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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6098140" data-attributes="member: 6669384">I was thinking about Energy Resistances and what they mean.There are several powers/spells/attacks/items that can set someone and/or their clothes on fire.&nbsp; Alchemical Fire comes to mind, as does the attack of a Fire Elemental.Presume a ring of Fire Resistance, 20 points or higher.&nbsp; You won't take any damage from that Alchemist's Fire.&nbsp; Will you or your clothing catch fire anyway?If so, what happens?&nbsp; The Ring protects you and your attended gear from the fire damage, but doesn't exempt you from catching fire as far as I can see.&nbsp; So if you catch fire, can you just let it burn forever?Does that mean that torch or lantern you light up will never burn out, since it can't actually be damaged by the flames?Or does it mean that you can't catch fire?&nbsp; In which case no item you attend can catch fire.&nbsp; In which case you can't light a torch or lantern?&nbsp; Do lit ones go out as soon as you pick them up?Yeah, I know, it's silly.&nbsp; The real power of Magic is that it works they way it's &quot;supposed to&quot;, and isn't bound by the laws of physics, nor the rules of hard logic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 6098140, member: 6669384"] I was thinking about Energy Resistances and what they mean. There are several powers/spells/attacks/items that can set someone and/or their clothes on fire. Alchemical Fire comes to mind, as does the attack of a Fire Elemental. Presume a ring of Fire Resistance, 20 points or higher. You won't take any damage from that Alchemist's Fire. Will you or your clothing catch fire anyway? If so, what happens? The Ring protects you and your attended gear from the fire damage, but doesn't exempt you from catching fire as far as I can see. So if you catch fire, can you just let it burn forever? Does that mean that torch or lantern you light up will never burn out, since it can't actually be damaged by the flames? Or does it mean that you can't catch fire? In which case no item you attend can catch fire. In which case you can't light a torch or lantern? Do lit ones go out as soon as you pick them up? Yeah, I know, it's silly. The real power of Magic is that it works they way it's "supposed to", and isn't bound by the laws of physics, nor the rules of hard logic. [/QUOTE]

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