Thread:Tom Topaz/@comment-27304481-20160502012823/@comment-27304481-20160516054311

It actually was not intentional, but it is a fun coincidence. And thank you for that compliment.

Yes, those seem like very natural and effective ideas. Which is good, cuz red seemed like it could use some more power. And orange seemed a little vague, so i could put a little red in orange and give red that option.

And i suppose so. And some of those dual affinities would work well, and they would likely have combo affinity powers as well. However, i would imagine this would be fairly rare, yet powerful. The original user of this, Tonguestone, has an affinity for all of them, but he doesn't really count since he doesn't really use it that powerfully.

Overall, having a light affinity is pretty much like having a kinesis: an ability a gem could have, but is powerful. Thus I have to try and bakance those gems well. Alternatively, just about any gem could learn spectral abilities, tapping into the lights. However these would not be as effective against the same color, and would be boosted if near an affinity for that color. Having an affinity essentially allows them to tap into that naturally, so that is just sort of their default.