The coolest elf thread for cool elfthusiasts.Any system, setting, art or homebrew welcome (especially white collar related).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJwvQ7uGREEWhat would elves think of Big Tuck?
This thread has no chance at being good.
Cute redneck elf sketch for warmup.
>>96764678That's every thread.
So now that we know the typical stat distribution of office elves what sort of typical reasons for "adventuring" (in the broad sense of why they're player character) can we establish?
>>96765444I like the game design thread.Should work on my own stuff again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb17uaaldwMDo elves believe in Joe Hendry?
>>96765605Elves are only into insane long term booking and flippyshit.
>>96764493>>96764497>>96764678>>96765449>>96765605>>96765961Wow you fuckers are really hellbent on destroying this place for good
>>96766056You failed to reply to the OP as well.
more cute redneck elf scribbles
>>96765449Peak elf performance. I request more imagery of Office Elves, the best race of elves.
Thread Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHbSpAgfgFM
>>96765449AI Shitters need to be purged. You will never be a real artist
>>96766874>You will never be a real artistshow us your portfolio
>>96765449AI slop still looks as bad as it was when it started to be a thing.
>>96766060I posted an elf art.
>>96766277working at an office isn't a race albeight
>>96767092Good job, anon.
>>96766211>>96764916very nice elf
>>96766056these aren't even a fraction as bad as the threads they're parodying
>>96766874>>96766942>pretendingYou are not able to tell current-day AI art from human-made art with any kind of reliability above blind guessing and we all know it.
What would wood elf comfort foods be?
>>96767647fruity nut salads, or raw unsalted meat still dripping with warm blood
>>96767127>working at an office isn't a race albeightI respectfully disagree. If Wood Elves can be so called after their habitat, then Office Elves can likewise be recognised by their usual dwelling place.
>>96765449LEGZ FOR DAYZ
>>96767688>raw unsalted meat still dripping with warm bloodWhat the fuck is wrong with you?
>>96768915I'm not an elf.
>>96764481>I didn't notice Elf in the middle was until I opened the threadHuh good taste OP. I have bias cuz Aoi Nagisa draws Mizuki Shiranui
>>96768929Fair.
>>96767647Raspberries pastries. Any berries, any kind of fruit salads, probably seasoned with 500 year old vine
>>96766056We have mods?
3e had really good rules and models and art, elves will never see this much dominance ever again
>>96766888NTA, but how is that relevant? I don't have to be an artist to think you're pathetic for pretending to be something you aren't. You're nothing more than the artistic equivalent of a cross-dresser going to a bar to trick straight men into dancing/fucking them.
>>96769242There haven't been board-assigned mods in over a decade.
>>96767626You can quite easily tell if you're not a blind moron and the fact that you think they're identical is one of reasons you need to fuck off.
night elves deserve to be in a better setting than wow
what do elves think of volvo?
>>96772304Solid function-wise, but lacks class - therefore trash. Knife-ears can't appreciate quality enginering, for that you need dorfs.
>>96772422damn, so elves would drive jags?
>>96767365Thank you. I don't have much new artwork because we had TWO whole shopping sessions, so have a cute redneck elf turned into a wolf
>>96765449So why don't you dwell in aislop threads? They are perfect made for you
>>96772812AI generals suck because they're disconnected from any relevant context. It's just another imagedump thread with some tech support
>>96772861Oh the irony...
>>96772861Even AI has more self-awareness.
>>96772812It said, while posting objectively ugly slop itself.
>>96772805Cute :3
>>96772886>>96772936t. hall monitors who's combined input amounts to pretending to be an unpaid junior moderator
>Anyone on this frequency, this is ELF. If you can hear me and respond, please do...>...>Anyone on this frequency, this is ELF. Please respond to let me know I'm not the only one left...
>>96774768I support the Elven Liberation Front (ELF)
Where are all the Cute Angry elves at?
>>96775355More importantly, where are the Buxom Dwarves at?
>>96775345>>96774768Tactical elves are some of my favorites
Why did I get no (You)...
Elven Liberation Front fighting Orc Republic Commandos
>>96776395Did you remember to set your transponder's frequency to your area's local ELF tree?
>>96776653
>>96776810But this raises the question, how would elves lose to orcs in the first place?
>>96776923Depends so much on the setting in question that the question itself is almost meaningless.And there is no setting the picture is based on, which means we can say whatever.And also: it's fantasy. Yes, the picture invokes real life analogues. But who says it isn't the elves winning this time? Or in this particular picture?
>>96776653no doubt the Dwarven Workers and Artisans Revolutionary Federation is involved
>>96776195too bad there isn't that much art. Good thing AI is a thing
>>96777130>Good thing AI is a thingYou don't need to debase yourself.
>>96772805How's she doing? Last time I checked by it seemed like she was getting better.
>>96775366Right here, in the true image.
