D&D 5E Elves, Elves, Elves, Elves, ... Elves, Elves, Elves, Elves, ...

[gyor]

Personally I don't think we have enough Elven subraces yet, could use another dozen or two just to be safe, make sure we didn't miss anything.

 

[Parmandur]

I've pretty much gotten to this point. Many games don't hardwire modifiers, anymore.

IMO, it's a hold-over from rolling dice for stats. That's about the only way to promote racial archetypes/stereotypes with random generation. When you're doing point buy, it doesn't matter -- and is actually counter to the balance implied by point buy.

If you want to play to type, then a 16 dexterity is worth just as much as an elf as a human. If you want to play against type (buff elf warrior) then then why penalize you twice for a 16 strength (if there was a penalty)? The table can decide how much they care about enforcing the racial stereotypes in PCs.

How can there be a "hold-over" from rolling for attribute stats, that is the core assumed rule in D&D...? Point buy is an optional variant, not the rule.

 

[Chaosmancer]

The funny thing is, the only interesting version of elves I've seen to date isn't even one that is an option yet.

Some stories have made them actually plants, kind of like dryads without a specific tree, and that's actually an interesting direction I've thought about taking elves, but it's the only option I don't think would ever be official.

 

[Wiseblood]

Or get rid of racial ability modifiers entirely. That'd fix it.

I would like this. I am not sure elves should be more graceful. They just have had lots of practice without coresponding age related muscular and sensory degeneration. Give me a hundred years running around in a 25 to 30 year old physique and I would appear graceful and unhurried.

Ideally 3 types of elves for my campaign. Elf, Drow, and Orc.

 

[Wiseblood]

Double post

 

[Cyrinishad]

I am not sure elves should be more graceful. They just have had lots of practice without coresponding age related muscular and sensory degeneration. Give me a hundred years running around in a 25 to 30 year old physique and I would appear graceful and unhurried.

...although, wouldn't a stat boost to dexterity represent exactly what you're describing? Lots of practice running around for an extra 100 years in 25 year old body?

 

[Wiseblood]

...although, wouldn't a stat boost to dexterity represent exactly what you're describing? Lots of practice running around for an extra 100 years in 25 year old body?

It would. However 1st level elves would not be explained.

 

[GMMichael]

The funny thing is, the only interesting version of elves I've seen to date isn't even one that is an option yet.

Or the deep-elves, AKA dwarves?

http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Dwemer

 

[Cyrinishad]

It would. However 1st level elves would not be explained.

Ummm... yeah, that checks out... Point, Set, Match. Well played.

 

[Tony Vargas]

Or get rid of racial ability modifiers entirely. That'd fix it.

I'm mostly just puzzled what possible future of this thread you had in mind when you "reserved" the first reply.

I was hoping for more crushing.

Some stories have made them actually plants, kind of like dryads without a specific tree, and that's actually an interesting direction I've thought about taking elves, but it's the only option I don't think would ever be official.

Does that come from somewhere other than the 'Aldryami' (elves) of RuneQuest (c1978)?

D&D has had plenty of plant-creatures, of course, the only playable ones that immediately leap to mind were the Wilden...