Gez
First Post
Elves have Wizard as favored class because they *love* magic and like to learn it. But they are not, depsite what their propaganda pretend, innately magical. They just crave for magic. They're not magic themselves.
Elves and Magic is like Kobolds and Dragons. Kobolds claim to be kin of the Dragons, and boast it continually despite making everyone burst in laughter each time they say it. Elves claim to be one with Magic, and boast it continually despite making everyone burst in laughter each time they say it.
Wizardry comes naturally to elves, because they're magic nerds. They always wanted to be magic, so they may indeed have been the first to formalize "how to make magic yourself so you could boast you are one with magic, yadada, yadada". I can see elves buying "Spellcasting for Dummies".
As for alignment... D&D elves always have been depicted as Lawful Evil Nazi Bastard (tm), but with a CG alignment despite their LE behavior. Look at the Forgotten Realms: a centralised empire, with rigid traditions that everyone must follow, great importance given to bloodlines, selection of the ruler by physical elimination (slaughter) of those deemed unworthy of the charge, and so on.
Elves and Magic is like Kobolds and Dragons. Kobolds claim to be kin of the Dragons, and boast it continually despite making everyone burst in laughter each time they say it. Elves claim to be one with Magic, and boast it continually despite making everyone burst in laughter each time they say it.
Wizardry comes naturally to elves, because they're magic nerds. They always wanted to be magic, so they may indeed have been the first to formalize "how to make magic yourself so you could boast you are one with magic, yadada, yadada". I can see elves buying "Spellcasting for Dummies".
As for alignment... D&D elves always have been depicted as Lawful Evil Nazi Bastard (tm), but with a CG alignment despite their LE behavior. Look at the Forgotten Realms: a centralised empire, with rigid traditions that everyone must follow, great importance given to bloodlines, selection of the ruler by physical elimination (slaughter) of those deemed unworthy of the charge, and so on.
