I remember that thread. 
I'm with Sounsyy in thinking there's a lot of room to play with how much Aether factors into any given DoW. You could have your special attacks be like Excellencies in Exalted -- a sort of intuitive use of Aether to enhance an otherwise mundane action to make it more effective. Alternatively, you could have every special attack be an expression of Aetheric force, such that without the Aether, it'd be impossible or ineffective. On the other side of the spectrum, you could be a highly skilled, expert combatant who can jam a spear between the armor plates of a Magitek Vanguard or put a sword right through a crack into Titan's heart. I think that the lore here is grey enough that, as long as you have a reasonable narrative justification for what you assert (and you assert that it's just that way for you, not everyone ), you should be on solid ground.
I'm with Sounsyy in thinking there's a lot of room to play with how much Aether factors into any given DoW. You could have your special attacks be like Excellencies in Exalted -- a sort of intuitive use of Aether to enhance an otherwise mundane action to make it more effective. Alternatively, you could have every special attack be an expression of Aetheric force, such that without the Aether, it'd be impossible or ineffective. On the other side of the spectrum, you could be a highly skilled, expert combatant who can jam a spear between the armor plates of a Magitek Vanguard or put a sword right through a crack into Titan's heart. I think that the lore here is grey enough that, as long as you have a reasonable narrative justification for what you assert (and you assert that it's just that way for you, not everyone
), you should be on solid ground.
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