>>96777996>OOCWe had two shopping sessions since I was the only one actually writing things down on what to buy/look for so the the table took almost entire first shopping session figuring out their shopping list and then again half of our next session. We also might lose the Frost player since she is too busy but she is too attached to the character and I'm afraid she won't give him a proper sendoff/ending. The player who played John the Halfling returned and he pulled out his first character (Bard) and he was able to fit in the story with the DM since last time he played his Bard, we were not in Hell. Our Amy player has also been slacking. He doesn't tell us in time if he's gonna make it to session or not, always gives off some bitch excuses such as "I'm tired" and "Ah...i saw the message too late and I scheduled with my other D&D table for that evening". He already complained that Amy seems to simple and boring as a character but I'd say he is just bad at RPing. Amy is awesome PC with tons of reasons and plot hooks to shape out her character.>In characterWithout a shred of ego I claim that right now, Arrianna is the current MVP>Since John is gone, she is the party's scout, info gatherer/library for anything not related to arcane and magic.>Her survival skills are ever useful as she is able to spot ambush spots and track goons>She is the only one pushing the party to acquire loot and convert said loot into high value gold due to her merchant profession and/or high diplomacy>The party has started noticing and now she is actually getting some respect for the amount of work she does.>She is clean, straight and is even cooking again for the party>She also started casting more utilitarian magic (I actually forgot because I only use one spell)Last session her actions were actually commended by Ferris because someone finally noticed that without her, party wouldn't have the magic items collectively worth 27.000 gold of which Arrianne contributed 26.800
>>96777528>>96777130I always thought if elves would use guns it would be something from the Western hegemony. Warsaw Pact guns doesn't seem like it would suit them
Thoughts on dairy elves?
>>96779229less cool than tacticool elves
>>96778013Gross.
>>96779287The scarred one looks like she needs a hug.
>>96776923never underestimate the element of surprisealso orcs (and all goblinoids) are very fecund
>>96779203the FAL is Belgian thoughever, and as we know from a previous thread Belgians are elves - Belfians
>>96778013Based.
>>96779229Nowhere near as cool as Office Elves, but much better than the usual anorexic fare.
>>96776395That knife is so retarded looking at it hurts.
>>96777119Gnome Network Of Modern Espionage is keeping tabs on everyone
>>96765449https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y71Bh3EKoQwcoomtard bros are winningsoon you will have your chocolate office elf
>>96764481That elf OVA is a wellspring of inspiration. I mean it. Caused me to develop a fantasy continent with the central feature being the "Mar Dulce", which is a giant lake. Basically an inland sea.
>>96780387>realistic
>>96780399>any elf>realisticlets be real here it isnt realistic and never will be, but they are working overtime to get away from anime dolls (good)
Daily reminder that porno addiction is a disease that can lead to a fate worse than death: becoming a tranny.
>see woman>immediately think of transgenderismSo how about dwarves being elves?
>a fellow anons wall of textdisregarded
>>96780442>I can't read, I'd rather jack my wang offSpotted the American goy.
>>96779203What about dark elves then?>high/dark elves are like FRG and GDR, with wall splitting Alfheim in two>only instead of the nazis and the denazified, it's imperialist and communist-made gun campsNow I'm picturing Red Alert-esque scene with dark elves marching on Red Square.Alongside a bunch of other designated evil races, with Soviet March playing over it all.And it's all your fault.
>>96780426I thought they were coolif you ignore the war crimes and all the terrible things they did
>>96780452>i cant readits a decision of not worth your timenewsflashit aint worthalso mutts are sleeping
>>96780387Awooga!I'm so proud of Takeshi's working overtime to give us our elf wifes. The future is bright. How can i possibly thank them?
>>96780426cool gnomes right there
>>96780458surprising nobody has done a cold war parody with evil vs. good alignment already
>>96780460>thought they were cool>because of war crimes and all the terrible things they didFixed that for you, you insufferable pussy.
>>96781493You didn't fix it, you changed it so you could be angry, even though I'm sure you were already angry.
>>96781518Slightly annoyed about the pussification of modern fanbase is all
>>96781531>racism in my fantasy?>it's more likely than you think!desu when you have races which literally live for hundreds of years, and then you have races which are literally made to commit evil actsI mean, there would be a justifiable cause to be racist
>>96780670>>96780678I fucking love Korean MMO slop aesthetics from the early 2000s
>>96780393Stupid Kerillian.
>>96783241>>96780393>Fan Kerillian: me love you long time, anon-chan~ >canon Kerillian: I hate all of you and I am only here because even my people don't want me anymore- I am also an implied serial killer and love trees more than I do humans
I had this strange question forming in my mindwould an eldritch knight drow make more sense than a blade singer drow?at least in Menzo we have sorcere and magthere, but there seems to be a clear distinction between fighter and wizardwouldn't it be a bit weird to do both?
>>96783615>I am also an implied serial killer and love trees more than I do humansSo better than a regular wood elf that would definitely be a serial killer and do grotesque things with the slain to decorate the trees.
>>96772131WoW deserved to be not shit, but yes
>>96783761A bit weird, but honestly it's the kind of weird that can get you an edge in a fight as long as you keep the number of people who know down to a minimum.
How many skulls/skull ornaments should adorn typical dark elf attire?
>>96765449>all those seething replies>nobody actually answers the questiondoes /tg/ even play games and think about their characters backstory?
