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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 2214248" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>All very interesting questions, Grasshopper. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>Just as this could be the inspiration for an "Elves in decline" campaign, it could also be the template for a "Dwarves in decline" campaign, especially considering the inventiveness of Dwarves as compared to historical Chinese engineering (abacus, firearms, rockets, water-clocks, etc.).</p><p></p><p>As for the rest, it all depends on what route you want the campaign to go.</p><p></p><p>Almost all of the inventions the Chinese had were adopted (slowly) in the West...and when the West pierced the Chinese veil of self-isolation, the Chinese (initially) were for a long time convinced that the Westerners were inventive- because they had forgotten their own inventions!</p><p></p><p>So, it is entirely plausible that gunpowder wielding humans could encounter elves who find the concept a surprising innovation, although given the elfin lifespan, that scenario is unlikely.</p><p></p><p>If the elves are xenophobic, and not just in a grief induced isolationist policy, encountering elven settlements could be the last thing someone does...On the other hand, it could be handled like the European legends of Underhill, the isolation reinforced by natural hallucinogens.</p><p></p><p>Those left behind would, I think, fall into just a few options: assimilation into the rising nations of humanity; xenophobic and fiercely defended enclaves in remote spaces; or a nomadic existence, either to avoid persecution or encounters with humans, or as an outgrowth of their naturistic worldview.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 2214248, member: 19675"] All very interesting questions, Grasshopper. ;) Just as this could be the inspiration for an "Elves in decline" campaign, it could also be the template for a "Dwarves in decline" campaign, especially considering the inventiveness of Dwarves as compared to historical Chinese engineering (abacus, firearms, rockets, water-clocks, etc.). As for the rest, it all depends on what route you want the campaign to go. Almost all of the inventions the Chinese had were adopted (slowly) in the West...and when the West pierced the Chinese veil of self-isolation, the Chinese (initially) were for a long time convinced that the Westerners were inventive- because they had forgotten their own inventions! So, it is entirely plausible that gunpowder wielding humans could encounter elves who find the concept a surprising innovation, although given the elfin lifespan, that scenario is unlikely. If the elves are xenophobic, and not just in a grief induced isolationist policy, encountering elven settlements could be the last thing someone does...On the other hand, it could be handled like the European legends of Underhill, the isolation reinforced by natural hallucinogens. Those left behind would, I think, fall into just a few options: assimilation into the rising nations of humanity; xenophobic and fiercely defended enclaves in remote spaces; or a nomadic existence, either to avoid persecution or encounters with humans, or as an outgrowth of their naturistic worldview. [/QUOTE]
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