Topic: Fire & Water

[Arioch]

A couple of problems that seems to arise from time to time in my games and to which I cannot find a permanent solution.

- Drowning:
Besides a reference in the SoHK and one in RMSS Martial Law I couldn't find any clear rule for drowning, not even in my RMC and RMX books... So a character can hold his breath for his Co stat/10 rounds. And then? What happens? Does he istantly drown? Is there any way to improve a PC's breath holding ability (besides Chi powers)? Can anyone point me the right rule?

- Fire:
Are there rules about setting things on fire? If I have a wooden structure (or a structure made of another flammable material) does it automatically catch fire if it recieve a certain amount of fire damage? Is there a specific rule about it or should the GM came up with a solution case by case?

[dutch206]

RMSS "GM Law" has something about drowning in it, I think.

[twh]

RMC Spell Law has a section on damage to structures and the likelihood of things catching on fire.

[Arioch]

RMSS "GM Law" has something about drowning in it, I think.

I checked it (RMFRP version) but it doesn't have much infos than SoHK...

RMC Spell Law has a section on damage to structures and the likelihood of things catching on fire.

I don't own this one (yet)...  :'(

[Marc R]

The RM2 drowning rule is in one of the numbered companions, along with starving, dehydration and other lingering deaths.

[bottg]

The RM2 drowning rule is in one of the numbered companions, along with starving, dehydration and other lingering deaths.

I don't know what it is about the drowning table, but we can never find it.  We have been playing RM2 as our main game and as a group for 20+ years, and we know the companions inside out. except this table.

strange but true

[Voriig Kye]

RMC VII I think.
"Drowning Efficiently" I think that's the name of the section.
It has a MERP Like Drowning Critical Table

[Marc R]

pgs 25-27, thanks, that was making me crazy too.

[Warl]

for things catching fire, i give a 5% chance per crit level CUMALITIVE each round effected of catching fire. Plus a bonus or penalty based on marterial type and conditions (soaked down might give a -25% chance) paper would have a +50% chance. Light cloth might be +50% heavy cloth might only be +20%

you get the idea.

[Arioch]

for things catching fire, i give a 5% chance per crit level CUMALITIVE each round effected of catching fire. Plus a bonus or penalty based on marterial type and conditions (soaked down might give a -25% chance) paper would have a +50% chance. Light cloth might be +50% heavy cloth might only be +20%

you get the idea.

Good idea!

The RM2 drowning rule is in one of the numbered companions, along with starving, dehydration and other lingering deaths.

There's nothing about it in current publications? That's a thing that should be covered in th core book... 

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

There's nothing about it in current publications? That's a thing that should be covered in th core book... 

In the GM's core book, not the player's.... 

[dutch206]

There's nothing about it in current publications? That's a thing that should be covered in th core book... 

In the GM's core book, not the player's.... 

....Which is coming out when, exactly?

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

....Which is coming out when, exactly?

When it is done. 

I cannot give anything more accurate than that. Sorry...

[Setorn]

....Which is coming out when, exactly?

When it is done. 

I cannot give anything more accurate than that. Sorry...

Which is better than saying in August and waiting until January. 

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

Which is better than saying in August and waiting until January. 

I currently hate giving any fixed dates for products as we have too often run into the problem where we give a date and then have Murphy go into overdrive to prevent such a date from being possible.

[Arioch]

There's nothing about it in current publications? That's a thing that should be covered in th core book... 

In the GM's core book, not the player's.... 

Very good news indeed!