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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4770387" data-attributes="member: 19675">I understand that it was a design goal.&nbsp; I also think it was a flawed goal.That Elves were in decline I can accept (see my post above).That Elves don't number in the millions I can accept.But given that mechanically, Wizardry is about &quot;book learning&quot; (not &quot;talent&quot;- that shows up in the Sorcerer of later editions) and that Elves have a lifespan 10 times that of a human, a hard cap on PC Elven mages is goofy.Elves without a hard cap on magery doesn't preclude humans being the greatest wizards of the age.&nbsp; After all, seeing as how they master magic in a fraction of the time Elves do- indeed, in so short a time that a similarly aged Elf would still be considered a child- speaks volumes about humanity's arcane prowess.&nbsp; Factor in that a top level Human mage could pass along his knowledge to dozens of students before an Elf mage got out of his 1st level classes at the Academy of Elvish Magery, and suddenly you have Human mages of power far outnumbering Elvish mages by orders of magnitude.Elves would still have power...but the Humans would be the innovators.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4770387, member: 19675"] I understand that it was a design goal. I also think it was a flawed goal. That Elves were in decline I can accept (see my post above). That Elves don't number in the millions I can accept. But given that mechanically, Wizardry is about "book learning" (not "talent"- that shows up in the Sorcerer of later editions) and that Elves have a lifespan 10 times that of a human, a hard cap on PC Elven mages is goofy. Elves without a hard cap on magery doesn't preclude humans being the greatest wizards of the age. After all, seeing as how they master magic in a fraction of the time Elves do- indeed, in so short a time that a similarly aged Elf would still be considered a [I]child[/I]- speaks volumes about humanity's arcane prowess. Factor in that a top level Human mage could pass along his knowledge to dozens of students before an Elf mage got out of his 1st level classes at the Academy of Elvish Magery, and suddenly you have Human mages of power far outnumbering Elvish mages by orders of magnitude. Elves would still have power...but the Humans would be the[I] innovators.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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