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<blockquote data-quote="Droogie" data-source="post: 1522611" data-attributes="member: 1298">From an evolutionary standpoint, I think it would be a disadvantage for a species to take decades to mature to a point where they could at least have some chance of protecting themselves physically. The idea of a 18-30 year old toddler doesn't sit well with me, since most of the predator species of the D&amp;D world probably mature in a fraction of the time compared to elves. Due to their long lifespans, I can see them maturing at a slower rate than humans to some degree, but not so long as to be a liability to the survival of the elven race. How about 20 years old for elven puberty? If they survive the next 80 years, its probably spent learning to see the &quot;long view&quot; as mentioned and brushing up on thousands of years of elven history and tradition.Anyone know how Tolkien does it? Where to elven babies come from?&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Droogie, post: 1522611, member: 1298"] From an evolutionary standpoint, I think it would be a disadvantage for a species to take decades to mature to a point where they could at least have some chance of protecting themselves physically. The idea of a 18-30 year old toddler doesn't sit well with me, since most of the predator species of the D&D world probably mature in a fraction of the time compared to elves. Due to their long lifespans, I can see them maturing at a slower rate than humans to some degree, but not so long as to be a liability to the survival of the elven race. How about 20 years old for elven puberty? If they survive the next 80 years, its probably spent learning to see the "long view" as mentioned and brushing up on thousands of years of elven history and tradition. Anyone know how Tolkien does it? Where to elven babies come from? :D [/QUOTE]

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