>>96784302lots more than that, c'mon now
should elves have short hair in some cases or should they always have long hair?
>>96772805Must boop.Will boop.
>>96784302For Warhammer? Until it looks stupid. Then add more.
>>96784349Short haired elves are just Vulcans.
>>96784484Please tell me this is a WIP and not a finished artwork
>>96786488so elves have long hair until they get into space?
>>96778287nta, City of Brass anon here. Two shopping sessions in a row? I think I have one player who would have an autistic shitfit if I "let" that happen.>She is cleanAwesome>straightboo>cookingA warm meal lifts the spirits, though I'm surprised your GM isn't going the route of "the meat is already cooked". Then again I dunno what hellspawn you were fixin'.>My GameUgh well... we might be switching to the new system next session. The new girl that replaced the old rogue has more or less ghosted us, still not sure if she was bullshitting me about IRL tragedies or just wanted to get out of it. Made up way too many back to back if that was the case.But we gotta switch.>The Wizard player is likely to just bail outright, he hates how casters are in PF2e and that would leave my game elfless.>Druid player is being a cunt, might be making up excuses instead of just saying he doesn't wanna play the new system. He can't seem to understand my hesitancy to leave the party healing to the Paladin, whom I have to remind to Lay on Hands already.>I found a solution so he could keep his medium-sized mount (he's a gnome). The new excuse is he doesn't wanna be a healbot. Dude... you basically are one in PF2e.>Do the footwork, show him class options. And remind him he'll have a lesser staff of healing and wand of healing word.Not heard back since I sent him that list. Been about a week. This is kinda frustrating.
>>96783615her canon personality makes her immensely suitable for instant loss
>>96787584Outside of that there's more elfness in my Shadowdark game. One player is a half-elf witch, and there's an NPC that could become a consistent retainer that's a ranger. Running that on off weeks is a good release valve honestly, less to worry about and prep.
>>96784349>>96786488I don't mind elves with short hairbut having long hair for a long-lived race makes sense>hell, I am human and have long hair because I'm too lazy to go to the hairdresserit is funny how most Drow actually canonically go to the hairdresser, despite 90% of them having long hair, guess the most dangerous enemy of the drow are split ends and badly cut bangs
>>96787663>it is funny how most Drow actually canonically go to the hairdresserconsidering most fantasy illustrations hair dressers are very common in fantasy lands
>>96764481This elf family should be a meme.
Anime Space Elf: Socialist Edition
I made quite a few of these years ago, shame the resolution is soo low
>>96780419Porn addiction is a made-up disease. You don't see anybody going into jack-off DTs or stripping copper wire to afford more porn.
Is Feanor the best fantasy Hitler, in a sense that, much like Hitler, Feanor did absolutely nothing wrong?
>But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people. My great-great-grandfather came to England in the eighteenth century from Germany: the main part of my descent is therefore purely English, and I am an English subject — which should be sufficient.
>>96795264>But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people. My great-great-grandfather came to England in the eighteenth century from Germany: the main part of my descent is therefore purely English, and I am an English subject — which should be sufficient.Now post letters from 1943 onwards. By the way, despite being a passive aggressive faggot, Tolkien gave the NSDAP Censors the answer they needed in order to publish him.
>>96795230He seemed to be a bit of a cunt, but he certainly was a badass.
>>96795335>publishing a fantasy book about a ragtag group of multiracial heroes destroying a warmongering order-tyrant from the east>in nationalsocialist GermanyI fail to see the problem here.
>>96795478>ragtag group of multiracial heroesAll the multiracials were on Sauron's side. Western side is all White.
>>96795489>race is just a skin colorI can see why Tolkien might be too difficult for you.
>>96795501>disingenious faggot argues like a faggot>is a faggotYes, Fellowship of the Ring is 100% White Men. Including idealized White Men and vertically challenged White Men with alcoholism problems. Frodo and Sam were White Men, too. You probably think they were gay, though.
>>96794095Classic drow used to be cool. Unlike nu-flanderized drow.
>>96799329>nu-flanderized drowDrow now are more diverse than they have been beforeexcept you made a typo there and meant to write un-flanderized drow
What is the ideal elf system of government? A monarchy?
>>96799344how are they diverse? they're just another flavor of elf now
>>96801813Aren't they weird BDSM Dominatrix spider cultists?
>>96801738Probably. Elves being so long-lived, they'd not be in any rush to change things and so they'd be mostly satisfied with things being done "how they always have been." Dorfs would also have a strong lean towards tradition and would keep their kings, probably eventually creating a parliament to add some of their own voices as well as the king's.Humans would be the only ones likely to go full republic on a national level. Halflings would have a full democracy in their shires.Orcs would continue to rule by da biggest and da strongest.
