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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 3681242" data-attributes="member: 5100">The most alien I've ever been able to play was an elven wizard/druid (in 2E, so very potent and lots of spells).&nbsp; I always liked the blurb in an early Dragon that said that elves don't have souls.&nbsp; They have spirits and are reincarnated.&nbsp; Because of this, they have no fear of death -- they know they'll be right back.&nbsp; I always tried to play him very serene about most things.&nbsp; Between the long life and the absolute knowledge of his own rebirth, he actually thought things through and made decisions that a human might not.The most interesting bit, though, was when we needed to make a side-trip to Hell.&nbsp; My character was totally freaked out.&nbsp; Being an outer plane, he figured his spirit would either not reincarnate or would reincarnate in Hell.&nbsp; The whole time, he jumped at shadows, made stupid mistakes, etc.&nbsp; Meanwhile, the humans thought I was nuts.Of course, the same thing could probably have been done if I was a human following a different religion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 3681242, member: 5100"] The most alien I've ever been able to play was an elven wizard/druid (in 2E, so very potent and lots of spells). I always liked the blurb in an early Dragon that said that elves don't have souls. They have spirits and are reincarnated. Because of this, they have no fear of death -- they know they'll be right back. I always tried to play him very serene about most things. Between the long life and the absolute knowledge of his own rebirth, he actually thought things through and made decisions that a human might not. The most interesting bit, though, was when we needed to make a side-trip to Hell. My character was totally freaked out. Being an outer plane, he figured his spirit would either not reincarnate or would reincarnate in Hell. The whole time, he jumped at shadows, made stupid mistakes, etc. Meanwhile, the humans thought I was nuts. Of course, the same thing could probably have been done if I was a human following a different religion. [/QUOTE]

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