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<blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 5378155" data-attributes="member: 87792">&quot;Good drow with two scimitars&quot; is far worse than &quot;Elf with bow&quot; or &quot;Dwarf with axe&quot; for two obvious reasons.&nbsp; The first is &quot;Good drow&quot; - this means he's a renegade from his kind, disliked on sight by all civilised species - and disliked by his own species.&nbsp; You've filled in a lot of detail here.&nbsp; A better equivalent to good drow isn't &quot;Elf&quot; but &quot;Runaway elven princess&quot; or rather than human is &quot;Farmboy, driven off his land by a corrupt noble&quot; - position in society, reason to be no longer where he is and adventuring, dislike for original society.&nbsp; &nbsp;And then there's the weapons.&nbsp; Neither &quot;Elf with bow&quot; nor &quot;Dwarf with axe&quot; says much more (if indeed any more) than &quot;Human with sword&quot;.&nbsp; But two scimitars is a very specific combination - at that point it becomes not just &quot;Human with sword&quot; but &quot;Human with rapier and empty hand&quot;.&nbsp; Actually, it's worse.&nbsp; Scimitars are long weapons and balanced to be primary.&nbsp; You need to be ambidextrous to pull that off.&nbsp; &quot;Human with rapier and cloak who is not left handed&quot;.&nbsp; It gets even worse.&nbsp; Double scimitars are long and slightly unwieldy and would trip your balance unless you are a real combat wombat.&nbsp; It nails down that our drow is a warrior of some description as his profession.&nbsp; And warrior is about as specific as pirate.&nbsp;This means that &quot;Good drow with twin scimitars&quot; is almost as specific a character concept as &quot;Farmboy, driven off his land by a corrupt noble who became a pirate and now fights with rapier and empty hand - and is not left handed.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Neonchameleon, post: 5378155, member: 87792"] "Good drow with two scimitars" is far worse than "Elf with bow" or "Dwarf with axe" for two obvious reasons. The first is "Good drow" - this means he's a renegade from his kind, disliked on sight by all civilised species - and disliked by his own species. You've filled in a lot of detail here. A better equivalent to good drow isn't "Elf" but "Runaway elven princess" or rather than human is "Farmboy, driven off his land by a corrupt noble" - position in society, reason to be no longer where he is and adventuring, dislike for original society. And then there's the weapons. Neither "Elf with bow" nor "Dwarf with axe" says much more (if indeed any more) than "Human with sword". But two scimitars is a very specific combination - at that point it becomes not just "Human with sword" but "Human with rapier and empty hand". Actually, it's worse. Scimitars are long weapons and balanced to be primary. You need to be ambidextrous to pull that off. "Human with rapier and cloak who is not left handed". It gets even worse. Double scimitars are long and slightly unwieldy and would trip your balance unless you are a real combat wombat. It nails down that our drow is a warrior of some description as his profession. And warrior is about as specific as pirate. This means that "Good drow with twin scimitars" is almost as specific a character concept as "Farmboy, driven off his land by a corrupt noble who became a pirate and now fights with rapier and empty hand - and is not left handed." [/QUOTE]

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