>>96801738>yeah let's let the son of the previous king be the king for the next 10000 years just because of the circumstances of his birth, with no regard to his actual qualificationsdo monarcucks really
>>96801738Elective Monarchy like in some countries (Denmark being one)
>>96802071>Elective MonarchyMy favorite being the HRE
>>96801882>implying said heir isn't being raised to be the best king he can beThere's a reason monarchy stuck around so long — royals get the best education and training, on subjects that most have never even bothered with their entire lives, such as the matters pertaining to statecraft, for instance.The fall to decadence and excess, which often accompanies royals, is mainly a person's fault, the system merely exposes them to potential corruption.So, it's likely that the elven kings/queens would be preparing their children to take over their entire lives, slowly relinquishing responsibilities to them, letting them slowly build experience and expertise, until they can take over the whole realm.They have all the time in the world to teach them the ropes and make sure they're fit to rule.
Terrible lore of the elves of my setting, my players like it tho, I just need to actually turn it into prose at some point. Sharing because fuck it why not i've been drinking a bit and want to talk about my elves a bit.Elves refer to themselves as The Alvarin, with Elf being to their ear a debased human corruption of it.The first Alvarin empire ruled most of the subcontinent (my setting is isolated to a region about the size of China + the east Indies).After a few splits and reformations inspired by the Three Kingdoms they eventually unified for real under an elven demigod.The empire lasted nearly 100,000 years (~six elvish lifetimes).The empire fell when the culture lost sight of their inherent superiority to their farming equipment... I mean humans. Was pulled apart due to a split between the elder traditionalists, the younger reformists, and a whole lot of humans finding out that they too could learn magic.The Alvarin, who are called High Elves by outsiders, retreated back to a magical grove that humans can't enter without fae guides as it exists half way between the world of men and the world of the faerie.Those elves who were cut off in the retreat became wood elves or were enslaved by the human leaders who unified the ex-slaves.Eventually, due to disgusting intermingling, very few humans in the current era don't have at least a little elf blood in them, and those with pronounced elvish features are city elves.City elves are basically half-elves who bred true.Player character elves are either Wood elves only (not that ruleset I use has race entries that granular)Pic relatively unrelated, but I did once use her as inspo for a city elf who was the local lord's liaison to the mercenary company my PCs were working for.
>>96802079While true, the HRE no longer exists but Denmark does, which is why I chose it.
>>96802273Elves should not have glasses. Stop stacking fetishes
>>96802071Denmark isn't real and you know it anon.>>96802657I counter with enchanted lenses to see through illusions and magical disguises.In a world with magic, glasses have functions other than eyesight correction.
>>96802215>—I know what you are!
>>96802215>There's a reason monarchy stuck around so longentrenched power structures are hard to overturn?
>>96802925That's one of the reasons.The other is that, by design, the rulers are supposed to be the most equipped to rule by the virtue of receiving best education money and power can acquire.Mind you, I said supposed to, not that they will necessarily fulfil those expectations.Royal heirs being spoiled brats is how a monarchy can end up in a guillotine. Or fade into complete irrelevance like the brits, even before Lizzie's death.
>>96802711IIRC, in the light novels, reception lady's glasses translate all written languages.
>>96801738Aristocracy.
>>96779229They run a monopolistic dairy cartel and they refuse to disclose where all the milk comes from.
>>96779229>>96803299m8 I don't think anyone is going to be wondering where the milk came from.
>coomer replies to himself to simulate an interest>>96787584>though I'm surprised your GM isn't going the route of "the meat is already cooked". Then again I dunno what hellspawn you were fixin'Honestly, I wish there was more emphasis on actually surviving in hell, but the DM pussied out of that. Ferris can create a loaf of bread every morning, Amy can create food and water, Arrianne can scavenge various plants, berries and bugs and has a jar of infinite raspberries. Me and Ferris player talked about how Avernus feels like Africa more than literal hell (it's just hot and there are warlords about) which kinda ruins the point of being in Hell. Most monsters we encounter are>Humanoid with horns>Humanoid with chains beard>Red humanoid>humanoid but sludgy>humanoid with bat wings>monke but big and scary>(literal) hagsOnly in newest sessions have we entered actually disgusting places but until now, the campaign seemed more like MadMax in Africa than actual survival>My game>he hates how casters are in PF2e and that would leave my game elflessSad and tragic.What system you planning to switch to?>>96801738Juche
>>96801738Direct democracy. Only elves get to vote, of course. And you get more votes if you've been alive longer.Every elf is too entrenched in their ways to accept any form of government where they don't (theoretically) get a say. This of course leads to lengthy (years-long) debates over issues that require immediate (like, within the month) solutions.
>>96803631>This of course leads to lengthy (years-long) debates over issues that require immediate (like, within the month) solutions.>Bureaucracy worse then EU
>>96803597>MadMax in AfricaY'know, probably not far off since the Avernus book introduced those cars.>>96803597>What systemI'd mentioned it before but it's Advanced 5th Edition. Yeah, built on the 5e bones but there's a lot that gets fleshed out. Odd you mention the surviving bit, since if I ran Avernus in that it'd be a lot more difficult.>Magic can't conjure edible food and potable water until much higher level>Not taking food and water every day will fuck you up, with Fatigue(Exhaustion) stacking every time you rest without it>And you can't recover higher than 1 level of the above out in the wilds, only a true safe havenAll of that combined with it likely being so fucking hot in Avernus that you have to eat and drink twice as much to begin with. Though my favorite part is still that dropping unconscious in combat slaps you with stacks of exhaustion. No more yo-yoing.
