Horrid Wilting

[Scion]

they are not living creatures.

there is your answer, they fail at the primary requirement.

 

[Nail]

A plausible rules interpretation of the elemental type would be that it has none, just the D&D element fire.

True.

Both are equally plausible. Looking at Horrid Wilting, there's not an exception for Fire elementals, even though there is an exception for water elementals. So there's no compelling reason to say Fire Elementals have no moisture within them, other than personal taste.

 

[Nail]

Mmmmmmmm.....tasting Fire Elementals. Spicy!

 

[Trainz]

I also agree that saying that a fire elemental has some kind of meta-fluid in it is actually the house-rule, not the norm.

By the book, the only indication that we have is that a fire elem is only... fire.

 

[werk]

I don't see any rule that would indicate a fire elemental has moisture in its body.

I, likewise, see no rule that says there is no moisture. Prove me wrong.

In the absence of a rule to the contrary play it as written. So allow it.

 

[werk]

there is your answer, they fail at the primary requirement.

It says in the description of an elemental that they are living creatures.


edit: I hate pronouns...

 

[Infiniti2000]

It says in the description of an elemental that they are living creatures.
Try again.

But, Scion was referring to Voadam's comment regarding constructs. They are not living, unless you are talking about special constructs.

 

[Goolpsy]

Remember that horrid wilting, can hit the players too

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

I also agree that saying that a fire elemental has some kind of meta-fluid in it is actually the house-rule, not the norm.

I disagree.

It is entirely possible that a fire elemental's body is made up, in part, of "liquid fire," just like the Elemental Plane of Fire has regions in which fire flows.

Is it water? No.

Does that make it "not moisture"? Not necessarily.

 

[Voadam]

True.

Both are equally plausible. Looking at Horrid Wilting, there's not an exception for Fire elementals, even though there is an exception for water elementals. So there's no compelling reason to say Fire Elementals have no moisture within them, other than personal taste.

There is no explicit description of the moisture content of fire elementals. The spell just says it drains moisture from living creatures. No rule explicitly addresses whether fire elementals have "moisture".

So there is no compelling reason to say fire elementals have moisture or do not have moisture in their bodies, other than personal taste.