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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9148825" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>Re the Human/Elf multispecies character, the socalled "Half" Elf.</p><p></p><p>A Human species character can easily use the Human free feat to acquire a Mythal Feat, to represent an elven ancestry. The Elf/Human would need to be a member of an elven community, but if of mixed ancestry, the Human is already a member of ones elven parents community. It might be worthwhile to have an Elven Ancestor Mythal intended for a mixed species Elf, that grants: Trance, Charm Resistance, and a choice for the innate Cantrip. The mixed species Human can take this. Conversely, if using the Elf species for a Human/Elf character, one can use the Mythal Feat to gain one of the Human Feats instead.</p><p></p><p>(Hopefully, 2024 will have multispecies rules that can combine the traits of any Humanoid species. But at least for the Human/Elf the mechanics are already simple and straightforward.)</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Human/Elf is an important concept in D&D.</p><p></p><p>The world of Tolkien is a thought-experiment. He asks, what if all of the spirits of the folkbeliefs from lore and myth are actually human ethnicities who have a hint of magic? His world is very physical, very biological, and very human.</p><p></p><p>This concept of a Tolkien-esque Human ethnicity seems to inform some of the old school perceptions of what an "elf" is.</p><p></p><p>But the D&D Elf is more than a hint of magic. The Elf is fully a being of magic.</p><p></p><p>The Elves of the High culture and the Wood culture are members of the Material Plane. Their communities incarnate into material creatures of flesh and blood.</p><p></p><p>However, most Elves are ethereal spirits who are natives of the immaterial forces of the Feywild Plane. They are mercurially shapeshifting astral beings made out of thought stuff who chose to take on more durable forms within the forces of the Fey level of existence.</p><p></p><p>The Elf is magic itself.</p><p></p><p>The Human/Elf, by contrast, really is a Human with hint of magic. Some players find this concept easier to relate to.</p><p></p><p>The D&D Human/Elf is a better fit for the Tolkien Elf concept. When D&D players have popculture Tolkien movies in mind for their character, the Human/Elf is the go-to to do it.</p><p></p><p>It is correct to say the Human/Elf is "an Elf", because the person is. Also they are typically members of an elven community, even if elsewhere while an otherworldly elven parent watches over them. There can be an elven community whose members are mostly Human/Elves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 9148825, member: 58172"] Re the Human/Elf multispecies character, the socalled "Half" Elf. A Human species character can easily use the Human free feat to acquire a Mythal Feat, to represent an elven ancestry. The Elf/Human would need to be a member of an elven community, but if of mixed ancestry, the Human is already a member of ones elven parents community. It might be worthwhile to have an Elven Ancestor Mythal intended for a mixed species Elf, that grants: Trance, Charm Resistance, and a choice for the innate Cantrip. The mixed species Human can take this. Conversely, if using the Elf species for a Human/Elf character, one can use the Mythal Feat to gain one of the Human Feats instead. (Hopefully, 2024 will have multispecies rules that can combine the traits of any Humanoid species. But at least for the Human/Elf the mechanics are already simple and straightforward.) The Human/Elf is an important concept in D&D. The world of Tolkien is a thought-experiment. He asks, what if all of the spirits of the folkbeliefs from lore and myth are actually human ethnicities who have a hint of magic? His world is very physical, very biological, and very human. This concept of a Tolkien-esque Human ethnicity seems to inform some of the old school perceptions of what an "elf" is. But the D&D Elf is more than a hint of magic. The Elf is fully a being of magic. The Elves of the High culture and the Wood culture are members of the Material Plane. Their communities incarnate into material creatures of flesh and blood. However, most Elves are ethereal spirits who are natives of the immaterial forces of the Feywild Plane. They are mercurially shapeshifting astral beings made out of thought stuff who chose to take on more durable forms within the forces of the Fey level of existence. The Elf is magic itself. The Human/Elf, by contrast, really is a Human with hint of magic. Some players find this concept easier to relate to. The D&D Human/Elf is a better fit for the Tolkien Elf concept. When D&D players have popculture Tolkien movies in mind for their character, the Human/Elf is the go-to to do it. It is correct to say the Human/Elf is "an Elf", because the person is. Also they are typically members of an elven community, even if elsewhere while an otherworldly elven parent watches over them. There can be an elven community whose members are mostly Human/Elves. [/QUOTE]
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