The Suli are descended from Jann or Half-Jann ancestors and thus have strong ties to elemental magic. Their ability, Elemental Assault reads, in brief: "Once per day as a swift action, a suli can call on the elemental power lurking in its veins to shroud its arms in acid, cold, electricity, or fire. Unarmed strikes with its elbows or hands (or attacks with weapons held in those hands) deal +1d6 points of damage of the appropriate energy type."
Does this mean that a Suli character has access to all these forms of energy, or does a player who chooses to play one have to choose one of the forms?
Thanks in advance.
I read it as they have access to all of the energy forms. Since Jann are the middle-ground of the elemental genies, it makes sense.
Looks like it. Makes sense, since you get resistance to all of the elements.
Hmm...makes for a heck of a sorcerer or elemental wizard.
Hmm...makes for a heck of a sorcerer or elemental wizard.
Sorcerer rather, with their Charisma bonus and Intelligence penalty. They would made very good Charisma-based Magus if someone allows one of unofficial archetypes that change their casting to spontaneous. Starts with elemental assault, then uses spell combat to cast touch-ranged spell, uses spellstrike to deliver it with a melee weapon attack delivering the spell, the weapon damage and additional 1d6 points of energy damage and then proceeds with full attack...
I just realized... Two-weapon wielding full BAB class or flurry of blows monk suli. With haste. Ouch! (at least until the energy resistance kicks in, *sigh*).
It could synergize pretty well with archer builds. The damage isn't limited to just melee weapons.
Edit: To make use of the +Str/+Cha, I'd go with an archer paladin with a composite longbow.