ELEMENTAL RULES

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ELEMENT RULES

ELEMENT BASICS

Each element has an offensive effect (damage or special property when used in attacks).

Each element has a defensive interaction (resistance, weakness, or immunity).

Each element has world effects (how it changes terrain, interacts with environment, or affects equipment).

Opposed elements (fire vs water, earth vs air, etc.) deal double damage to one another unless a resistance or immunity applies.

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ELEMENT DAMAGE RESOLUTION

If a weapon or spell carries an element, roll normal damage, then apply elemental effect.

Resistance reduces elemental damage by half.

Immunity negates elemental damage.

Weakness doubles elemental damage.

Some elements linger (poison, acid, frost), applying damage over multiple turns.

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ELEMENT TYPES (FIRST 20)

Element	Offensive Effect	Defensive Interaction	World Effect
Fire	Burns targets for extra damage over 1d4 turns	Weak to Water, Strong vs Ice	Can ignite terrain, melt ice, destroy wood
Water	Pushes/soaks, chance to disarm flame	Weak to Lightning, Strong vs Fire	Floods areas, extinguishes fires, slows movement
Earth	Heavy strikes, +1d4 damage vs structures	Weak to Wind, Strong vs Lightning	Shapes terrain, creates walls, causes tremors
Air	Knockback, high crit chance	Weak to Earth, Strong vs Poison	Creates gusts, clears smoke/fog, enables gliding
Ice	Freezes limbs, chance to slow target	Weak to Fire, Strong vs Poison	Freezes water, creates slick surfaces
Lightning	Shocks for bonus damage, chance to stun	Weak to Earth, Strong vs Water	Powers machinery, arcs across metal
Poison	Ongoing damage (1d4 per turn)	Weak to Air, Strong vs Flesh	Corrupts water, kills crops
Acid	Corrodes armor/weapons, reduces AC	Weak to Cold, Strong vs Metal	Dissolves barriers, ruins items
Light	Bonus damage vs undead/fiends	Weak to Shadow, Strong vs Darkness	Reveals hidden things, blinds foes
Shadow	Bypasses armor, causes fear	Weak to Light, Strong vs Mind	Darkens areas, nullifies light
Metal	Piercing damage, ignores 1 AC	Weak to Acid, Strong vs Wood	Reinforces gear, conducts electricity
Wood	Entangles or roots targets	Weak to Fire, Strong vs Earth	Creates cover, barriers, grows in terrain
Blood	Damage heals user by half dealt	Weak to Holy, Strong vs Poison	Stains/corrupts land, fuels rituals
Holy	Removes curses, damages fiends/undead	Weak to Void, Strong vs Blood	Blesses terrain, sanctifies ground
Void	Ignores resistances, bypasses armor	Weak to Radiant, Strong vs Holy	Warps space, destabilizes magic
Radiant	Deals morale damage, blinds foes	Weak to Void, Strong vs Shadow	Strengthens allies, purges corruption
Sound	Shakes targets, interrupts action	Weak to Stone, Strong vs Air	Breaks glass, deafens, resonates walls
Stone	Crushing damage, +1d6 vs constructs	Weak to Sound, Strong vs Lightning	Creates barriers, blocks paths
Steam	Deals fire + water mixed damage	Weak to Cold, Strong vs Ice	Creates fog, obscures vision
Gravity	Pulls/pushes enemies, crushes over time	Weak to Arcane, Strong vs Air	Alters movement, grounds fliers

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