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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felix" data-source="post: 3171128" data-attributes="member: 3929">They also are the fleetest of foot, the most dexterous, highly skilled in craftsmanship, and most knowledgeable. The list of superlatives for Tolkien's elves is so long that to include all of them you'd have an unplayable PC race. In terms of power, I thought the Sidhe were an attempt to capture their potency, though admittedly the languor and the contempt for non-Sidhe were turned up. And certainly NPCs.---As far as statting Tolkien's elves, you have to ask yourself a question: do you want these creatures to be playable as a PC race, or are you content to have them as NPCs only? Because if the first is the case, you're going to have to find some way around:Deathless (Ex): Elves do not die from old age or non-magical sickness, nor do they have a maximum age. They may be killed in combat or from poison. They may also die of aggrivated cases of ennui.That ability. How much LA is this worth?Also, it's hard to tell from Tolkien's books exactly what abilities come from the race, and which could be better modeled by class levels? Who is to say that Feanor's and the Noldori craftmanship was rooted in race, when they might simply have prized putting ranks in Craft skills? You will also run into problems with the fact that the great heroes of Tolkien's elves were almost certainly the PC variety; they have class levels and the feats of willpower and physical endurance may very well be due to high base saves and the periodic Tome of Understanding.I do not mean to try to dissuade you from creating your Tolkien elf, merely to caution you against giving Joe Tolkien Elf all the abilities we only see in their great heroes. They are, after all, great heroes.</blockquote>

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