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surarrin:
So, I am making a Minor Talent who has Cloak of Shadows as his minor power.

I want to develop him towards the magic end of the spectrum with Shadow (as an element) as his focus. Now a few ( one in particular) are crying foul over using an 'element' that isn't one of the classics.

One of the main points of contention is that I want to use Thaumaturgy to make an enchanted item that when thrown, and hits a targets shadow traps them for a small duration of time, but they're saying that this is impossible mechanically.

I'd like to get some opinions on either side of the arguements for these.

I've argued that it's mainly fluff, and that hitting someone, or hitting their shadow means they're still going to have to dodge, but it's fallen on deaf ears. Can any of you help? :(

KOFFEYKID:
You should use spirit as the element behind this. Its the one that is used with photomancy, can create and manipulate light, bend light and create shadows (by pulling light away from an area).

Deadmanwalking:
Why couldn't you trap them by hitting their Shadow? It's a Block action as per normal that they dodge as per normal, the rest is just flavor.

And alternate element structures are explicitly allowed, Shadow seems a reasonable one, particularly for a Focused Practicioner.

surarrin:

--- Quote from: KOFFEYKID on April 29, 2010, 04:57:58 PM ---You should use spirit as the element behind this. Its the one that is used with photomancy, can create and manipulate light, bend light and create shadows (by pulling light away from an area).

--- End quote ---

I was working with spirit as the baseline for the magic, but apparently that wasn't enough. :s

I hadn't considered photomancy, it vaguely fits, but doesn't completely mesh with the idea I had in mind.


--- Quote ---Why couldn't you trap them by hitting their Shadow? It's a Block action as per normal that they dodge as per normal, the rest is just flavor.

And alternate element structures are explicitly allowed, Shadow seems a reasonable one, particularly for a Focused Practicioner.
--- End quote ---

I've argued that it's just fluff tacted on, but they refuse to accept it because "There is a huge mechanical difference."

Deadmanwalking:
See p. 253 for the sidebar explicitly allowing non-standard Elements.

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