Underwater fire? Bug or WAD?

[ano]

Fire shield underwater is at least strange and unthematic

[Micah]

Ano - It's actually not, if you read the charcoal shield description, which is entirely heat-based and doesn't mention anything about actual flame. Besides, it's magic. The fire brand IS flame based, but again, magic. The entire purpose of the items is to be on fire, I don't find it particularly unthematic that a bit of water fails to stop them from filling their purpose (unlike a mage, who is less single-minded and more prone to fatigue). Anyhow, again, UW combat sucks.

[Wauthan]

Heh, I've no trouble imagining a sword and shield so hot that
they "boil" underwater. After all they burn just fine in the
middle of a snowstorm or pouring rain. What's really
interesting is if they set opponents on fire underwater.
Because that would be an awesome special effect in a future
Dominions movie.

Next you will start to complain about frozen enemies not
floating to the surface.

[Sawyer]

I imagine the analog for setting someone on fire underwater would be trapping them in a cloud of boiling bubbles that for some reason won't just float up to the top.

Killing bubbles!

[Saulot]

Bubbles of Doom.

[Sombre]

Another thread where people who like it the way it is can easily come up with explanations and so can people who would like it changed. As to which are more reasonable,..

I don't mind either way, as long as there's a clear description saying 'Does not work underwater' or 'Even works underwater' if it isn't obvious.

[Wauthan]

Yeah, I apologize for the needless goofing. Sombre points out
the obvious solution, that it doesn't really matter as long as
the rules are clear, equal and easy to grasp. Explanations
about the why and how of the nonintuitive, like the jumping knight
in chess, are better left to the creators of the game then
overenthusiastic bystanders like myself.