Why do elves suck?

[Michael Silverbane]

I like elves. I think they are cool.

I am reminded of the saying, "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful."

Later
silver

 

[frankthedm]

Yeah, blood elves rock hard. They have an awesome maniacal laugh and a class which is essentially an ur-priest version of the paladin. Any race that has a sweatshop manned by sobbing gnomes and a spirit of light chained up in the temple basement whose power is regularly siphoned off is alright in my book. They are what evil elves should be, none of this drow nonsense.

Sounds almost Melnibonéan.

 

[rounser]

I rather liked the liosalfar and dockalfar model for elves from the Dungeon magazine module "Legacy of the Liosalfar". Tying elves closely to the seelie and unseelie courts makes for a refreshing change from Tolkienesque surface elves and Gygaxian drow.

As implied in "Legacy", dockalfar come with a PHD in unseelie deception and twisted cruelty, making even a single redcap elf potentially more villain than the PCs can handle.

 

[Aust Diamondew]

I use to really like elves, then I tired of them.
For both RP and mechanical reasons, they're boring in both and actually weak mechanically (-2 con).

These days my races of choice are halfling, human and dwarf. Mechanically interesting (albeit a little strong with the dwarf, and human is what you make of it) and fun to RP.

Edit: of course nearly any race can be fun, elves included, I'm just generalizing.

 

[Doug McCrae]

DJ, you forgot one of the most important reasons - female elves can't have large breasts.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Forrester did this better than you.

One of the greatest tragedies of the database crash of 2002 was the loss of Forrester's elf rant.

 

[hong]

One of the greatest tragedies of the database crash of 2002 was the loss of Forrester's elf rant.

Firebeetle does this better than you.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Firebeetle does this better than you.

Crothian does this better than you.

 

[hong]

Crothian does this better than you.

No, _I_ do this better than you.

 

[Moon-Lancer]

nm.