Waiting Flame

Ultimate Equipment Guide II

Author Greg Lynch, J. C. Alvarez
Publisher Mongoose Publishing
Publish date 2005

Waiting flame is a thick, glue-like substance that combusts if subjected to a sharp impact. It can be smeared on the end of a stick to create a makeshift torch, on a weapon to create a poor version of a magical flaming blade or on a floor to discourage pursuers. Once removed from its container, waiting flame denatures into an inert substance after about five minutes. The flame can be activated with any sharp blow (for example, tapping the makeshift torch on a stone floor or wall, or the impact of a running footstep). Once activated, it will burn at about the same intensity of heat and light as a torch for one full minute, after which time the fire will have consumed the compound that created it. If it is on a combustible material, such as wood, it will set the wood itself alight during that one minute. One pot of waiting flame contains enough of the substance to cover a five foot by five foot section of floor, or to create about 20 torches.

Waiting Flame: 75 gp; 1 lb. per pot