Burning Attack

Cost: 5/level
A Burning Attack (burn) inflicts damage using flame, an energy beam, or localized electrical burns. It can be an Innate Attack
== Powers Built From Burning Attack ==
=== Built-In Firearms ===
GURPS Powers groups these Burning Attacks along with Piercing Attacks under Built-In Firearms.GURPS Powers 136-137
Name 	Percentage	Components 	Cost 	Page
Blaster Pistol	(+265%) 	Burning Attack 3d; Accurate +2; Armor Divisor (5); Increased 1/2D x20 and Max x10; Rapid Fire; Surge 	[55] 	136
Blaster Rifle 	(+310%) 	Burning Attack 6d (Accurate +9; Armor Divisor (5); Increased 1/2D and Max; Rapid Fire; Surge) 	[123]	135
Flamethrower 	(+105% 	Burning Attack 3d (Armor Divisor (0.5); Cyclic, 10 seconds, 3 cycles; Increased Range 4; Jet; Limited Use, 10 uses, Slow Reload)	[31] 	135
Laser Pistol 	(+210%) 	Burning Attack 3d (Accurate +3; Armor Divisor (2); Increased 1/2D x20 and Max x10, Rapid Fire, RoF 10, Selective Fire 	[47] 	135-136
Laser Rifle 	(+260%) 	Burning Attack 5d (Accurate +11; Armor Divisor (2); Increased 1/2D x50 and Max x20; Rapid Fire, RoF 10, Selective Fire) 	[90] 	136
=== Elemental Attacks ===
GURPS Powers groups these Burning Attacks under Elemental Attacks.GURPS Powers pg 142-145
==== Electricity ====
Name 	Percentage	Components 	Cost	Page
Arc 	(+40%) 	Burning Attack 7d (Melee Attack, Reach C, Cannot Parry; Side Effect, Stunning; Surge; Variable) 	[49]	
Call Lightning	(+175%) 	Burning Attack 3d+2 (Area Effect, 2 yards; Bombardment, skill 12; Environmental, Air; Overhead; Persistent; Side Effect, Stunning; Surge)	[50]	
Lightning Bolt	(+100%) 	Burning Attack 5d (Accurate +2; Increased 1/2D x10 and Max x2; Side Effect, Stunning,; Surge) 	[50]	
Surge 	(+0%) 	Burning Attack 10d (Accurate +2, +10%; Increased 1/2D x10 and Max s2, +5%; No Wounding; Surge) 	[50]	
==== Heat/Fire ====
Name 	Percentage	Components 	Cost 	Page
Breath of Dragon	(-25%) 	Burning Attack 1d (Costs 1 FP; Melee Attack, Reach 1-4, Cannot Parry) 	[4] Counts as melee attack.	GURPS Martial Arts pg 45
Dragon Breath 	(+60%) 	Burning Attack 4d (Cone, 5 yards; Limited Use, 3/day; Reduced Range, x1/5). 	[32] 	Basic Set p114
Fire Bolt 	(+10%) 	Burning Attack 9d (Increased 1/2D x5) 	[50] 	
Fireball 	(+50%) 	Burning Attack 6d+2 (Explosion 1) 	[50] 	
Flame Breath 	(+80%) 	Burning Attack 5d+1 (Cone, 5 yards; Reduced Range, x1/5, -20) 	[49] 	
Flame Jet 	(+0%) 	Burning Attack 10d (Jet) 	[50] 	
Immolation 	(+50%) 	Burning Attack 6d+2 (Aura; Melee Attack) 	[50] 	
Inferno 	(+95%) 	Burning Attack 5d (Area Effect, 2 yards; Persistent; Variable) 	[49] 	
Plasma Torch 	(+125%) 	Burning Attack 4d+1 (Armor Divisor (5); Melee Attack, Reach C, 1, Cannot Parry)	[50] 	
==== Light, Radiation, and Sound/Vibration ====
Name 	Percentage	Components 	Cost	Page
Laser 	(+100%) 	Burning Attack 5d (Accurate +3; Armor Divisor (2); Increased 1/2D x20 and Max, x10) 	[50]	
Particle Beam	(+300%) 	Burning Attack 2d+2 (Accurate +2; Armor Divisor (5)Increased 1/2D x10 and Max x2; Radiation; Surge) 	[52]	
Sonic Scream 	(+75%) 	Burning Attack 6d-1 (Environmental, Air/Water; No Incendiary Effect; Side Effect, Deafness; Underwater	[51]	
=== Supernatural Attacks ===
GURPS Powers groups these Burning Attacks under Supernatural Attacks.GURPS Powers pg 137-140
Name 	Percentage 	Components 	Cost 	Page
Burning Touch 	(+250%) 	Burning Attack 3d-1 (Accessibility, Only on living beings; Cosmic, Irresistible attack; Melee Attack, Reach C, Cannot Parry; No Incendiary Effect; Variable)	[49] 	
Pyrokinetic Attack	(+190%/+250%)	Burning Attack 1d (Based on HT; Malediction 2; No Signature) Affliction 1 (HT; Agony; Follow-Up, Burning Attack) 	[15]+[35]	
==Examples==
The Weird pg 33 "Supercharging" includes this as a component. -10+80-30-10-10-10 is a net of +10% in modifiers. It has a final cost of 3 points. It is listed as doing 1d-2 meaning it is 1 die with 0.3 is subtracted twice, for a base of 0.4 dice. 5*.4 = 2 character points. 2 character points +10% = 2.2 character points which rounds up to 3.
==See Also==
*Innate Attack
*Tight-Beam Burning Attacks
==References==
*Basic Set pg 61
*GURPS Powers pg 136-151
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