Heat or Fire Damage

Heat damage (from fire) has a wide range. A minor candle flame can range from 1000 degrees F to 1400, while the coolest part of a bonfire can be as low as 800 degrees F. A safety flame in a laboratory is about 300 degrees F. A household match is about 600-800. But the size of the candle flame limits its ability to harm the character unless it spreads.

Damage is based on temperature, size, and length of exposure time.

Temperature: base damage starts at 200 degrees for a 1 damage rating. It goes up by 1 point per 100 degrees after that.

Size: ranges from candle or matchstick to massive conflagration to atomic explosions. Non-flame heat sources also take size into consideration. A pinpoint of heat would be -12. Some examples include the following:

Flame	Modifier
Candle or matchstick	-6
Torch	-3
Kitchen pan grease fire	-1
Fireplace	0
Large campfire	+3
Bonfire	+6
Burning room	+9
Housefire	+12

Exposure time: the longer you are in the heat, the more damage it causes. The damage rating goes up 1 point per hour for temperatures under 100 degrees, 1 point per 10 minutes above 200, 1 point per 1 minute above 300, 1 point per 30 seconds above 600, 1 point per 10 seconds above 1000, 1 point per 3 seconds above 2000.

Other factors may be considered as per the GM’s discretion.

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Hot Water Damage

Hot water has a prolonged effect due to exposure time. It acts in part as a clinging heat source.

Temperature	Time til damage	Damage	2nd degree burn (temporary damage)	3rd degree burn (permanent damage)
113	2 hours	6/11/16/21	Special failure	Critical failure
117	20 minutes	6/11/16/21	Special failure	Critical failure
118	15 minutes	6/11/16/21	Special failure	Critical failure
120	8 minutes	7/12/17/22	Special failure	Critical failure
124	2 minutes	7/12/17/22	Special failure	Critical failure
131	6 rounds	8/13/18/23	Special failure	Critical failure
140	1 round	9/14/19/24	Normal failure	Exceptional failure

Every degree above 140 (Fahrenheit) causes damage in 1 round. For every 5 degrees above, the damage rating goes up by 1. After 200 degrees, second degree burns happen on ties and 3rd degree on special failures.

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Molten Damage

Lava (or magma) is about 1,470 to 2,190°F on average. As a heat source, a small mote of it would have a damage rating of about 13 to 20, depending on the temp. Usually, it is not a small mote. Size and exposure time works the same as heat/fire damage. Lava is semi-solid. Most would not sink into it, but instead lie atop it and be cooked alive. If somehow you end up underneath it, it combines heat damage and suffocation damage.

Material	Molten temperature
Copper	1985
Gold	1065-1960
Lava/magma	1470-2190
Lead	625
Salt	1475
Sand	3130
Silver	1765
Steel or iron alloys	2200-2500
Sugar	295

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Steam

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Plasma Damage

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Napalm and Clinging Heat

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Chemical Burns

Chemical burns are burns caused by acids, alkylants, bases, certain gases, reducing agents, solvents, certain biological sources, oxidizers, and chemical weapons. They do not require a heat source and instead cause burns via chemical reactions with the body. They can be rapid or slow, might be initially painless or extremely painful, and can cause issues deep into the body from surface contact.

Like poisons, they can build in power over time, based on success rates. A light contact may do little to a person, but repeated contact without cleaning between or untreated weak contact might build up its power. What chemicals do this vary, but those that do will have a score in slow damage that grows in strength as long as an exceptional success or better isn’t rolled (for STR) in resistance to it.

Stronger chemicals cause burning damage immediately. The victim rolls STR vs. the power of the acid. If the chemical has hit a vital area, it may be fatal, but chemicals that hit non-vital areas may not kill. Instead, on exceptionals and criticals, it will make a body part unusable. The amount of exposure and amount of chemical used also affects the damage rating. The more exposure and the more used brings the damage rating up. See Inventory pages for various chemicals’ ratings.

Body part	Exceptional damage	Critical damage
Finger/toe	Lost finger/toe	Multiple lost fingers/toes
Tooth	Severe tooth damage	Multiple lost teeth
Tongue/lips	Lost taste/tongue damage/lip damage	Lost lips and tongue
Hand/foot	PRO penalties/ATH penalties	Lost hand or foot
Leg/arm	ATH penalties/PRO penalties	Permanent damage to arm/leg
Knee/elbow	ATH/PRO penalties	Permanent loss of joint use
Nose	Loss of smell	Permanent loss of nose
Ear	Loss of hearing	Permanent loss of ear
Eye	Loss of sight	Permanent loss of eye
Hair	Hair loss	Permanent scarring and hair loss
Midsection/rear	Intense pain and discomfort	Permanent discomfort
Genitalia	Intense pain, discomfort, and damage to genitalia	Loss of genitalia
Back	Extreme pain and discomfort	Permanent back damage
Abdomen/belly	Extreme pain and discomfort	Permanent belly damage and possible organ damage
Chest	Extreme pain and discomfort	Permanent chest damage and possible rib or organ damage
Shoulder	PRO penalties	Permanent loss of joint use
Neck	Possible death	Blood loss and death
Face	Permanent disfigurement, possible nose, mouth, and eye damage	Permanent disfigurement, nose, mouth, or eye damage
Head	Possible death	Definite death