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Post by BlindGecko on Dec 16, 2014 0:49:09 GMT -5
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Post by Hydranis on Dec 16, 2014 22:23:02 GMT -5
This is an interesting one. I don't see why it wouldn't cauterize the wound, seeing as it's red hot, but I think it all depends on the damage and the attack. I think the action of cutting off someones arm with a sharp blade would not be long enough for the fire to melt the flesh to seal the wound. If you were slowly sawing away at their arm, then perhaps that would change. But then again, I'm no doctor. One could also argue that magical fire is much hotter than normal fire, but the spell descriptions (Flaming, burst, etc.) all say that the sword ignites, and nothing else special about the fire.
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Post by sheltem on Dec 16, 2014 23:04:38 GMT -5
Offhand, I'd say give it a check vs a DC based how bad the bleeding would be, and add 1/2 the fire damage to the check. Just an idea.
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Post by yunoplaywizard on Dec 18, 2014 15:35:52 GMT -5
If I make a frost sword would that freeze the blood?
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Post by sheltem on Dec 18, 2014 19:45:02 GMT -5
IMO, similar check to the cauterize, but will thaw and begin to bleed quickly.
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Post by philo on Dec 18, 2014 21:07:17 GMT -5
I'm not sure? How long does something take to cauterize anyway? If i too a piece of metal and threw it into a fire for a few hours then cut off my fingertip and placed it to the metal, it would cauterize and stop the bleeding if i took a piece of metal and threw it into the biggest coldest Ice I could find for equally long, cut off the next fingertip, would it freeze- i dunno if the finger tip would freeze enough to not bleed
that being said, its also magical hot and cold, so maybe the temperatures are way more extreme
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Post by Hydranis on Dec 18, 2014 21:54:39 GMT -5
that being said, its also magical hot and cold, so maybe the temperatures are way more extreme That's the one point I was trying to figure out. Nowhere does it say how hot the magical fire is. My assumption is that it's as ordinary as regular fire, versus lets say the heat of a fireball or burning hands.
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Post by philo on Dec 19, 2014 16:52:50 GMT -5
that being said, its also magical hot and cold, so maybe the temperatures are way more extreme That's the one point I was trying to figure out. Nowhere does it say how hot the magical fire is. My assumption is that it's as ordinary as regular fire, versus lets say the heat of a fireball or burning hands. Well, if its as hot as regular fire, and on a steel weapon for a few minutes, the blade should heat up and be able to cauterize at least a small wound depending on the length of the spell?
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Post by Hydranis on Dec 19, 2014 17:35:29 GMT -5
I know that the hot metal would certainly cauterize a wound, but I don't think it would instantly do it if the blade went clean through. So if the metal is only touching the skin for 1/8th of a second, I don't think that's enough time to seal the wound completely.
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Post by philo on Dec 20, 2014 19:48:20 GMT -5
We need to cook some steaks, for testing purposes
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Post by Hydranis on Dec 24, 2014 13:59:41 GMT -5
I'm all for burger testing.
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Post by Hydranis on Feb 18, 2015 13:00:31 GMT -5
Making a ruling on this. A flaming sword will not cauterize a would upon impact, unless the player takes the time to melt the flesh shut.
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