each with burning magic. does the high level burning magic take effect or do they both burn?