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« on: <11-12-10/1217:00> »
Hi,
I'm a bit confuse : how does exactly works the adept power : elemental strike ?

If I chose "Fire effect" for exemple, did I get all the benefits of the "fire effect" as described in the magic chapter ? (i-e half the impact armor and so on ?)

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« Reply #1 on: <11-12-10/1225:06> »
Yes, much like the Critter Elemental Attack, you also do the damage of the specific element. So with Fire effect, you'd get the ½ Impact Armor and the chance for items/targets to catch fire (SR4A, p. 164-165).

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« Reply #2 on: <11-12-10/1326:25> »
As FastJack said, yes. Here's how it the rules work out:

Quote from:  Street Magic, pg. 176, Elemental Strike
... Elemental Strike enhances the effects of Killing Hands with an elemental effect (see pp. 164-165 of this book and pp. 154-155 SR4). The specific elemental effect must be chosen at the time the power is bought, though an adept may take this power more than once to achieve different elemental effects (only one elemental effect may be applied per strike). ...
[i[SR4[/i] pp. 154 - 155 ==SR4A 163 - 165

Quote from:  SR4A, pg. 165, Fire Damage
... Treat Fire damage as Physical damage, but Impact armor only protects against it with half its value (round up). The fire resistance armor upgrade (p. 327) adds its full rating to the armor value.
     Objects hit by a Fire damage attack are at risk of catching fire. Make a damage ressitnace test using the item's Armor x2 (see Barriers, p. 166) or just Armor if they are vulnerable to the effect (flammable material vs. fire, for example) ...

So, if you've got Strength 4 and use Fire Elemental Strike, you'll deal out 2P(f) (Str/2, modified by Killing Hands, SR4A, pg. 196 and Fire Elemental Strike, above) as your base DV. Modify for net hits and all that happy stuff. It's also worth noting that with Killing Hands, Immunity to Normal Weapons is also out the window (SR4A, pg. 196, Killing Hands) on top of the -half Impact from Fire.

Just hope the spirit isn't wearing Fire Resistant 6 (SR4A, pg. 327) armor.
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« Reply #3 on: <11-12-10/1341:28> »
HADOUKEN!



(Just had to toss this in there... ;D)

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« Reply #4 on: <11-12-10/1759:20> »
Not quite. ;) HADOUKEN is a Range Attack, Elemental Strike isn't compatible with Distance Strike.
Elemental Strike is more like that:

or that...
« Last Edit: <11-12-10/1908:47> by Ultra Violet »

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« Reply #5 on: <11-12-10/2029:08> »
HADOUKEN!



(Just had to toss this in there... ;D)
No, no.  That's Distance Strike.  ;)  You're thinking of...

SHO-RYU-KEN!



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« Reply #6 on: <11-12-10/2128:02> »
Do you see what you've started, FastJack? sigh Someone, please, just put the thread down.
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« Reply #7 on: <11-12-10/2129:56> »
I would but I didn't have enough Power Points left for Fatality!

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« Reply #8 on: <11-12-10/2143:37> »
Please, you think a talk about Elemental Strike and Adepts wouldn't turn out this way? ;D

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« Reply #9 on: <11-12-10/2207:50> »
I mean, c'mon.  Elemental Strike: Fire.  If that's not Ken Masters busting out a Rising Dragon Punch, I dunno what is.   ;D

And since the actual mechanical/rules questions were already handily answered, what's the harm in a picture or two? 

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« Reply #10 on: <11-12-10/2220:05> »
No harm, no foul, just a facepalm. :P
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« Reply #11 on: <11-12-10/2247:15> »
*hands Chaemera a bouquet of flowers* Friendship!

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« Reply #12 on: <11-12-10/2300:01> »
*Immediately activates chem sniffer, looking for explosives.* There is no friendship in Shadowrun, only those you are blowing up, have blown up, or will blow up.
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« Reply #14 on: <11-16-10/1441:00> »
can elemental strike be taken for the different elemental damages in street magic?

for example, I have a character and cant decide whether to spend 2 adept points on distance strike or four different elements.

I know blast, metal, and sound would be fun.

clapping to blow people's ear drums for the win