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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8761171" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>Heh, the Tolkein elves definitely lack darkvision! In the Rings of Power TV show, a main elf character, Arondir, needs to use a lantern to explore an underground tunnel.</p><p></p><p>Tolkien correctly emphasizes beauty as a central archetype of the elf concept. Tolkien tends to reimagine folkbelief concepts as if an "exotic" human ethnicity, but hints of the reallife archetype are there. The elf is a personification of fate whence magic. In the context of an imagery of fertile sexuality and famous success, it is beauty that proves to be the central elven archetype. The beauty is why different kinds of folkbelief beings came to identify as an "elf" during medieval and early modern periods. An elf can exemplify the beauty of any human ethnicity.</p><p></p><p>I updated the first post for the Elf description to mention the salient elven archetype of beauty and success.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>By the way, I notice in the UA One D&D, both lowercase "elf" and capitalized "Elf". As far as I can tell, the capitalization refers specifically the rules for the Elf race, whereas the lowercase refers generally to "elves" inworld in the narrative of the setting. I like this. Likewise, "humans" inworld, but "Human" race stats.</p><p></p><p>I am less clear about elven cultures. For example, High Elf and Wood Elf are capitalized in the context of the rules for them. But inworld, to say a "High elf" or a "Wood elf" refers to a specific culture and is like saying a "Mozambique human" or an "American human" or a "Glaswegian human". But I havent noticed capitalization for the elf done this way.</p><p></p><p>Relatedly, I notice SPELLS ARE NOW CAPITALIZED! Yay! In other words, treat the names of spells like the names of songs: capitalize and italicize them. So, <em>Dancing Lights</em>, <em>Fireball</em>, <em>Wish</em>, and so on. The combination refers to the technical rules of a specific spell. At the same time, in a casual context where it is less convenient to italicize, one can still make the technical names stand out by means of capitalization, Dancing Lights, Fireball, Wish, and so on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 8761171, member: 58172"] Heh, the Tolkein elves definitely lack darkvision! In the Rings of Power TV show, a main elf character, Arondir, needs to use a lantern to explore an underground tunnel. Tolkien correctly emphasizes beauty as a central archetype of the elf concept. Tolkien tends to reimagine folkbelief concepts as if an "exotic" human ethnicity, but hints of the reallife archetype are there. The elf is a personification of fate whence magic. In the context of an imagery of fertile sexuality and famous success, it is beauty that proves to be the central elven archetype. The beauty is why different kinds of folkbelief beings came to identify as an "elf" during medieval and early modern periods. An elf can exemplify the beauty of any human ethnicity. I updated the first post for the Elf description to mention the salient elven archetype of beauty and success. By the way, I notice in the UA One D&D, both lowercase "elf" and capitalized "Elf". As far as I can tell, the capitalization refers specifically the rules for the Elf race, whereas the lowercase refers generally to "elves" inworld in the narrative of the setting. I like this. Likewise, "humans" inworld, but "Human" race stats. I am less clear about elven cultures. For example, High Elf and Wood Elf are capitalized in the context of the rules for them. But inworld, to say a "High elf" or a "Wood elf" refers to a specific culture and is like saying a "Mozambique human" or an "American human" or a "Glaswegian human". But I havent noticed capitalization for the elf done this way. Relatedly, I notice SPELLS ARE NOW CAPITALIZED! Yay! In other words, treat the names of spells like the names of songs: capitalize and italicize them. So, [I]Dancing Lights[/I], [I]Fireball[/I], [I]Wish[/I], and so on. The combination refers to the technical rules of a specific spell. At the same time, in a casual context where it is less convenient to italicize, one can still make the technical names stand out by means of capitalization, Dancing Lights, Fireball, Wish, and so on. [/QUOTE]
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