8/30/2023 0 Comments Tinderbox dndSo 1 action to pour the oil over the thing you want to burn and 1 action to use a tinderbox to set it on fire, or if you have something already burning you can light it for free (I would rule). If lit, the oil burns forĢ rounds and deals 5 fire damage to any creature thatĮnters the area or ends its turn in the area. Now, 1 minute is like forever in combat (10 rounds) - the longest combat I have ever seen in D&D 5e was over in 5-6 rounds, so if you are planning to do this in combat then whatever you are lighting had better be as combustible as hell.įlask of oil on the ground to cover a 5-foot-square area, So if we have something highly combustible it takes 1 action to light, if not it takes 1 minute. So here is an item that gives us our staring point. With abundant, exposed fuel-takes an action. Using it to light a torch-or anything else This small container holds flint, fire steel,Īnd tinder (usually dry cloth soaked in light oil) used to Hunting through my PHB my eye lights on this (p.153): So what is the action the PCs want to accomplish? Well, its unclear from your question if they are trying to kindle a fire from scratch or use an existing fire (like a torch) to light something else. Offhand nothing springs to mind so we are going to have to wing it. Its always a good idea to look at other rules to see if you can nick their DCs. When setting a DC you should look and see if the rules have a section like "How to set the World on Fire" - they don't. Its only when there is time pressure, or there are consequences of failure or there is some question mark over possibility that you need to set a DC. Setting fire to something else under the same circumstances when you already have a fire should be quicker and (possibly) easier. However, in the specific instance of lighting fires: if they have a tinderbox and something to burn and its not pouring with rain then they can start a fire, be it a torch, a campfire or a cigarette. This applies for everything, not just lighting fires. First of all, if there is no time pressure and no consequence of failure and the action is possible then they should just succeed.
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