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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mirivor" data-source="post: 3147955" data-attributes="member: 7478">Nadaka:First: My post was in no way an attack on anyone or their view of elves.Second: It was meant as a suggested method of gaining the interest of role-players.Third: Elves, in no way, are as fertile as humans. If they were, the world would not exist as it does. You could decree that elves are indeed as fertile as humans, but you would have to remake the entire Realms to fit that idea. Just because it is fantasy doesn't mean that logic and reason have to go out the window. If elves are as fertiles as humans, how are they so outnumbered? Surely with a lifespan of a thousand years elves would outnumber all other races by now. In addition, elves do not reach maturity until 25 years of age. They are not considered to be marriage-ready until they are 100 years old, which is when most start their families. They also stop birthing at about 200 years of age. Read pages 12 and 13 of Races of the Wild. It may change your mind.Fourth: The person who truly sees elves as a better selection than any other race for any class is truly infatuated with them. I can logically, mechanically, and even mathematically disprove that idea. They are better for a select few classes, just like the dwarves, humans, halflings, gnomes, half-orcs, etc.Fifth: I never declared elves to be better than any other race as an RP challenge. I merely pointed out their hooks and particular difficulties.Finally: Consider this. Elves are indeed aloof. Shouldn't they be? Dragons consider themselves aloof due in part to their long lifespan, so what is the problem with elves doing the same? Surely the fact that elves are declared adults at an age when most humans have lived half of their lives would have some impact on the elven outlook, as it would on the other reacs' views of the elves.Elves have been, in most fantasy stories, a mysterious and powerful race. In the LoTR RPG, elves are distinctly more powerful than their non-elven brethren. Power is one of the finest tools for making something seem elite. Instead of disliking elves for the way everyone else sees them, try liking them for how you see them.</blockquote>

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