One of the magical affinities that are used by characters bearing wands and magical weapons is the elemental affinity called "fire". The fire affinity allows for the production of heat, flame, and light.
Overview
You can use your imagination and knowledge of science to invent new and interesting ways that "fire" may work, but for the most part you can break down this affinity into the following uses:
- Heat - You could produce warmth during cold nights or to melt frozen objects
- Burning - You could injure or push back smaller enemies with pulsating waves of heat
- Fire - You could light campfires/candles or set objects and enemies ablaze
- Illumination - You could brighten or add light to dark areas allowing for better vision
- Reaction - You could melt a metal or create a chemical change, such as making something brittle
Weapon Buffs and Debuffs
When used in a weapon, fire can injure or kill foes in both melee and ranged combat.
- Buff: Burning - a creature hit with a burning weapon take additional fire damage
- Buff: Radiance - this weapon illuminates the immediate area with a blinding flash on hit
- Debuff: Water Resistance - water-based creatures resist some percentage of the damage caused by a fire weapon
- Debuff: Air Resistance - air-based creatures resist some percentage of the damage caused by a fire weapon
Armor Buffs and Debuffs
When used in a armor, fire can create a damaging aura that injures nearby melee enemies.
- Buff: Burning - nearby enemies take additional fire damage
- Buff: Radiance - illuminates dark areas
Example Combinations
By themselves, the power of magical affinities can be used for smaller attacks and effects. However, by combining multiple affinities during an invocation you can create very interesting ways to solve a problem or defeat a foe. It's important to know that the following examples are in no way intended to limit the wide variety of combinations you can create, they are simply examples. Consult with your game master to see if two affinities can work together in the way you intend.
- plus "Air" - Fire full of air could create a rolling ball of flame while air full of fire could produce a snake-like flame elemental
- plus "Electricity" - Fire full of electricity could create a burning cage while electricity full of fire could create a spectral chandelier that drips fire from the ceiling
- plus "Fire" - you cannot combine an affinity with itself
- plus "Earth" - Fire full of earth could be used to construct a statue or building while earth full of fire could hurl a flaming rock at your enemy
- plus "Water" - Fire full of water could activate a steam engine while water full of fire could steam a window so you can write a slowly evaporating message
- plus "Athletics" - Fire full of athletics could create distracting fireworks while athletics full of fire could leave burning footprints behind you for trailing allies to follow
- plus "Blaspheme" - Fire full of blaspheme could be used during a holy rite while blaspheme full of fire could rebind a destroyed magical book
- plus "Blood" - Fire full of blood could create an acid bath while blood full of fire could cleanse a tainted artifact
- plus "Demand" - Fire full of demand could be used to drag a flint across the floor setting fire at a distance from a powder keg while demand full of fire could burn an NPC that resists your attempts at mind control
- plus "Obedience" - Fire full of obedience could produce a flaming vine to preoccupy enemies while obedience full of fire could summon or take control of a fire elemental
- plus "Revelation" - Fire full of revelation could produce a blinding light that obscures your escape while revelation full of fire could reveal a hidden enemy and light them aflame
- plus "Theft" - Fire full of theft could create a magical explosive trap while theft full of fire could illuminate some or all of the forged documents in a library
- plus "Truth" - Fire full of truth could cause pain to a liar while truth full of fire could be used identify the owner of a found object
- plus "Web" - Fire full of web could create a sticky napalm that burns horizontally through a metal door while web full of fire could create a glowing wall
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