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<blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 3570087" data-attributes="member: 15651"><p>I'm not going to get into a point by point discussion, but a few things I've thought of:</p><p></p><p>- There are no distinct rules for natural diseases in the core rules. With the longevity of elves it is simple to believe that they have evolved an immunity to most natural disease. Those that did not evolve to have these immunities were likely exposed to and died of such diseases during their twenty years in diapers, or before they were able to procreate and pass along their weak genes.</p><p></p><p>- Elven society is often portrayed as reclusive and with decent magical ability. It is simple to believe that they managed to stay out of most of the conflicts of humans. The superstitious nature of humans could be used to keep them away from their forest homes as "haunted woods."</p><p></p><p>- Elven trees used for their cities are usually portrayed as much, much larger than trees of the real world. It is simple to believe that those trees are capable of producing large amounts of edible shoots, leaves, nuts etc. and perhaps some of the large surfaces could be used to farm significant quantities of edible mushrooms, lichens or other plant materials. Animals would be abundant in an area like this. With the smaller population expansion of the elves, due to their low birth rate, the natural animal population could be sustainable when hunted for meat.</p><p></p><p>- There have been some studies that seem to indicate that normal human lifespans can be extended through low caloric intake. It could be construed that part of the reason elves live so long is that they have lower caloric needs, therefore they need less food to survive, so the large agricultural society required by humans is unnecessary. For the purposes of rules, adventuring elves could be much more active than non-adventuring elves and so still need a normal day's worth of rations.</p><p></p><p>- Elven society "wastes" its time with lots of singing, dancing and making merry. The result of that is a society that is more accepting of itself and more harmonious. The greater cooperation of a society like this can result in greater efficiency, therefore more can live with less.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thornir Alekeg, post: 3570087, member: 15651"] I'm not going to get into a point by point discussion, but a few things I've thought of: - There are no distinct rules for natural diseases in the core rules. With the longevity of elves it is simple to believe that they have evolved an immunity to most natural disease. Those that did not evolve to have these immunities were likely exposed to and died of such diseases during their twenty years in diapers, or before they were able to procreate and pass along their weak genes. - Elven society is often portrayed as reclusive and with decent magical ability. It is simple to believe that they managed to stay out of most of the conflicts of humans. The superstitious nature of humans could be used to keep them away from their forest homes as "haunted woods." - Elven trees used for their cities are usually portrayed as much, much larger than trees of the real world. It is simple to believe that those trees are capable of producing large amounts of edible shoots, leaves, nuts etc. and perhaps some of the large surfaces could be used to farm significant quantities of edible mushrooms, lichens or other plant materials. Animals would be abundant in an area like this. With the smaller population expansion of the elves, due to their low birth rate, the natural animal population could be sustainable when hunted for meat. - There have been some studies that seem to indicate that normal human lifespans can be extended through low caloric intake. It could be construed that part of the reason elves live so long is that they have lower caloric needs, therefore they need less food to survive, so the large agricultural society required by humans is unnecessary. For the purposes of rules, adventuring elves could be much more active than non-adventuring elves and so still need a normal day's worth of rations. - Elven society "wastes" its time with lots of singing, dancing and making merry. The result of that is a society that is more accepting of itself and more harmonious. The greater cooperation of a society like this can result in greater efficiency, therefore more can live with less. [/QUOTE]
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