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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tetrasodium" data-source="post: 9845660" data-attributes="member: 93670">Yes[spoiler="seriously"][ATTACH=full]428015[/ATTACH]<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=d%26d+what+edition+had+the+longest+lived+elves&oq=d%26d+what+edition+had+the+longest+lived+elves&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgkIAhAhGAoYoAEyCQgDECEYChigATIJCAQQIRgKGKABMgkIBRAhGAoYoAEyBwgGECEYjwLSAQkyMDA3OGowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">link</a>[/spoiler]That was compounded by how there was a big benefit for most elf PCs to start at the last age category (at least in 2e & 3.x)2e * –1 Str/Con; +1 Int/Wis ** –2 Str/Dex, –1 Con; +1 Wis *** –1 Str/Dex/Con; +1 Int/Wis3.x1 At middle age, –1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.2 At old age, –2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.3 At venerable age, –3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. PC elves would rarely start as a mere 100 year old adult.  They skipped right past the 2e  175 y/o middle age, kept going when they passed the 233/263 y/o "old" & ended up somewhere in 350-xxxx y/o "venerable" where they would have good odds of  remembering things like listening to mom & dad tell stories about how they decided to settle down when the vikings were invading england (865ad) or when the roman empire quit being such a pain by collapsing(476AD) if not potentially remembering it themselves.  At least in 2e it was also possible to have that elf be a former adventurer who lost their levels by settling down or whatever.<a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GG5H5XQX4/frieren-beyond-journeys-end?srsltid=AfmBOopwgLPb3IpEtTSUkFe8_whSnwV9n0zgRD9s98nrr5SkaUJ5EauB" target="_blank">Frieren</a> is a pretty good anime that nicely shows how that sort of monstrously alien lifespan completely alters how one might live life & view the world of mayfly-like races where even keeping track of things like the rise & fall of nations might seem pointless</blockquote>

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