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Message no. 1
From: Aristotle antithesis@**********.com
Subject: Air Elemental/Movement question.
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 23:27:14 -0400
Greetings,

I wanted to make sure I was running something right. The air elemental can
or can not use it's power of Movement to propel someone or something
through the air?


Thankya,
-- Travis "Aristotle" Heldibridle
Message no. 2
From: Simon and Fiona sfuller@******.com.au
Subject: Air Elemental/Movement question.
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 13:04:46 +1000
-----Original Message-----
From: Aristotle <antithesis@**********.com>
To: ShadowRN (E-mail) <shadowrn@*********.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 1:28 PM
Subject: Air Elemental/Movement question.


>Greetings,
>
>I wanted to make sure I was running something right. The air elemental can
>or can not use it's power of Movement to propel someone or something
>through the air?
>
I reckon a strong one could, though you wouldn't want it to be disspelled
while in midair.
In one game my character summoned up a sky spirit to push the team's car
that had run out of petrol in the middle of the wilderness. I wanted to fly
but it was just too risky over the long distance.
Message no. 3
From: dbuehrer@******.carl.org dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject: Air Elemental/Movement question.
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 09:31:11 -0600
Aristotle wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>I wanted to make sure I was running something right. The air elemental can
>or can not use it's power of Movement to propel someone or something
>through the air?

My interpretation is that it's power of Movement can be applied to anything
that is propelling itself through the air. Something that is on a
ballistic trajectory is not propelling itself.

Movement could be applied to an airplane flying through the air. Movement
could not be applied to a cannon ball that has been launched on a ballistic
trajectory.

Anyway, that's my two cents :)



To Life,
-Graht
http://www.users.uswest.net/~abaker3
--
"Warm nights, good food, kindred spirits....great life!"
Message no. 4
From: Aristotle antithesis@**********.com
Subject: Air Elemental/Movement question.
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 11:55:35 -0400
>>>Aristotle wrote:
"I wanted to make sure I was running something right. The air elemental
can or can not use it's power of Movement to propel someone or something
through the air?"

>>>Graht replied:
My interpretation is that it's power of Movement can be applied to
anything that is propelling itself through the air. Something that is on
a ballistic trajectory is not propelling itself.

.:Reply:.
See. That is how I thought it would work. Let me explain my situation a
little better. The characters in my game were stuck in a junk yard maze as
Lone Star officers were searching the area trying to capture/stop them.
Rather than try to find his way out via the maze one character wanted to
call an elemental he had on standby to fly him out. I thought the movement
power would only be applicable to things already in the air, but was not
sure. I told the player I would allow it, as I didn't know for sure, but
that I would consult this list and see if it were possible. The decision I
make after hearing what you folks say will determine if he is ever able to
try it again.

Incidentally the elemental failed on the roll for Movement, and the
character had to find his way out on foot.


Thanks,
--Travis "Aristotle" Heldibridle
Message no. 5
From: James Mick sinabian@********.net
Subject: Air Elemental/Movement question.
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 12:11:38 -0400
>.:Reply:.
>See. That is how I thought it would work. Let me explain my situation a
>little better. The characters in my game were stuck in a junk yard maze as
>Lone Star officers were searching the area trying to capture/stop them.
>Rather than try to find his way out via the maze one character wanted to
>call an elemental he had on standby to fly him out. I thought the movement
>power would only be applicable to things already in the air, but was not
>sure. I told the player I would allow it, as I didn't know for sure, but
>that I would consult this list and see if it were possible. The decision I
>make after hearing what you folks say will determine if he is ever able to
>try it again.
>
>Incidentally the elemental failed on the roll for Movement, and the
>character had to find his way out on foot.
>

Just a suggestion but how about having the elemental cause a distraction
instead? Knocking around NPCs, vehicles, what have you... Maybe even blow
down portions of wall to allow the characters almost a straight shot out?
Message no. 6
From: Aristotle antithesis@**********.com
Subject: Air Elemental/Movement question.
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 12:15:35 -0400
>>>Aristotle wrote:
Incidentally the elemental failed on the roll for Movement, and the
character had to find his way out on foot.

>>>James Mick wrote:
Just a suggestion but how about having the elemental cause a distraction
instead? Knocking around NPCs, vehicles, what have you...
Maybe even blow down portions of wall to allow the characters almost a
straight shot out?

.:Reply:.
While I agree that probably would have worked better it wasn't my
decision. The player wanted to fly. *smirk* Of course if he would have
cleared the pile of cars I was going to give the Lone Star sniper a free
shot at him, so it is probably best it worked out the way it did.


*smile*,
-- Travis "Aristotle" Heldibridle
Message no. 7
From: dbuehrer@******.carl.org dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject: Air Elemental/Movement question.
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 10:17:32 -0600
Aristotle wrote:
> >>>Aristotle wrote:
>"I wanted to make sure I was running something right. The air elemental
>can or can not use it's power of Movement to propel someone or something
>through the air?"
>
> >>>Graht replied:
>My interpretation is that it's power of Movement can be applied to
>anything that is propelling itself through the air. Something that is on
>a ballistic trajectory is not propelling itself.
>
>.:Reply:.
>See. That is how I thought it would work. Let me explain my situation a
>little better. The characters in my game were stuck in a junk yard maze as
>Lone Star officers were searching the area trying to capture/stop them.
>Rather than try to find his way out via the maze one character wanted to
>call an elemental he had on standby to fly him out. I thought the movement
>power would only be applicable to things already in the air, but was not
>sure. I told the player I would allow it, as I didn't know for sure, but
>that I would consult this list and see if it were possible. The decision I
>make after hearing what you folks say will determine if he is ever able to
>try it again.
>
>Incidentally the elemental failed on the roll for Movement, and the
>character had to find his way out on foot.

Why didn't the character just ask the elemental to pick him up and fly him
out? :) And if he needed to get out really fast the elemental could have
used it's power of movement on itself (I think, not entirely sure on that one).



To Life,
-Graht
http://www.users.uswest.net/~abaker3
--
"Wisdom has two parts: having a lot to say, and not saying it."
Message no. 8
From: Bryan Pow arab_one@*******.com
Subject: Air Elemental/Movement question
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 02:37:10 GMT
Elementals do have the psychkinesis power and so one of enough force could
lift a person, and then use movement to speed him up.
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