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by Throttle » Sun Dec 22, 2013 1:04 pm
by Octavius » Sun Dec 22, 2013 1:15 pm
I'd also recommend mandating that PC elves must be younger elves so we don't get PCs who are thousands of years old, because that's not something anybody can roleplay believably.
by Throttle » Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:02 pm
by Feawen » Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:51 pm
by Octavius » Sun Dec 22, 2013 5:37 pm
by Drew7uk » Sun Dec 22, 2013 6:05 pm
by Burke » Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:31 pm
Drew7uk wrote:Elves - agreed with Feawen on the Silvan/Sindar presence in the game. I had a chat with Frigga on this the other day and I think we're both excited to see a different take on the portrayal of Silvan Elves - a little more down to earth, prone to making errors in judgement, and largely not charged by the same power as other Elves.
by Brian » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:45 pm
by Drew7uk » Mon Dec 23, 2013 4:01 am
by Icarus » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:34 pm
by Brian » Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:43 pm
by Drew7uk » Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:37 am
Brian wrote:I think that's a really solid choice Icarus, and will also allow for the Elves to be really textured individuals with passions, quirks, fears, loves, and all the things that are more accessibly human than the lofty, but in many ways detached, sadness of the High Elves.
by Brian » Tue Dec 24, 2013 7:59 am
Drew7uk wrote:Brian wrote:I think that's a really solid choice Icarus, and will also allow for the Elves to be really textured individuals with passions, quirks, fears, loves, and all the things that are more accessibly human than the lofty, but in many ways detached, sadness of the High Elves.
Seconded.
by Burke » Tue Dec 24, 2013 8:34 pm
Brian wrote:Drew7uk wrote:Brian wrote:I think that's a really solid choice Icarus, and will also allow for the Elves to be really textured individuals with passions, quirks, fears, loves, and all the things that are more accessibly human than the lofty, but in many ways detached, sadness of the High Elves.
Seconded.
As much as I absolutely am fascinated by and in love with that lofty, detached sadness.
by Brian » Sun Jan 26, 2014 8:31 am
MrDvAnt wrote:We're kind of derailing away from crafting to actual questions on the races now but I'll toss in my two coppers. I've never been a big fan of balance between races and classes in role playing games. If everyone is balanced and equal, what's the point of having different races? I think it's fairly natural for people who don't have something nice to be envious of those who do, but that's something that should be overcome on a personal basis, not enforced to the detriment of others. The entire point of giving out RPP or whatever system a particular game uses is that the person who has them should be able to be trusted not to misuse the advantages given by having them. There's been a big emphasis on balance and "fairness" in the last decade or so of gaming. I can't help but feel that it's at least partially a result of the growing feeling of entitlement and instant gratification that each newer generation seems to have. Elves are better than humans in almost every way..that's just the way the world is. We shouldn't nerf them just because some people who cannot play them think it isn't fair.
Wow..I didn't mean to be that long winded. This should probably be discussed in another thread.
by MrDvAnt » Sun Jan 26, 2014 11:26 am
by Octavius » Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:35 pm
by MrDvAnt » Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:19 am
Octavius wrote:MrDevant - I do like that as well.
One thing I liked in rewatching the Hobbit films recently is the effort they put into normalizing dwarves. They take extra effort to show they are not all exceptional. It is feasible, in that light, to have dwarves repopulating Erebor to be a normal race option (personally, one of my favorite RP excitements)
I see the LOTR doing an injustice in that regard. Only having Legolas and Gimli sets the expectations that they, as the most exceptional examples, are actually a median.
by Emilio » Mon Jan 27, 2014 5:32 am