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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6985611"><p>This has generally been my take on the issue as well. Societies that "put up a good front" are just really good at doing exactly that. I don't bother to detail the farms and factories of society unless the players have need or interest in seeing them. </p><p></p><p>While I find your questions interesting, I really feel like you are overthinking the issue. Take LOTR for example: the elves provide the hobbits with Lembas Bread which according to various quotes can feed a man for a whole day with only a fraction of it. The elves clearly have a way of producing long lasting, high-nutrient foods. If we add on to this that an elf need only eat say, 1/4th what a human does then a single loaf of this bread could last an elf for months, or more. They don't need to be constantly producing products because they're not constantly consuming products. You could also take the "magical forest" approach a little further, and just write it off as the trees/plants there produce food at a highly enhanced rate. The elves then don't have farms because it takes a day for a tree to grow a dozen nuts as opposed to several weeks.</p><p></p><p>If you want to go a more "realistic" approach, perhaps elves have mastered vertical farming. </p><p></p><p>But still, as interesting as these questions are, I feel like it's overthinking the problem. "Elves aren't humans" pretty much solves every problem. </p><p></p><p>As for the lone witch in the house? She's a witch. Maybe she sends out imps to steal food. Maybe she sends her mind-controlled guards out to get food. Maybe she's just got a little garden, a single acre is more than enough for a single person, especially if you throw a little magical enhancement on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6985611"] This has generally been my take on the issue as well. Societies that "put up a good front" are just really good at doing exactly that. I don't bother to detail the farms and factories of society unless the players have need or interest in seeing them. While I find your questions interesting, I really feel like you are overthinking the issue. Take LOTR for example: the elves provide the hobbits with Lembas Bread which according to various quotes can feed a man for a whole day with only a fraction of it. The elves clearly have a way of producing long lasting, high-nutrient foods. If we add on to this that an elf need only eat say, 1/4th what a human does then a single loaf of this bread could last an elf for months, or more. They don't need to be constantly producing products because they're not constantly consuming products. You could also take the "magical forest" approach a little further, and just write it off as the trees/plants there produce food at a highly enhanced rate. The elves then don't have farms because it takes a day for a tree to grow a dozen nuts as opposed to several weeks. If you want to go a more "realistic" approach, perhaps elves have mastered vertical farming. But still, as interesting as these questions are, I feel like it's overthinking the problem. "Elves aren't humans" pretty much solves every problem. As for the lone witch in the house? She's a witch. Maybe she sends out imps to steal food. Maybe she sends her mind-controlled guards out to get food. Maybe she's just got a little garden, a single acre is more than enough for a single person, especially if you throw a little magical enhancement on it. [/QUOTE]
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