Fire Damage

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@SpoonR

Another interesting oops:
Level 5 is make an object "red-hot"
Level 10 is make an object "hot enough to melt lead"

However, per my memory and wikipedia, that is backwards. Lead melts at 330 C, red-hot is somewhere above 470C.

:mrgreen: And for Verditius magi interested in glass/pottery/cast iron, glass and iron both melt, and ceramic is normally fired at (baked in kiln) at around 1500C. I'd probably houserule that to be level 15, since I don't think there's much interesting done at temperatures in between red-hot and here.

You´re a bit late though.

Oops?

Just noticed what seems to be a mistake in CrIg spell guidelines. ~"heat an object to glow red-hot" is level 5. ~"heat an object enough to melt lead" is level 10. However, lead melts at below even 350C, while metal doesnt get "red-hot" until at the very minimal above 500C. Which is why you cant get red-hot lead. hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/StephanieLum.shtml I expect the level 10 base should be "melt metal"... And then there´s a really dodgy one... Level 4 ~"heat object enough to boil…

@David Chart

Yes, this is a mistake. It goes back to ArM4, and I honestly can't remember who did the Ignem guidelines for that. Might have been me. Might not.

It took 13 years for anyone to notice it and point it out, and changing the guidelines now would require going through all ArM5 books to check use of them, so that we don't introduce further inconsistencies.

Since, however, it took 13 years for anyone to notice, I am fairly confident that it isn't a critical problem in general. If it is for you, feel free to swap them at home.