Fire Plume

The fire plume is another common occurrence near the beginning of your respawn, and it’s another obstacle that’s easily avoided by jumping directly over it. Fire plumes are often, but not always, located in a pit in the ground making it an obstacle that can also affect enemies. Skeletons will not fall into the pit unless you let them, but if they are close enough they will perish. You will not gather any score from their death, but they are taken out of your path, thus leaving a clearing for your forward movement. Falling inside of a fire plume yourself is extremely dangerous and arguably more dangerous than most other obstacles or traps. The fire plume will continue to damage you as long as you are inside, taking only a few seconds to kill you while at full health.