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{{spell
 | mnemonic = ELEMBLADE
 | base_dur = 4 swings per [[level]]
 | add_dur = None
 | span = [[Solid Block]]
 | type = Offensive
 | subtype = Weapon Enhancement
 | weapon = [[Enchant|Enchantment]], [[Flares]]
 | enhancement = +20
 | requirements = Non-magical
 | availability = Any normal weapon
 | navigation = {{minor elemental navigation}}
}}
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'''Elemental Blade''' provides the weapon or [[runestaff]] with a +20 bonus and one of 5 types of [[elemental]] flares.

When casting the spell at a weapon or [[runestaff]] it must be completely free of any other mechanical effects.  This means that the weapon cannot have any flares or weighting (crit or damage).  However, elemental blade may be cast on [[fletching|master-fletched]] arrows (which have an innate +5 bonus above the material's bonus).   If the caster of the spell is attuned to a specific element then the flares of the weapon will be of the caster's nature for the duration of the spell.

== Attunement==

Using the ATTUNE command, a character can specify an element to which he or she is naturally [[Attunement|attuned]] to.  Be forewarned that this is a '''one-time''' choice and cannot be changed or reversed once chosen.  However, it is possible to toggle the effects of attunement on and off using the ATTUNE ELEMENT and ATTUNE RANDOM commands.  If the caster is not attuned to an element, then any time he casts a spell that is based on him being elementally attuned, the element chosen will be completely random for each cast of the spell.  If the caster is already attuned, and he his focusing his energy on his element using ATTUNE ELEMENT, he will always get that same element each cast of a spell that depends on elemental attunement.

Additionally, when a caster is attuned to an element there is a minor boost to the critical weighting on the flares from the weapon.

== E-Blading Enchanted Weapons==

Introduced in the Elemental Lore Review, E-Blade can be used on enchanted weapons, as long as the target weapon does not have pre-existing weighting or flares.  The threshold of an enchanted weapon that can be e-bladed is based on SEED 3 of the summation tables per +1 of the enchant.  Furthermore, weapons of eligible enchant will only accept an e-blade of the element that the casting wizard has adequate skill of.  For example, if a wizard is fire attuned, but has the adequate air lore for the e-blade, he/she will need to attune random, and the weapon will only accept lightning or air flares.

  
== Element Identification ==

Once the spell has been successfully cast upon a weapon, the e-bladed weapon will be surrounded by a scintillating (white, brown, red, blue or silver) light. Use the LOOK verb to see this. E.g., LOOK my dagger ''<The dagger is surrounded by a scintillating '''red''' light>.'' Each color is symbolic of one the five attuneable elements.

Each element has an inherent [[:Category:Damage Types|damage type]] that can, when unleashed, cause [[critical]] injuries associated with that damage type. Casting spell [[Elemental Detection (405)]] at the weapon will give a message specifying the damage type. E.g.,  ''<You sense that the dagger has a magical enhancement of its ability to hit, and will deliver intermittent blasts of fire.>''

== Element Damage Types ==

* '''Air''' (White):  [[Vacuum critical table|Vacuum critical damage]]
:Ex. Chest decompresses violently and explodes in a shower of bone and lung!
* '''Earth''' (Brown):  [[Impact critical table|Impact/Vibration critical damage]]
:Ex. Every bone in the left arm shattered and scattered about!
* '''Fire''' (Red):  [[Fire critical table|Fire critical damage]]
:Ex. Fire completely surrounds [target].  Blood boils and heart stops.
* '''Water''' (Blue):  [[Cold critical table|Cold/Ice critical damage]]
:Ex. Head freezes solid and the [target] topples over, shattering skull on impact.
* '''Lightning''' (Silver):  [[Lightning critical table|Lightning/Electric Shock critical damage]]
:Ex. Hideously bright electrical bolt sends left leg into another universe.  Happy traveling.

Of special interest to archers: they may get their arrows or bolts elementally bladed, and in combination with a +20 bow will have the equivalent of an 8x (+40) weapon.
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==Resources==
*[[Bless/Eblade Arrows (saved post)]]
*[[Elemental_lore_review_(saved_posts)#Elemental_Blade_.28411.29|Elemental lore review (saved posts)]]