🛡️ Alchemist's fire (flask)
Equipment
View raw API endpoint ↗
Description
This sticky, adhesive fluid ignites when exposed to air.
As an action, you can throw this flask up to 20 feet, shattering it on impact. Make a ranged attack against a creature or object, treating the alchemist's fire as an improvised weapon.
On a hit, the target takes 1d4 fire damage at the start of each of its turns. A creature can end this damage by using its action to make a DC 10 Dexterity check to extinguish the flames.
Properties
Equipment_category
Adventuring Gear
Gear_category
Standard Gear
Updated_at
2026-04-01T20:35:37.141Z
Weight
1
Raw JSON data
{
"contents": [],
"cost": {
"quantity": 50,
"unit": "gp"
},
"desc": [
"This sticky, adhesive fluid ignites when exposed to air.",
"As an action, you can throw this flask up to 20 feet, shattering it on impact. Make a ranged attack against a creature or object, treating the alchemist's fire as an improvised weapon.",
"On a hit, the target takes 1d4 fire damage at the start of each of its turns. A creature can end this damage by using its action to make a DC 10 Dexterity check to extinguish the flames."
],
"equipment_category": {
"index": "adventuring-gear",
"name": "Adventuring Gear",
"url": "/api/2014/equipment-categories/adventuring-gear"
},
"gear_category": {
"index": "standard-gear",
"name": "Standard Gear",
"url": "/api/2014/equipment-categories/standard-gear"
},
"index": "alchemists-fire-flask",
"name": "Alchemist's fire (flask)",
"properties": [],
"special": [],
"updated_at": "2026-04-01T20:35:37.141Z",
"url": "/api/2014/equipment/alchemists-fire-flask",
"weight": 1
}