>>96803698>All of that combined with it likely being so fucking hot in Avernus that you have to eat and drink twice as much to begin with.If only. I actually have ranks in cooking that could be useful for the campaign and not just a willsave gimmick (the only rule we have is that if Arrianne cooks up a good breakfast, everyone has +1 to willsaves for the remainder of the day)>Though my favorite part is still that dropping unconscious in combat slaps you with stacks of exhaustion. No more yo-yoing.This is an excellent rule that our DM doesn't use :(Can't wait to run my own campaign once this is done. I plan to torment my players with survival related stuff, making rangers and skillmonkeys an actually viable in the game for outofcomebat stuff. I also potentially found two new players for my table but I need to test them with a short campaign first.
>>96803690>after a brisk 13 year debate the elves have decided that all bottles need attached corks
>>96803690>Bureaucracy worse then EU>inb4 it ends in the same totalitarian bureaucratorshipI don't think elves are retarded enough for something like that.>>96803631>direct democracyHow? The best I can think of is that every citizen/household gets a "voting orb" or whatever, that acts as a receiver for the voting announcement, and a transmitter for their vote on the issue.Anything else would be an unholy mess the likes of early US, with their ass-backwards retarded multi-stage voting system. Those nitwits can't even elect a president without causing an incident.Actually, how centralized would an elf kingdom/empire/whatever would even be?
>>96803741>my own campaignThat'll be fun to hear after-session reports of!>Survival StuffIt's another thing this new system tries to do better. Traveling is more relevant, there are defined rules for challenges the party might run into. Activities they can choose to do, one of which includes Cooking which will reduce the supplies needed to feed the party, and give an extra hit dice per day on a critical success.My plan is to cut up bigger areas, with one overall Region in mind (think a desert), but have them need to deal with if it's more mountainous or forested. There's one they could pass through, once they planar hop, that is a jungle where the trees and foliage are made of metal and the environment is acrid, nearly inhospitable. Though there are places in that realm where real foliage grows.
>>96803807>>96803819>Due to the urgency of an orc invasion, we decided to form a discussion group on how to form a conversation around what kind of decision can be made about said orc invasion.
>>96803819>I don't think elves are retarded enough for something like thatYou will notice in these kinds of threads that people are more concerned with always pointing at flaws in whatever elf institutions. Instead of thinking of creative and clever ways to combine the long lifespan and other advantages of elves to create a government that benefits them.Sure, they aren't perfect and conflicts are important to tell stories. But these fictional worlds also need to be believable. And elves that are just dysfunctional are not that.As a result, you often see people arguing that their long lifespan would be some kind of detriment. Instead of elves using said long lifespan in ways that make sense for them. And they are also intelligent beings, so they might find the flaws within their systems themselves and work on solutions. Just like we humans do.For instance, anons are quick to point out how elves holding positions for centuries would stifle progress. When elves would realize that as well and would likely implement temporary positions, rotating positions or voting systems. Or legal rulings to abolish certain people from positions based on their actions. So that a violent uprising is not needed (as often).Or right now "hur dur elves take centuries to make decisions", as if time actually slows down around them. They are smart, they know that sometimes, you need to act NOW.
>>96803837If only someone would tell those dorks that you can't stop orks with red tape…Imagine smuggling an ork or two into the council chamber to "expedite" the negotiations.
>>96803908>completely illegal, sancioned, scorn upon and environmentally unfriendly orc invasion
>>96803819>Actually, how centralized would an elf kingdom/empire/whatever would even be?I have no idea if there is ever a tendency for a ruler ruling for a long time to centralize power more than rulers, or ruling houses, that rule for a short time. It seems to me, that any ruling faction will attempt to centralize as much control as possible, doesn't matter if elf, human, dwarf or whatever. However, decentralization is something that can befall any nation or kingdom. And sorry for the non-answer, but I think that depends overall on the actual structure of the nation, kingdom or empire in question. And also what means are available to organize and govern it, and communicate with other parties (it's far easier to maintain control of a far-away region if you can communicate with the local ruler, for example by telephone, or magic).
>>96803835I just gonna dump them on various empty islands where they will be force to forage for food and water but the biggest goal will be equipment maintenance and, most importantly, ship maintenance. The plan is for proper ship-maintaining ports to be very rare, so the players will either be forced to sail in a weak but easily-maintained ship or get a bigger vessel but with a more limited option of ports to properly park it in.
