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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 6730796" data-attributes="member: 1465">What's your point? Answering &quot;because there is no such thing as an elf&quot; is pretty much what I mean when I say that there is no need for explanation. When I said &quot;exist&quot; I meant as a concept, not necessarily that they are all still alive. If elves existed and left or became extinct or something else, it's another case, and it can be interesting to mention this. What I meant is simply that if in a setting there aren't and there has never been an elf, I don't need to explain why, because there is no reason, they just don't exist and never had.A separate matter is if something exists but is not player's choice. In that case probably the main reason is once again the theme chosen. I know there can be also a mechanical reason, especially if the DM just wants to ban something that she believes to be overpowered, although I don't remember to have ever banned something because of that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 6730796, member: 1465"] What's your point? Answering "because there is no such thing as an elf" is pretty much what I mean when I say that there is no need for explanation. When I said "exist" I meant as a concept, not necessarily that they are all still alive. If elves existed and left or became extinct or something else, it's another case, and it can be interesting to mention this. What I meant is simply that if in a setting there aren't and there has never been an elf, I don't need to explain why, because there is no reason, they just don't exist and never had. A separate matter is if something exists but is not player's choice. In that case probably the main reason is once again the [I]theme[/I] chosen. I know there can be also a mechanical reason, especially if the DM just wants to ban something that she believes to be overpowered, although I don't remember to have ever banned something because of that. [/QUOTE]

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