Why do elves suck?

[Gez]

http://www.theonering.net/features/interviews/gary_gygax.html

Of course, given the interviewers, Gygax wasn't going to say "I hate Tolkien and tried to limit lotrish influence as much as possible."

Point is, D&D elves are not LotR elves. You could make a case they're closer to Hobbit elves, maybe... But that's it.

 

[Illirion]

I think elves suck because (in dutch) the word 'elf' also means 'eleven', like the number 11. In addition: 'half-elf' means 'half past 10' in dutch and has often been the cause of even more confusion around the gaming table .

Other than that I always liked dwarves better than elves. Dwarves are just a lot more down to earth than elves .

 

[molonel]

Point is, D&D elves are not LotR elves. You could make a case they're closer to Hobbit elves, maybe... But that's it.

Which is to say that they are closer to the Sylvan or possibly the Sindar than they are to the Noldor.

 

[WarlockLord]

I hate all the guys, who, because girls would rather commit seppeku than look at them, who play Hawt Female Elves. I don't mind drow as much, because they aren't all perfect, and they have moral quandaries. I am currently designing a drow anima mage, and he's exploits the worthless, virtually nonexistant vestiges to save his friends (somewhat like Elric performing human sacrifices). He is highly intelligent, but sarcastic and not great at putting up with other's foibles (has a high Cha, this is RP).

However, I have found a use for elves: When you need undead minions, rampage through Happy Elf Land! The best use those for those overcliched obnoxious creatures! KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL!

Only use for them.

 

[Dark Jezter]

I hate all the guys, who, because girls would rather commit seppeku than look at them, who play Hawt Female Elves. I don't mind drow as much, because they aren't all perfect, and they have moral quandaries.

How do you feel about players/DMs who use leather-wearing, whip-wielding hot dominatrix-like female drow?

 

[Nail]

Elves don't suck.

.....You sure you didn't leave "Half-" outta th' title?

 

[Gez]

Which is to say that they are closer to the Sylvan or possibly the Sindar than they are to the Noldor.

Legolas is not a Noldor.

 

[Doug McCrae]

How do you feel about players/DMs who use leather-wearing, whip-wielding hot dominatrix-like female drow?

Sometimes LARP is a better medium than tabletop.

 

[Set]

Sometimes LARP is a better medium than tabletop.

Depends on the age and fitness of the LARPers. Sometimes the imagination of 'hot drow chick in leather' is much more enjoyable than the reality of 'heavy-set pale person who may or may not be female in tight leather pretending to be a drow dominatrix'...

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

Legolas is not a Noldor.

Aye. The number of Noldor seen in LotR is very small. To see lots of Noldor, you'll need to read the Silmarillion.

Legolas doesn't bother me; he might even have the "perfect" thing going for him, but he never says it. He might not be humble, but he's definitely not arrogant.