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<blockquote data-quote="Wolvorine" data-source="post: 394809" data-attributes="member: 1330">Ummm..&nbsp; why would that be?&nbsp; I'm sorry, but that statement struck me as more guilty of the topic than Elves, Halflings, Gnomes, and Dwarves are usually guilty of.&nbsp; &quot;I want originality!&nbsp; And if gnomes are fey, they should act this way, like elves do&quot;&nbsp; *brief blank stare of confusion*I mean, isn't it bad enough that people are vilifying anything that has the name 'Elf', 'Gnome', 'Dwarf', or 'Halfling' attached to it, regardless of it's content?And, I don't recall who it was -- but seriously, saying that Dark Sun's Halflings were unoriginal because the &quot;trite&quot; halfling race had been completely redefined from the bottom up in a way that halflings had never been presented in a D&amp;D format in a way that strongly resembled a real-world civilization?&nbsp; That's just asinine.&nbsp; I give them points for doing something that resembled a real-world civilization, because at least then you know that race's society is plausible.I dunno,then again, I see Elves differently than most, I think.&nbsp; To me, elves are about 85% indistinguishable from humans (aside from some cosmetic differences) to humans.&nbsp; To the elves themselves, they see the differences.&nbsp; The differences are self-evident, they couldn't even put it into words.&nbsp; Halflings and Gnomes, very very different.&nbsp; My idea of gnomes wouldn't know illusion or an invention if one flew up, landed on their shoulder, and exploded.&nbsp; They are blatant, unapologetic kleptomaniacs, however, who look remarkably like 4-year old humans.&nbsp; (Most frequent gnomish quote &quot;Mine!&quot;)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wolvorine, post: 394809, member: 1330"] Ummm.. why would that be? I'm sorry, but that statement struck me as more guilty of the topic than Elves, Halflings, Gnomes, and Dwarves are usually guilty of. "I want originality! And if gnomes are fey, they should act this way, like elves do" *brief blank stare of confusion* I mean, isn't it bad enough that people are vilifying [b]anything[/b] that has the name 'Elf', 'Gnome', 'Dwarf', or 'Halfling' attached to it, regardless of it's content? And, I don't recall who it was -- but seriously, saying that Dark Sun's Halflings were unoriginal because the "trite" halfling race had been completely redefined from the bottom up in a way that halflings had never been presented in a D&D format in a way that strongly resembled a real-world civilization? That's just asinine. I give them points for doing something that resembled a real-world civilization, because at least then you know that race's society is plausible. I dunno,then again, I see Elves differently than most, I think. To me, elves are about 85% indistinguishable from humans (aside from some cosmetic differences) [b]to humans[/b]. To the elves themselves, they see the differences. The differences are self-evident, they couldn't even put it into words. Halflings and Gnomes, very very different. My idea of gnomes wouldn't know illusion or an invention if one flew up, landed on their shoulder, and exploded. They are blatant, unapologetic kleptomaniacs, however, who look remarkably like 4-year old humans. (Most frequent gnomish quote "[b]Mine![/b]") [/QUOTE]

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