>Maybe we could put the weapon making spells in one element and the armor making spells in another? Or maybe make flexible weapons from one element and solid weapons from the other?

Last I heard the plan was for each element to create one type of weapon, but once you have it you can make it with any element you have the weapon creation thing from. So if Fire makes a sword, and Air makes a bow, you can make a Fire sword, an Air sword, a Fire bow, and an Air bow.

>Will we be able to force our spells into one element or another, instead of their default?

Pretty sure this idea has been shot down in the past. It definitely isn't represented in the spell list we've been given. Perhaps there could be a pathway that allows us to change the element of a spell?


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You mean a "stone fist" of air?


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Elemental Lord Opieus, Expert Warrior Mage of Elanthia
"For a bunch of radical empiricists, the Philosophers' system relies on a whole lot of faith." ~Armifer

So went on a planet research binge for some odd reason(science channel is fun but makes you go off on tangental learning frenzies).

Anyways back to my point, Warrior Mage sorcery is the manipulation of the essence or nature of the elemnent.

I got to thinking in other exotic atmospheres you get events which are strikingly odd compared to terrestial events. For example on certain moons of jupiter there is a great volcanic activity, but it isn't lava as we know it. Its lava made from methane and ice, Icy cold lava.

So one spell could be based upon summoning lava which behaves and acts like lava, but also behaves and acts very much like icy-gelatinous water.

Another example is in Venus the atmosphere is so thick that even if the winds aren't very strong or rapid its still sufficient enough to move small rocks and stones, exaggerate this into summoning a compressed cloud of gas that is thick and dense enough to hit like a rock, but at the same time has intangibility and properties of a gas.


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I approve also. I like the idea of element-mixing more than just straight-up Blackfire.
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>>I think element mixing shouldn't be a sorcery. WM Sorcery is corruption of form, so IMO it should be elements doing exactly what they shouldn't. Stone flowing like water while still cool to the touch, gelatinous electricity, ice-nine, that sorta thing. Extreme non-terrestrial environments is still probably a good place to take inspiration for this.

Where I was going with this suggestion was to something along the line of a natural form of the element, that is wholly unnatural under normal conditions on elanthia.

For example your stone flowing like sand, extremely fine silicate sand can flow and move like water under certain conditions but it can also magnetize an object.

So you can blast a target with fine magnetized ferrous sand and deal concussive damage, then nail them with a lightning attack right after for bonus damage.
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I'm going to be -really- jealous if Warrior Mages get Ultima Magic :/

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