"Natural" poison and "natural" fire damage

[tinkthank]

What is "natural poison" and "natural fire", against which some creatures are naturally resistant?
What about Fire Fend, for example, as a spell -- against exactly what is one then protected? It says it protects against "all normal fires as well as most magical ones"; what exactly is a normal fire and what are the "most" magical ones here? Is the fire damage, for instance, which Flaming Arrows induces -- is that "normal" or magical, and if the latter -- does FF protect against it?

[ March 21, 2004, 06:48: Message edited by: tinkthank ]

[Teraswaerto]

I think Astral Fire and Banefire are the only fires you wont be protected against.

[Norfleet]

I think that flaming arrows does arrow damage AND fire damage. So if you get hit by a flaming arrow, it'll be like being shot with a regular arrow, if you have fire fend.

It'll still hurt, though.

[tinkthank]

Thanks so far.

So what is "natural" poison and fire etc.? Anybody got a systematic answer?

[Saber Cherry]

Fire/Poison resistance blocks any fire or poison unless it specifically says it ignores resistance: "The Sharpest Tooth", "Astral Fires", "Banefire", "Bane Poison".

[tinkthank]

Thank you.

So "natural" poison or "natural" fire is just flavor text?