04-06-2010, 10:36 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Victoria, BC Canada
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Environment Rules
Are there environment rules anywhere, particularly concerning vessels? I'm thinking that my PCs might end up in Antarctica.
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04-06-2010, 10:43 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Canada
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Re: Environment Rules
AFAIK Vessels are at least nearly immune to extremes of hot or cold weather. Unfortunately I don't have any page references or other references to support that, although I vaguely recall something in the FAQ.
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04-06-2010, 11:01 PM | #3 | |
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Re: Environment Rules
Aha! You're right! Thanks. :) The FAQ says:
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04-06-2010, 11:08 PM | #4 |
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Re: Environment Rules
LOL. Well, I suppose you could always include a Servitor of Eli or Andre in the group, by way of experiment. :)
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04-07-2010, 12:55 AM | #5 |
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Birthplace of the Worst Pizza on the Planet
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Re: Environment Rules
I would say that it would be reduced effects. There is a vast difference between 32 degrees and -50 F.
That said, if the Celestial had ANY protective equipment, they should be largely uneffected. A night in a parka will kill a human. A Celestial will wish he were dead...but remain largely effective. A naked Celestial would die. |
04-07-2010, 05:02 AM | #6 |
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Re: Environment Rules
Will Servitors of Gabriel or Belial have have more adverse effects in deep cold, or less?
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04-07-2010, 11:39 AM | #7 | |
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Re: Environment Rules
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I actually thought of that, since I'm playing a Servant of Belial. It makes no sense for Belialite Demons or Gabby's Gosslings to be weaker then any other angel. BUT...they probably would be a LOT less happy, which is more of a RP phenomena. |
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04-07-2010, 02:03 PM | #8 |
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Re: Environment Rules
One thing to point out, though, is that while a vessel is probably unaffected by hypothermia, its flesh should probably be somewhat vulnerable to actual freezing, since the formation of ice crystals would inflict physical trauma to the flesh of the vessel.
Of course, a vessel will be far less vulnerable to frostbite than a human body would be, since a large contributor to frostbite is the blood leaving the extremities to keep the internal organs warm, leaving the extremities without a heat source. Vessels presumably wouldn't have that response. But if it was cold enough, the flesh could chill faster than the vessel could warm it back up, and freezing would result. The most extreme example of this would be something like dipping a vessel's hand into liquid nitrogen, but I'd say that if an angel was walking about with bare hands in temperatures of -200 degrees F with the wind chill, they'll eventually lose fingers. |
04-07-2010, 02:08 PM | #9 |
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Re: Environment Rules
Belial's would probably be more uncomfortable, if nothing else because a lot of their powers rely on physical heat sources to work properly. Gabriel's angels are a bit less dependent on external flames, and would thus be less concerned, and her Ofanim would probably be totally unconcerned - the Ofanite's attunement prevents them from risking any damage from cold at all!
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04-07-2010, 05:09 PM | #10 | |
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