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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sekhmet" data-source="post: 5874438" data-attributes="member: 97602">[sblock=Fun Volcano Facts]Remember that if anyone touches the lava at all, that part of their body will be instantly burned, possibly even destroyed. Lava is an average of a scorching 2,120 degrees Fahrenheit (1,160 Celsius). At any point, a pocket of gas can explode out of the surface, causing a miniature pyroclastic event, spraying the stuff over a small distance (about fifteen feet). This will almost instantly burn through any protective covering, and will even melt through skin if it isn't removed quickly.Inside an active volcano, there would be no escape from the heat. It would begin to boil and blister your skin almost as soon as you entered an area unprotected by wind. Active lava tubes and flows are highly dangerous, and you need to approach from upwind to get anywhere near them. They're so hot, your body won't subconsciously step into an area of active activity - it will naturally pick up on the danger and prevent you from doing it. Even highly trained volcanologists have singed skin and hair because of a slight shift in the wind. [/sblock]As you enter close (within about 100 feet), the oxygen is sucked out of the air by the intense conditions eating it up, you'll need a breathing apparatus or some sort of spell to breath carbon dioxide as if it were oxygen.Within 100 yards (about a football field away), everyone is going to require protective gear. Your Energy Resistance of 5 should cover being about that close to it, even up to about 50 yards. I'd require Fire Resistance 10 to get within about 10 feet.If anyone were to fall into the volcano, even for a moment, he would be gone forever. You can trip into a flow and manage to get out (with severe burns), but into an active pit and you'd be ash. Remind your players that Balance, Jump, and Tumble will likely be necessary when they are preparing their high Armor Check Penalty gear for the fight.</blockquote>

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