>>96803875I honestly can't even see elves past a certain age even caring much about government.Everyone's got their own projects, hobbies, their old First Kingdom-old manor could use a new coat of paint…I envision it as something like this:>a bunch of young elven "adventurers"Read: elves at "learning about the world" and "getting it out of your system" phases, where "it" could be anything, from a desire for change and seeing it NOW, to fucking everything that moves.>relatively-young adult elves that make up the majority of politically-active elvesStill young to desire change, but mature enough to know it takes time and effort to enact them.>"mature" elves that still keep in touch with how the empire/kingdom is doingFolks that take time off their own stuff to help out, usually by taking on apprentices or teaching in universities, elven or not.>eldersPractically hermits that rarely crawl out of their towers, and those that do may bring out with them something world-altering, good or bad.The older an elf gets, the more they focus on their own devices, leaving the worldly matters to the young and eager for change.Meanwhile, since elves are immortal and, thus, unlikely to develop conditions like dementia or Alzheimer's, I don't think they'd get too ornery, which is partly caused by organic degradation.Think of it like this: old elves have already proven everything, both to themselves and others, and don't have such a need for validation. Now they seek fulfilment through their craft, or whatever it is they do.Being sensible adults they are, they step aside and let the next generations take the scene, acting as guides or mentors to help them when they stumble or fall short.So, with all this in mind, a political system would likely encompass mostly the younger generations, while seeking counsel on pertinent matters with the wise elders, who live in their own world, perhaps literally if it's a high magic setting.
>>96803875>Or right now "hur dur elves take centuries to make decisions", as if time actually slows down around them. They are smart, they know that sometimes, you need to act NOW.This is precisely why the enlightened elfocracy keeps those petty human kingdoms around. Friendly client states to get their hands dirty doing wars and such, all for a few measly elven trinkets.
>>96803989Sure, that's a reasonable take. Elves would probably favour a government that largely leaves them alone and allows them to just do that. They are probably more concerned about local politics that affect them directly than voting on stuff that has no effect on them but is bothersome for others. That's why some kind of aristocracy or monarchy with democratic elements on the local scale would make sense for me. Local rulers are expected to uphold the laws and protect the people, and the king is expected to protect the people from outside forces and maintain diplomatic ties with other nations. I pay my taxes, leave me alone, I got some divination studies to do, just keep the streets clean.On the contrary, large political institutions that amass a lot of power and bother people all over the place, seems like an overly human thing to do. The idea to extend myself over an institution to gather power and bother other people. That's like a cope for short-lived races.
>>96803969Oh man that's right, A5E has a (simple) system for item durability too. Tied into a bunch of other stuff, like sacrificing a shield to negate a crit and expanding on the various toolkits or that some types of armor are vulnerable to crits of specific damage types.But their ocean journey could have interesting problems. 50ish NPCs all eating supplies on the ship on top of the party, the need to stop to get more food and clean water. The slow chipping away at the sailors resolve in the heroic quest when they'd much rather go back home.I got a handful of sea critters for them to maybe run into. Young sea serpents, ocean Chimera (shark, narwhal, lobster), and worse things if they decide to travel through more open ocean.I am honestly really excited for the next part. Just hoping the Scheduling Boss doesn't get in the way.
>>96804018This feels more like a collection of cooperating Families, than a monarchy.Something like an overgrown tribal structure, but much more refined.Perhaps something between a tribal, and a feudal structure?
>>96804082>Something like an overgrown tribal structure, but much more refined.Non-zero chance that the elven equivalent to cavemen are still running around, or at least sitting in rocking chairs in the shade. They probably established that tribal structure themselves.
>>96804082>This feels more like a collection of cooperating Families, than a monarchyThis sounds like an aristocracy to me, but I'm not inclined to argue about definitions right now. Which includes the tiresome discussion about what actually feudalism is.
>>96804061>50ish NPCs all eating supplies on the ship on top of the partyKek, you wish. For the first couple of chapters of campaign (probably till lvl6) they wont be able to get a ship that can run a crew bigger than 8. I think 20-25 crew will be tops I plan for them for a "bigger" ship options later in the game just so they don't end up micromanaging the characters on the ship into forever.>A5E has a (simple) system for item durability too. I think 3.5e hardness system works flawlessly, especially if your throw monsters at them with powerful sunder attacks.>I got a handful of sea critters for them to maybe run into. Young sea serpents, ocean Chimera (shark, narwhal, lobster), and worse things if they decide to travel through more open ocean.That's all planned. Subnautica gave me tons of inspirations for semi-submerged cave systems that would work as dungeons so swim checks, fort saves for holding breath, navigation and spatial awareness will be key. Also one PC wants to play a ranger so some kind of amphibian sharkdog would be very useful. Water really does give tons of options for encounters, including the Z axis movement, especially with creatures that can dive and swim at the same time.
>>96804095I recall playing a high elf barbarian, Path of the Zealot. The schtick was he'd been buried in some near forgotten tomb, a literal "break glass in case of emergency" kinda hero. But it had been so long since he'd been entombed the elves were shocked at how uncivilized and brutish he was. We ran into a wood elf hermit that had been a boy when my character was laid to rest, beard down to the ground.
>>96804146That sounds pretty fun.
