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<blockquote data-quote="LoneWolf23" data-source="post: 735645" data-attributes="member: 643">Paradigm's Eldest Son: The Essential Guide to Elves discusses this subject matter, and gives some reasonnable explanations as to why Elves act the way they do.First of all, Elves have a -2 to Constitution, which makes them somewhat more frail then other races.&nbsp; They have one less Hit Point, and have a penalty to Fort saves.&nbsp; This means they have to be more careful about potential dangers, as a blow that would wound a human could cripple an elf, and one that cripples a human could kill an elf.So Elves tend to avoid going into dangerous situations, like a fight, unless they know they can win.&nbsp; Which means they don't go out to collect experience more often then Humans do.As for Elven mages...&nbsp; Do remember that most &quot;Mighty Archmages&quot; are members of short-lived races who take short-cuts to gain high levels of magic power in a short time.&nbsp; Elven mages have the time to slowly develop their powers over time, and not take shortcuts. This means they have a different attitude about power and life: they're not as interested in taking big risks for collecting great amounts of power over a short period of time, and prefer to take it easy.The same goes for other Elven characters: When you're frail, but can live a long time, you're not as prone to taking a whole lot of risks unless you really have to.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LoneWolf23, post: 735645, member: 643"] Paradigm's Eldest Son: The Essential Guide to Elves discusses this subject matter, and gives some reasonnable explanations as to why Elves act the way they do. First of all, Elves have a -2 to Constitution, which makes them somewhat more frail then other races. They have one less Hit Point, and have a penalty to Fort saves. This means they have to be more careful about potential dangers, as a blow that would wound a human could cripple an elf, and one that cripples a human could kill an elf. So Elves tend to avoid going into dangerous situations, like a fight, unless they know they can win. Which means they don't go out to collect experience more often then Humans do. As for Elven mages... Do remember that most "Mighty Archmages" are members of short-lived races who take short-cuts to gain high levels of magic power in a short time. Elven mages have the time to slowly develop their powers over time, and not take shortcuts. This means they have a different attitude about power and life: they're not as interested in taking big risks for collecting great amounts of power over a short period of time, and prefer to take it easy. The same goes for other Elven characters: When you're frail, but can live a long time, you're not as prone to taking a whole lot of risks unless you really have to. [/QUOTE]

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