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<blockquote data-quote="D'karr" data-source="post: 4672769" data-attributes="member: 336">Since the DM is already adjudicating that the fire damage effect is going to have a &quot;rider&quot; then he can as easily adjudicate the rest of those questions.Damage per item? 1d6 for paper, 1d4 for dry leaves, 1d8 for cloth.How resistant? Not resistant at all.Immediately combustible? NoContinue to burn? YesHow long?&nbsp; Until the end of the next turnIt took me longer to type those answers than to come up with them on the fly.&nbsp; It would also take longer to look that information up in a manual if there was a &quot;rule&quot; for everything, which was one of the &quot;problems&quot; with the previous design paradigm.&nbsp; I'm really glad 4e's design did away with that idea.&nbsp; That is what DM empowerment is about.&nbsp; The majority of DMs don't need a rule for every situation, that is why the DMG states to use your own common sense.&nbsp; Being able to adjudicate those &quot;corner&quot; cases is what a Pen &amp; Paper RPG really excels at.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D'karr, post: 4672769, member: 336"] Since the DM is already adjudicating that the fire damage effect is going to have a "rider" then he can as easily adjudicate the rest of those questions. Damage per item? 1d6 for paper, 1d4 for dry leaves, 1d8 for cloth. How resistant? Not resistant at all. Immediately combustible? No Continue to burn? Yes How long? Until the end of the next turn It took me longer to type those answers than to come up with them on the fly. It would also take longer to look that information up in a manual if there was a "rule" for everything, which was one of the "problems" with the previous design paradigm. I'm really glad 4e's design did away with that idea. That is what DM empowerment is about. The majority of DMs don't need a rule for every situation, that is why the DMG states to use your own common sense. Being able to adjudicate those "corner" cases is what a Pen & Paper RPG really excels at. [/QUOTE]

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