Setting things alight


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Now when I say "setting things alight" I don't mean people, I mean a bridge. In this situation I would like to set the bridge alight with a tindertwig. Would it basically just be like setting a campfire alight? How long (Possibly with a link to source) would it take for a 2 square wood bridge to be completely destroyed by the fire? Finally, how much damage would be caused by going through it? Thanks for any answers in advance :3


Eh, I don't think there are rules for this. The rules for setting things on fire aren't very clear (outside of magic spells that tell you it sets things on fire).

However, I can tell you it's definitely not as easy as setting a campfire. A campfire has lots of small pieces of wood, tinder and kindling. You can't just light a big piece of wood on fire. And even if you build a campfire on top of the bridge to burn it down, it's not going to happen quickly.

Basically, if you're under a time constraint you shouldn't bother with attempting to burn the bridge down. It's not going to work.


The rules are pretty fuzzy, but if you look up the environmental rules you can get a basic idea. A good start would be to douse the bridge in kerosene first. The fire does a d6 of damage each round. I believe the item gets a savings throw DC 15 each round. That's about all I can remember off the top of my head.

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