Elementalists?

[mrnavonod]

Forgive me if this type of character has been disucssed before. I've reviewed some of the boards and didn't see anything readily available for review.

I'm thinking of creating an Elementalists character for a new game. Most of the Elementalists writeup's I've found have been for a Specialist Mage and I'm thinkin I really want him to be more along the lines of a Cleric/Druid type. So, I've found two books in print, "Unorthodox Clerics" by Le Games, and "Encyclopaedia Arcane: Elementalism Review".

What I'm wondering is if these write up's are any good, and do the Elementalists "fit" into a traditional game? Are they to powerful or underpowered? Also, are the spells good, or do they suck?

Also, might anyone have a different, yet viable character they have created to use as an elementalists?

Thank you in advance for your input.

-Dono

 

[DragonTurtle]

The Shugenja in Complete Divine is pretty close to what you describe.

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

I like shugenja, too. Elemental-focused priests.

 

[RangerWickett]

You could always pick up Elements of Magic from RPGNow.com. The system is for designing your own types of magic, and you can easily create a nature mage with elemental powers. I sadly don't know about the options you mentioned.

 

[TerraDave]

This is our take on the elemental priest:

http://www.terra-viejo.net/Guide/Clerics.htm#Elemental

of course, this is a "house rule"...

 

[IcyCool]

I'll echo the Shugenja posts, and add that there is an Elemental Savant prestige class in Complete Arcane.