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<blockquote data-quote="erian_7" data-source="post: 1591567" data-attributes="member: 18222">I agree that the damage is from the burning, not explosions (thus my initial low &quot;blast&quot; diamater).&nbsp; I don't think a radius bigger than 10-15' would be in order.&nbsp; As for the amount of damage, however, I still see the person suffering a direct hit taking far more damage (beyond the 5d6 bludgeoning I mentioned--getting smacked by a 400 lb barrel just ain't fun) than from being hit by a single flask, as that person would be covered on a far larger portion of their body than if hit by a single flask.&nbsp; 15d6 still seems about right, with damage continuing for 1d4 rounds (borrowing that mechanic from lava).&nbsp; Going with my earlier 3d6 or 4d6 for the splash damage, it would average 70 points of damage on a direct hit, plus another 14 points of damage over 1-4 rounds while those in the splash average about 14 points of damage, with another 3.5 the next round.&nbsp; Any takers on figuring out how big a pool this would make?&nbsp; I'd see it as creating an area that inflicts 1d6 fire damage to anyone entering it for a period (maybe 1 round, maybe 1d4).&nbsp; Perhaps the pool would just be a % of the burst diameter.Also, keep in mind this is a plot device, not an item readily available to PCs (or most NPCs, for that matter).&nbsp; It was commisioned by a ruler with a lot of free gold and ready access to material components looking for a new seige weapon.&nbsp; I think a DM making something like this common enough to fall into PC hands (which it would if commonly used by NPCs) would be making a serious mistake.&nbsp; I plan on tightly controlling its presence IMC.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="erian_7, post: 1591567, member: 18222"] I agree that the damage is from the burning, not explosions (thus my initial low "blast" diamater). I don't think a radius bigger than 10-15' would be in order. As for the amount of damage, however, I still see the person suffering a direct hit taking far more damage (beyond the 5d6 bludgeoning I mentioned--getting smacked by a 400 lb barrel just ain't fun) than from being hit by a single flask, as that person would be covered on a far larger portion of their body than if hit by a single flask. 15d6 still seems about right, with damage continuing for 1d4 rounds (borrowing that mechanic from lava). Going with my earlier 3d6 or 4d6 for the splash damage, it would average 70 points of damage on a direct hit, plus another 14 points of damage over 1-4 rounds while those in the splash average about 14 points of damage, with another 3.5 the next round. Any takers on figuring out how big a pool this would make? I'd see it as creating an area that inflicts 1d6 fire damage to anyone entering it for a period (maybe 1 round, maybe 1d4). Perhaps the pool would just be a % of the burst diameter. Also, keep in mind this is a plot device, not an item readily available to PCs (or most NPCs, for that matter). It was commisioned by a ruler with a lot of free gold and ready access to material components looking for a new seige weapon. I think a DM making something like this common enough to fall into PC hands (which it would if commonly used by NPCs) would be making a serious mistake. I plan on tightly controlling its presence IMC. [/QUOTE]

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