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<blockquote data-quote="AnonymousOne" data-source="post: 3551838" data-attributes="member: 50316">If I might ponder a bit.&nbsp; There is alot of talk about how elves seem to fight best in their own environment.&nbsp; I wish to elaborate on this point because I think that this will help to explain my view that the elves are completely viable as a military force.1.)&nbsp; If, give fiat, we believe that the elven spellcasters are more in tune with nature and the natural world and less attuned to the domains of war in the realm of spells, then we must conclude one thing:&nbsp; The Elves will ALWAYS be fighting in a superior position.&nbsp; Consider this:&nbsp; If an Elven commander does not like the battlefield, he simply calls up his master spellcasters to terraform the battlefield to his needs.&nbsp; Given this, it seems that Elven troops will always fight at an advantage.&nbsp; 2.)&nbsp; If the elves see swordsmanship and archery as art forms, this makes them all the more dangerous.&nbsp; Of all the realms the Elves seem to me to be the ones where function follows form to a greater degree.&nbsp; Also if we consider the idea of forms of combat being artistic, we must look to 2 classes:&nbsp; The monk, and the Swordsage from Bo9S, both of whom treat combat as a kind of artform or intellectual pursuit.&nbsp; Both are deadly and extremely viable combatants.&nbsp; As such I see no reason to assume that beauty and perfection in combat cannot be melded to sheer ferocity and grace in combat.&nbsp; -A1</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AnonymousOne, post: 3551838, member: 50316"] If I might ponder a bit. There is alot of talk about how elves seem to fight best in their own environment. I wish to elaborate on this point because I think that this will help to explain my view that the elves are completely viable as a military force. 1.) If, give fiat, we believe that the elven spellcasters are more in tune with nature and the natural world and less attuned to the domains of war in the realm of spells, then we must conclude one thing: The Elves will ALWAYS be fighting in a superior position. Consider this: If an Elven commander does not like the battlefield, he simply calls up his master spellcasters to terraform the battlefield to his needs. Given this, it seems that Elven troops will always fight at an advantage. 2.) If the elves see swordsmanship and archery as art forms, this makes them all the more dangerous. Of all the realms the Elves seem to me to be the ones where function follows form to a greater degree. Also if we consider the idea of forms of combat being artistic, we must look to 2 classes: The monk, and the Swordsage from Bo9S, both of whom treat combat as a kind of artform or intellectual pursuit. Both are deadly and extremely viable combatants. As such I see no reason to assume that beauty and perfection in combat cannot be melded to sheer ferocity and grace in combat. -A1 [/QUOTE]

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