Heyah kid! Wanna go see the planes? (And which one[s]?)
One doesn't get stronger, by training against the weak. You need to find challenging opponents to increase the strength of your flames. If that means you are creating that challenging opponent, by making the most flame resistant water in the world, then so be it. You know you'll always have someone, or something, worthy of training against.Have you ever used bodies of water as a sort of 'resistance training' to increase the strength of you flames? As in, shooting flames into the water, attempting to burn away more and more water with each successive blast?"Resistance training?" I don't want to train water to gain fire resistance; water's scary and dangerous enough already! You're right that I sometimes shoot fire at the water to burn it away into steam, but if I'm training the water to get stronger resistance against me, I better stop! Thanks Mr. Tels. Next time I need to use a searing flame to cut down on that resistance.
You might be right...so what really powerful enemy do you train against, Tels, in your quest to become stronger at what you do?
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I recently learned that El Salvador's town of Najapa has a Fireball Festival in which they hurl kerosene soaked rags, wrapped in wire and then lit on fire at each other (video) to commemorate a volcano that erupted in 1658, forcing all of the villagers to relocate. Legend has it, the patron saint of El Salvador, Saint Jeronimo, fought off the evil of the Devil using fireballs from the volcano.
1) Have you ever participated in a festival like this?
2) Does it surprise you that, despite being a tradition for 90 years, very few injuries (outside of minor burns) or acts of vandalsim/arson have occurred over it's history?
3) What are your thoughts on this festival?
Hey Yoon, I was wondering... If you ever team up with a geokineticist in the future, one who is able to pull metal from the ground, how awesome would it be to blast it with your blue flame and cause the enemy to get coated in molten metal?
I mean, fire itself is pretty awesome (even though I use air), but come on... molten metal!
Molten metal is more like lava, so that makes it awesomer than regular metal and more fiery, but you could take out the metal entirely and just put in more fire, so that could be even better! Then again, teaming up with a geokineticist to make a composite blast together would be pretty fun. I'm really good with putting in powerful substances, and those geokineticist use a weaker element than fire that misses a lot, so they have to learn how to aim. Together we could kick butt!
Elysian titans actually, they're alot of fun! :)
I'm not sure what that is, but I guess you know more about titans like how I know more about the Lady of the North Star! I feel like that name sounds like the Lady of the North Star's home a little bit.
So Yoon, what was it like growing up in Hwanggot? How hard was it to adjust to life in Minkai? I'll be making the trip with a friend of mine shortly and am not sure what to expect when we arrive. Its going to be a long trip though, ever been to Sandpoint?
Eomma came from Hwanggot to Minkai, and that's where she met Appa, whose family came from Hwanggot in the past but he was born in Minkai. I went on a journey to Hwanggot to see where Eomma came from after the traveler helped me with my fire.
Anyways, Appa and his bitter friends thought Minkai is not a happy place because of the bad stuff the Jade Regent does. They must be right because the Typhoon Guard killed them. If you go there and you see Nigankona-Taishou, he's the one who led those guards. Give him something nasty from me, but not fire because Halmoni's fire didn't burn him very well.
Heyah kid! Wanna go see the planes? (And which one[s]?)
Hey, don't treat me like a kid! But the plane of fire would be pretty great.
Heyah kid! Wanna go see the planes? (And which one[s]?)Hey, don't treat me like a kid! But the plane of fire would be pretty great.
Since when is bein' a kid a bad thing? Kids're fun! Kids don't get all stiff on ya when you change the rules in the middle of the game.
Have you ever been to Bonekeep?
I recently learned that El Salvador's town of Najapa has a Fireball Festival in which they hurl kerosene soaked rags, wrapped in wire and then lit on fire at each other (video) to commemorate a volcano that erupted in 1658, forcing all of the villagers to relocate. Legend has it, the patron saint of El Salvador, Saint Jeronimo, fought off the evil of the Devil using fireballs from the volcano.
1) Have you ever participated in a festival like this?
2) Does it surprise you that, despite being a tradition for 90 years, very few injuries (outside of minor burns) or acts of vandalsim/arson have occurred over it's history?
3) What are your thoughts on this festival?
1) Not exactly. It sounds like fun!
2) Not really. People always blame fire for bad stuff, but it's usually just bad people who don't know how to be friends right with fire.
