D&D General So how do Half-Elfs feel different to Elfs?

[Zardnaar]

Or, put another way:

A 30 year old human today would probably not remember the 20th century at all. Their earliest historical memory might be the 2008 Crash or the Arab Spring.

An equally mature half-elf would have been born in 1970 or so, and would remember the Cold War, the Fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11, as well as Black Monday.

An equally mature elf would 150-200 years old; ie born before World War One at least, and probably remembering the buildup to it if their parents talked about it at dinner.

The just have a massively different view of history.

If they were born 96 probably earliest historical memory would be earlier than 2008.

Born 78 my first would be the Olympics so 84 and Challenger/Hailey comet 86.

ET movie count as historical? I was age 4 and remember going to it. Moved towns age 4 returned age 18 and navigated the town with 14 year old memories.

 

[TwoSix]

If they were born 96 probably earliest historical memory would be earlier than 2008.

Born 78 my first would be the Olympics so 84 and Challenger/Hailey comet 86.

ET movie count as historical? I was age 4 and remember going to it. Moved towns age 4 returned age 18 and navigated the town with 14 year old memories.

Generally, childhood amnesia means we have no memories before age 3, and memories from ages 3-5 are rare and generally highly personal.

Here in America, I like to divide Gen X and Millennials based on whether they remember the Challenger explosion (January 1986), since most people born in the '80s won't, but people in the '70s will. Likewise, a good division between Millennials and Gen Z is whether or not they remember 9/11 happening.

 

[Zardnaar]

Generally, childhood amnesia means we have no memories before age 3, and memories from ages 3-5 are rare and generally highly personal.

Here in America, I like to divide Gen X and Millennials based on whether they remember the Challenger explosion (January 1986), since most people born in the '80s won't, but people in the '70s will. Likewise, a good division between Millennials and Gen Z is whether or not they remember 9/11 happening.

Yeah I've got some very young memories. Mostly disjointed images. Sister said ones age 2 but I suspect its 3. I described something a house people live in and they moved out to other house.

Left that town age 4 went back 97 located old house, movie theater, kindergarten, school and doctors place by backtracking from town and recognized the landmarks/buildings. Also remember getting hurt hence facial scars now.

Remembered seeing ET, going to it with my sister and her boyfriend, his name and face. I turned 5 in another town. I remember first day of school, visiting town before moving and names of pets and people in

 

[Marandahir]

If they were born 96 probably earliest historical memory would be earlier than 2008.

Born 78 my first would be the Olympics so 84 and Challenger/Hailey comet 86.

ET movie count as historical? I was age 4 and remember going to it. Moved towns age 4 returned age 18 and navigated the town with 14 year old memories.

My earliest memories are from when I was 2. What we remember differs from person to person.

 

[Charlaquin]

My earliest memories are from when I was 2. What we remember differs from person to person.

It does vary, but few to no memories before 3-ish is most common.

 

[Zardnaar]

My earliest memories are from when I was 2. What we remember differs from person to person.

Yeah my sister cant remember as much. She's got 11 years on me and she's asking me for names in old photos.

In D&D terms ive used adventures in 5E i plated or read 1996 or dug up old Dragon article i read 20+ years ago.

I've got a campaign idea on the backburner since 1997.

 

[TwoSix]

My earliest memories are from when I was 2. What we remember differs from person to person.

Everything varies from person to person; that doesn't mean that bell curves and aggregate values defining a norm aren't useful.

 

[Chaltab]

My (born 1987) earliest historical memory is seeing OJ Simpson's low-speed chase on TV and even that memory is vague.

Earliest personal memory is from when I was not-quite three years old and on vacation in Hawaii. I got jumped by a frog the size of furby.