Burning Characters Will Hurt You?

[GM Jeff]

Does a character suffering from burning become a hazard to allies trying to help him with touch?

The only part about touching in the Burn description says, "Creatures that hit a burning creature with natural weapons or unarmed attacks take fire damage as though hit by the burning creature and must make a Reflex save to avoid catching on fire."

So, is everything else fair game? Say, like a Paladin ally using Lay on Hands?

[GM Jeff]

Oh, and the part, "Creatures that hit a burning creature with natural weapons or unarmed attacks take fire damage as though hit by the burning creature...".

What damage "as though hit" are we talking about here?

[Jiggy]

Seeing that this is under the entry for "Burn" in the Universal Monster Rules, I think the references to the "burning creature" are meaning the creature that has the "burn" ability.

If so, that means that if you punch a fire elemental, you take the fire damage that's normally associated with said elemental's slam attack (but not the slam damage) and then make a reflex save or catch fire.

[GM Jeff]

Oh yeah, you're correct. I was thinking the other way around and was like, "Huh?!?"

[Jiggy]

That's one downside of the super-convenience of online rules databases: you might not notice which source you're reading from, and miss some very important context. :/

[Count Visage]

Of, course, as everyone knows, ninjas can't catch you if you're on fire.