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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8683553" data-attributes="member: 2629"><p>Again, I think you're missing the distinction. D&D elves are based upon Tolkien elves. Gygax didn't just say, "Immortal humans". He based his elves on Lord of the Rings, and Tolkien based his elves on folklore/myths from Northern Europe (focused on Scandinavian folklore). They're an amalgamation of many different veins of mythos, and those steal from a lot of conflicting sources, but they are a product of cultural identity. They're woven together from many different ideas, and many of those ideas are woven into our culture, from Shakespeare to Santa Claus to Grimm's. </p><p></p><p>Let's compare that to how we got the Tabaxi. They were made up as monsters from prior editions - and were pretty obscure. They were literally just 'Cat People' to give a bit of variety to the world. They're not based upon Egyptian mythos. They're not based upon Central or South American Mythos. They're literally just "Dude, what if my cat were a person?" Then they've been passed back and forth, wildly twisted, and eventually settled into what we see today. </p><p></p><p>There is a <em>huge</em> difference between the origin of the two. Elves are far more than 'immortal humans' - they're culturally hisotircally significant myths, and cat-folk are recent inventions that have not developed a significant cultural identity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8683553, member: 2629"] Again, I think you're missing the distinction. D&D elves are based upon Tolkien elves. Gygax didn't just say, "Immortal humans". He based his elves on Lord of the Rings, and Tolkien based his elves on folklore/myths from Northern Europe (focused on Scandinavian folklore). They're an amalgamation of many different veins of mythos, and those steal from a lot of conflicting sources, but they are a product of cultural identity. They're woven together from many different ideas, and many of those ideas are woven into our culture, from Shakespeare to Santa Claus to Grimm's. Let's compare that to how we got the Tabaxi. They were made up as monsters from prior editions - and were pretty obscure. They were literally just 'Cat People' to give a bit of variety to the world. They're not based upon Egyptian mythos. They're not based upon Central or South American Mythos. They're literally just "Dude, what if my cat were a person?" Then they've been passed back and forth, wildly twisted, and eventually settled into what we see today. There is a [I]huge[/I] difference between the origin of the two. Elves are far more than 'immortal humans' - they're culturally hisotircally significant myths, and cat-folk are recent inventions that have not developed a significant cultural identity. [/QUOTE]
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