How do you hurt an elemental?

From: ian (i.) gorlick <"ian>
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 16:08:00 -0400

Using Gloranthan physics, is it possible to destroy an elemental with conventional weapons (swords, mauls, etc.)? Or do you have to use more exotic weapons like magic or other elements (using fire against a shade, water against a salamander, etc.)?

An elemental is a mass of some element animated by a spirit of that element. It is a little hard to see how a conventional weapon could damage that mass or the spirit, unless the presence of the spirit imposes some order on the mass which can be disrupted by the impact of a weapon. However I can't remember seeing it explicitly stated anywhere that conventional weapons were not effective against elementals.

Any opinions?

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