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<blockquote data-quote="tx7321" data-source="post: 3266967" data-attributes="member: 43146">Mol,&nbsp; I'm limiting my comments to The Hobbit and LOTR.&nbsp; The other examples I don't know much about (nor any of the Gandalf is an angel stuff).&nbsp; Anyhow, Tolkein was only one example.&nbsp; Many fairy tales have the hero being human who has to ultimately be the one to slay the dragon etc. to rescue the princess (I just watched LEGEND a few weeks ago, Jack is a human hero).&nbsp; Same with other fantasy novels and stories.&nbsp; In these stories there are other ancient magical creatures about, but ultimately a human saves the day.&nbsp; One could argue most if not all fairy tales are human centric.&nbsp; And one could also argue that D&amp;D is based on the same elements of fair tales, but with the added benefit of &quot;writing it&quot;&nbsp; as you play.&nbsp; The logic of an AD&amp;D world where there are no level limits is one where old age never slows the elf warrior or magician (or at least not for a very long time).&nbsp; Kinda hard to have a human centric 1E world with the majority of high level wizards and fighters being elf. Hence the level limits.&nbsp; And as a PC who wouldn't choose an elf over a human (assuming you could reach your maximum years).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tx7321, post: 3266967, member: 43146"] Mol, I'm limiting my comments to The Hobbit and LOTR. The other examples I don't know much about (nor any of the Gandalf is an angel stuff). Anyhow, Tolkein was only one example. Many fairy tales have the hero being human who has to ultimately be the one to slay the dragon etc. to rescue the princess (I just watched LEGEND a few weeks ago, Jack is a human hero). Same with other fantasy novels and stories. In these stories there are other ancient magical creatures about, but ultimately a human saves the day. One could argue most if not all fairy tales are human centric. And one could also argue that D&D is based on the same elements of fair tales, but with the added benefit of "writing it" as you play. The logic of an AD&D world where there are no level limits is one where old age never slows the elf warrior or magician (or at least not for a very long time). Kinda hard to have a human centric 1E world with the majority of high level wizards and fighters being elf. Hence the level limits. And as a PC who wouldn't choose an elf over a human (assuming you could reach your maximum years). [/QUOTE]

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