rngmrfreshasianz.6937 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Being purely theoretical, if someone was riding Kralkatorik whilst he was flying, and they used The Cataclysm, what would happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 It would be cataclysmic for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge.8724 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I think the person riding Kralkatorric will actually be branded, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rngmrfreshasianz.6937 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 no i mean the person riding Aurene when they try to stop Kralk from devouring the Mists jumps off, lands on kralk, and unleashes The Cataclysm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rngmrfreshasianz.6937 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 the Dangerous Intellectually Emergency-only Spell (DIES for short) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezuzel.4987 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 What is The Cataclysm? https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Cataclysm ? https://wiki.guildwars2.com/index.php?title=Cauldron_of_Cataclysm&redirect=no ? Something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rngmrfreshasianz.6937 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 the cataclysm is the thing that sunk Orr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konig Des Todes.2086 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Based on the Victory or Death cinematic, the Cataclysm was basically ground sinking down. Though GW1 descriptions imply a large explosion and cloud of smoke (implying a nuke - which if so, well, the result is clear; using the Lost Scrolls atop of Kralkatorrik would be like setting off a nuke on his side; wouldn't do much I imagine since it isn't his unique weakness, but would no doubt be hella painful) that wouldn't be possible with how intact Orrian structures are in GW2; the visuals of the cinematic make much more sense. In of itself, that would imply trying to use such a spell on an Elder Dragon would do a) shove the Elder Dragon "down" (from the position of the caster) and nothing more, or b) shatter pieces of its skin into imploding in chunks. However, a curious thing about the cinematic is that the cracks in the ground light up the same way the overflow of leylines do in the Season 1 and HoT finales. This implies that the Cataclysm messed with ley lines to cause the sinking of Orr (and this would be the "explosion" seen - not a literal explosion, but super bright magical ley lines glowing lights that were _interpreted_ as an explosion from the shores of Kryta; followed by dust caused by the ground's sinking). So how would that affect an Elder Dragon? Well, if it requires _ley lines_, then the effect would be null - casting the spell while on Kralkatorrik's back in midair would fizzleout and do nothing. But if the spell is just a "magical overload" / "magical displacement", then rather than causing an implosion or shoving the ED, it would either cause the ED's magical insides to churn most painfully, or deplete them of energy causing slumber much like the end result of Flashpoint. TL;DR Five likely possibilities based on what _exactly_ the Cataclysm was. > @"rngmrfreshasianz.6937" said: > the cataclysm is the thing that sunk Orr Technically, the Cataclysm is the _sinking_ of Orr - what caused Orr to sink (ergo, what caused the Cataclysm) would be the [Lost Scrolls](https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Lost_Scrolls). :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rngmrfreshasianz.6937 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 the Lost Scrolls- they are scrolls, _not_ a spell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rngmrfreshasianz.6937 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 and if we want to get _really_ technical, it was some human king or vizier whose name escapes me reading a spell off _a_ lost scroll that caused Orr to sink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trise.2865 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Nothing. Because those are three different games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawdler.8521 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 > @"Konig Des Todes.2086" said: > Technically, the Cataclysm is the _sinking_ of Orr - what caused Orr to sink (ergo, what caused the Cataclysm) would be the [Lost Scrolls](https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Lost_Scrolls). :) Then I'm guessing he would travel back in time and end up in Skyrim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konig Des Todes.2086 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 > @"rngmrfreshasianz.6937" said: > the Lost Scrolls- they are scrolls, _not_ a spell The spell doesn't have name, so the spell isn't "Cataclysm" or anything like that. The Lost Scroll is the device used to activate the spell. > @"rngmrfreshasianz.6937" said: > and if we want to get _really_ technical, it was some human king or vizier whose name escapes me reading a spell off _a_ lost scroll that caused Orr to sink Vizier Khilbron. And that's not actually being really technical. Besides, it was still the Lost Scrolls which enabled Vizier Khilbron to activate the spell that resulted in the Cataclysm. And not "a lost scroll", _the_ Lost Scroll_s_. Proper noun, and plural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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