FIRE FIRE
| Damage |
Flesh |
Paper/Cloth |
Wood |
Metal |
|
1 |
wax melts | kindling ignites | ||
|
3 |
1st degree burn | |||
|
4 |
paper and loose clothing ignite doing 1 point of damage per turn until smothered | |||
|
5 |
loose timber ignites | |||
|
6 |
2nd degree burn | books catch fire | Lead melts | |
|
8 |
heavy clothing and leather catch fire doing 1D6/2 damage until smothered | normal door catches fire, and will burn to ashes in 2 hours | ||
|
9 |
3rd degree burn | gold melts | ||
|
15 |
Chared | wooden building catches fire, and will burn to ashes in about a day | silver melts and glass softens | |
|
20 |
small ship catches fire, will burn to the water line in about a day | |||
|
25 |
iron melts and lead vaporizes | |||
|
50 |
only ashes left | mithril melts, gold and silver vaporize |
1st degree burns are relatively minor
injuries. They are marked by pain and occasional edema (swelling due to
fluid accumulation). The skin will peel in 3 - 6 days, the area will be
itchy and red for up to a week. First degree burns usually leave no
scar. The character will suffer a DX-1 for every third of their body that
is burned.
2nd degree burns should get the
attention of a physic immediately. The wound will generally be mottled
white and red or bright cherry red. Blisters, subcutaneous edema, moisture
and extreme pain accompany this wound. If the wound is not aggravated and
receives proper treatment it can heal in 10 - 14 days. Infection or trauma
to the wound could draw the period out to months. The character will
suffer a DX-1 for every sixth of their body burned and double that when
using a burned location.
3rd degree burns can
be white, brown, black, or cherry red. The skin is sometimes leathery from
dehydration and may appear shrunken. The treatment of 3rd degree burns is
beyond the scope of medieval medical treatment and any effected location will
probably be lost. Magic or miracles are the only hope for the
character. If not available the character must make a 3D6 roll vs.
strength to avoid death from the immense physiological trauma.
Interestingly enough there is no pain from a third degree burn, as the pain
receptors are destroyed.
Chared: burns are
blackened and depressed. If the wound goes to the bone then it will appear
dull an dry. Again this is beyond the scope of medieval medicine and magic
or miracles are the only hope. If unavailable the character must save vs.
strength on 4D6 or die from trauma.
1984 Fire almanac; National Fire Protection Association,
Quincy 1983 edited by Ruth Carwice
Nursing Care of Burn
Patients, C.V. Maseby Co, by Florence Jacoby 1972, USA