Boiling Oil...

[Zenicetus]

I heard boiling water was how they did it, regarding the price of oil...

I'm sure it varied by region, based on what was handy and cheap... water, oil, sand, lead, rocks, whatever.

FYI, the boiling point of water is 212 deg. F.

Olive oil smokes at about 400 deg. F and actually boils at around 570 deg. F. Which one would you rather be hit with? Not to mention the "area denial" factor and general nastiness of slick hot oil on the ground.

BTW, the difficulty of actually reaching a high enough heat to boil oil, is why I don't think it should be more than a one-shot, or at most two.... not unlimited recurring damage if your attacking force is stuck at the gate.