Little Question about the "Grease" spell

[vulcan_idic]

Is the lubricating substance produced by the "Grease" spell flammable?

 

[Pinotage]

The description doesn't indicate whether it is or not. One could reasonably assume that since it's a 'grease' it would be flammable, but I'd rule that it's not.

Pinotage

 

[Bront]

I would say no, because it's not stated as such.

However, since it's not stated, it's probably something your GM would have to rule about. Could be an interesting use of the spell to grease and light.

 

[vulcan_idic]

I just thought I'd ask if anyone knew what it was RAW... I've seen it played both ways in games and either way it's flammablity or lack thereof has been put to great and creative use by the players. It was just one of those things I got to thinking about though and wondered what the RAW was reagarding the issue.

 

[HellHound]

Generally, I have always seen it as non-flammable, but also not completely coating - thus not useable to extinguish fires or to protect an object from fires. Otherwise, the spell suddenly has a host of new applications as an excellerant or as fire retardant.

 

[vulcan_idic]

I can see that, I generally prefer looser interpretations to enable those oof the wall creative solutions to problems. Actually one of the reasons I love to play D&D is the creative utilization of limited resources to solve problems.

[tangent]Actually one of the most fun sessions I can remember is a group of lower level (3-5 maybe?) charachters chased by a large, formidable force of goblins and coming across an old abandonded ruin of a castle and having half a day game time to explore it, figure out how best to use our posessions, abilities, and things we found there to try to booby-trap/defend the small army, or at least to minimize their offensive advantage and maximize our defensive advantages. And once we the goblins came running through it seeing how well our various plans succeeded... it was a blast - sometimes funny, sometimes tense, overall pretty fun![/tangent]

 

[Quasqueton]

Don't get too caught up in the name of the spell.

Gate: A structure that can be swung, drawn, or lowered to block an entrance or a passageway.

Fly: Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially any of the family Muscidae, which includes the housefly.

Besides, grease is no more flammable than an animal or human or cloak or curtain. They can be set on fire, but they don't burst into flames. Grease is not gasoline, you know.

Quasqueton

 

[JimAde]

I always pictured it like pureed animal fat (lovely image, I know) so definitely not flammable in my game, but quite disgusting.

 

[Pinotage]

I always pictured it like pureed animal fat (lovely image, I know) so definitely not flammable in my game, but quite disgusting.

Funnily enough, the material component is pork rind or butter, both which should burn.

Pinotage

 

[werk]

Funnily enough, the material component is pork rind or butter, both which should burn.

Smear a thin coating or bacon grease or butter on the sidewalk and try to set it on fire.

Will it burn, yes, but probably not enough to make a difference in the game.