Dragonhide and Fire.

[blackbloodtroll]

So, if you are wearing Dragonhide(that is immune to fire) Fullplate, can you still catch on fire from things like alchemist fire? I know that Dragonhide gives you no resistance or immunity, but when you are covered in armor that is immune to fire, I have a hard time seeing how you would catching on fire. The rules are some what silent on this, but I wonder what is actually on fire.

[Stikye]

You can still catch on fire, Your armor won't take any fire damage but your cloak, your magic items, your everything flammable isn't immune to fire.

Even if you had fire immunity from something, say 20th level fire elemental sorcerer, You are immune to fire, but if you jump into a flaming pit of watch this~ Everything your wearing is NOT immune to fire and might catch and get destroyed.

[blackbloodtroll]

If you are wearing only items immune to fire, do you still catch on fire?

[Stikye]

Yep :) You don't take any damage from it, but you still catch. I suppose bonus awesome for grapple damage.

Or at least I think so, Thats how I've ruled and I've had it ruled before, but I have no sources to confirm nor deny that.

[Ecaterina Ducaird]

RAW... I don't recall anything saying that you can't catch on fire based on what your wearing. If you have resist or immune to fire, you'd probably be able to resist the damage you've taken from being on fire, while still actually being on fire. There might be a handful of spells or effects that specify 'if you take damage, you are set on fire.' or the reverse.

I would assume that something like alchemical fire probably doesn't actually ignite your armour / hair / clothing as a part of the 'setting you on fire'. It's more a representation that enough of the fuel has hit you and caught that it's an ongoing concern and isn't going to go out by itself rather than splashing off or not covering sufficient volume or whatever.

Think of it this way in modern terms... Suit up in a hazmat suit, have someone douse you in napalm. Add a cigar. Your still on fire, right? Ok... technically your suit is, but you see what I mean, yes?

[Frankthedm]

blackbloodtroll wrote:

So, if you are wearing Dragonhide(that is immune to fire) Fullplate, can you still catch on fire from things like alchemist fire? I know that Dragonhide gives you no resistance or immunity, but when you are covered in armor that is immune to fire, I have a hard time seeing how you would catching on fire. The rules are some what silent on this, but I wonder what is actually on fire.

Your hair, skin, undergarments, and everything else that isn't dragonhide is still on fire. Armor isn't a sealed suit and alhemist fire & lit lamp oil is a liquid.

Characters at risk of catching fire are allowed a DC 15 Reflex save to avoid this fate. If a character's clothes or hair catch fire, he takes 1d6 points of damage immediately.

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Those whose clothes or equipment catch fire must make DC 15 Reflex saves for each item. Flammable items that fail take the same amount of damage as the character.

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If the dragonhide comes from a dragon that had immunity to an energy type, the armor is also immune to that energy type, although this does not confer any protection to the wearer. If the armor or shield is later given the ability to protect the wearer against that energy type, the cost to add such protection is reduced by 25%.