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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5800326" data-attributes="member: 92511">Take a look in 2-5 years hence. ;( at least for American adults. very sad. Besides the fact, why are or would we be basing human age brackets and expectations on a non-human race.Fair enough, but if, this fantasy race is living, despite aging/increasing age, with vitality and coherency why not? They don't need "young" to take care of them. They're just "old" not "infirmed."I have my elves age, as per normal "human" standard until they reach maturity...then the "aging" processes stops/slows beyond human (in a D&D world) comprehension.And why is that? If an elf is 820 y.o. and that equates a human "50-ish" why is it a "whole lot weaker"? They know more magic, they've seen untold decades of indescribable thigns, had time to hone a multitude of skills. Just because most "venerable" elves won't take you on in a sword-dual...though probably could...doesn't make them weak."This 'human need' to assert one's prominence is beyond me...but if you will...have at thee!"A genetic attribute of the race...Visual aging does not happen...until the last, say, 5 (? 10?) years of life. Why is that so tough to wrap one's head around? AH! There's the crux of it. No, they are not. Nor are humans or dwarves or halflings. Just so.Yes. So where's the problem? What's the difference of aged elves being revered and holding positions of authority vs. aged human elders? Wasn't this a thread about halflings?I don't know what that is...but ok, fine.I have, and have had for years, immortal elves in my campaign...not the primary elf-PC race, no..but they exist in the world and have had players want elf characters from the immortal elf species...No problem. They're immortal, not invulnerable. You die...You die...the same as the 2,000, 500, 10,000 or 150 y.o. elves.And again...this isn't the "Hobbits are Back" thread? I musta stepped into some mud again...third time today!--Steel -give me hairy feet or give me death- Dragons</blockquote>

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