Air Elemental and Implosion

[DerianCypher]

Does implosion work on an air elemental? The reason I ask is b/c in the description of air elemental it is described as basically whirling air. Implosion says it doesn't work on creatures in gaseous form.

does it work?

DC

 

[shilsen]

Yes, it works on an air elemental. Air elementals are corporeal creatures, which is what Implosion affects. Even though an air elemental is described as whirling air, it is solid enough to be hit with a sword, grappled, etc., so the spell should work just fine.

 

[dedicated]

Yep it works

 

[Ogrork the Mighty]

This is one of those things where the rules say it works but my gut says it shouldn't. But heck, I've got better things to do than argue over the degree of gaseousness of an air elemental.

 

[UltimaGabe]

Just because air elementals are made up of air doesn't mean they're not corporeal- if they were exactly the same (or even partially the same) as a creature in gaseous form, they would have similar traits- specifically, the ability to only be hurt by +1 weapons and such. They have no such ability, and therefore are obviously different enough.

 

[the Jester]

Just because air elementals are made up of air doesn't mean they're not corporeal- if they were exactly the same (or even partially the same) as a creature in gaseous form, they would have similar traits- specifically, the ability to only be hurt by +1 weapons and such. They have no such ability, and therefore are obviously different enough.

One could argue that DR x/- trumps DR x/magic.

Not that I am necessarily doing so, but still.

 

[Corsair]

One could argue that DR x/- trumps DR x/magic.

Not that I am necessarily doing so, but still.

Based on that argument, a huge Earth Elemental is just as incorporeal as a huge Air Elemental.

 

[the Jester]

Well, gaseous is not quite the same as incorporeal, is it?