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Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:55 pm
by drewkitty ~..~
What would be the core ideas (about what this magic type can do) with in this type of elemental magic, in you opinion?
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:32 pm
by Glistam
Light can have a lot of varied uses, and it can be justified to be either energy or something solid. Some ideas for effects off the top of my head:
- Illusions.
- Single target and AoE blinds.
- Medium to long-range single damaging attacks.
- Ability to create true sunlight.
- Enhance vision.
- Melee energy (light) weapons.
- Shields and armor.
- Seeing into the future, or the past.
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:12 pm
by drewkitty ~..~
Glistam wrote:Light can have a lot of varied uses, and it can be justified to be either energy or something solid. Some ideas for effects off the top of my head:
- Illusions.
- Single target and AoE blinds.
- Medium to long-range single damaging attacks.
- Ability to create true sunlight.
- Enhance vision.
- Melee energy (light) weapons.
- Shields and armor.
- Seeing into the future, or the past.
Whatwould it be opposed to?
Fire and Water are opposed to each other
Air and Earth are opposed to each other.
Light and ??? are opposed to each other.
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 5:59 am
by Glistam
Darkness/Shadow of course. Which seems like it would heavily overlap the Palladium Fantasy school of Shadow Magic.
Instead of "light and dark" you could tie it instead to "day and night" or "sun and stars."
Light also has the property of "warmth," and can also be associated with life and hope. Darkness/Shadow has the property of "cold," and can also be associated with death and fear.
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 12:10 pm
by Library Ogre
Largely agree with Glistam; the original MoM manuscript included a Shadow Warlock as sort of a demi-cousin to the "True" Warlock.
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:46 am
by Sir_Spirit
There is already a shadow warlock in the Nightstands sourcebook for Nightbane.
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:00 am
by Glistam
Sir_Spirit wrote:There is already a shadow warlock in the Nightstands sourcebook for Nightbane.
True, but they're focused less on magic and more on the Nightbane Talents, and really get the short end of both sticks (in my opinion). An "Elemental" Shadow Warlock would (presumably) focus on actual magic that has a shadow-theme, similar to a school of magic that's described in Palladium Fantasy Book 12: Library of Bletherad (on page 78) called "Shadowcasting."
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:05 am
by Slight001
Didn't a shadow warlock get advertised for one of the books? Seems like I saw one mentioned outside of nightbane.
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:38 am
by Glistam
Rifter #20 has a "Shade Mage," which is sort of a Shadow Warlock but the O.C.C. likens them more to a witch than a warlock.
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:46 am
by Slight001
Maybe that's what I'm thinking of.
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:57 am
by Glistam
The Shadow Warlock from the Nightlands book is also reprinted and "updated" in Rifts: Conversion Book 3: Dark Conversions in the Nightbane section on pages 137-138. You may have seen it reprinted there too.
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 4:24 pm
by Glistam
The Child of Stars R.C.C. from Rifts: England and the Guardian R.C.C. from Nightbane both have good examples of light-based powers.
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 4:24 pm
by Library Ogre
apex-prey wrote:In the PW book the siliquet (I know I did not spell that right) is mentioned as being a quasi elemental being of dark they can even speak to elementals
Another light power could be the ability to glow/radiate light to verified intensities muht like the siliquet ability to absorb light to make it dark around them
Being impervious to vampires
Some sort of star fire blast
Maybe a few over laping spells from elemental air and fire
Not dissimilar from the Children of Light from Rifts England.
(Wow, actual ninja)
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 11:36 pm
by Sir_Spirit
Oh, the Silhouette's!
Yeah, pain to spell.
They know some magic.
And can be imperial guards on top of that.
Re: Elememtal Light Magic????
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 9:58 am
by Library Ogre
apex-prey wrote:How did you become an invisible pink unicorn?
Some joke from years ago got Sir_Spirit that particular title.