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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alcamtar" data-source="post: 3954726" data-attributes="member: 3842">The rules (as I interpret them) say otherwise...This passage suggests that elves are an exception to the weapon restrictions of magic-users. If elves functioning as Magic-Users were limited in this regard, there would be no reason to call this out as an exception.This passage explicitly says elves can combine weapons and spells, and that they can cast spells in armor.At the very least, it says that when functioning a magic-user, and elf can use weapons and armor as a Fighting-Man.My interpretation is that when functioning as a Fighting-Man, an elf cannot use magic. When functioning as a Magic-User, an elf can still use his weapons and armor while casting spells, but must use the "to-hit", "saves" and other class features of a Magic-User. Also, that experience accrued only applies to the currently functioning class.Thus an elf functioning as a Magic-User (which is probably the normal function, esp. given level limits) is very much like a BD&D elf. That is to be expected, as BD&D is (officially at least) a later edition of the OD&D rules. BD&D races and classes follow OD&D very closely and might be seen as a commentary on what the designers intended.</blockquote>