Primal Calls

Primal Calls
Combat Call
Call:	Primal
Call Type:	Damage Types
Description:	Exceptionally potent of elemental forces are represented by the Primal call
Common Sources:	The Primal Form spell, very rare weapons
Associated Condition(s):	None

The most powerful and potent of elemental forces are represented by 'Primal!' calls.

Description

The 'Primal!' call is used to describe elemental themed attacks so raw and powerful they in some way originate from the elemental planes themselves. Not just hot fire, but the very idea of fire. Ice so cold it causes instant frostbite. Water that causes someone to start drowning on contact. Stone that starts to crystalize other objects.

This is one of the rarest damage types in the game, but unlike 'Blight!' it is somewhat accessible. Player characters typically gain access to the 'Primal!' call through the Primal Form and Elemental Weapon spells. Thankfully very few creatures require 'Primal!' damage to defeat them. Most of these creatures can be dealt with through careful negotiation instead of combat.

Calls

The 'Primal!' call always deals damage, if no number is included assume it is for 1 damage. Ranged attacks that call for 'Primal!' count as spells and cannot be blocked by a shield. Anything that stops a spell (such as the Anti-Magic Shield spell) will stop a ranged call for 'Primal!' damage.

The 'Primal!' call is an advanced form of the 'Nature!' call, but defenses that prevent 'Nature!' do not prevent 'Primal!'.

Primal Weapons

Primal weapons are crafted out of the raw stuff of the elemental planes, tamed through extraordinary means so they can be controlled. Primal weapons must be covered with red paint then decorated with natural looking thin black veins coursing through it. Attacks made with these weapons call for 'Primal!'.

• This video shows how to paint a Primal weapon.

References

The Primal Form Spell Effect

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