Asking the great void of Space or the all-encompassing Ocean for a favour is risky, but they can both destroy cities, move mountains, or alter the course of history.
2020/01/05
OSR: What Does This Elemental Want?
Here's a significantly updated and revised version of this old post, formatted for the Monster Overhaul. Ooh, so fancy. Full elemental stats and extra tables are currently available on Patreon.
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Speak with [Element] is a useful spell. Elementals know things about their local area and can provide many favours. They have personalities and foibles. A lightning trap can disarm itself; a stone door can shuffle out of the way. Bargaining with elementals is a great way to solve problems at low levels.
Asking the great void of Space or the all-encompassing Ocean for a favour is risky, but they can both destroy cities, move mountains, or alter the course of history.
Asking the great void of Space or the all-encompassing Ocean for a favour is risky, but they can both destroy cities, move mountains, or alter the course of history.
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This is super cool. It seems reusable for offerings at shrines or temples to all manner of powers.
ReplyDeleteThis is great, thanks!
ReplyDeleteare longer descriptions of the personalities and appearance of anthropomorphised elementals like in the old post available with the stats on patreon?
ReplyDeleteNot at this stage. Did you find them very useful? I'll add a page to the book.
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