I’ma just leave this here...
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Will you make transsexual Elves canon in your games ?
TheCosmicKid
Hero
This one is pretty strongly implied by the book itself.
Although given all the other changes it describes for drow given the severance of their connection to Corellon (no memories during trance, no moonbow in the eyes, etc.), I'm kind of skeptical that a major Blessing of Corellon would still be present among them.
On the other hand, even the rumor of the Blessing appearing among the drow would be enough to send their crazy-sexist society into an uproar, whether or not it actually did.
TheCosmicKid
Hero
That was one of the *ahem* weaker episodes of the show, if I recall correctly.
It was, but it is on point.
I just don't see where gender change would affect the general outcome of the game. Would it perhaps, as sex change to female, make the character a
thinner, lighter, rogue/thief? Would a change to a male give the character better upper body strength for climbing, or fighting?
Hmmm...back a while ago, Marvel Comic’s Hercules used to bestow “The Gift” of combat with the son of Zeus only upon those he deemed worthy.
Also a while back, I wrote an (as yet unfinished) story about how all the “Prince Charmings” of European folklore were all the same guy, a serial bigamist.*
Combining this with Corellan’s Blessing...we get an Elven adventurer/trickster/grifter who- as a charming noble prince- settles down for a decade or so with a beautiful human princess to give her his gift. Until the pressures and responsibilities of being a palace dad get too much, that is. The Prince then becomes female merchant to evade pursuit.
20 years later and 100 miles away, “an elvish Prince” reappears, and repeats.
* in my story, he’s being hunted by 7 very angry dwarves because he skipped out on their beloved Snow.
Also a while back, I wrote an (as yet unfinished) story about how all the “Prince Charmings” of European folklore were all the same guy, a serial bigamist.*
Combining this with Corellan’s Blessing...we get an Elven adventurer/trickster/grifter who- as a charming noble prince- settles down for a decade or so with a beautiful human princess to give her his gift. Until the pressures and responsibilities of being a palace dad get too much, that is. The Prince then becomes female merchant to evade pursuit.
20 years later and 100 miles away, “an elvish Prince” reappears, and repeats.
* in my story, he’s being hunted by 7 very angry dwarves because he skipped out on their beloved Snow.
Sadras
Legend
Some great ideas. Definitely going to run my next short campaign around one of these.
@BookBarbarian, in case you had missed it, you might be interested in this poster's take on flanking. I quite like it, although I just might also be willing to give flankers a +2 bonus.
@BookBarbarian, in case you had missed it, you might be interested in this poster's take on flanking. I quite like it, although I just might also be willing to give flankers a +2 bonus.
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I find it interesting to note the assumption that there is sexual dimorphism among elves. Why would elven females be on average, smaller, lighter, or less strong than male elves?
The only mechanical effect I think would be as a disguise.
Ruin Explorer
Legend
I haven't read the whole thread (obviously!), but I just wanted to say that I found this all a little hilarious because I've long thought of Elves as basically transhuman, and sort of "future people", because of their sort of "better at everything" deal (nigh-immortality, great memories, don't sleep, perfect vision, etc. etc.), and how close it often runs to transhuman visions. And this is spot on for that, because it's just like stuff people in The Culture (from Iain M Banks' books) can do. So it's so spot-on to how I've always thought of elves that it almost seems funny.
