Elemental Correspondences between the French and English

I've mentioned it before in an astrology post or two, but the Elemental Correspondences changed in the US adaptation for reasons unknown to me. So here I'm presenting a full comparison adapting the table from the character dossiers:

ELEMENTAL CORRESPONDENCES (FR)
ElementNeutralOpposedCharacteristicDayPlanet
Lunar-KaWater & EarthFire & AirCharismaMondayMoon
Fire-KaAir & EarthWater & MoonStrengthTuesdayMars
Water-KaMoon & AirEarth & FireDexterityWednesdayMercury
Air-KaFire & WaterEarth & MoonIntelligenceThursdayJupiter
Earth-KaMoon & FireAir & WaterConstitutionFridayVenus
OrichalcNoneAll*—none—SaturdaySaturn
Solar-KaAllNone*—none—SundaySun
*Solar-Ka is compatible with all elements and is opposed to none.

ELEMENTAL CORRESPONDENCES (US)
Element Neutral Opposed Characteristic Day Planet
Lunar-Ka Water & Earth Fire & Air Charisma Monday Moon
Fire-Ka Air & Earth Water & Moon Strength Tuesday Mars
Air-Ka Fire & Water Earth & Moon Intelligence Wednesday Mercury
Earth-Ka Moon & Fire Air & Water Constitution Thursday Jupiter
Water-Ka Moon & Air Earth & Fire Dexterity Friday Venus
Orichalc None All* —none— Saturday Saturn
Solar-Ka All None* —none— Sunday Sun
*Solar-Ka is compatible with all elements and is opposed to none.

The difference between the two seems to be that Water-Ka's position was shifted down two places in the US version compared to the French version. I don't know if this was intentional or the result of a mistake somewhere during the editing process.

This has an effect on the Epochs (one cycle of 12 astrological ages) mentioned in Gamemaster's Companion p9-10. In that book the order was Water, Earth, Air, and Fire, following the week in reverse. Under the French version, it should go in the order Earth, Air, Water, and Fire.

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