12-10-2011, 09:05 AM
(12-10-2011, 08:50 AM)13kira13 Wrote: [ -> ]That's what I meant about their abilities. So can dwarves use anything else except earth and thunder/lighting? Fire, maybe?
It depends.
Honestly? Dwarf magic is -really- goddamn weird. It's almost like it has its own rules, the problem, though, is that Blizzard never defined those rules.
But, we can review what we do know!
First off, Mountain Kings/Avatars. Why do they use lightning abilities, when only the Wildhammers are shamans? Well you have to realize that Mountain Kings forego the modern ways of the modern dwarf in favor for an almost primal connection to the Titans. They turn their flesh to stone, become gigantic colossi, ect. Mountain Kings do not reflect the abilities of that dwarf society as a whole, rather, Mountain Kings follow a path that is ancient, rooted in their Earthen origins, and the Earthen did use nature abilities, what being... rockpeople and all.
So, yeah, you really can't say "Bronzebeards aren't shamans so therefore they don't use nature magic as Mountain Kings", because the entire concept of a Mountain King is putting aside what defines the dwarf culturally in order to channel the most powerful aspects of the Titans inside of them. Be it Bronzebeard, Darkiron, Stormpike, or Wildhammer, or Frostborn, the nature of the Mountain King is universal to every clan.
Now, you can ask WHY Mountain Kings use lightning of all things, and the answer to that is.... Blizzard thought it was cool. Yep. Viking-Thor-stuff and all that. There is not real lore-given reason why they have storm hammers and thunderclap, they just -do- because its -badass-.
As for fire... well, there's no lore supporting that, but there's no lore denying it either. Dwarfs have been geomancers in the past, which use a combination of Earth and Fire magic, so there is that. If you want to design a "fire variant" of the mountain king, you are free to try, but remember that any fire aspects of a dwarf will be tied to the earth, eg lava, magma, molten rocks, ect, and not shooting fireballs and stuff at people. But hey, if you can get creative enough, then go for it! I can see a Mountain King trading in thunderclap for a sort of miniature volcanic eruption at his feet, and trading in storm hammer for a magma hammer. Experiment around, get creative.