Re: Souls in elves

[Steve Ames <steve>]

This definition doesn't work for a golem... or the undead.

> How does it work?  Simple, if you use my definition of DP.
>
> Soul strike 'rips and tears' at the soul.  This is a quite unpleasent experience,
> and results in some serious fatigue and pain, but no honest to god physical damage.
> It just pushes you closer to that edge, and if its the soul strike that put you
> over the edge, its probably from having the shit stressed out of your system(i.e.
> you have a heart attack or stroke).  Otherwise it just tires you out and makes you
> feel like utter shit, and makes it that much easier for someone to then get that
> crutial blow in that lops off your head.
>
> Wright
>
>
> > > If there is a soul in an elf, for what ever reason,Does he take 
> > > damage from spells that attack the soul i.e. soul strike or does 
> > > the soul somehow take the damage.( As the damage translates to DP 
> > > how would the soul take the damage?)   
> > 
> > I'm with greg. I'd hate to rule on this. I'd like to say that DP
> > are physical but there are some entities that belie this thinking.
> > Obviously soul-strike doesn't actually damage the soul. Otherwise
> > killing someone with it would obliterate their soul... doesn't
> > happen. So soul-strike must latch onto some component of the
> > target (soul, mind, spirit, who knows... though soul seems the
> > likeliest) and then causes DP damage... whatever that is.
> > 
> > What exactly DP is is a fundamental question that gets asked
> > repeatedly and no good theories have been put forth. Sadly.
> > 
> > As soon as thats answered a lot of other stuff will fall into
> > place.
> > 					-Steve
> > 
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