3) I think it's stupid to use fireballs against devils. Devils are the worst because fire doesn't work on them, so you have to blind them and let someone else finish them off. Maybe that's what Jeronimo did. Or I guess he was using magma which can hurt them a little.
Have you enjoyed this festival yourself?
I recently learned that El Salvador's town of Najapa has a Fireball Festival in which they hurl kerosene soaked rags, wrapped in wire and then lit on fire at each other (video) to commemorate a volcano that erupted in 1658, forcing all of the villagers to relocate. Legend has it, the patron saint of El Salvador, Saint Jeronimo, fought off the evil of the Devil using fireballs from the volcano.
1) Have you ever participated in a festival like this?
2) Does it surprise you that, despite being a tradition for 90 years, very few injuries (outside of minor burns) or acts of vandalsim/arson have occurred over it's history?
3) What are your thoughts on this festival?
1) Not exactly. It sounds like fun!
2) Not really. People always blame fire for bad stuff, but it's usually just bad people who don't know how to be friends right with fire.
3) I think it's stupid to use fireballs against devils. Devils are the worst because fire doesn't work on them, so you have to blind them and let someone else finish them off. Maybe that's what Jeronimo did. Or I guess he was using magma which can hurt them a little.
Have you enjoyed this festival yourself?
Well, it depends on what minions the Devil used. If it was just evil spirits, then fireballs should work just fine, or it could have been evil men which means it would be a great choice.
As for myself, I've never participated. I've never even left my home country before.
3) I think it's stupid to use fireballs against devils. Devils are the worst because fire doesn't work on them, so you have to blind them and let someone else finish them off.
So, Yoon, how do you handle devils?
There was this one time that I really felt like I was you (channeling my inner pyromancer, I guess), and I ran into some devils. And other things that were already on fire, but didn't burn. It was a bit rough.
One more question for you, Yoon.
I think you should really have an avatar icon here on these boards. Don't you? (And who will you burn to get it?)
You're on the cover of Occult Origins! Congratulations!
Why do you think the derro want to net you so much? And why haven't they learned that it won't work?
What is your favorite type of animal?
What is your favorite type of dragon?
If you could visit another planet, which one would you go to?
My favorite animal is a bonghwang because it's awesome and has fire.
My favorite dragon is futsanglung because it's really strong and has fire, although it's evil, which is mean. I change my mind to magma dragon because it's actually made up of fire.
I don't know that much about planets, so I pick the North Star. Is a star a planet?
What is your favorite type of animal?
What is your favorite type of dragon?
If you could visit another planet, which one would you go to?
My favorite animal is a bonghwang because it's awesome and has fire.
My favorite dragon is futsanglung because it's really strong and has fire, although it's evil, which is mean. I change my mind to magma dragon because it's actually made up of fire.
I don't know that much about planets, so I pick the North Star. Is a star a planet?
No, but its basically a giant ball of burning air that's strong enough to crush a dragon into a nickel. With the right protective gear and spells, you might enjoy it, however. Go ask Erzen if he can cast planar adaptation and interplanetary teleport yet. He owes you a favor.
Oh, and also, in Avistan, when you offer someone a gift, they just take it. Rude much?
How is accepting a gift rude?
I swear by my grandfather's blade that I'll do what I can to avenge them for you, unless you beat me to it.So Yoon, what was it like growing up in Hwanggot? How hard was it to adjust to life in Minkai? I'll be making the trip with a friend of mine shortly and am not sure what to expect when we arrive. Its going to be a long trip though, ever been to Sandpoint?Eomma came from Hwanggot to Minkai, and that's where she met Appa, whose family came from Hwanggot in the past but he was born in Minkai. I went on a journey to Hwanggot to see where Eomma came from after the traveler helped me with my fire.
Anyways, Appa and his bitter friends thought Minkai is not a happy place because of the bad stuff the Jade Regent does. They must be right because the Typhoon Guard killed them. If you go there and you see Nigankona-Taishou, he's the one who led those guards. Give him something nasty from me, but not fire because Halmoni's fire didn't burn him very well.
I don't know. Minkai is pretty far away now that I've come to these strange exotic lands in the Inner Sea, so you might get there first. But it's a big place, bigger than most Westerners expect, so you probably wouldn't run into him anyway. But if you do, strike with great vengeance!
