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<blockquote data-quote="Fieari" data-source="post: 2351574" data-attributes="member: 16221">It's just a matter of suspension of disbelief.&nbsp; The flavor text seems to discribe a situation in which my sensibilities say that the fire elemental should be immune, or even helped by it (I'll stick with immune for now).&nbsp; To not rule in this manner, whether or not it's a house rule, would destroy verisimilatude in my eyes, and I think that's important.&nbsp; Sure, you could come up with an explanation in which a fire elemental has moisture, but I don't like those explanations.&nbsp; I like a fire elemental that is simply fire, and nothing else... no moisture involved.&nbsp; I'd also rule earth elementals as immune to the spell.&nbsp; And wind elementals.&nbsp; All for the same reason.&nbsp; And I'd tell my players this, and I think they'd agree with me.Your milage may vary.&nbsp; That's okay.&nbsp; But my group values verisimilatude over mechanical advantage.&nbsp; And they even enjoy being screwed from time to time.&nbsp; Lets them brag when they live through it anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fieari, post: 2351574, member: 16221"] It's just a matter of suspension of disbelief. The flavor text seems to discribe a situation in which my sensibilities say that the fire elemental should be immune, or even helped by it (I'll stick with immune for now). To not rule in this manner, whether or not it's a house rule, would destroy verisimilatude in my eyes, and I think that's important. Sure, you could come up with an explanation in which a fire elemental has moisture, but I don't like those explanations. I like a fire elemental that is simply fire, and nothing else... no moisture involved. I'd also rule earth elementals as immune to the spell. And wind elementals. All for the same reason. And I'd tell my players this, and I think they'd agree with me. Your milage may vary. That's okay. But my group values verisimilatude over mechanical advantage. And they even enjoy being screwed from time to time. Lets them brag when they live through it anyway. [/QUOTE]

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