TheWoWDBThe name of this quest may or may not be be a tribute to Bruce Springsteen.
He's made a song called Dancing in the Dark, where he utters out this infamous line.You can't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Quest
Can't Start a Fire Without a Spark
A World of Warcraft quest in Kelp'thar Forest. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
Stupid Captain... Why would you start a fire in an air pocket in a cave! It will suck in all the oxygen!... He'll kill us all!
You know, Samir, I *am* a destruction warlock...
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneKelp'thar Forest
Quest ID25602
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25602))
What to do
StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 28 of 149
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Description
Mack's still out of it, and I fear we may lose him if I can't get this fire started. With the wood being soaked, we'll need something special to get it going. There's an abandoned camp nearby with a barrel of explosives in it. There's no way I can recover it on my own. Would you mind hauling it back for us? For Mack?
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Nearby on the Kelp'thar Forest map
- Phosphora Hunting about 3,310 yards
- A Lure about 3,310 yards
- Coldlights Out about 3,310 yards
- The Brothers Digsong 2: Eel-Egg-Trick Boogaloo about 3,310 yards
- Orako's Report about 3,320 yards
- Into the Totem about 3,330 yards
- Bio-Fuel about 3,440 yards
- One Last Favor about 3,450 yards
- "Glow-Juice" about 3,480 yards
- Here Fishie Fishie about 3,480 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Kelp'thar Forest, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Kelp'thar Forest:
- Smuggler's Scar, Vashj'ir
- Sandy Beach, Vashj'ir
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Storyline
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse
Part 28 of 149.
Previous: A Girl's Best Friend · Next: Ophidophobia
- 23The Abyssal Ride
- 24Gimme Shelter!
- 25Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- 26A Taste For Tail
- 27A Girl's Best Friend
- 28Can't Start a Fire Without a Spark
- 29Ophidophobia
- 30A Desperate Plea
- 31Oh, the Insanity!
- 32Dah, Nunt... Dah, Nunt...
- 33Shark Weak
- 34DUN-dun-DUN-dun-DUN-dun
Showing steps 23 to 34 of 149.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Girl's Best Friend
Let's just get it out in the open. I'm no stranger to love, <name>. Over the years, if there's one thing I've learned, it's that love's tangible treasures last longer than the flames of passion.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Ophidophobia
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's snakes. Any kind of snake - doesn't matter. While I was out searching for salvage, I saw a nest of sea serpents surrounding the nearby wreckage. I simply can't relax knowing that those awful creatures could slither up in here at any moment. Please, <class>!
The storyline at a glance
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse has 149 steps, from Call of Duty to Full Circle.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shimmering Expanse (98), Kelp'thar Forest (48), Abyssal Depths (2), Vashj'ir (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Kelp'thar Forest map
- Vashj'ir, Abyssal Depths
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.