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Message: <blockquote data-quote="coyote6" data-source="post: 4092726" data-attributes="member: 1225">On the other hand, if I get napalm splashed on my left forearm, then get some more splashed on my legs, then on my back, I will be in progressively deeper trouble. Or if you ingest some toxic substance, you are generally going to be even worse off if you ingest more. So stacking ongoing effects can make sense, at least in some situations. Of course, in other situations, it won't make sense -- if you're engulfed in freezing mist and the cold is slowly freezing you, adding more mist doesn't seem to be worse -- you're already engulfed.  Thus, I would hope that some ongoing damage powers would stack, and others wouldn't, with the differences being where it makes sense (and is balanced for the particular entities intended power level).(Hmm, power level -- I just realized 4e monster levels appear to have much the same purpose as M&M power levels for villains -- a particular level will give you a solid idea of what the parameters of that foe's combat abilities should be. Interesting.)</blockquote>