Difference between revisions of "Elementalism"

Elementalism is a relatively straightforward skill. By opening channels to four of the five Elemental realms (Magi do not use the Spirit realm), practitioners can cast a wide variety of elementally-based offensive and defensive spells. The effects of these spells might range from summoning an efreeti to calling down the might of Vastar, the Skylord, in the Stormhammer, to bringing forth fog or hail. Elementalism used to be practised by the [[Sylvan]] class as well, but was abandoned in 680 AF when they syncronised their abilities with a great storm and was replaced with the skill of [[Propagation]].

The skill '''Elementalism''' is available to members [[Magi]] [[class]], along with [[Crystalism]] and [[Artificing]].

==Abilities in Elementalism==

{{Skill_detail

|skill=Channel

|description=Open conduits to the Elemental Realms.

|lessons=

|syntax=CHANNEL AIR/EARTH/FIRE/WATER<br>CHANNELS<br>SEVER ALL/AIR/EARTH/FIRE/WATER

|detail=Using this ability, you may open a channel to one of the four basic elemental realms. Keeping these channels open has a cost in willpower. SEVER AIR/WATER/EARTH/FIRE will close that channel. CHANNELS will list what channels you have open.

|description=Blow someone in a direction with a gust of wind.

|lessons=

|syntax=CAST GUST<br>CAST GUST AT <target> <direction>

|required=Air and 40 mana

|target=Adventurers and room

|cooldown=3.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=By channeling the element of air, you can either blow a fog or cloud out of the room, or blow an adventurer in a particular direction.

|required=Air, Fire and 50 mana

|description=Summon a water elemental to help you walk on water.

|lessons=

|syntax=CAST WATERWEIRD AT ME/<target>

|required=Water and 60 mana

|target=Adventurers and self

|cooldown=4.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=The power of elemental water will allow you to tread water easily.<br>Note: If you lose this or any other summoned elemental, you may call them back to you by doing: CALL ELEMENTALS

|description=Protect your open channels from attack.

|lessons=

|syntax=FORTIFY <channel><br>FORTIFY ALL

|required=100 mana

|target=Self

|cooldown=1.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=Using this ability will provide you protection against abilities that may attack your open elemental channels. These abilities will first have to attack your fortification before destroying your channel. However, fortify does have a regular willpower cost associated with it.<br>If you choose to fortify all, the mana and eq costs will be the cost of fortifying a single channel multiplied by the number of channels you have open.

|required=Air and Water<br>Ground: 200 mana<br>Targetted: 100 mana

|cooldown=Ground: 4.00 seconds of equilibrium<br>Targetted: 3.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=When casting freeze at the ground, you will cause a coating of ice to cover it, causing others to slip occasionally. When casting it at another adventurer, you will first strip the insulation defence if the target has it, then cause the target to shiver, and finally freeze him.

|skill=Scry

|description=Locate another adventurer.

|lessons=

|syntax=CAST SCRY AT <target>

|required=Fire, Water and 30 mana

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=1.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=By combining the light of fire with a water lens, you may locate another adventurer.

|cooldown=Cast: 4.00 seconds of equilibrium<br>Burrow: 2.50 seconds of equilibrium

|skill=Erode

|description=Destroy the defences of your opponent.

|lessons=

|syntax=CAST ERODE AT <target>

|required=Air, Earth, Fire, Water and 75 mana

|target=Adventurers and denizens

|cooldown=2.50 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=With the destructive fury of all the elements at your command, you may destroy a defence on an opponent.

|description=Extend the life of a crystalline vibration.

|detail=This spell is useful in conjunction with crystalism. When cast in a room, it will extend the life of your vibrations.

|skill=Binding

|description=The magic of channel binding.

|lessons=

|syntax=BIND <channel>/ALL

|required=150 mana

|target=

|cooldown=1.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=Like fortification, binding provides protection against losing your channels due to others attacking them. If a channel that is unfortified is attacked, binding will protect that channel a large percentage of the time. It has a willpower loss associated with it, however.<br>If you choose to BIND ALL, the mana and equilibrium costs will be what it costs for a single channel binding, multiplied by however many channels you have open.

|required=Earth and 400 mana

|skill=Firewall

|description=Create a wall of elemental fire.

|required=Fire and 100 mana

|target=Room

|cooldown=3.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=Channeling the power of elemental fire, you will create walls of burning flame.

|description=Create choking fumes in your surroundings.

|lessons=

|syntax=Hellfumes

|required=Air, Earth and 200 mana

|target=Room

|cooldown=4.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=This spell will create a noxious cloud in your location, choking those around you.

|detail=Channel the power of elemental water to flood the room you stand in.

|description=Cast an illusion of your choosing.

|lessons=

|syntax=CAST ILLUSION <illusion><br>CAST <target> ILLUSION <illusion>

|required=Air, Fire and 50 mana

|target=Room

|cooldown=2.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=With this spell, you can create an illusion of your choosing in the room about you. You may embed a single newline by using the character sequence \n in your illusion. For limitations and restrictions, please refer to HELP ILLUSIONS.

|detail=By summoning forth a minor earthquake, you are able to drain away any water that may be flooding your location.

|skill=Simultaneity

|description=Parallel channeling.

|lessons=

|syntax=SIMULTANEITY

|required=1000 mana

|target=Self

|cooldown=4.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=Using this fine ability, you will simultaneously open channels to the Air, Water, Earth, and Fire realms.

|required=Air, Earth, Fire, Water<br>CAST STAFF: 1000 mana<br>STAFFCAST: 150 mana

|target=Adventurers, denizens, and self

|skill=Unweave

|description=A way to unweave Talisman Pieces and gain gold.

|lessons=

|syntax=CAST UNWEAVE <number> <Talisman piece name> <piece level>

|required=Air, Earth, Fire, Water

|target=

|cooldown=

|detail=Unweave is simply the ability to take a Talisman piece (see HELP TALISMANS) and turn it (or them) into gold.

|detail=One of the four elementals that you can summon, the efreeti will begin spinning about, setting your enemies on fire.

|description=Supplement a physical strike with elemental power.

|lessons=

|syntax=STAFFSTRIKE <target> WITH <element*> [limb]

|required=Air, Water, Earth, Fire and 150 mana

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=2.50 seconds of balance

|detail=Channel the elemental forces, delivering a powerful blow and unleashing a portion of the vast energy of the channeled element. Should you have TARGETING in weaponry, you may use this to target specific limbs.<br>AIR - Strip your target's aura of rebounding, or throw your target to the floor with a blast of wind.<br>EARTH - Break a random limb on your target, or shatter your target's shield defence.<br>FIRE - Burn away the frost defense from your foe while setting them alight.<br>WATER - Increase the level of chill in your opponent's bloodstream.

|skill=Holocaust

|description=Create a delayed explosion of immense power.

|lessons=

  |syntax=CAST HOLOCAUST <seconds> (Between 10 and 60)

  |required=Fire and 1500 mana

|target=Room

|cooldown=6.00 seconds of equilibrium

  |detail=This extremely powerful spell creates a magical bomb with a timer on it. When the time runs out, the bomb will explode in a massive, fiery holocaust.

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