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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DracoSuave" data-source="post: 4893571" data-attributes="member: 71571">Hense why it only created 1/2 gallon/level.  Nerfed.  Not kept as is.  And only available to Clerics of Water.Mechanics that capture flavor are not a bad thing.  No need to abandon the concept.  It could easily be captured like this:When you select an arcane class, choose one:Defiler:  After you use a non-preserving arcane power, it gains the defiling keyword, and an area of defiled blight appears in a close burst around you.  You cannot use Preserving or Primal powers.At-will: Close burst 1Encounter: Close burst 2Daily: Close burst 3Defiling infusionEncounter - Arcane, DefilingMinor Action    Close burst 5Targets: All creatures in burst except you.Effect: All targets get -2 to attack rolls.  The area in the burst permanently becomes defiled blight.Defiling keyword:  At-will powers with the defiling keyword gain +1 to damage rolls against creatures in defiled blight.  Encounter powers gain +2, and Daily powers gain +3.Preserver:  You cannot be affected by defiling blight, and you are immune to the non-damaging effects of defiling powers.  When you use a daily arcane power, you or an ally adjacent to you can make a saving throw.  You cannot use powers with the Defiling keyword.See.  Flavor should sometimes inform mechanics.Niether do I.  A rewrite isn't necessary, but a nod'd be nice.  Defliling could be a character option in the same sense that spellscars are.  A minus, for a bonus.That part's not up for debate, and the channel divinity aspects of the cleric can easily be addressed:  Four feats for each element, each a different channel divinity.  Obviously.However, that doesn't make the cleric elemental.  It wouldn't take much, honestly.  Simply have every divine class pick an element at creation, and change their at-wills so that they have a damage type appropriate to that element.Example:Fire - fireWater - coldAir - thunderEarth - force.This works elegantly, and doesn't require a complete rebuild.Holy power itself, radiant light as a healing force, tho, doesn't really jive with the Dark Sun setting.  In non-at-will powers, it can represent the searing force of the sun itself, but it shouldn't be the primary damage type of an elemental-based character.Neither do I agree is that appropriate.  In fact, I've said the opposite, that doing so should be done with simple steps that do so elegantly and without a major revision to how they already work.Elves were known for running, coincidentally, they have the largest speed.  Done.  Dwarves are known for their stubborn willpower, and their focus oaths.  The current dwarf captures that stalwart nature nicely.  Halflings were barbarous and ate people.  What works in Eberron works in Dark Sun.</blockquote>

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