New Elven Favoured Class?

[Nyaricus]

"You seek our tomes, our libraries, young wizard? You want to learn our secrets? Then shed your narrow ideas of book. For ages, we have lived in forests. Defended them. Taken care of them. And encouraged certain structures. Ah, I see the glimmer of understanding... No, but you are close. Every leaf is a sentence. Every branch, a chapter. Every tree is at least a single book. If we are afraid to lose this wealth to fires? About as much as you are afraid to lose your books to fires. Though every tree is unique, their contents can be found on other trees as well. Yet, we fight for every tree, as every tree is worth fighting for. Portability? What for?"

Sweet post, that

 

[frankthedm]

I learned of the game through the 1980’s Basic D&D so I say the pseudo Fighter-Mage of the Duskblade.

For me it is a no-brainer: any
I don't get the concept of favoured class at all; what is the purpose of it? It certainly cannot be game balance.

Oh yes it is. It makes cheesy one level dipping very painful if not done carefully and concretely establishes which races take to which roles the best. A 10% XP hit hurts the player more psychologically that it hurts the character’s potency.

 

[Hypersmurf]

I really thought it was a mistake not making it druid from the outset.

Elves are Alignment: Usually Chaotic Good.

It would be a bit odd to have a favoured class that more than 50% of the race were prohibited from entering

In my mind, elves are more magic than melee.

You humans use magic. Elves... are a part of it!

-Hyp.

 

[Storyteller01]

Druid. Too many fantasy novels with elves shapeshifting and moving swiftly through the forest.

 

[Princesskeyblade]

I created a Battle Mage elf in one of the games I am playing right now and she is very cool...not as LotR as most elves and she is astonishingly powerful so that is where I would have to place my vote...Thus my battle sorcerer vote...

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

Elves are Alignment: Usually Chaotic Good.

It would be a bit odd to have a favoured class that more than 50% of the race were prohibited from entering

-Hyp.

Well, I happen to disagree with their alignment, too. The lawful-leaning wizard favored class and the chaotic, freedom loving depiction of the Elven race has always been at odds to me. I'd rather they be either Alignment: Any Good, or Alignment: Usually Neutral good. Thus making them viable for druid.