Do magic effect even count in this RP, since there are 5 elements and not enough to counter every other kind of magic? Regardless of being fire aligned or not, Zek could roast you before you even got withing melee range, and you would burn just as easily as the next guy when your trapped in a pillar of fire...

Regardless, I don't see this scenario happeneing for a long time, so it's currently a moot point to discuss.

Ahh...that's right, I forgot.

Fire weakened by Water
Water weakened by Lightning
Lightning weakened by Wind
Wind weakened by Earth
Earth weakened by Fire

Why Earth is weakened by fire is that includes the energy of nature, stuff like plants and other living things, all of which are flammable. Plus, fire can be really, really hot.

I am so tempted to stick this in my signature, its not even funny.

Can any affinaty person cast any elemental spell? Because people keep mentioning doing spells (Or in classes for spells) that are not their element...

I think personally, if they can cast an elemental spell, they should be able to use any elemental spell, unless stated in their bio or something. But that's just my thought, Ecurt has the last say.

Personally I like stickin within the element Because it makes you think of ways to utilize the element. See my latest post for an example.

If we can use any element (I agree with sticking with one element, it gets old and repetative (not to mention too easy) to be able to cast any spell), the ones that we are not in affinity with should be a LOT weaker.

And remember, magic should take some sort of energy (as I would understand it) so we shouldn't be always casting it here and there unless it's a fairly small spell. I'm not saying we should be worn out by using just one or two spells, but we shouldn't have anyone cast an apocaliptic spell and then cast another spell right after it, and still have energy to spare.
I would think: the size and complexity of the spell would determine how tiring it is to cast it.
Example: a small unfocused fireball wouldn't take much energy at all, but a large beam of fire would take more energy than the fireball.

But if I'm wrong, feel free to correct me Ecurt.

I don't think Fire magic can be weak. Fire = Strenght, so I would think that most fire spells would be large and powerful, though you can only cast them so many times.

Lighting = Stamina, so those spells I would think would be smaller and weaker, but can be used often without much tiring.

And so forth

I don't think affinities should determine stregnth of spells but fire is naturally more virulent in general seeing as it causes combustion. But lightning is by NO means weak. You ever see a lightning bolt hit a tree? BOOOM!!!!

Yeah, but everything has to have weaknesses and strengths- Lightning's strength being ability to cast a lot of it at once, it's weakness being it's power in each bolt.

Fire's strength being it's power, but it's weakness being speed (or something to that matter)

See, any element can be just as powerful as the next: I've seen towns devistated by floods, forests destroyed by fire, cities devistated by wind (tornados), cities destroyed by earthquakes (well, actually, I've never seen the earthquake one personally.)
So that's why I personally see the need for the different strengths and weaknesses in each element.

And if everyone is wonderful with every single element, what was really the point of having an affinity with a certain element? (even something as small as making the person with water affinity better with water) And I don't know about you, but I don't like it where everyone doesn't have their own personal strengths. So what if Rena can cast ice if everyone else can too, even the guy who's affinity is with fire?

I dunno, those are just my thoughts on the matter, Ecurt makes the final decision and I say that until he does, we should stick with our original elements, just to be safe until he gives the 'okay'. (heh. I don't know why I care that much, it's just how I feel on the subject.)