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<blockquote data-quote="Lamoni" data-source="post: 1223303" data-attributes="member: 12680">I agree completely.&nbsp; Saying that magnetism affects all metals just doesn't make sense at all.&nbsp; Although if it did affect all metals, I would always carry a magnet around for getting treasure out of those acid pools (our DM likes to use that trick also).Well, any metal can be used to make an electric magnet.&nbsp; You can make your own with an aluminum nail and wrap a wire around it.&nbsp; It doesn't take much energy to do that... only a small current.The thing is, moving electrons create a magnetic field and a changing magnetic field causes electrons to move.&nbsp; Electrons can move very easily through almost any metal... in fact copper and gold are much better electrical conductors than iron.&nbsp; So, yes you can use magnetism to affect any metal you want.&nbsp; But, it requires changing magnetic fields... something that a magnet can't provide well, but AC current can.&nbsp; Anyway, that is the reason why magneto can move wolverine around wherever he wants.&nbsp; He can affect the magnetic fields to induce current through the adamantium which would become like a temporary magnet and then he could push or pull it with other magnetic fields.&nbsp; Of course the current wouldn't be able to travel far so he would constantly have to manipulate the fields so that he could move the current back and forth and also reverse the other fields so that they would move the metal object where he wanted.&nbsp; It would be impossible to do for anyone else but Magneto.&nbsp; And since most D&amp;D campaigns don't include Magneto or his extraordinary power, you can just say that it can't be done.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lamoni, post: 1223303, member: 12680"] I agree completely. Saying that magnetism affects all metals just doesn't make sense at all. Although if it did affect all metals, I would always carry a magnet around for getting treasure out of those acid pools (our DM likes to use that trick also). Well, any metal can be used to make an electric magnet. You can make your own with an aluminum nail and wrap a wire around it. It doesn't take much energy to do that... only a small current. The thing is, moving electrons create a magnetic field and a changing magnetic field causes electrons to move. Electrons can move very easily through almost any metal... in fact copper and gold are much better electrical conductors than iron. So, yes you can use magnetism to affect any metal you want. But, it requires changing magnetic fields... something that a magnet can't provide well, but AC current can. Anyway, that is the reason why magneto can move wolverine around wherever he wants. He can affect the magnetic fields to induce current through the adamantium which would become like a temporary magnet and then he could push or pull it with other magnetic fields. Of course the current wouldn't be able to travel far so he would constantly have to manipulate the fields so that he could move the current back and forth and also reverse the other fields so that they would move the metal object where he wanted. It would be impossible to do for anyone else but Magneto. And since most D&D campaigns don't include Magneto or his extraordinary power, you can just say that it can't be done. [/QUOTE]

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