I know there is an existing tutorial by Fnugget ( http://forum.toribash.com/showthread.php?t=96641 )
But i was wondering if anyone had tips on how to accomplish making specialty flames (globe, chaos, rain, etc)

Or, if anyone could tell me in more of a layman's term how certain tools work and how to manipulate them,
such as:

Gravity
Orbit
Follow
Ellipsoid
Sink Body

Thanks in advance.