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<blockquote data-quote="chilibean" data-source="post: 73928" data-attributes="member: 2220">[James Earl Jones voice on]The ability of a sand bar to hold a ship is insignificant compared to the power of an elemental.[James Earl Jones voice off]I think you are underestimating the power of an elemental ...Assuming that you can summon a huge elemental:A huge earth elemental has a strength of 29 which is a 1400 lb heavy load max.&nbsp; Huge creatures get a x4 carrying capacity, so its 5600 lbs.&nbsp; Creatures can push up to 5 times their max lifting capacity across level ground, so it could push a 28000 lb rock across the ground.&nbsp; If it can do that, then pushing a sailing ship that is stuck on a sand bar would be relatively easy.Perhaps you don't like earth elementals ...A huge water elemental can completely stop a 160' long ship from moving, and can slow to half speed a ship up to 320' long.&nbsp; It's like a damn tug boat.&nbsp; Also, water elementals could push more evenly so as to not damage the boat (and could easily plug any holes with their bodies).&nbsp; They can also create a vortex of water weighing 18000 lbs, that is 50' high.&nbsp; If that isn't a powerful enough dredging machine to get you free in a couple rounds, then what is?Besides, what are you gonna do, strap a towing harness to a dragon turtle?And if you can summon Greaters (or even Elders) ...&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:"&nbsp; data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" />&nbsp; ... those singing sandbar trapping pansies better watch out!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chilibean, post: 73928, member: 2220"] [James Earl Jones voice on] The ability of a sand bar to hold a ship is insignificant compared to the power of an elemental. [James Earl Jones voice off] I think you are underestimating the power of an elemental ... Assuming that you can summon a huge elemental: A huge earth elemental has a strength of 29 which is a 1400 lb heavy load max. Huge creatures get a x4 carrying capacity, so its 5600 lbs. Creatures can push up to 5 times their max lifting capacity across level ground, so it could push a 28000 lb rock across the ground. If it can do that, then pushing a sailing ship that is stuck on a sand bar would be relatively easy. Perhaps you don't like earth elementals ... A huge water elemental can completely stop a 160' long ship from moving, and can slow to half speed a ship up to 320' long. It's like a damn tug boat. Also, water elementals could push more evenly so as to not damage the boat (and could easily plug any holes with their bodies). They can also create a vortex of water weighing 18000 lbs, that is 50' high. If that isn't a powerful enough dredging machine to get you free in a couple rounds, then what is? Besides, what are you gonna do, strap a towing harness to a dragon turtle? And if you can summon Greaters (or even Elders) ... :eek: ... those singing sandbar trapping pansies better watch out! [/QUOTE]

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