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Elemental magic, kung-fu, and mysticism
Sat, 11/24/2012 - 6:32pm | 
Jwhalen
Ok, so over on G+ Wayne Humfleet asks "Quick. Which RPG would work for Avatar the Last Air Bender and why?
I replied..."I have been thinking of using +BareBones RPG. It is very flexible and has a superior action system. No cast-and-forget spells, pushing yourself can lead to severe consequences (or fantastic crits).
If you are interested in giving it a shot let me know. I think I could run a passable Avatar-esque episode. I swear I got gray-matter burn in on that show."
And poof! I have a new hobby.
Anyone want to work on this with me?
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I had already begun work with this, but never got around to finishing it. Maybe since you are in the frame of mind, you are the perfect candidate to do so:
ELEMENTALIST
This skill calls upon the power of the elements through the physical movements of the performer to produce spell effects. Elementalists use the power of movement, such as graceful dance, intricate hand movements or martial arts poses to effect nearby elements such as air, fire and/or water by accessing the related elemental plane. A spell is not accomplished without the involvement of available elements. The elementalist may only use elements for which they are trained. Choose an element (earth, wind, fire, water or ether) at each level up to fifth. At sixth level, the player may access the astral plane.
Score: half DEX +10 per elementalist level. Cannot be attempted unskilled.
» Elemental Body -
» Plane Walk/Bannish -
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I started out with two separate ideas: "What is another way to perform magic?" And "What is another type of magic?" To the first I came up with "movement". To the second question, I came up with "elemental magic". Then I realized they were perfect together, representing other elementalist concepts, the foremost being Avatar - The Last Airbender.