>>96804114>Z axisToo many GMs fear it. Whether the water or sky it adds a fun element to encounters. Though can be a little tricky to do right in a VTT.>>96804114>hardness systemI think the way they handle it is a vehicles hardness is its AC. So the big greek galley they'll be in just ignores anything less than 15 damage. Just enough that the smaller serpents can whittle away at it, though with the chimera the danger is it climbing up onto the ship on the big crab legs it has.>>96804114>"bigger" shipMind they won't be in command of the thing, unless the captain dies somehow. They'll be the last survivors of a naval assault, the city the current chapter is in wanting vengeance against the cult. But they'll be humbled by an encounter with the Sultan of Efreet using a Wish to pull a Thunder Bringer+Ruthlessness on them. Which NPCs survive are gonna be left up to chance, the ship they'll be on at the time might not even survive
>>96804167Didn't get too far into the game sadly, but did get to have that moment when the party was shocked they didn't need a diamond to bring him back. Until then IC it had a very "Why are you so reckless?!" thing going on.
>>96764481Would you be comfortable if your GM's personal setting took a cue from hentai and had its elves be all women who reproduce non-sexually, but can reproduce sexually as an alternative?
>quick, the thread is talking about too much games!>make some garbage pornbrain post to distract them!
>>96804212The OP picture has a crop from a hentai cg in it.
>>96804231I know, and I deemed it the better idea to just don't point it out.
>>96804212This. Paid well poisoners are so fucking obvious.
>>96801738A Democracy like it was in ancient Greece and Republican Rome. Not modern gay democracy, of course.
>>96804261You know "Elf" comes from Germanic "Alb" meaning White, right? This Mongol-Arab rapebaby has no business calling himself an Elf, or being in what looks like Northern Europe in the first place.
>>96804460There are some pornographic depictions of elves in this thread you could be upset about.
>>96804480I scrolled down past them at lightspeed and this>>96804261abomination is right there, so I choose to be upset about presenting offspring of Mongol on Arab rape as "Elves" in what looks like Scandinavia or Northern Russia.
Hypocrite.
>>96804212>i-is that... a post I don't like!?!?!>AAAAAA SAVE ME JANNYMAN I CAN'T POST! I CAN'T POST!
>I can't postBut I just did?
Don't make me tap the sign.Gas the glowniggers.
>>96804891>Gas the glowniggers.That's too lenient. They should be sentenced to hard labour in deep Siberia, to have a plenty of time to reflect upon their actions.
>>96804851Clearly you can't post about games because the evil coomers are projecting their coomfield over you by posting elf tits
>>96805398That is not the issue, dishonest anon.
>>96804891Fits puckee and his spam
>>96802925NTA, but modern governments are literally more undemocratic than traditional monarchy. Even a 5% increase in the tax of the people caused a revolt back in the past. Now the state is constantly crushing the low echelons of society and benefiting subhuman billionaires.Elves would have some sort of decentralized democracy like >>96802079 says in the HRE or the Roman Republic. But having "current flavor" of democracy is for short-term races who enjoy getting fucked each 4 years.
>>96783615Kerillian confesses she actually likes Kruber and respects Sienna
>>96804207>Aoi NagisaI KNEEL
>>96805437it's your problem if you choose to feed the troll instead of scrolling past and engaging with the conversation you want to see. The truth seems to be that backseat jannies and hall monitors have nothing to contribute and instead try to police everyone else
what do elves that aren't really cut out for a office job end up doing instead?
>>96808278>it's your problem if you choose to feed the troll instead of scrolling past and engaging with the conversation you want to seeYou don't know how anonymous posting works. I was one of the anons engaging in the elf government discussion before that.We would have less backseat jannies if actual jannies did some work. But you are also more concerned about people complaining than what they complain about, which means that you might as well have no interest in keeping these threads clean of any filth, shitposting and porn.We can also do this meta-discussion through the whole thread, killing it. Which is something that you are very eager to do, apparently. Despite your complaints about "backseat jannies".
>>96804460you know birch trees have an extensive native range that includes parts of asia, right?
>>96808380>We would have less backseat jannies if actual jannies did some workJannies are the ones managing botspam and sinking real threads
>>96808339OnlyElves
>>96808339if they didn't leave the office life to get married to an adventuring entrepreneur, then probably magic tricks where men with money appreciate the art, and there's always a place for elves at the cookie factory
>>96808380>I was one of the anons engaging in the elf government discussion before that.so why did you stop when you saw tits just to start feeding the troll? Is this some thing people on reddit do to virtue signal and bring attention to the mods so they can delete things they don't like?
>>96810225>adventuring entrepreneurFucking adventuring bros trying to sell me on their next crypt expedition that will totally grant ten times the investment without issue
>>96811605>so why did you stop when you saw tits just to start feeding the trollBecause the other anon didn't reply to my post. Which is fine, a discussion doesn't need to go on forever.Have you actually tried reading the thread?
>>96808339gas station nightshiftsnow generate me this elf being robbed at a gas stationThanks
>>96808339>ugh... no Anon I don't care how much you'll pay I'm not dressing up as Olga Discordia
>>96784349I always prefered short hair so I give the cute women in my stories short hair
Where do I join the fight with the Elven Liberation Front?
>>96815771Needs to be pure elf to join, sorry anon.
>>96816019I am pure elf, pure wood elf
>>96816019>Needs to be pure elfHow very liberal of you to accept all kinds of elves
>>96816378Don't you have a Bretonnian to kill and eat?
