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<blockquote data-quote="doctorhook" data-source="post: 4420143" data-attributes="member: 58401"><p>Again, I appreciate the advice, guys. I think you're right about me "Springer-ing" / "RHing" Dennis' backstory. (Perhaps I've been behind the screen too long; I'd forgotten that personal history and personality are all that a player really has.) I honestly don't think Dennis would have a problem, but, *Sigh* I also feel like a bit of a D-Bag for even considering it. </p><p></p><p>Having had time to sleep on it, I've concluded I'm willing to allow this. I came upon the following realization:<p style="margin-left: 20px">Since, in common usage, "Goblin" can mean<p style="margin-left: 20px">- Goblin;</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">- Hobgoblin; or</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">- Bugbear;</p></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Perhaps, in common usage, "Elf" can mean<p style="margin-left: 20px">- Wood Elf (Elf);</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">- High Elf (Eladrin); or</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">- Dark Elf (Drow)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> </p><p>Thus, perhaps the "Elf" in "Half-Elf" refers to the common usage of the word. I'll likely say that since "Elves" are the most common "Elves" in civilized parts of the world, most Half-Elves will still be of Human and Elven parentage, but this still leaves the door open for me to let PCs be of more unique parentage.</p><p></p><p>I also intend to use the tool I consider to be the real "DM's Best Friend": Communication with my players. I'll sit down with Dennis and say,<p style="margin-left: 20px">"<em>Look, I don't know if you were serious about being 'Half-Eladrin' before. Are you serious? If you are, here's what we can do.</em>"<p style="margin-left: 20px">- I'll ask him if he'd like to change any of his physical features to appear slightly more "Eladrin".</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">- I'll tell him that for his <strong>Dual Heritage</strong> race feature, instead of being able to choose from both Human and <em>Elf</em> feats, he can choose from both Human and <em>Eladrin</em> feats. <span style="font-size: 9px">[<strong>DM's Note: Not sure if this will have any unbalancing effect, but my preliminary estimation says it shouldn't.</strong>]</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">- I'll tell him that, other than the above, his race will follow the same details described under the "Half-Elf" entry in the PH, in terms of both mechanics and flavour, with the word 'Eladrin' substituted for 'Elf' where appropriate. <span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>[</strong><strong>DM's Note: I don't really see why anything else in there would need to change. Perhaps the languages for Half-Drow, and that's it</strong>.]</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 10px">- Finally, I'll tell him that all of this may be subject to change, at our mutual discretion, should "Half-Eladrin" ever receive an official treatment.<span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></p> </p><p>Problem solved? I think so.</p><p></p><p>One last thing: Would it still be as "douche-y" a move to include a story arc where Dennis' character questions his heritage after meeting an Elf man who claims to be his real father? OTOH, I'm not running a soap-opera. (For the record, I am no longer seriously considering this.)</p><p></p><p>Would you guys ever do it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doctorhook, post: 4420143, member: 58401"] Again, I appreciate the advice, guys. I think you're right about me "Springer-ing" / "RHing" Dennis' backstory. (Perhaps I've been behind the screen too long; I'd forgotten that personal history and personality are all that a player really has.) I honestly don't think Dennis would have a problem, but, *Sigh* I also feel like a bit of a D-Bag for even considering it. Having had time to sleep on it, I've concluded I'm willing to allow this. I came upon the following realization:[INDENT]Since, in common usage, "Goblin" can mean[INDENT]- Goblin; - Hobgoblin; or - Bugbear;[/INDENT]Perhaps, in common usage, "Elf" can mean[INDENT]- Wood Elf (Elf); - High Elf (Eladrin); or - Dark Elf (Drow) [/INDENT][/INDENT]Thus, perhaps the "Elf" in "Half-Elf" refers to the common usage of the word. I'll likely say that since "Elves" are the most common "Elves" in civilized parts of the world, most Half-Elves will still be of Human and Elven parentage, but this still leaves the door open for me to let PCs be of more unique parentage. I also intend to use the tool I consider to be the real "DM's Best Friend": Communication with my players. I'll sit down with Dennis and say,[INDENT]"[I]Look, I don't know if you were serious about being 'Half-Eladrin' before. Are you serious? If you are, here's what we can do.[/I]"[INDENT]- I'll ask him if he'd like to change any of his physical features to appear slightly more "Eladrin". - I'll tell him that for his [B]Dual Heritage[/B] race feature, instead of being able to choose from both Human and [I]Elf[/I] feats, he can choose from both Human and [I]Eladrin[/I] feats. [SIZE=1][[B]DM's Note: Not sure if this will have any unbalancing effect, but my preliminary estimation says it shouldn't.[/B]][/SIZE] - I'll tell him that, other than the above, his race will follow the same details described under the "Half-Elf" entry in the PH, in terms of both mechanics and flavour, with the word 'Eladrin' substituted for 'Elf' where appropriate. [SIZE=1][B][[/B][B]DM's Note: I don't really see why anything else in there would need to change. Perhaps the languages for Half-Drow, and that's it[/B].] [SIZE=2]- Finally, I'll tell him that all of this may be subject to change, at our mutual discretion, should "Half-Eladrin" ever receive an official treatment.[SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/INDENT][/INDENT]Problem solved? I think so. One last thing: Would it still be as "douche-y" a move to include a story arc where Dennis' character questions his heritage after meeting an Elf man who claims to be his real father? OTOH, I'm not running a soap-opera. (For the record, I am no longer seriously considering this.) Would you guys ever do it? [/QUOTE]
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