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<blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 6620328" data-attributes="member: 12377">Well this thread sure drifted. I actually find this lava discussion much more interesting.If I were the DM and a PC jumped into lava and survived (taking 99 damage), I'd try to come up with a good reason for it. Maybe the lava is solidifying into a crust right where they landed. Maybe they landed on their shield (and I use my DM's discretion to destroy the shield, which can't repel firepower of that magnitude). Maybe some of the potions in their backpack explode, drenching the PC and protecting them momentarily from damage. Maybe a jet of volcanic gas bursts out of the lava right at that moment, strong enough to actually hold them somewhat away from the lava (but still scorching for 99 damage). Maybe they actually land on a rock outcropping right next to the lava.Now a PC who dives head-first into the lava attempting to get as incinerated as possible gets what they want and just dies. If you want it in game terms, I rule that under the circumstances lava's effective damage increases to 2d4x1000. If following the rules creates a scenario that is too absurd, I change them. I'm just very liberal about what counts as &quot;not too absurd,&quot; trying to err on the side of letting players get away with whatever shenanigans they are trying to pull.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="77IM, post: 6620328, member: 12377"] Well this thread sure drifted. I actually find this lava discussion much more interesting. If I were the DM and a PC jumped into lava and survived (taking 99 damage), I'd try to come up with a good reason for it. Maybe the lava is solidifying into a crust right where they landed. Maybe they landed on their shield (and I use my DM's discretion to destroy the shield, which can't repel firepower of that magnitude). Maybe some of the potions in their backpack explode, drenching the PC and protecting them momentarily from damage. Maybe a jet of volcanic gas bursts out of the lava right at that moment, strong enough to actually hold them somewhat away from the lava (but still scorching for 99 damage). Maybe they actually land on a rock outcropping right next to the lava. Now a PC who dives head-first into the lava attempting to get as incinerated as possible gets what they want and just dies. If you want it in game terms, I rule that under the circumstances lava's effective damage increases to 2d4x1000. If following the rules creates a scenario that is too absurd, I change them. I'm just very liberal about what counts as "not too absurd," trying to err on the side of letting players get away with whatever shenanigans they are trying to pull. [/QUOTE]

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