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<blockquote data-quote="RandomPrecision" data-source="post: 2116390" data-attributes="member: 29267">Sounds like you've got some ideas - the first thing that came to mind was something like the fire races in the beginning of Unearthed Arcana.&nbsp; Any other fire-related templates could probably work too.&nbsp; I don't remember where the rules for genasi went, but you might have some of those, I suppose.&nbsp; As for introducing them, coming out of fiery stuff is a good way to bring in a fire creature.&nbsp; Storms, fires already started, corpses of other fire monsters, they all provide gates for fiery critters to enter the fray.Maybe one or more red dragons could spice up the fight.&nbsp; Also in the huge/difficult category are pyrohydras.People who cause fire to rain from the sky tend to be somewhat evil, so you might exploit the fiery stereotype of demons and devils here as well.&nbsp; If you're going the evil route, consider something that allows some of the fire to deal unholy damage, which will negate fire resistance.As for trying to preempt the PC's, you might consider giving important creatures items to resist cold, or perhaps an illusion to resemble cold-based creatures (sure, the party probably won't have anything else prepared, but it might spook them for a while).Maybe there can be some way to pierce the resistances of the PC's, or if the PC's are pretty immune to fire, have the enemies use some completely different kind of attack - acid, electricity, sonic, etc.The other thing is, your PC's might not take damage from fire, but can they breathe fire/extremely hot air/smoke?&nbsp; If they're completely immolated, even if the flames don't do any harm directly, the PC's require air to live, and fire takes that away.&nbsp; If you can force the PC's into a structure with a limited air supply, this should become much more evident, but even out in the open, a giant fire will cause the same effects.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RandomPrecision, post: 2116390, member: 29267"] Sounds like you've got some ideas - the first thing that came to mind was something like the fire races in the beginning of Unearthed Arcana. Any other fire-related templates could probably work too. I don't remember where the rules for genasi went, but you might have some of those, I suppose. As for introducing them, coming out of fiery stuff is a good way to bring in a fire creature. Storms, fires already started, corpses of other fire monsters, they all provide gates for fiery critters to enter the fray. Maybe one or more red dragons could spice up the fight. Also in the huge/difficult category are pyrohydras. People who cause fire to rain from the sky tend to be somewhat evil, so you might exploit the fiery stereotype of demons and devils here as well. If you're going the evil route, consider something that allows some of the fire to deal unholy damage, which will negate fire resistance. As for trying to preempt the PC's, you might consider giving important creatures items to resist cold, or perhaps an illusion to resemble cold-based creatures (sure, the party probably won't have anything else prepared, but it might spook them for a while). Maybe there can be some way to pierce the resistances of the PC's, or if the PC's are pretty immune to fire, have the enemies use some completely different kind of attack - acid, electricity, sonic, etc. The other thing is, your PC's might not take damage from fire, but can they breathe fire/extremely hot air/smoke? If they're completely immolated, even if the flames don't do any harm directly, the PC's require air to live, and fire takes that away. If you can force the PC's into a structure with a limited air supply, this should become much more evident, but even out in the open, a giant fire will cause the same effects. [/QUOTE]

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