Elemental air rifles

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

If you're going to the trouble of binding an Air Elemental, it seems more logical to create an Air Cannon.

In any case, the idea of binding elementals to make weapons or machines is interesting and I'm not sure it's been explored in depth.

The closest I recall is that there was an Elemental Plumbing spell for GURPS 3E Technomancer.

This is starting to look like an Elementalpunk setting, which could be quite interesting.

[thrash]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

In any case, the idea of binding elementals to make weapons or machines is interesting and I'm not sure it's been explored in depth.

The manga and anime Alderamin on the Sky features elemental spirits that make pacts with humans. Soldiers who have made pacts with air spirits form a corps of riflemen. There are cannon as well, but (if I recall correctly) drawing that much power endangers the spirits.

[Dalillama]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

If you're going to the trouble of binding an Air Elemental, it seems more logical to create an Air Cannon.

In any case, the idea of binding elementals to make weapons or machines is interesting and I'm not sure it's been explored in depth.

The closest I recall is that there was an Elemental Plumbing spell for GURPS 3E Technomancer.

Not in GURPS, but my understanding is that the Eberron setting for D&D is basically like that.