Thank you both so much for the swift replies (and Sounsyy, I was hoping you would appear!). This not only answers my questions and clarifies things, but provides what I needed to fill in the lines for my character, as well as leaving some doors slightly ajar for her future.
I adore the idea of everything being interconnected in one way or another behind the scenes, and OOCly figuring out how all of the mumbo-jumbo works is a...ah...hobby, so thank you again!
I realized that I worded my question totally wrong like a silly-face! I was moreso wondering--hypothetically--if an Arcanist would be be able to utilize "external" aether for their summoning instead of their "internal" aether, since there's a known difference. Communing with nature and Elementals and asking to "borrow" the aether for that purpose.
Say if as a Conjurer I am able to hear and communicate with the lesser elementals (like Carbuncle, etc) as you mentioned may be possible: Could, through that discourse and meditation used in Conjury, permission be granted to use some of the techniques of Arcanima? It seems a nice idea and now I'm wondering if it's plausible. My character is a Conjurer, but dipping into Arcanima ICly while trying to maintain as much of a connection to the elementals as she can (in short).Â
Apologies if I'm being confusing--I think I may need more coffee, but I enjoy the discussion!
I adore the idea of everything being interconnected in one way or another behind the scenes, and OOCly figuring out how all of the mumbo-jumbo works is a...ah...hobby, so thank you again!
(02-22-2015, 12:23 PM)Sounsyy Wrote:(02-22-2015, 12:01 PM)Reima Wrote: Can a Conjurer who has earned the trust of the Elementals utilize the "external" Aether of Hydaelyn to call out a Carbuncle?Â
Well, Conjury (despite the routes of the name Conjury) is not really a summoning art. It's more a discourse with nature. Conjurers meditate on their spells, feel the nature around them, then focus that connection to bend and shape nature to their desire. In 1.0, this included all six elements. (Because Elementals were of all elements of the world, not just three. >< ) So while I don't believe a Conjurer would be able to call a Carbuncle or Sprite... I do think that a Conjurer would be able to communicate with one.
I realized that I worded my question totally wrong like a silly-face! I was moreso wondering--hypothetically--if an Arcanist would be be able to utilize "external" aether for their summoning instead of their "internal" aether, since there's a known difference. Communing with nature and Elementals and asking to "borrow" the aether for that purpose.
Say if as a Conjurer I am able to hear and communicate with the lesser elementals (like Carbuncle, etc) as you mentioned may be possible: Could, through that discourse and meditation used in Conjury, permission be granted to use some of the techniques of Arcanima? It seems a nice idea and now I'm wondering if it's plausible. My character is a Conjurer, but dipping into Arcanima ICly while trying to maintain as much of a connection to the elementals as she can (in short).Â
Apologies if I'm being confusing--I think I may need more coffee, but I enjoy the discussion!
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