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Waspinator
2008-08-05, 09:54 PM
This has to be the best book ever.
http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=XRPLAVA
It is actually surprisingly accurate and insightful. :smallamused:

Eighth_Seraph
2008-08-05, 10:18 PM
Is there some sort of excerpt or preview that we could take a look at? Otherwise I don't see the point of this thread other than to advertise, which is a no-no according to the GitP forum rules.

Thurbane
2008-08-05, 10:19 PM
It's a "gag" book, free download.

It was plastered all over Enworld a while back.

I dunno, I didn't find the joke especially funny... :smallsigh:

Waspinator
2008-08-05, 10:21 PM
Yeah, it's a free "purchase". Just look at the thing.

Chronos
2008-08-05, 10:31 PM
It claims to be usable with any system, which leads me to suspect that the "rules" in it are:

If you fall into molten lava, you die.

Cuddly
2008-08-05, 11:48 PM
There's a sidebar there on fire immunity, though.

Matthew
2008-08-06, 05:37 AM
Yeah, it has been around for some months, but the rules remain as relevant as ever. Expeditious Retreat Press produce some great stuff. :smallbiggrin:

bosssmiley
2008-08-06, 05:50 AM
This has to be the best book ever.
http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=XRPLAVA
It is actually surprisingly accurate and insightful. :smallamused:

New environment book? :smallconfused:

"It's Pyroclastic Outside"

Dire Ferret
2008-08-06, 05:53 AM
Pure genius.

UglyPanda
2008-08-06, 09:15 AM
It's odd, one of the books cited at the end is immortals handbook, which is a third-party book about characters strong enough to actually take damage from lava and still survive. The joke seems even less funny once I noticed that.

Not surprisingly, not informative. No rules on lava cooling rates, the appropriate size of object needed to form a stepping stone across lava, convection, swimming in lava for the fire-immune individual, bathing in lava, diving into lava rather than falling, lava falling on you, etc.

nagora
2008-08-06, 09:32 AM
I have to say that it is very accurate.

kjones
2008-08-06, 09:56 AM
It was a little funny, but you know, I would honestly appreciate detailed rules on using lava in d20.

The Rose Dragon
2008-08-06, 10:00 AM
Man, I need to use this in a CoC game.

I'll carry a drop of lava around and then put it in the way of Cthulhu. He dies, no save.

Killing Elder Evils have never been easier!

Glyde
2008-08-06, 10:02 AM
I have to say, I laughed.

Mewtarthio
2008-08-06, 10:25 AM
Man, I need to use this in a CoC game.

I'll carry a drop of lava around and then put it in the way of Cthulhu. He dies, no save.

Killing Elder Evils have never been easier!

But that's stepping onto lava. You only die when you fall into lava.

The Rose Dragon
2008-08-06, 10:47 AM
Well, his foot falls into the lava.

Glyde
2008-08-06, 02:02 PM
Then his foot dies, and your head explodes.

The Rose Dragon
2008-08-06, 02:04 PM
Well, we could carry three drops, two to kill both feet and the last so he could fall into it properly after his feet die.

Waspinator
2008-08-06, 02:04 PM
And how exactly do you carry around a drop of lava? :smallamused:

The Rose Dragon
2008-08-06, 02:06 PM
In a ceramic vial?

We can hold other sorts of molten rock in certain containers, I'm sure we can hold lava.

Of course, to hold it in non-frozen form, that is the big challenge.

AstralFire
2008-08-06, 02:38 PM
My favorite part is the extensive list of playtesters.

kamikasei
2008-08-06, 03:01 PM
I liked it.

Chronos
2008-08-06, 06:37 PM
Huh, how about that, my guess was correct, almost verbatim.

Waspinator
2008-08-06, 07:17 PM
Wait, you were guessing? I would've sworn you had read it and were being sarcastic.

Chronos
2008-08-07, 01:22 AM
Wait, you were guessing? I would've sworn you had read it and were being sarcastic.Honest to lawfulness, yes. This was mainly based on the fact that different systems can have wildly different HP scales (full health in the old World of Darkness games for a significantly superhuman creature is 5 points, IIRC), but "dead" means about the same thing in every system. So for something to be usable with all systems, it pretty much had to either be "dead", or a bunch of pages of huge tables ("If you're playing old World of Darkness, lava does 4 health points per round. If you're playing 2nd edition D&D, it does 20d6 damage per round. If you're playing GURPS, it does...").

TheOOB
2008-08-07, 01:52 AM
It was amusing, and in 90+% of the cased, that rule works.

If should be noted that fire immunity usually isn't enough, you'll suffocate and/or be crushed to death.

reveal
2008-10-22, 01:06 PM
As one of the authors and editors of Fire and Brimstone!, thanks to those who enjoyed it. :)

Tony Law
http://rpgcentric.com

The Glyphstone
2008-10-22, 01:22 PM
The title is misleading - the addition of 'Brimstone' implied to me that it would include rules for the usage of lava-related material, such as the speed of magma flows in various terrain, and the cooling rate of exposed lava before it is no longer possible to fall into it. Plus, the possibility of bits of molten rock falling from an exploding volcano.

I want my money back!

The Rose Dragon
2008-10-22, 01:25 PM
The title is misleading - the addition of 'Brimstone' implied to me that it would include rules for the usage of lava-related material, such as the speed of magma flows in various terrain, and the cooling rate of exposed lava before it is no longer possible to fall into it. Plus, the possibility of bits of molten rock falling from an exploding volcano.

I want my money back!

I'll refund 200% of your money immediately. Just give me the address of the closest and hottest girl and I'll make sure the transaction goes flawlessly.

Talya
2008-10-22, 01:39 PM
This is awesome. I particularly like how they detailed the different way it applies in D&D as opposed to World of Darkness.