(07-08-2015, 04:12 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote:(07-08-2015, 04:07 PM)War Siren Wrote: Right I should have been more clear I did mean just the Primals. I wasn't aware there were other ways around tempering though.
Canonically, there's not, other than just being lucky or capitalizing on the arrogance of the primal, it seems; however, a number of RPers have come up with a variety of approaches in the grey areas of lore, including alchemical concoctions, magical shields, magitek devices, and so on.
Though it can be said not all primals are interested in Tempering, and different primals seem to temper at different rates.
It seems to be a gradual thing, with different levels. In the beast tribe quests you see someone who was tempered too many times, and sort of just lost all sense of self. It seems that a person of relatively strong will might take longer/retain more of themself during tempering attempts.