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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 6088497" data-attributes="member: 7006"><p>True enough. But the problem we have with elves specifically is the half-elf problem. Having that race in the game means that there <em>has</em> to be a greater difference between humans and elves in how they look, because otherwise, half-elves have no visual identity that lies between them.</p><p></p><p>So yes, if we want to go with the idea that elves are <strong>beautiful</strong> by human standards... <em>and</em> that they maintain a more or less human shape... then we need to therefore make all humans relatively <em>ugly</em>. Because that way... you actually have a middle ground wherein you can place half-elves in the visual spectrum that makes us all go "okay, that's a half-elf". Humans are all unattractive, elves are exceedingly attractive (plus thin, pointy eared, catseyed), and half-elves can have fuller figures, be normal looking, and maybe slightly pointed ears.</p><p></p><p>Now granted, if we just remove half-elves from the game as their own specific race... you could have humans and elves come closer together on the looks scale (with only a few distinctive features that separate them). But as soon as you put that middle race in there... you're stuck taking humans and elves further out to the edges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 6088497, member: 7006"] True enough. But the problem we have with elves specifically is the half-elf problem. Having that race in the game means that there [I]has[/I] to be a greater difference between humans and elves in how they look, because otherwise, half-elves have no visual identity that lies between them. So yes, if we want to go with the idea that elves are [B]beautiful[/B] by human standards... [I]and[/I] that they maintain a more or less human shape... then we need to therefore make all humans relatively [I]ugly[/I]. Because that way... you actually have a middle ground wherein you can place half-elves in the visual spectrum that makes us all go "okay, that's a half-elf". Humans are all unattractive, elves are exceedingly attractive (plus thin, pointy eared, catseyed), and half-elves can have fuller figures, be normal looking, and maybe slightly pointed ears. Now granted, if we just remove half-elves from the game as their own specific race... you could have humans and elves come closer together on the looks scale (with only a few distinctive features that separate them). But as soon as you put that middle race in there... you're stuck taking humans and elves further out to the edges. [/QUOTE]
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