Do you miss your long lost sibling Noodles:-D
So what is THE worst water based monster you can think of? Would that be water elementals or something that lives in water?
Well elder water elemental is pretty bad because it's made of water, but there's some other really dangerous ones. Shen is really powerful but not really that evil. Probably King Mogaru the kaiju is the worst. But thalassic behemoth and bone ship and really big brine dragon are pretty nasty too!
What's the worst water monster you ever had to fight?
Since when is bein' a kid a bad thing? Kids're fun! Kids don't get all stiff on ya when you change the rules in the middle of the game.Heyah kid! Wanna go see the planes? (And which one[s]?)Hey, don't treat me like a kid! But the plane of fire would be pretty great.
People just use that kind of thing, treating me as a kid, to try to control me or say I'm not good enough. Fire can't be controlled. It burns whoever tries to do it!
People just use that kind of thing, treating me as a kid, to try to control me or say I'm not good enough.Since when is bein' a kid a bad thing? Kids're fun! Kids don't get all stiff on ya when you change the rules in the middle of the game.Heyah kid! Wanna go see the planes? (And which one[s]?)Hey, don't treat me like a kid! But the plane of fire would be pretty great.
That's dumb. Let's go burn their stuff.
Have you ever been to Bonekeep?
Nope, not yet. Why don't you take me there? The name sounds like there might be some fun bone guys to burn.
I recently learned that El Salvador's town of Najapa has a Fireball Festival in which they hurl kerosene soaked rags, wrapped in wire and then lit on fire at each other (video) to commemorate a volcano that erupted in 1658, forcing all of the villagers to relocate. Legend has it, the patron saint of El Salvador, Saint Jeronimo, fought off the evil of the Devil using fireballs from the volcano.
1) Have you ever participated in a festival like this?
2) Does it surprise you that, despite being a tradition for 90 years, very few injuries (outside of minor burns) or acts of vandalsim/arson have occurred over it's history?
3) What are your thoughts on this festival?
1) Not exactly. It sounds like fun!
2) Not really. People always blame fire for bad stuff, but it's usually just bad people who don't know how to be friends right with fire.
3) I think it's stupid to use fireballs against devils. Devils are the worst because fire doesn't work on them, so you have to blind them and let someone else finish them off. Maybe that's what Jeronimo did. Or I guess he was using magma which can hurt them a little.
Have you enjoyed this festival yourself?
Well, it depends on what minions the Devil used. If it was just evil spirits, then fireballs should work just fine, or it could have been evil men which means it would be a great choice.
As for myself, I've never participated. I've never even left my home country before.
That's true. Fire is usually a good choice. The Lady of the North Star teaches that you should travel and explore new things. Maybe go visit that place to see the festival!
If you could have any magic item, what would you pick ?
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3) I think it's stupid to use fireballs against devils. Devils are the worst because fire doesn't work on them, so you have to blind them and let someone else finish them off.So, Yoon, how do you handle devils?
There was this one time that I really felt like I was you (channeling my inner pyromancer, I guess), and I ran into some devils. And other things that were already on fire, but didn't burn. It was a bit rough.
I like to blow smoke at them, blind them, strip their magics, and just generally make them feel bad! If I gotta, I'm a pretty good shot with a holy crossbow bolt, but even though I love to burn bad guys, I don't have to be the one doing the awesomest shot every single time. A few times, like devils, someone else can get the glory. I'm not a big baby like Alain who whines and pouts whenever he can't bring his horse into a dungeon or if the enemy is in the air, or if he can't charge it because he always has to be the center of attention. The Lady of the North Star teaches that you have to be able to change your ideas to work for your bright future, not just expect that your same best idea will always win every time and hand it to you like Alain does. That's why people shouldn't treat me like a kid!
One more question for you, Yoon.
I think you should really have an avatar icon here on these boards. Don't you? (And who will you burn to get it?)
I don't know who I have to burn. If that Iammars guy who won the contest for a unique avatar steals my picture, then I'll burn him, but he's probably not allowed to pick me because I'm me! Do you have any suggestions on who to burn?
I don't know who I have to burn. If that Iammars guy who won the contest for a unique avatar steals my picture, then I'll burn him, but he's probably not allowed to pick me because I'm me! Do you have any suggestions on who to burn?One more question for you, Yoon.
