elemental definitions page

Kat’s Guide to the Elements

Elements are the forces that influence the character. Each Element controls certain traits, internal and external as well as the relationship with the actual Element itself. (E.P.G. is the Everway Players Guide from the box set.)

AIR

Thought, Focused Energy, Spoken Wisdom”(p86 E.P.G)
“Determines Intelligence, Speech, Thought, Logic, Analytical Ability, Oratory and Knowledge,” “Determines how well a hero can communicate, work with letters and numbers, make plans, and solve problems. Air rules reading, writing, geometry and mathematics"(p92 E.P.G)

Air: intelligence, Speech also any relation to the air itself including flight, Joggling, acrobatics.

EARTH

“Might, Resistant integrity, Passive Power”(p86 E.P.G.) “Governs Health, Endurance, Fortitude, Will, Determination, and Resilience,” “Suffer damage and keep going, Recover from wounds, Endure without getting tired, resist magic, and so on.”(p90 E.P.G)

Earth: Strength and Endurance. Also relation to land and nature.

FIRE

“Action, Forceful Energy, Active Power”(p86 E.P.G) “Measures Vitality, Force Courage, Speed and Daring” “Determines Sword fighting, Sprinting, Climbing walls, Dodging Spears, Throwing spears, Breaking down doors and so on” (p88 E.P.G)

Fire: Energy, Vitality, Daring. Also relates to change and Fire itself.

WATER

“Feelings, Receptive Integrity, Silent Wisdom”(p86 E.P.G) “Governs Intuition, Sensitivity to that which is unseen and unspoken, Receptivity, Psychic potential and Depth of feeling, “ Determines ability to sense emotions, Feel magical forces, Understand ‘unwritten rules’ of different communities and so on” (p94 E.P.G)

Water: body language, empathy, Intuition. Also Water, Swimming, Sailing.

Elements and Levels

The Levels of the Elements go from 0 to10. The higher the Level, the better, in a twice as good kind of way. Thus a character with 3 Levels of Air will lose a chess game to a character with 4 Levels of Air every time. A character with 5 Levels of Fire will always win a race against a character with only 4 Levels of Fire.

Human Average is 3 Levels of any given Element. NPC's are normally placed at the Human Average in Elemental Levels having a combined point value of 12 Levels of Elements. Spherewalkers have 20 Character Building Points to spend on building their character. Since the cost of each Level of Element is 1 Character building Point, then it is possible for a Spherewalker to have a 5 Levels in each of the Elements. (20 Character Building Points divided by 4 Elements equals 5 Levels per Element) That would be a powerful hero indeed.

The Chart Below Breaks down the numbers into the Elements and gives some examples of what you could expect having an Element at that Level.

Level	AIR	EARTH	FIRE	WATER
0	-	-	-	-
1 Weak	Mute, Insane Mentally Stunted	Selfless (having no will) Gutless Physically Stunted, Maimed	Impotent, Passionless, Nervous, Twitchy, "Easily Spooked"	Compassionless, Stoic, Autistic
2 Limited	Slow, Speech Impediment, Clumsy, Illiterate	Scrawny,: Fragile, Shy “Glass-Jawed,” “Bleeder”	Lethargic, Timid, Slow-to-Act	Unstable, Selfish, Skeptical Blunt
3 Average	Average	Average	Average	Average
4 Above Average	Thoughtful, Inquisitive, Expressive	Willful, Robust, Hardy	Energetic, Quick Reflexes, Bold	Sensitive, Sensual, Occasional gut feeling
5 Powerful	Shrewd, Clever, Witty	Firm, Strong Willed, Well Built	Dynamic, Forceful, Driven	Compassionate, Intuitive.
6 Inspirational	Brilliant, Scholarly, Analytic	iron willed, durable	Courageous, Passionate, Swift	Empathic, Spiritually Aware
7 Master	Academic Master- philosopher	Unbreakable, Indefatigable	Fearless, Vital, Master of Combat	Animal Empathy, Mystically Aware
8 Genius	Genius	Genius	Genius	Genius
9 Over Powering	Inspiring to Nations	Physical Ideal	Inspiring to Nations	Heart of the World
10 God Like	Divine	Divine	Divine	Divine

Elemental Restrictions:

No Hero can start with an Element Score Below 2

No Hero can start with an Element Score Above 7

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