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<blockquote data-quote="llamatron2000" data-source="post: 3142206" data-attributes="member: 33814">A constitution penalty matters little, when your common citizens are as good with bows as a decently trained nonheroic human soldier.&nbsp; Elf armies are pretty fearsome, when you think of it like that.Yes, that's right.&nbsp; Elves practice WEAPON TRAINING in their youth.&nbsp; They have a relatively militaristic culture since every citizen has to be able to bear arms in times of need since elves are not known for their fertility.&nbsp; Their conscripts are better than humans, and since they can't afford to take many losses, you'd better believe they're going to be better-equipped than most armies.&nbsp; Better equipped to the point where their conscripts are getting gear that generally wouldn't be given to conscripts, or even grunt infantry.&nbsp; In fact, elven culture probably requires elves to carry out multiple roles in everyday life, and you can bet that if elves live in contested lands, the older elves more than likely have seen VERY MANY battles, and are of a quite respectable level, while the younger ones are talented, trained, and eager to do battle.&nbsp; Hell, even a housewife who's more physically frail than her pretty normal husband functions as a more than capable scout or lookout, when compared to a human of equal level.Besides, its a strength penalty if you're using the environmental racial variant and the standard elf is a desert elf.Also, crazy badasses are defined by ATTITUDE.&nbsp; A militaristic horse culture, combined with middle-eastern mystique goes a long way in defining elves as a cool race.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="llamatron2000, post: 3142206, member: 33814"] A constitution penalty matters little, when your common citizens are as good with bows as a decently trained nonheroic human soldier. Elf armies are pretty fearsome, when you think of it like that. Yes, that's right. Elves practice WEAPON TRAINING in their youth. They have a relatively militaristic culture since every citizen has to be able to bear arms in times of need since elves are not known for their fertility. Their conscripts are better than humans, and since they can't afford to take many losses, you'd better believe they're going to be better-equipped than most armies. Better equipped to the point where their conscripts are getting gear that generally wouldn't be given to conscripts, or even grunt infantry. In fact, elven culture probably requires elves to carry out multiple roles in everyday life, and you can bet that if elves live in contested lands, the older elves more than likely have seen VERY MANY battles, and are of a quite respectable level, while the younger ones are talented, trained, and eager to do battle. Hell, even a housewife who's more physically frail than her pretty normal husband functions as a more than capable scout or lookout, when compared to a human of equal level. Besides, its a strength penalty if you're using the environmental racial variant and the standard elf is a desert elf. Also, crazy badasses are defined by ATTITUDE. A militaristic horse culture, combined with middle-eastern mystique goes a long way in defining elves as a cool race. [/QUOTE]

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