Elves vs. Vulcans

[S'mon]

Star Trek Vulcan culture seems much more LG than LN to me in general ethos; unless you think Romulans are CE - I'd put Romulans in the LN/N(E) sort of area.

Tolkienesque elves do seem quite Vulcany, and my elves are quite Tolkienesque; less 'flighty' than D&D standard I guess.

 

[Orius]

Spock (TOS) is only half-Vulcan.
Sarek, Spock's father, is full-Vulcan. Sadly succumbed to Bendai Syndrome, where he begins to lose resistance to suppress his emotions. Spock never did say goodbye to Sarek.
T'Pring, Spock's former betrothal, is full Vulcan. She arranged the courting ritual in order to rid of her arranged suitor, Spock, in order to marry someone else.

Tuvok (VOY) is full Vulcan. Had amnesia and started to act according to his emotions. At one point, he actually like Neelix (the ship's cook, morale officer, and self-proclaimed Federation ambassador to the Delta Quadrant).

There was a Vulcan colonist turned Maquis in DS9. To her, Logic dictates she has to defend herself and the colony stuck in the Cardassian-occupied DMZ. She aided in stealing a load of photon torpedoes.

You forgot T'Pol.

 

[Orius]

Orcs are too weak. Can only challenge the Ferengi.

Bugbears would be worthy rivals of the Klingons. Either that or Flinds.

Hmmm, interesting.

How about comparing drow to Romulans?

Drow are offshoots of elves.
Romulans are offshoots of Vulcans.

Drow are often sneaky and stealthy.
Romulans are sneaky and use cloaking devices.

That's just for starters.

 

[Orius]

Yeah, but which of the women would be victorious in oil wrestling?

Well, Vulcans are stonger than humans, so I'd say T'Pol would smackdown Arwen.

 

[William Ronald]

Well, Vulcans are stonger than humans, so I'd say T'Pol would smackdown Arwen.

Don't forget the Vulcan nerve pinch. However, Tolkien's elves did not seem appreciably weaker than humans.

 

[Ranger REG]

You forgot T'Pol.

AFAIC, she is from an alternate universe, as is the NX-01 and her crew.

P.S. Don't ever bring up ENTERPRISE to me again.

 

[Lord Pendragon]

Elves learn at the same pace as humans, can adapt to new culture or technology just as easily, and not grow stagnant in their 'old age.' As youths, they develop emotionally a bit more slowly, and until they're around long enough to see humans start to die of old age, they don't quite get what it is to be an Elf. But by the age of 100, an Elf is no longer just a person; he's more like an institution.

Very nice take. Rather Highlander-esque.

Personally, my favorite "elves" have always been Tad Williams' Sithi. Human enough to empathise with, but alien enough to not quite fully understand. Their fatal flaw was an obsession with death, and the melancholic spirituality that sprung from that.

 

[your father is]

There's also the afterlife. Elves travel 'beyond the sea' and achieve a kind of immortality stripped of emotion (to put it one way) while Vulcans have their experiences (katra) collected in some kind of... um... hard-drive or something.

Food for thought.

 

[Dark Jezter]

There's also the afterlife. Elves travel 'beyond the sea' and achieve a kind of immortality stripped of emotion (to put it one way) while Vulcans have their experiences (katra) collected in some kind of... um... hard-drive or something.

Food for thought.

Not anymore. Elves "going west" rather than dying of old age is a relic of previous editions that is no longer the default in 3e.

Unless you're referring to Tolkien elves, of course.

 

[Green Knight]

Klingons would slaughter orcs like they were less than a kobold.

Pfft. Yeah right! Klingons would use their disruptors for about five seconds, drop them in favor of their batt'leths, and then get slaughtered by the Orcs. They don't stand a chance. If Imperial Storm Troopers could get their butts kicked by Ewoks, then you damn well better believe that Klingons, who're beyond stupid, and who've been heavily sissyfied in recent Trek series', would get their butts kicked by Orcs.