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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LeifVignirsson" data-source="post: 755268" data-attributes="member: 10833">Great!  Khalis, that is great to hear form you, I understand your concerns on the matter and I do appreciate it greatly.  Now, let me see if I can address these concerns for you.New rule vs. DMG rules:I agree that the rule in the DMG on pg. 86 would be handy and easy to use since it is an already existing rule, but we are forgetting things on this matter.  The new penalty can be avoided all together by just covering up.  A thin hooded cloak would protect the sun, or even wearing an thin bodysuit with gloves (that is what my character did).  This isn't "White Elf walks out in sun, POOF, dead.", this is "White elf needs to cover up or the sensitive skin will kill him."  Nor am I trying to treat them as vampires per say, though if you had been underground for many years and came up to the surface, you would have the threat of dying too.As far as the chitlins... er, children go, there can be a way to work around that.  White elf children generally stay underground with their parents and villages, though as with all children they wonder and stray.  Almost all white elves know of the dangers of not covering up, so a majority of those children would have clothing anyway to protect them.  If they do not, then they learn a harsh lesson, don't they?  But Leif, you might be asking yourself, what about children that would be born to White Elves on the surface?  Well, that is where the DMG rule would come in handy because it would take a few generations for the White Elf to become a regular elf as far as pigmentation is concerned.  The next generation would be less and less until they are no longer White Elves, but Tan Elves.However, I will kick that around in my mind just to be sure that this is the direction that the creator wanted to go, but I certainly hope that this snag on the damage issue isn't keeping anyone from enjoying Cyric's race.  It is a good race made with the best of intentions and as a playtester and user of this race, I enjoy it as well and I was hoping that the joy could be spread to others.Don't worry, we will get everything smoothed out and make it playable!</blockquote>

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