Lava damage?

[malraux]

We had this come up in a game recently. We were level 10 at the time. The DM ruled that the lava caused ongoing 5 fire damage, and that you couldn't save until you moved out of the lava.

If that seems soft, it's because he put the lava at the bottom of a 50-foot drop. On a rickety bridge. Crawling with creatures that push.

Of course, when the Fighter got hit, failed his save, and fell to the bottom, hovering just a few points above negative bloodied, we thought he was doomed. That's when he got a natural 20 on his death save, stood up, and hauled himself up out of the lava, thereby winning bragging rights for basically the rest of his life.

The down side is that he would have to be permanently encased inside a black full plate armor that would even breath for him, totally screwing up his stealth score with the constant breathing sounds. And a glowing red sword.

 

[Ryujin]

The down side is that he would have to be permanently encased inside a black full plate armor that would even breath for him, totally screwing up his stealth score with the constant breathing sounds. And a glowing red sword.

The upside being that he would never again have to sully his clean gloves, while throttling a minion.