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PHB pg. 24: At 10th level (Ranger Lord), rangers are able to employ all non-written magic items which pertain to clairaudience...

I'll get to most of this thread later, since I'm at work. This one is easy, though. You are looking in the wrong place. It's in the...

In Basic you did not pick a race....Elf, Dwarf, Hobbit were classes. Only Magic Users and Rangers could use crystal balls.....why...

This is completely untrue. Without the +2 dex bonus that Elves get as a race, that Elf would have had an 8 dex and been penalized. That...

Legolas watched them for awhile with a smile upon his lips, and then he turned to the others. 'The strongest must seek a way, say you...

PC's absolutely aren't beholden to the average - that's why their base stats aren't simply the commoner average of 10/11 but instead the...

It's linear logic, not circular at all. Point A in the line: Elves are more dexterous than the baseline average. Point B in the line...

They should exist, because the racial abilities support their existence. Elves ARE more dexterous than the baseline in D&D. This is...

Since Tolkien only influenced Gygax when it came to creating D&D Elves, it makes sense that Gygax would choose dex, one of the...

It's almost like D&D was INFLUENCED(not copied) by Tolkien, just like Tolkien was INFLUENCED(and did not copy) by mythology.

While they were superhuman, Tolkien far more often described them elves as graceful and beautiful. He called them out for their dex far...

Almost all of it. They learned from the Valar and Maiar and then added to it. Before they went to Aman, the Noldor couldn't have made...

Were Legalos' people played up as noticably more intelligent, wise, or charismatic? Strength doesn't seem to be an emphasis. Dexterity...

Why is race particularly more setting than class, archetype, weapon, or domains?

Oops - brain cramp on that. Thanks for pointing that out...