elementals

Subject: elementals Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:10 pm

I noticed that in the Elementals page of the wiki, Fire and Lava are listed as separate elements. Why is that? If you think about it, Lava is a combination of Fire and Earth anyway.

valiant swordman Age : 24 Joined : 09 Dec 2007 Posts : 181

Subject: Re: elementals Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:40 pm

But doesn't that go against the notion of limiting elementals to just one element?

I believe the wiki made it clear that no elemental could have more than one element at its disposal.

Hero Age : 24 Joined : 08 Dec 2007 Posts : 1074

Elemental lava can be considered as an element or sub specie of elemental like sand or ice, it depend of area where is the elemental I think Very Happy

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Evil admin Joined : 08 Dec 2007 Posts : 1030

Well yes in my mind the term "elemental" don' refer to a being made strictly of one primal element. Like Gwadahunter pointed, it's more depending on the location of the elemental ^_^
For example fog, water and ice are supposed to be one unique element but in Felarya this will make three distinct kind of elementals. But thank you for raising the question Smile

Subject: Re: elementals Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:10 am

so where is the line drawn between fire and lava, or for that matter lava and earth? Surely a lava elemental would have some control over flames, and just the same, it would conceivably be able to harden its lava into solid volcanic rock and/or melt earth.

Subject: Re: elementals Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:13 am

Fire is plasma, which is energy.

Lava is a fluid/solid, which is matter.

There's your difference.

Subject: Re: elementals Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:08 am

I think the problem is that your thinking of it in a 'D&D' sense where the creature is made of only the given material (fire, water, ect.) a Felaryan Elemental is a pure magic being. and this being feels a attraction to an element of nature around it (fire, earth, water, lava, mud, candy canes) and wrapes its self up in said element creating a body out of it. it is a easy leap that the beings raw magic would be tinted by its given element material.

so a lava elemental is first a raw magic being that has then wrapped its self in lava to form a body. its magic would involve heat stone and fire...

I hope this helps. its a different approach to elementals than most fantacy settings...
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Evil admin Joined : 08 Dec 2007 Posts : 1030

*bow to the wise dryad*

You pretty much said what I had in mind but in proper english Razz

Subject: Re: elementals Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:27 pm

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Subject: Re: elementals Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:23 am

LOL I was wondering when someone would notice that XD
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