Is the backstory to the game that the iron shortage got so out of hand that everybody started making weapons entirely out of wood?
Because that's the only way the games "Dip" fire mechanic makes any fracking sense.
I can only assume somebody on the design team was just way too big a fan of the scorpion king. And was "that's so awesome, we got to have that in our game in spite of how stupid it actually is." Because spoiler alert: Dip swords in flaming oil, and when you pull them out, all you have are slightly warmer swords with residue on them. Not enough oil will stick to the sword for the flame to last any amount of time. Won't even hurt the blades temper.
And a candle? SERIOUSLY?
And don't "It's a fantasy game" me. This isn't (supposedly) a magical aspect.
Well, bad luck for you. That's exactly what I'm gona say.
Heracles shot flaming arrows at the Hydra of Lerna, and had to use fire also to cauterize the neckstumps to avoid new heads growing after he cut one off. (Clever, could have been a challenge in a FRPG)
Then he dipped arrows in the blood of the dead hydra and obtained poisonous arrows. (With which he later killed the centaur Nessus)
Invincible Achilles was killed by a poisoned arrow in the heel. The one spot where he was vulnerable.
It's not uncommon in myth and fantasy.
