I strongly believe that if you were to compare me to an "average" 38-year old man (if such a thing exists), I would have almost certainly spent a greater amount of time contemplating what my elemental resistances would be than most people.
It's still something that kind of fascinates me, though, along with applying RPG statistics to real-life situations in general. (A few years back, I pondered how much various amounts of HP would hurt, for example) So let me work through my theory with you all today!
First up, I'm weak against fire. There's no real question about that. I mean, obviously everyone burns up if exposed to too much fire, but I'm talking in more abstract terms. My least favourite weather and environmental conditions all involve being too hot, so I have a natural aversion to heat, which in turn leads me to believe I would probably be particularly weak against fire if I found myself in a magic-rich environment.
For strengths, I feel I have two. First up, from the more conventional spectrum of magical elements, I feel water would be a strength of mine. Time at the pool today reminded me that I feel totally at peace and relaxed when I'm in water. I just love floating around and being in water. I'm not a particularly strong swimmer or anything, but I just feel a certain affinity with water. On the many, many occasions where I've contemplated what magic spells I'd like to be able to cast, I often gravitate towards healing magic, which is typically associated with the water element.
My second elemental strength is from a wider spectrum of elements, as seen in some Japanese role-playing games: it's wood. I guess if you were to go with the conventional earth, wind, fire, water model, it would come under earth, but I've certainly played numerous games where wood was considered its own element, so wood it is. The reason for this is simple: once again, I feel an affinity for wooded areas. While I don't spend a great deal of time outside, if I do have to spend time outside, my natural choice for somewhere to hang out and just be among nature would be in a forest.
It's fortunate, then, that I'm spending a week in the depths of a forest with an excellent swimming pool then, huh?
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