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<blockquote data-quote="The Shadow" data-source="post: 5820218" data-attributes="member: 16760">I clicked on the link and read it.&nbsp; That's ten minutes of my life I'll never get back.The argument in that article is wildly misguided, IMHO.&nbsp; Trying to enforce story conditions with game mechanics is just ridiculous.&nbsp; I can forgive Gygax for it because he was the pioneer;&nbsp; I can't forgive this guy for rehashing such a nonsensical idea at this late date.And even if I accepted that elves in general (for example) were just not as good at wizardry (for example) as humans - a bizarre assumption from a legendary perspective, I might add - why should I assume that's still true of elven adventurers, who by definition are extraordinary?And as a rider, I'll ask why every world has to follow the same canon as Greyhawk?&nbsp; If I want a world that *is* dominated by elves, why does the game and its rules have to get in my way?Demihuman level limits have never made any sense - I thought so even back in 1981 - and they make less than no sense now.&nbsp; YMMV, but you aren't likely to convince me otherwise.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Shadow, post: 5820218, member: 16760"] I clicked on the link and read it. That's ten minutes of my life I'll never get back. The argument in that article is wildly misguided, IMHO. Trying to enforce story conditions with game mechanics is just ridiculous. I can forgive Gygax for it because he was the pioneer; I can't forgive this guy for rehashing such a nonsensical idea at this late date. And even if I accepted that elves in general (for example) were just not as good at wizardry (for example) as humans - a bizarre assumption from a legendary perspective, I might add - why should I assume that's still true of elven adventurers, who by definition are extraordinary? And as a rider, I'll ask why every world has to follow the same canon as Greyhawk? If I want a world that *is* dominated by elves, why does the game and its rules have to get in my way? Demihuman level limits have never made any sense - I thought so even back in 1981 - and they make less than no sense now. YMMV, but you aren't likely to convince me otherwise. [/QUOTE]

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