I think you should really have an avatar icon here on these boards. Don't you? (And who will you burn to get it?)
There's always Liz. You could try Tanya, but she's not broken in yet.
If all else fails, you could start with Lisa Stevens and work your way down. I've compiled a helpful list for you.
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Hi Yoon.
You're eight and a quarter, right? Did you know that there is a tome of lore for adventurers which says young people shouldn't be allowed to go on adventures at all until they are at least nine years old?
It also says they have to be about the same height as old people, and probably shouldn't be allowed to do anything cool like control fire with their minds or be friends with talking foxes until they're fifteen... or get special permission.
On the other hand, the 'Bestiary' tomes say that the young are just smaller and usually better at different things than old people (e.g. better at dodging things, not so good at carrying heavy stuff).
What do you think? Are you different from the older people you have gone on adventures with?
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So what is THE worst water based monster you can think of? Would that be water elementals or something that lives in water?Well elder water elemental is pretty bad because it's made of water, but there's some other really dangerous ones. Shen is really powerful but not really that evil. Probably King Mogaru the kaiju is the worst. But thalassic behemoth and bone ship and really big brine dragon are pretty nasty too!
What's the worst water monster you ever had to fight?
Hmm, well, while I have hatred of constructs and swarms(and pretty much that attacks my mind) since those always almost kill me, I guess have to go with that ooze that grows in size when slashed and infects with tumors. That wasn't fun... I suppose it wasn't hardest monster I have encountered, thanks to a wizard burning them to death, but it certainly was one of more nastier ones.
Now what was BEST monster is much easier question to answer. So, what is the best monster you have ever fought? Best one for me was giant squid wizard.
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You're on the cover of Occult Origins! Congratulations!
Why do you think the derro want to net you so much? And why haven't they learned that it won't work?
Well duh people want me on their covers!
The derro do it because they're dumb. They probably think that since the word is "kidnap" that they have to take me, but then fire beats net, just like fire beats a lot of things.
As far as pictures go, I'd much rather have a derro throwing a net on me than have to put up with something nasty I'm not allowed to burn, like in that other picture in a book you haven't seen.
I'd much rather have ... [something] ... than have to put up with something nasty I'm not allowed to burn, like in that other picture in a book you haven't seen.
Oh, you mean like editors?
No, but its basically a giant ball of burning air that's strong enough to crush a dragon into a nickel. With the right protective gear and spells, you might enjoy it, however. Go ask Erzen if he can cast planar adaptation and interplanetary teleport yet. He owes you a favor.What is your favorite type of animal?
What is your favorite type of dragon?
If you could visit another planet, which one would you go to?
My favorite animal is a bonghwang because it's awesome and has fire.
My favorite dragon is futsanglung because it's really strong and has fire, although it's evil, which is mean. I change my mind to magma dragon because it's actually made up of fire.
I don't know that much about planets, so I pick the North Star. Is a star a planet?
Those spells sound too strong for Ezren. He's just a wizard, so he has to read all kinds of books to even do anything. That's why he's so old! Also, what's a nickel?
Those spells sound too strong for Ezren. He's just a wizard, so he has to read all kinds of books to even do anything. That's why he's so old! Also, what's a nickel?No, but its basically a giant ball of burning air that's strong enough to crush a dragon into a nickel. With the right protective gear and spells, you might enjoy it, however. Go ask Erzen if he can cast planar adaptation and interplanetary teleport yet. He owes you a favor.What is your favorite type of animal?
What is your favorite type of dragon?
If you could visit another planet, which one would you go to?
My favorite animal is a bonghwang because it's awesome and has fire.
My favorite dragon is futsanglung because it's really strong and has fire, although it's evil, which is mean. I change my mind to magma dragon because it's actually made up of fire.
I don't know that much about planets, so I pick the North Star. Is a star a planet?
Its a copper piece that's made from wannabe silver.
Why do humans and other longshanks wear shoes when it's much more comfy to go barefoot?
Oh, and also, in Avistan, when you offer someone a gift, they just take it. Rude much?How is accepting a gift rude?
