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twisting to land on soil rather than concrete, his player may (local oxygen is removed with a controlled explosion or your
make a Dexterity + Athletics roll, with each success on the roll character is completely immersed in water). Or, a fire could
reducing the damage the character takes by one point. It’s typi- continue to burn despite efforts to put it out, as with a grease
cally not possible to slow or soften a fall at terminal velocity. fire when water is poured on it.
Most armor can block its general rating in fire damage
Fire automatically for a number of turns equal to that rating.

Fire automatically inflicts lethal damage per turn of Poison
exposure (no attack roll is required). The damage inflicted
depends on both the size and intensity of the flames. Outside of combat, a character who is the victim of a
Size of Fire Damage poison or toxin suffers lethal damage over a period of time
equal to the poison’s Toxicity. Some substances deal this
Torch 1 damage only once. Others deal this damage once per turn
Bonfire 2 or once per hour until purged, or until the poison has run
its course. To resist the damage, make a reflexive Stamina
Inferno 3
+ Resolve – Toxicity roll. Each success reduces the damage
taken by one. This roll must be made every time the poison
Damage deals damage, unless the character stops fighting and gives in.
Heat of Fire Modifier
Candle (first-degree burns) — Vehicles
Torch (second-degree burns) +1
Bunsen burner (third-degree burns) +2 In the Chronicles of Darkness, vehicles serve numerous
functions. Of course, they get people from point A to point
Horse* 8 12 Health 20 Chemical fire/molten metal +3 B. This is essential in a horror story, since getting away from
So, a fire the size of a bonfire (2) and with the intensity a scare or rushing to protect the endangered are genre staples.
of a torch (+1) inflicts three damage per turn of contact. However, for creative characters, they serve as effective weap-
In general, if exposure to fire persists for more than a ons against daunting threats, ways to close the gap between
turn, it catches anything combustible. A burning character human capability and the supernatural, and as complex tools
continues to take full damage, even if he escapes the original to solve complex problems. Characters stranded in the woods
source of the flame. Depending on the accelerant involved, with a broken axle can use an engine block to cook dinner in
the size of a fire can be reduced by one point per turn by a pinch, or to send smoke signals. With just some rope, a car
means such as a hose or extinguisher. The Storyteller may rule becomes a towing machine, a way to interrogate a monster,
that a fire goes out immediately under some circumstances or an inefficient but highly effective lockpick.

Example Vehicles

Vehicle Dice Modifier Size Durability/Structure Speed
Motorcycle -1 7 2/9 100
Compact Car -2 8 3/11 90
Family Car -3 12 3/15 80
Sports Car -1 10 2/12 140
Limousine -4 20 3/18 60
Van -3 18 3/21 80
Pickup Truck -2 15 4/19 80
SUV -2 15 4/19 100
Motorboat -2 10 2/12 60

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