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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Krakenspire" data-source="post: 6485932" data-attributes="member: 6787754">Elves use longswords because of the artistic component.  Swordplay is an art form as is magic.  A longsword equipped eldritch knight is the epitome of elvish warrior culture because it imitates Corellion.  Intelligence, dexterity and strength combined in a spectacular whole.  Elves don't value dexterity because all elves have it.  Like in our society you value what is unique and different, not what is run of the mill.  So an elf that is strong enough to be a master longswords-elf is something to be cherished and admired.  Hence why all elves learn the longsword.  Perhaps its also good strengthening exercises for running around in the forest and climbing things etc....  The other elvish weapons are practical day to day weapons that any elf can pick up and use effectively to defend their home from goblin raiders as they are simple enough (from an elvish perspective) to be.  Or perhaps a longsword is a status symbol, where those who use one show how amazing they are vs the everyone can use a shortsword crowd.  So all the elvish mums and dads want to keep up with the Leafjoneses and enroll their little elflings in longsword classes....Now lets go to Eberron, where Valinar Elves don't give a crap about longswords and want to emulate their ancestors (not this Corellion character they've never heard of).  They are proficient with Falchoin (I would guess longsword in 5e or perhaps a greatsword, though historically it was just a heavy one handed scimitar), scimitars and double scimitars (which is probably a fancy way to say two scimitars with two weapon fighting style re-skinned under the current rules) short bows and long bows.  One weapon there for strength using characters and others for your fancy dex characters with all the curvy blades because that's the style at the time.I do expect with time there will be racial specific feats that take advantage of racial weapon profs in some manner, and you can have your bladesinging, longswords-elf in no time.</blockquote>

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