Air Elemental Creature Attacks

by Genos

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Genos2010-02-02 12:54:39
So I find it rather boring that stalkers, stormeaters, and cloud carrion all share a similar pool of attacks. At the moment all Air creatures have 1"... lunges forward, shards of ice cutting you deeply.", 2"... recoils, icy winds lashing forward to pierce your skin.", 3"... lunges forward then twists and doubles back, a bolt of lightning lashing out at you from its passing."

At the moment carrion have 1, 2, 3 and "squats low before launching great clouds of toxic air in your direction, your senses failing from the assault." I propose they keep their unique attack and...

Instead of 1 it could be "A cloud carrion suddenly leaps onto you, its many jointed legs digging into your flesh. Biting into you with a beaked mouth, you feel its frigid breath chill you to the bone."
Instead of 2 it could be "A cloud carrion clacks its beak as its numerous eyes turn a deep shade of blue, releasing a myriad of glacial rays that cause a horrible frostbite on your skin."
Instead of 3 it could be "A cloud carrion begins to vibrate, its stiff hairs oscillating in intense waves. Without warning arcs of pure electricity lance off and strike you."


Stormeaters have 1, 2, 3 and "pauses, twisting about itself. Opening its mouth, it launches a bolt of lightning at you."

Instead of 1 it could be "A curlicued stormeater corkscrews around you, attaching its scaled mouth to your skin. Mercilessly it begins to suck out the moisture leaving a numbing cold feeling."
Instead of 2 it could be "A curlicued stormeater flaps its immense cloudy wings, bringing up a dark chill wind. Currents of arctic air spiral around you as the heat drains from your body."
It should keep 3 and its unique attack.


Stalkers have 1, 2, 3, and "lashes out, icy shards piercing your chest deeply. Your breath begins to shorten suddenly."

Instead of 3 it could be "An aerial stalker becomes unnervingly still as its eyes flash with a snowy hue. A sudden burst of static erupts from between its eyes, striking you in the temple."
It should should keep 1,2, and its unique attack.

As I wasn't completely sure of the damage types for each attack I kept in mind it's probably cutting or cold for 1 and 2, and then electricity for 3.
Rahil2010-02-02 15:24:11
I honestly had not noticed they all churned out the same messages, but those alternatives seem well thought out. Might be one of those things that slipped under the radar as Hallifax was rushed out.
Genos2010-02-04 00:19:14
After exploring the Plane of Fire it's unfortunate to find they too suffer from the same fate as having three attacks all shared by the creatures there. Lame. Here are my proposals keeping in mind attack types and creature descriptions/behaviors.

All creatures have these attacks...
1 "... bites you roughly in the thigh, wisps of smoke rising from the wound."
2 "... opens its mouth, loosing a spiral of red hot flames at you."
3 "Huffing in outrage, ... lurches forward to slam his head into your
stomach."

Flame hogs could keep all these three attacks as well as its unique attack as I feel they make the most sense for it.
A flame hog rushes forward, head low, before pulling up, spewing fire as it gores you with its tusks.

Fire mantis could be as follows...
Instead of 1 it could be "A fire mantis flutters its wings and leaps off the ground, slashing you with its deadly twin scythes."
Instead of 2 it could be "A fire mantis rears back its head, spraying lava out of its mandibles that burns your skin to ash."
Instead of 3 it could be "Twitching its antennae back and forth, a fire mantis bounds into the air and crashes into you with its jointed legs."
It should keep the unique attack...
Chittering wildly, a fire mantis impales you with the sharp point of a
blade-like arm, injecting venom into your bloodstream.
Fiery pain courses through your veins.

Cinder crawlers could be as follows...
Instead of 1 it could be "A cinder crawler scurries across the ground, latching onto your foot and shaking loose soot."
Instead of 2 it could be "A cinder crawler drags himself backwards, his gaping maw letting loose a rush of burning embers that roasts your exposed skin."
Instead of 3 it could be "Scrambling towards you a cinder crawler slams into your knees with its girth. Leaving marks as black as coal in its wake."
It should keep its unique attack.
A cinder crawler lunches forward with surprising speed and slams into you, a
cloud of ash swirling into the air to make you wheeze and cough. (I typo'ed lunches to be lurches)
Diamondais2010-02-05 02:03:39
This one is quite persistent it seems!
Xavius2010-02-05 02:27:18
QUOTE (diamondais @ Feb 4 2010, 08:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This one is quite persistent it seems!

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Xenthos2010-02-05 02:29:40
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