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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Green Adam" data-source="post: 3551527" data-attributes="member: 50821">The concept is indeed a strong one in both history and literature and can be a great element of a campaign. my problem is with those who seem to feel, think or believe it is the only element. If there is purpose and a story behind the demise of the Elven people and their nations, awesome. If your doing it because it's always been done, becuase Tolkien did it or something like that I would have to say, IMHO, not as cool.My Elves prosper because my world learned long ago that it's better to have more friends then more enemies. If any species is on the decline it's the goblinoid races. With Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes, Halflings and a few other races in a mutually beneficial alliance, anyone who tries to gain through theft, fear, bullying and the like are going to be in a world of hurt. Doesn't mean they aren't gonna try. Doesn't mean the allied forces always agree or always win. It just means they all face the same doom together (when billions of years from now the Sun goes cold or blows up and the campaign world can no longer sustain life). Of course, with magic, maybe that to has an out (I'm trying to cover all the bases because someone on here will surely say, "Well what if the races have colonized other worlds and then...". Yes, yes fine. Now go geek to yourself somewhere else please.)</blockquote>