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<blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 828994" data-attributes="member: 96">I think that elves all being very high levels would make for a great alternate viewpoint on D&amp;D - somewhat more Tolkien-esque, really, or recalling the Celtic legends that the Professor drew from.I had an idea for a world with a dominant culture like this - the elves did not have the &quot;flighty&quot; CG mentality, but instead a more organized, orderly (Lawful) mindset.&nbsp; Their superior skill at arms and magic allowed them to conquer large swathes of territory and set up an empire and a bureaucracy worthy of anicent China.For a while, it seemed like their low birth rate would hold them in check, but then it was found that elves who bred with human women were more likely to have surviving children.&nbsp; These half-elves, although members of the aristocracy by virtue of their elven blood, would often not live long enough to inherit their elven parent's holdings, creating a large class of people eager to gain their own lands, by whatever means necessary.The edges of the Empire are continually expanding as half-elven children seek to conquer more land as their only chance for power, and then send for elven-blooded wives.&nbsp; So the Empire continues in a cycle of expansion...J</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drnuncheon, post: 828994, member: 96"] I think that elves all being very high levels would make for a great alternate viewpoint on D&D - somewhat more Tolkien-esque, really, or recalling the Celtic legends that the Professor drew from. I had an idea for a world with a dominant culture like this - the elves did not have the "flighty" CG mentality, but instead a more organized, orderly (Lawful) mindset. Their superior skill at arms and magic allowed them to conquer large swathes of territory and set up an empire and a bureaucracy worthy of anicent China. For a while, it seemed like their low birth rate would hold them in check, but then it was found that elves who bred with human women were more likely to have surviving children. These half-elves, although members of the aristocracy by virtue of their elven blood, would often not live long enough to inherit their elven parent's holdings, creating a large class of people eager to gain their own lands, by whatever means necessary. The edges of the Empire are continually expanding as half-elven children seek to conquer more land as their only chance for power, and then send for elven-blooded wives. So the Empire continues in a cycle of expansion... J [/QUOTE]

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