Wind elementals?

Sean Okotami · Subject: Re: Wind elementals? Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:22 pm

Right.... But Raveolution's not on right now. So, debating right now would be hard.

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Raveolution · Subject: Re: Wind elementals? Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:57 pm

gwadahunter2222 wrote:

Sean Okotami wrote:

So now we're stuck with two Sylph creatures; a fairy and an elemental. If I was an ass, I'd say we'd have to take a choice, but my idea would probably have been rejected, and I would have gone mad. So, what do we do? We say there exist two creatures named the Sylph in Felarya?

First I think start a thread about your idea on the the sylph in the fairies and dryads sections was not a good idea

I think you should debate with Raveolution here first.

Is the Sylph as I wrote it a fairy, or an elemental? I wrote it as a half breed capable of assuming either form, either completely a fairy, or completely an air elemental. Says a lot as to which forum it belongs in.

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I think they will avoid tunnel because it will be very easy to trap them and if we play with the ventilation, you can redirect them otuside.

They have to judge whether or not a threat is there to stop them. How likely are non-Naxylan Dridders to be able to stop them?

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Wind elemental in narrow space are doomed that's why they prefer wide area with a strong exposure to wind like plain, deserts, seas, oceans, and the top of the mountains. And in the tunnels they can meet Earth elementals who are very efficient against them because earth oppose to wind or the natural predator of the elementals the pit nagas who can eat and catch spirit. I think the maiden won't have a problem to deal with them because I think they know how to burn an elemental with their magic.
Edit: fire is very efficient against wind elemental.

True. I said they blow storms over the Crimson Woods, they don't sweep in as a storm themselves. They do sometimes come in and taunt the Maidens but not for long; fire can and does stop a wind elemental... if you know where it blew to. She ain't gonna just stand there and get flamed into an oxygen vacuum.

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As before if you play with the ventillation it won't be a problem, so I think Negav will have no problem to deal with them without necessary using magic by example powerful vaccum cleaner.

Yeah, that's why I said that humans in Negav city adapted. They just used to harass them. A lot of people can get eaten outside the walls during those few hours/days/weeks until their populace figures out a defense.

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It's a bit exagerrate because they are not so invincible as you think.

Woah, I never said they were anything close to invincible. I'm not even striving for invincible.

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An elemental may be strong only against physical creature but against other magicals creature or creature able to attack directly the spirit their are very weak.The big flaw of an elemental they are predictable, since the moment you know his element.

Granted, I picked an air elemental based creature because it's a biyatch to hit. The wind doesn't say in one place. Plus it's fun to watch the Miratans fire off their elemental-killing uber weapons on a false alarm.

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It's true a wind elemental can be anywhere they will always tend to avoid narrow space and place they will be cut from the support of his element.

True, I don't suggest that an air elemental would linger. Their best tactic is hit and run. Run like the wind. Laughing

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An elemental has a strong dependancy with his element, if he is cut from his element his power will start to weaken.

I will add this thing, you should stop to consider everything as an absolute verity.

I didn't imply absolute verity.

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The idea is interesting but it seriously needs to be shape, because you focuse a lot about the fact they oppose to many race in Felarya to make them as a serious threat but they are not so dangerous as you think

I didn't do that or intend that. I pointed out at least one great pred who's never lost a fight with them. Never said they would stand their ground in the Crimson Woods and go toe to toe with death gazing flame throwers. I pointed out at least some of their flaws.

What I do say is if a breeze blows by your convoy and you're caught unprepared, someone could get eaten horribly before the Sylph's weaknesses get exploited. I did not say wizards, pit nagas or earth elementals had little to no chance against them. There's plenty of ways to kill a Sylph, but like with other predators, the game is all about whether you have them on hand at the time they show up - and if you can deploy it in time, and accurately.

The funny part about Sylphs is quite often corporeal, tech-based enemies sometimes kill themselves or their comrades trying to bring one down...

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Raveolution · Subject: Re: Wind elementals? Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:01 pm

Okay I will think of the realm my Sylphs are from, and name them as Sylphs from that realm. No need to debate, there can be two races of a certain name, as long as they're identified as from other realms, right?

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Sean Okotami · Subject: Re: Wind elementals? Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:01 pm

It's just me, but I don't really like your idea. I don't think it's general enough. Also, possible the biggest flaw, is that you specify that the whole race knows one character, and is a nemesis of another race. Now, that can't happen, it's impossible for a full race of sentient being to all know the same person or thing.

So, like gwada said, since we had the same idea, a collab would be better.

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Raveolution · Subject: Re: Wind elementals? Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:24 pm

Sean Okotami wrote:

It's just me, but I don't really like your idea. I don't think it's general enough. Also, possible the biggest flaw, is that you specify that the whole race knows one character, and is a nemesis of another race. Now, that can't happen, it's impossible for a full race of sentient being to all know the same person or thing.

So, like gwada said, since we had the same idea, a collab would be better.

It would follow that an entire race knows a character that the Elders respect. The "don't fsck with her" memo would get around quick. "Psst... don't mess with that naga... the Elders will kill you if she decides not to." In the past years it folllows logically that she probably ate one or two of them for giving her trouble - which would establish for her quite a reputation.

But I'm not opposed to collaborating, of course. Collaboration implies interest. Smile

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