You're supposed to decline a gift the first time to let the person giving it to you know how great a gift it was. If you just accept right away, that means that you either think they gave you a really bad or worthless gift or that you think that you are just far more important than the person giving it to you and so you deserve such a good gift. Either one is bad, but you know those crazy exotic Avistani with their weird cultures, right?
You're supposed to decline a gift the first time to let the person giving it to you know how great a gift it was. If you just accept right away, that means that you either think they gave you a really bad or worthless gift or that you think that you are just far more important than the person giving it to you and so you deserve such a good gift. Either one is bad, but you know those crazy exotic Avistani with their weird cultures, right?Oh, and also, in Avistan, when you offer someone a gift, they just take it. Rude much?How is accepting a gift rude?
... yeah that's pretty much exactly the opposite of the way things work here. Turning down a gift on the first offering is seen as a rejection of the gift, and trying to offer someone a gift after they've rejected it is seen as begging for their attention and considered... well, kinda pathetic, really.
Do you miss your long lost sibling Noodles:-D
I'm an only child, and Noodles is not a Hwan name...what do you mean? Is this because Tian food has noodles in it so you think all Tian people are noodles? I've heard that all Avistani people do things like that, where they say all Tian people are one way, even though there's so many different kinds of people in Tian Xia, like Tian-Min and Tian-Hwan and so many more; even kitsune!
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Do you miss your long lost sibling Noodles:-DI'm an only child, and Noodles is not a Hwan name...what do you mean? Is this because Tian food has noodles in it so you think all Tian people are noodles? I've heard that all Avistani people do things like that, where they say all Tian people are one way, even though there's so many different kinds of people in Tian Xia, like Tian-Min and Tian-Hwan and so many more; even kitsune!
It's mostly the Taldans. They can't help themselves... but even the best of them will give you the urge to push them off a window sill sometimes.
If you could have any magic item, what would you pick ?
I dunno. Ring of fire elemental command is pretty awesome, but I'm more awesome than the ring on my own, so I don't need it. Orbs of dragonkind are pretty awesome too, so maybe that one, but I wouldn't use it to control dragons because the Lady of the North Star says you shouldn't take away someone's choices. I also like how the best orb is the fire gold dragon one. But then I heard that all those other powers are also because of trapping a dragon, so maybe the whole orb is bad. A vril staff can be pretty funny too. I thought the gem of dreams would be something from the Lady of the North Star, but it turned out to be mega evil! Flame of guidance is also pretty awesome, but if I had only one item, I wouldn't have a celestial lens, and I'm worried about letting water and cold hurt me more easily...
OK, I think I figured it out. Runner-up is flamma horacalcum, which is actually fire and also really really awesome, but I should be fair to air, so cloud castle of the storm king is probably the awesomest, but they need to make a kind that's fire!
How many enemies have dropped their weapons in awe of your cuteness?
I haven't heard of flamma horacalcum, what is it ?
I don't know who I have to burn. If that Iammars guy who won the contest for a unique avatar steals my picture, then I'll burn him, but he's probably not allowed to pick me because I'm me! Do you have any suggestions on who to burn?One more question for you, Yoon.
I think you should really have an avatar icon here on these boards. Don't you? (And who will you burn to get it?)
There's always Liz. You could try Tanya, but she's not broken in yet.
If all else fails, you could start with Lisa Stevens and work your way down. I've compiled a helpful list for you.
Hmm, I think I'll just go make some fire for a while and see if I get a picture anyway!
Hi Yoon.
You're eight and a quarter, right? Did you know that there is a tome of lore for adventurers which says young people shouldn't be allowed to go on adventures at all until they are at least nine years old?
It also says they have to be about the same height as old people, and probably shouldn't be allowed to do anything cool like control fire with their minds or be friends with talking foxes until they're fifteen... or get special permission.
On the other hand, the 'Bestiary' tomes say that the young are just smaller and usually better at different things than old people (e.g. better at dodging things, not so good at carrying heavy stuff).
What do you think? Are you different from the older people you have gone on adventures with?
Everyone knows that books aren't very smart, like people are. They're just writing on a page. Why do you think Ezren got caught by a noose? He's always studying his books all the time.
Anyway, different people are different because we're each different and do our own things, but I wouldn't say that Ezren and Alain and Kyra are all the same just because they're all really old.
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Dear Yoon,
I need some fire related advice.
Sincerely,
Archpaladin Zousha