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.

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.

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.

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