What Are All the Elementals and Paraelementals?

[whydirt]

Wow! That was quick. Thanks - those look really cool.

 

[X-Calator]

Okay, so the list goes like this:

---Elementals---
Air
Earth
Fire
Water
---Paraelementals---
Earth + Fire = Magma
Fire + Air = Smoke
Air + Water = Ice
Water + Earth = Ooze
---Primary Quasielementals---
Earth + Positive Energy = Mineral
Fire + Positive Energy = Radiance
Air + Positive Energy = Lightning
Water + Positive Energy = Steam
Earth + Negative Energy = Dust
Fire + Negative Energy = Ash
Air + Negative Energy = Vacuum
Water + Negative Energy = Salt

I just got an idea. We all know about the quasielementals. They are caused by the energy planes coming in contact with the PRIMARY elemental planes. Key word: primary. What are some possibilities for quasi's if the PARAELEMENTAL planes (assuming they exist) touched the energy planes?

Here is my chart (by no means final):

---Secondary Quasielementals---
Magma + Positive Energy = Glass
Smoke + Positive Energy = Fume
Ice + Positive Energy = Snow
Ooze + Positive Energy = Tar
Magma + Negative Energy = Sulphur
Smoke + Negative Energy = Soot
Ice + Negative Energy = Frost
Ooze + Negative Energy = Mire

Explanations:
Glass: I don't know about this one. I saw magma and thought of volcano. Volcanic glass. *shrugs*
Fume: Yes, it's another longshot, but I think it might work, provided it can stand apart from steam.
Snow: I like this one most of all. Ice always seemed more of a solid blue type of elemental. Snow can be a more malleable "ice".
Tar: Elemental combinations don't have to make sense, considering this is fantasy. This is the first thing that came to my mind when I thought of ooze.
Sulphur: Same feeling I got from the glass.
Soot: Think of it as more of as a thicker, blurry kind of elemental instead of the more billowy and cloud-like smoke.
Frost: Same feeling as soot. This is more like a cold elemental than anything else. Billowy clouds of blue... uh... coldness.
Mire: Mud and all kinds of nasty stuff. Ooze is nasty enough as it is, but this can fulfill an even grosser niche.

What do you think?

 

[the Jester]

I've always liked the idea of quasi-paraelementals.

 

[Krishnath]

Magma+Negative Energy should be Basalt IMHO.

I used to have a link to a page where the alternate quasielements where explained, can't find it now though...

 

[X-Calator]

Magma+Negative Energy should be Basalt IMHO.

Your opinion is noted. I'll decide later.

I used to have a link to a page where the alternate quasielements where explained, can't find it now though...

Ah man, it would be great if I could find that.

 

[Filby]

You mean at mimir.net? Let me see if I can find it...

 

[Filby]

Ahh! Here we are.

Mapping the Infinite: Quasi-Elemental Exotica

Hope that helps.

 

[Krishnath]

That's it! Now if I could just find the one with the dragon explaining the draconic creation myth to a scholar...

 

[X-Calator]

What's interesting is I got a lot of the same possibilities that person who made that list came up with. The most notable being obsidian, pumice, and crystal. I just decided to replace those three with something more mundane because... well, obsidian and pumice seem a little too specific, considering the nature of the Inner Planes. Those two would seem to be more like by-products of pockets that formed on magma or the like. Crystal reminded me too much of mineral, and ice itself was more like cold crystal than anything, so I took that one out of my brainstorm as well and replaced it with snow, which is much simpler anyway.

Even though I'm keeping my list somewhat the way it is (with a few switcheroos whenever I think it necessary), I like this site. Just bookmarked it.

 

[Filby]

Glad to have been of service. Mimir.net's a great site for original Planescape material... too bad it hasn't been updated in more than two years.

Btw, Krishnath, ust go to the root page, the dragon thing should be there.