Original Sin Environmental Effects

One of the systems that Divinity: Original Sin uses are Environmental Effects. They play a big role in combat and can alter the gameplay. All surfaces and clouds can be removed by the skill, Tornado.

Ground Surfaces

Blood and Water

• Any effect that causes a living character to bleed will create a puddle of blood on the ground. Piercing and slashing damage weapons and skills will trigger this. Also skills and items that causes the BleedingDamage Over Time
  
  Removed by:
  Cleansing Water
  First Aid
  Self Medicate status effect will trigger this. Blood can also be frozen or electrified like water.
• Frozen blood or water can cause any character to be Knocked DownCannot Move or Act
  
  Removed by:
  Helping Hand and will melt when hit with a fire skill.
• Electrified blood or water can cause any character that is not immune to be StunnedCannot Move or Act .
• They can be removed from the field using Tornado, and terrain affecting water skills.
• The Leech Talent removes some blood whenever it procs on the users turn.

Fire

• Fire surfaces can be created using skills Burning Blaze, Firefly, Flare, Infectious Flame, Self-Immolation, or Meteor Shower. It can also be created by hitting Midnight Oil with a fire skill.
• It causes characters and objects to gain the Burning-20% Fire Resistance
  +40% Water Resistance
  Fire Damage Over Time
  
  Removed by:
  Helping Hand
  Purifying Fire status effect.
• It can be removed by using Tornado or any terrain affecting water skills. The latter will cause a steam cloud to be generated.

Lava

• Lava surfaces will destroy anything that does not have 100% or more Fire Resistance.
• It cannot be doused but can still be removed by using Tornado
• It can be created by using Lava Core

Oil

• Oil causes Slowed-64 Movement
  -4 Starting AP
  -4 Maximum AP
  -4 Recovery AP
  
  Removed by:
  Hasted when stepped on.
• It will explode and create fire surfaces when a Pyrokinetic skill or a burning object comes into contact with the Oil.
• It can be created by using Midnight Oil

Ooze

• Ooze can be created by Boulder Bash, Boulder Dash or physically hitting zombies.
• Causes PoisonedPoison Damage Over Time
  
  Removed by:
  Treat Poisoning when stepped on.
• It will explode when a fire skills or a burning object comes into contact with the Ooze.

Clouds

Poison

• Characters that pass through Poison Clouds will PoisonedPoison Damage Over Time
  
  Removed by:
  Treat Poisoning .
• When Poison Clouds meet any fire objects or abilities, they will create explosions and disappear.
• It can be removed using Tornado and Fire.

Smoke

• Smoke is created by explosions and blocks line-of-sight.
• Can be removed by Tornado.

Steam

• Steam is created whenever fire and water terrains meet each other. A steam cloud is generated making it a fog of war but still allowing movement within it.
• Steam can also be electrified causing any characters within it to become StunnedCannot Move or Act if they are not immune.
• It can be removed using Tornado.

Weather

Rain

• Normal weather or can be created by Rain.
• Causes everything to become Wet+30% Chance to be Stunned
  -20% Air Resistance
  +10% Fire Resistance
  Wet + Chilled = Frozen .

Sandstorm

• Found in only one region north of Luculla Forest, causes Slowed-64 Movement
  -4 Starting AP
  -4 Maximum AP
  -4 Recovery AP
  
  Removed by:
  Hasted

Winter Wonderland

• Found in Hiberheim, causes Chilled-44 Movement
  -10% Water Resistance
  +10% Fire Resistance
  Chilled + Wet = Frozen
  
  Removed by:
  Burning
  Warm
• Due to large amounts of ice, also causes Knocked DownCannot Move or Act
  
  Removed by:
  Helping Hand if you forget your Winter Boots or some Nine Inch Nails.

Ash Fall

• Extremely close to lava, ash chokes the air, but merely causes creatures to be a bit Warm-10% Fire Resistance
  +10% Water Resistance
  Warm + Warm = Burning
  
  Removed by:
  Chilled
  Frozen