Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="trentonjoe" data-source="post: 6856626" data-attributes="member: 304">I like the comparison to the advanced, hunter gatherer societies.&nbsp; I don't see elves, farming at all.Couple kinda random thoughts that connect to the real world and may be useful about hunter/gatherer societies:1.&nbsp;&nbsp; They tend to spend a lot of time together.&nbsp; I read somewhere that around 4 hours a day are spent in common areas &quot;relaxing&quot;.2.&nbsp;&nbsp; They prefer to find permanent homes.&nbsp; People are only nomadic when they have to be.&nbsp; There's&nbsp; a significant portion of them who have seasonal homes.3.&nbsp;&nbsp; Water is super important.4.&nbsp;&nbsp; They keep the population down one way or another.&nbsp; Infanticide was common as are long periods between births for women. This could also be a reason to go adventuring, sort of like the Amish tradition of whatever it is called when they leave the community to experience the world.Ideas that others have mentioned that I really like for elves are:1. Few belongings with a high level of care for them2. No human like agriculture3. Lots of space-assuming a human like diet you need a few square miles per person.4. No internal trade system.&nbsp;&nbsp; External trade would serve only to acquire goods they need with coins being a necessary evil only when, uh, necessary.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trentonjoe, post: 6856626, member: 304"] I like the comparison to the advanced, hunter gatherer societies. I don't see elves, farming at all. Couple kinda random thoughts that connect to the real world and may be useful about hunter/gatherer societies: 1. They tend to spend a lot of time together. I read somewhere that around 4 hours a day are spent in common areas "relaxing". 2. They prefer to find permanent homes. People are only nomadic when they have to be. There's a significant portion of them who have seasonal homes. 3. Water is super important. 4. They keep the population down one way or another. Infanticide was common as are long periods between births for women. This could also be a reason to go adventuring, sort of like the Amish tradition of whatever it is called when they leave the community to experience the world. Ideas that others have mentioned that I really like for elves are: 1. Few belongings with a high level of care for them 2. No human like agriculture 3. Lots of space-assuming a human like diet you need a few square miles per person. 4. No internal trade system. External trade would serve only to acquire goods they need with coins being a necessary evil only when, uh, necessary. [/QUOTE]

Verification