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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 4931757" data-attributes="member: 22779">/rant mode on  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/rant.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rant:" title="Rant    :rant:" data-shortname=":rant:" />Just listened to the <a href="http://media.gleemax.com/podcasts/DnD_PAPVP3_ep3.mp3" target="_blank">third episode</a> of the latest Penny Arcade 4e podcast.  Funny stuff.But, a ways into the 'cast, there's a bit of an aside where one player is shocked to learn that another character is a half elf.  ((Sorry, don't know who said what, but, that's the gist of it))  That sort of thing just flies straight up my left nostril.  As a player and a GM it just makes me grind my teeth.I mean, hell, does anyone in this picture look like a half elf?  ((We already know Wheaton's playing the Eladrin)<img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/podcast_papvp3_1th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />And, the worst thing is, it's generally always bloody elf players that do it.I don't understand why people play non-humans and then don't bother to play it up.  And, again, it's almost always the elf players.  Someone plays a dwarf?  No problem, grumpy drunk on demand.  Half-orc?  Not a worry, gotcha covered, crude big dumb dude coming up.  Halfling?  Sure, no worries - usually gets played up - trying to reach the top of the table, short arse jokes, head butts to the groin.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Why is it that elves get played as humans that can see in the dark?I'll give 4e props for at least making eladrin stand out.  That blink elf thing is just freaking cool.  Listening to Wil Weaton using his fey step, I can picture in my mind this sort of magical faerie being sliding in and out of reality to kick your ass.  Very unique.  At least it stands out.But, third adventure in, and the other player doesn't even know that Omin Dran (thanks for the catch Tuxgeo) is a half elf.  Sigh.Elf players, get in the game willya?</blockquote>

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