Holiday Present - The Elf PHB entry

[Pinotage]

Yet they are archers? So what do they make all their bows and arrows out of? I guess bows could be bone, so they respect natural animals less than natural trees? But the arrows, I doubt there is enough dead-fall wood to keep a race of archers stocked?

Nah. They just herd the local elephants into pushing the trees over.

Elf: "What? I didn't cut it. The elephant did."
Elf: "I swear it was the owlbear that did it!"



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[Bagpuss]

They don't have any elephants they killed them all to make bows our of their ribs.

I also guess Elves must be coal miners since they can't chop logs except for dead-fall and that isn't going to provide enough wood to burn during the winter.

 

[HeavenShallBurn]

Nah. They just herd the local elephants into pushing the trees over.

Elf: "What? I didn't cut it. The elephant did."
Elf: "I swear it was the owlbear that did it!"



Pinotage

A caste of untouchables from other races. Elves can't cut down a tree, the very idea is abhorrent to them. But they still need wood, so of course they'll use the wood those uncouth X cut down after all they didn't do it and would want it to go to waste.

 

[Pinotage]

A caste of untouchables from other races. Elves can't cut down a tree, the very idea is abhorrent to them. But they still need wood, so of course they'll use the wood those uncouth X cut down after all they didn't do it and would want it to go to waste.

Possibly.

Elf: "He was 6 squares away from me. Completely walked into that tree, I tell you. Failed his Perception check by a whole +1.

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[bgaesop]

I don't think the aura will be any trouble. As a DM, I'll just implement it as "everyone in the party who is with the elf gets +1 to perception." As for how it works, there's a ton of ways to do it and if you can't think of any you're not getting creative. The elf could be radiating an aura of calm that seams to clear the fog from your eyes and let you clearly see the natural world as it truly is, or he could be giving good advice ("rogue! I know you like to look at the ground for traps but if you would look up every now and then you'd notice X. Wizard, if you'd stop looking in your spellbook all the time you'd have seen Y. Fighter, you don't need to polish your shield while we're walking, you almost tripped on that Z") or whatever you want.

I also guess Elves must be coal miners since they can't chop logs except for dead-fall and that isn't going to provide enough wood to burn during the winter.

Peat?

edit: I love basically everything about this entry, though the feat does sound a tad underpowered. It may not be, though, given that we're getting a grand total of +15 BAB before class individuality is factored in. A +2 could be significant there.

 

[One Horse town]

As far as the perception bonus goes, i would simplify it so that these little bonuses don't add up (if indeed we do get stacking). It's a nice little atmospheric touch IMO, but i'd beef it up, simplify it and make it more specific.

Allies of an Elf may take 10 at any time on Perception checks whilst in woodland if they are within 5 squares. The elf himself is always considered to be taking 10 whilst in woodlands.

This ability represents learning from the elf as far as i can see, rather than an 'aura'. He's pointing things out to you, you're learning from his example etc. Make the racial 'aura' effects all along the take 10 line on skills and there's nothing to remember and nothing to stack. It might be a tad too powerful for some, but if you make it specific, then it fits the niche of the race and doesn't interfere with play all the time.

 

[delericho]

Yet they are archers? So what do they make all their bows and arrows out of? I guess bows could be bone, so they respect natural animals less than natural trees? But the arrows, I doubt there is enough dead-fall wood to keep a race of archers stocked?

Presumably, they have genetically modified a special oak to produce acorns that are coincidentally bow-shaped.

 

[Bagpuss]

Personally I think I'll have them more as sustainable foresters than never cut living trees. They use the natural environment, but they don't go felling huge sections to make arable farm land, like humans.

 

[tecnowraith]

I also notice that Bonus Languages are now gone as well.

 

[Lord Xtheth]

Horay! they finaly let me back on the site!

About freaking time!

The re-roll thing is new... so is the suggested ways to play an elf, but nothing realy unexpected.

Didn't see how it's supposed to gain "racial levels" though, and thats all I'm realy interested in seeing when it comes to races.