So how exactly does pyromancy work? Are you providing a fuel source or just directing energy to sustain it? If energy alone (i.e. the fire is made out of nothing and not actually undergoing combustion), why would a smaller ball of flame do more damage than a somewhat larger one? The energy transfer ...

Why would the temperature increase just because you decreased the space. It seems to me that you would A) choke the flame (depriving them of oxygen) and B) not change the heat at all. Physics-wise it doesn't make sense but it could always go with the magic doesn't have to be logical argument (I thin...

I don't think fire should have a compression pattern. How do you compress fire? You can certainly suffocate it, but not compress it. Continued fire damage when someone isn't burning isn't realistic either.

[quote=Xzean]Here is a question: I am 100% sure there is a real life element that mimics the behavior we have been given about nether. Naturally gaseous, can be forced to a liquid but not solid form unless it has previously been forced into a liquid state. I imagine if we can find an element like th...

That's more along the lines of what I was talking about although there would likely be other uses as well. Whether it would be OP would depend on individual ability designs but I think it could make for some interesting skills.

[quote=hadesfire]I assume that if you're able to manipulate Nether into a liquid, then a solid via cryomancy, Nether really can change states, if indirectly. Using that, Sorcerers could potentially throw liquid nether on somebody and then use cryomancy to freeze it on them for a time, the probably c...

That's a good question and I don't think it's been addressed. I assume that cryomancy would provide a link (i.e. if you are manipulating something with cryomancy already, you have a channel to it for sorcery) Rias already has stated that gaseous nether is not usable by a sorceror. Cryomancy could po...

I'd like to think that rooks started using cryomancy in addition to just sorcery for a reason, that reason being that it interacts well with and provides some sort of additional advantage to their sorcery (i.e. the two are synergistic in various ways, kind of like how elements can work together for ...

[quote=Nootau]No no, Elemental bonding is the opposite. If a element such as water touches something it bonds with it and stays even after the Channel has been released. Fire touching wood will lite the wood, and the wood will burn even after the channel is dropped. Hitting a target with Hydro/Geo c...

[quote=Nootau]The idea that it would freeze that quickly causes an issue, that doesn't stop the water's momentum, that only turns the water into a large projectile icicle. The water only disappears/disperses once the channel is released, not when something else is touched by it.[/quote] That could b...

[quote=Nootau]That makes me wonder.. if I use hydromancy on someone with Freezing Aura up, would that freeze the Rook in place? If it works both ways then I could see that as something balanced. More resistance to flames but in exchange vulnerable to being splashed.[/quote] I imagine it would solidi...

I also think that it would be possible to use cryomancy to cool gaseous nether trapped in the air to the point it becomes useable by a sorceror. This could be a good setup for certain "trap" type spells or combined nether/cryo abilities. For example, condensing nether in the air over a wid...

[quote=Nootau]The question would be.. How would you be using Cryomancy in a way to divert a jet or sphere of flames?[/quote] Cryomancy could be used directly in some way to extinguish flames at the source or at a particular point in space (obviously if you continued to channel flames afterward you w...

Also, does gaseous nether (nether that's been "destroyed") resist cooling/condensation as well? It sounds like it would want to go back to it's original preferred form as a semi-liquid/semi-gas.

I'm not necessarily referring to freezing the nether into a solid, other than that it can occur (thus we know that nether can change states like other physical substances). What I'm saying is that applying a cooling process should negate some of the impact of heating from other sources... so someone...

Interesting. I wouldn't expect a sorceror to have direct control over it at that point. But if there is vaporized nether floating around in the air, wouldn't nether begin to condense on cold surfaces? I'd think that gaseous nether could be manipulated, not through use of sorcery but by use of cryoma...

Neat! Thanks for the info Rias.

So what exactly happens to nether when it is burned away? If it's actually completely "destroyed" with the physical matter not going anywhere then we're violating physics (not that this is always an issue but I know most prefer to keep things as logical as possible).Does it simply vaporize...

This brings up a rather good point. Should elemancers see reductions in their perception while channeling more difficult patterns, especially while using multiple channels (kind of a reverse paranoia) since they are forced to concentrate to some degree in order to maintain their patterns? Or are the...

According to Landion, mechanically we are instantly placed in that position. That does not occur when using the position command. I never said there was superhuman speed involved, nor did I say that the nether was actually assisting. I said "I imagine the nether actually enhancing our movement ...

This gets back to the discussion of whether it's the fire that's doing the damage or the heat from the fire that's doing the damage. Technically it's the heat. Why make the distinction? If the only things able to be set on fire are scarecrows, maybe this should just be removed. I don't see fur catch...

Is the fire actually dependent on having the word fire there? I'd think the fire would be from the spell itself and not related to the word used for the damage type.

Sstep creates the illusion that Shars are moving instantly, but Shars still have to move to catch up to where the illusion puts them. Otherwise they would never actually move into position. It's common sense: If I fool you into thinking I'm somewhere, I'm still not there unless I actually move there.

Why does pyromancy do "fire" damage instead of "heat" damage like the damage from other hot sources? Could this change be considered for the sake of consistency or is there a mechanic reason for the difference?

The assassin does travel, otherwise you would not be able to change positions. It utilizes a nether-based illusion to assist with this movement. This has precedence with abilities like minor haunting. Shadow step would not be duplicated as is because Utasa don't use nether. I imagine the nether actu...