| From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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| Subject: | Re: Elemental adept questions |
| Date: | Mon, 5 May 1997 11:28:18 +0100 |
> I have a question regarding Elemental Adepts.
> The Grimoire pg. 33:
> "The adept may only cast spells or conjure spirits
> associated with that element (for example, a fire adept
> may only cast elemental effect (fire) combat or damaging
> manipulation spells"
> Then, later:
> "Earth - Manipulation (Physical, matter-based only)
> Fire - Combat (any, as long as no other elemental
> effect other than fire is involved)"
> My question is can fire adept cast manipulation spells?
I'd say "no." It says fire adepts can only cast Combat spells in the
section of the book that describes what each spells adept can cast, and
Manipulation spells aren't Combat spells. Flamethrower and similar spells
are therefore out of the character's reach.
> Also, Could an Earth adept cast something like barrier. It
> is a physical spell but, in the description it says that the
> caster creates a field of crackling _energy_. Argh!
E=mc^2 :) Despite that, however, I wouldn't allow an earth adept to cast
Barrier -- it's not matter-based. The character could try and design a
spell that creates a brick wall out of thin air, though. Or perhaps forms
the nitrogen and oxygen molecules that are in the air into a solid wall,
since that's also manipulation of matter.
> To me, it seems like the first quote gives way to much
> power to fire adepts. DMs and combat - no way!
> And, like the second quote takes to much power from the
> Earth adept. My player wants to be an earth adept and I want
> it to be fun for him. How do you think (opinions) I should
> adjucate elemental adepts? Any tips.
It can be fun _without_ Barrier spell. It just means the character will
have to think of other solutions (the Shape Earth spell from Awakenings,
for example).
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