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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DalkonCledwin" data-source="post: 5967459" data-attributes="member: 6680145">[sblock=OOC]not to nitpick, but unless the walls of the hallway on the otherside of that door are also lined with said material, shouldn't the earth elemental simply be able to shift into one of the walls on this side of the door (not the door though), then travel through the walls to the other side of the door instead of traveling through the door itself?<s>Also to take a note out of the book of the Avatar: The Last Airbender TV Series... if there is even the smallest impurities in the refining process of the ore that was used to make that bronze door... the Earth Elemental should be able to pass through said door as the Minerals that made up the Ore are technically earth, and unless it has the most absolutely perfect refinements made to it, it would still have traces of those minerals once it has been made into bronze. Hence why Earth Benders can metal bend in Avatar: the Last Airbender, and why Earth Elementals should be capable of traveling through metal doors (with the possible exception of platinum).</s><s></s><s>EDIT: I also would like to propose that since the Elementals as are defined by most games based on Dungeons and Dragons (Pathfinder included) are in fact actually based upon the Alchemical Elements of Western Europe and not the Periodic Table of Elements. Then it is feasible to argue that metal in all of its variations would fall under the category of the Earth Element since most metals are found in the earth with the exception of those that fall to the earth from the stars. Thus those rare Star-Metals such as Platinum & Gold, would be immune to Earth Elementals, but would instead likely fall under the category of Fire Elementals.</s>Crap Perrin just told me exactly what the Earth Elementals burrowing ability can do. I still say the Elementals should be able to burrow through the minerals in lower quality metals seeing as how there is no way to completely remove those minerals, especially in metals such as Bronze. But I can't change the rules as written. That doesn't change the fact that my displeasure at your Elemental Proofing the room is significant.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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