The kinds of elements? What's there purpose? What damage they could
do? [Exp. Fire, Ice, Water, Lightening, Night, Wind, Earth, etc, etc.] |
Clarification of Question by
nekiochan-ga
on
14 May 2004 20:25 PDT
The types of elements? A definition of every element known to man.
What do they do for the role of nature? How can Mages control them?
[Exp. Fire, Ice, Water, Lightening, Night, Wind, Earth, etc, etc.]All
different types of elements.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
15 May 2004 09:43 PDT
You are using the term "elements" in a sense that originates in
mythology and folklore, rather than in science. Many different
cultures have different legends and beliefs on this subject. It would
be very helpful to know whether you'd like our research to concentrate
on the mythology of a certain nation or ethnic group.
The more you can tell us about your precise needs, the better we will
be able to help you. This is a very interesting subject, and I'd love
to gather information for you, but I would like to be certain that I'm
heading in the right direction.
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Clarification of Question by
nekiochan-ga
on
15 May 2004 11:04 PDT
I'm looking kind of looking for Mythology elements. I don't want
science elements, more like Fantasy ones. Where there are Mages,
witches, and wizards, etc. I know certain creatures can control
different elements, but I want to know all the elements in any kind of
religon or ethnic group and there description. Many people say that
Night and day are an element, and then they say wind is an element,
where I thought that fire, ice, water, and lightening were elements.
Basically, I want to know every kind of fantasy element known to man.
They could be out of books, fairtales, anything, as long as I know
what elements there are, and which elements are fake.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
15 May 2004 13:05 PDT
I think I'll withdraw and let someone else tackle this. "Every kind of
fantasy element known to man" is an astoundingly broad subject that
could fill an entire library.
Can you explain what you mean by "which elements are fake"?
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Clarification of Question by
nekiochan-ga
on
15 May 2004 14:58 PDT
Every kind of element featured in the world of fantasy?
And I don't know what I meant when I said which elements were fake.
Sorry about that one.
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Request for Question Clarification by
missy-ga
on
16 May 2004 21:30 PDT
Hi Nekiochan!
Your question is quite interesting, however it's still incredibly
broad even after the example you've given in the comments. You're
asking for *every kind of fantasy element known to man*. There are
hundreds (if not thousands) of fantasy authors, each with their own
idea of what an element is.
The page you cite is actually a good example of this. That's not any
sort of definitive reference, they're just what the *site author*
deems "elements".
Are you really asking for someone to dig up *every* such site and try
to puzzle out what each individual means, or would something more
commonly accepted be more what you're looking for?
For example, in the Final Fantasy series (arguably one of the finest
series' extant), there are nine elements and several classes of mage
(these change throughout the series). Explaining *just these* would
require several hours of writing and research. Is that what you're
looking for, or are you really looking for "every" fantasy element?
--Missy
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Clarification of Question by
nekiochan-ga
on
17 May 2004 09:44 PDT
Hm, I guess I'm looking for the Final Fantasy elements. I played Final
Fantasy X and X-2, and I got incredible interested in the mages. I
posted a comment that I found a site earlier, and it had a summary of
what I want in that site. But since I keep changing my mind about
which elements I want, I'll just keep the Final Fantasy elemnts and
the site down in the comments area.
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