>>96815771reasons for joining?
>>96804192>hardnessI'll just take it as damage reduction>Which NPCs survive are gonna be left up to chance, the ship they'll be on at the time might not even surviveNice. Humbling players is necessary step in any campaign lest they become too greedy.
>>96818524You'd have to get your hands on some Eldar ears first, and good luck with that.
>>96818674I'll find a way
>>96787381cute dark elves (that are not for rape)
Rolled 3 (1d10)I want Mad Max elves fighting one another for the last scraps of lumber in a dying ecosystem
I want sexy brown space elfs conquering the galaxy.
>>96783615Worse than that. It's all but outright stated that she's responsible for Ubersreik falling after leading an ambush on reinforcements from Nuln going to Ubersreik.
I like the idea of a maid/butler elf, in a non-coomer way. A noble immortal creature that for one reason or another serves humans over multiple generations, be it because it was cast of from their own kingdom in a fantasy setting or is one of those urban elves in a modern fantasy setting that treats a job they're going to do for a decade or two as a temporary side gig.And then they spend the next century either serving one family and bonding with them, seeing new generations being born and seeing them off before moving on, or one that switches their employers every few years but bonds with other working people.
I challenge the Eldar to have a normal not-dick shaped helmet
>>96821949Denied.
>>96822005Please just have a normal fucking combat helmet
>>96822012No.
>>96821811Kerillian has to die and if you disagree you're a filthy traitor of the wood elves
>>96821949The helmets are the best part about their aesthetic you utter fucking pleb.
>>96821949WF high elves are worse, but both look significantly better without literal dickheads
>>96820593I got a space adventure setting where the youngest type of elf are sexy brown elves who are known explorers, settlers and conquerors. They tend to have strained relationships with their galactic neighbors to say the least
>>96821812Same but I think elves are better like mistresses of many loyal to death generation of human maids. They have been serving the elf by a few family lines now.
>>96822281as usual, 3rd edition had the strongest aesthetic.
>>96824547Neat
>>96812871pic>>96823295yeah but the drip goes harder in Warhammer Fantasy because they arent weargin latex, almost skin tight armor
>>96820593I want sexy brown space elves conquered
Mauls, hammers and maces don't seem like very elven weapons
Has anyone actually read these books? Would elven rural south even work as a game setting?
>>96829024I'm sure someone has, and no
>>96826947Counterpoint: ______I actually don't have one, you are right.Elves should have some use for axes (the hippie tree-nigger elves that don't hurt no wood are lame, if you are forester, an axe is useful). But maces and clubs? I can see them using long sticks with mace-heads at the end. Like a two-handed kind.But not these overly heavy fantasy hammers. Not because elves can't have the strength to wield them, it's just a very unelfy way of wielding a weapon.
>>96829024Why the fuck would someone read that?
>>96829332bile fascination?
>>96829084>hippie tree-nigger elves that don't hurt no woodAnyone who actually cares about woods knows that you do have to cut the dead or sick trees sometimes.If you don't, they will eventually become tinder for the forest fire that'll wipe out more than anyone ever could manage in a lifetime.If anything, forest elves should be as harsh and pragmatic as nature itself, to the point of seeming utterly alien to everyone.Forest elves would absolutely have uses for axes.Maces need metal, which is hard to come by in a forest, but clubs should be easy enough to carve out of wood.A small cudgel could come in handy to knock people out to throw them out of the forest, rather than killing them.
Elven cum has magical properties and is used in mana and health potionsIs this an original idea?
>>96778013Dwarf too flat, would not bang.
>>96829024>Has anyone actually read these books? Someone has to have, but this is the sort of AI-churnned TikTok slop that's made for >Would elven rural south even work as a game setting?Probably not. The "rural South" isn't that special or interesting of a setting unless you have something interesting to say, and frankly the sort of people who want to shoehorn it into fantasy typically doesn't. The "redneck elf" idea usually comes from attempts to modernize existing wood elf archetypes.
>>96829831>Is this an original idea?No it's not.
>>96829831>elf healslut supporting the party.jpg
>>96829831>Is this an original idea?Everyone thinks you drink jizz, Anon
>>96829831>Is this an original idea?No.But you should look up "Elven Nectars" on AO3.
>>96831395>futa>interspeciesewwww
>>96829024>Would elven rural south even work as a game setting?yes.
>>96832368Explain how
>>96832462Drows.
>>96832490The deep south aren't commies
I need pictures of elf paladins for my upcoming game
>>96832586I got you
>>96832462you got your rich elven landowning aristocrats that wear white suits and drink mint juleps. You got your wood elf hicks in the forests and mountains and your dark elf gentlemen rogues
>>96832490>>96832561Drow would be voodoo elves living mostly deep in de swamps, workin dey magick for whoever pay dem enough.
>>96832586
>>96833936>>96833936>>96833936
You can actually talk about elves in different settings without a picture, this is normal.
>>96834409well, what do you want to talk about?
>>96835907tactical elf tactics would be cool, but it's awkward when there's two elf threads
