#aeromancer

Master Nadot, The Ancient Aeromancer

 We continue our look into the air-magic of the Shory today with an example of their air manipulation magic in full swing.

These “aeromancers” go far beyond merely taking the air elemental school or anything derived from it, and instead focus on using the arcanist mastery of bending the rules of magic to empower their air-related spells and gain unparalleled mastery of the atmosphere around them without even casting a spell.

With such powers, it is easy to imagine that these mages would have been responsible for the creation of an entire nation of flying cities, living high above the ground.

Of course, those days are long past, but the traditions still persist among the descendants of the Shory, as well as archaeologists and other historians that have recovered the lore of the Shory people.

That being said, even if you use none of this lore, there is no denying the power to deal damage, control the battlefield, and perform great atmospheric feats that an aeromancer commands.

 While most arcanists can use a bit of their reserves to bolster the power and intensity of their spells, aeromancers have learned how to double the output of this increase when casting spells that channel the power of air, cold, electricity, and even thundering sonic vibrations, channeling freezing winds and the power of storms to do so.

They can also channel their reserves into a whirling envelop of wind that cradles their body, allowing them to move around in the air, while also protecting them from small projectiles and the like.

With a gesture, powerful aeromancers can channel massive gales of wind, either blasting outward in all directions, or in a more concentrated cone. These winds are strong enough to foil small projectiles, blow away man-sized and smaller foes, and even stop larger foes in their tracks.

The abilities of this archetype favor battlefield control, mobility, and protection from projectiles, which is a strong starting point, but you’ll want to follow it up with plenty of spells appropriate to the archetype. The aeromancer covers enough damage types to be quite self-sufficient as a blaster, but you’ll also enjoy battlefield control in the air and on the ground, as well as perhaps some abjuration and defensive evocation spells to protect allies from your weather manipulation. Don’t forget to diversify as well.

The aeromancer certainly is up there with the air elemental school and the stormborn sorcerer, as well as any storm-themed druid build or archetype in terms of being a “storm mage”. That being said, I feel like the difference between arcane and divine magic in this case is that aeromancers and their ilk typically master the power of the wind and storms, whereas divine casters hold the forces behind those phenomena in greater regard. That being said, both can become one with the power their wield, and there are certainly exceptions in attitude.

  Despite it’s age, the house atop Starfall Hill remains remarkably intact, though nobody lives there besides a kikimora fey these days. However, the ill-tempered and antisocial fey holds a secret: The owner of the house and the house itself once flew, sailing the skies, and might again one day.

 Resembling the gliding lizards of the rainforest below, the lizardfolk of Merka reside on the magnum opus of their people, a vast floating island they pulled from their home to serve as the cultural center of their people, unassailable from the ground. However, this isolation has left them out of touch with even other subspecies of iruxi, and they fail to see the extent of their decline in other parts of the world.

Overview:  The Aeromancer specializes in more direct control of the battlefield thanks to their wind magics.  Also thanks to their wind magic, they can double jump and just overall be obnoxiously mobile, potentially the most mobile class in the entire game.  However, even with their high mobility, it’s hard for them to attack quickly, thanks to the charge-based nature of their spells.

Weapons:  Gale Spin, Pressurate, Wind Cutter Gale Spin and Pressurate can both be charged to increase their effects. Gale Spin creates a small tornado that draws foes that get too close in, but deals relatively low damage.  Charging the move makes the tornado larger and last longer. Pressurate deals no damage, but when released pushes enemies in front of the user away, or can be used against non-energy projectiles to redirect them towards where the Aeromancer faces, slightly boosting the damage it deals in the process as it gains speed.  Both the distance players are launched and the speed/damage of redirected projectiles are increased depending on charge. Wind Cutter has a large melee range. Pressurate can be accessed with Mouse Button 2, regardless of what weapon is being held. 

Special ability:  Tailwind   The Aeromancer temporarily lightens themselves, allowing for a third jump and increasing their movement speed even higher.

ATK - 3/10 DEF - 3/10 SPD - 10/10 RNG - 5/10 AMO - 4/10

(ATK = Attack, DEF = Defense, SPD = Speed, RNG = Range, AMO = Ammo capacity)

The last of the Pesto’s to be redesigned (or designed period in Blini and Muffin’s case)

GWENT - Aeromancy

'The druid Vaedermakar controls the elements. He soothes storms into silence, musters destructive hail, summons lightning to turn foes into ash. So I advise you well… treat him with utmost respect.'

Another one done for Gwent