Evil Magic editionDiscuss elves.Post elves.Love elves.All elf lore, games, stories, and anything else elfy is all appreciated. No AI or anime, please.Thread question:What makes certain schools of magic evil, and what's evil to elves? Prev. >>98039532
I like drowAnd mooooon elvesI LIKE FUNNY COLORED ELVES, PERIOD!
where noldorchud?
>>98086907Drow are just boring, and a blender of multiple influences so might as well do what you want
>>98086943Yes.
>>98087228Drow are fun when you remove the cringe that always gathers around D&D stuff
>>98086927>What makes certain schools of magic evilIt's often the case that they inherently take something away that is sacred, and against the will of the ones affected.Prime example is necromancy. It's evil, since it often takes the souls of the dead, and instead of letting them pass on to the afterlive, involuntarily puts them back into their dead flesh and bring them under the will of the necromancer. The necromancer, therefore, is not only corrupting the natural order but also enslaving souls without their permission.That's, for instance, completely different from summoning your ancestors to fight by your side. It would be voluntary.>and what's evil to elves?Dunno, depends on the setting, the actual elves in question, and may change depending on the subrace or elven culture (if they exist).Like, wood elves may hate necromancy because it encroaches into the natural order of things. Whereas your typical high elves might hate it because of the involuntary aspect, arguing based on a moral, ethical code.
>>98086927>What makes certain schools of magic evilactually, there's no such thing a 'evil' magicmagic is merely a tool and means to an endeven necromancy- is it truly that evil? they're just a bunch of corpses nobody uses them anymore, they're just laying there rotting and people should be happy they find a new use
>>98086927>TQI'm thinking how to include dark elves here...I'd say probably some kind of a necrotic magic that induces rot and shortens lifespan, as long life is the only thing an elf could be trully proud of.
Laarthyr from Dark Heresy face reveal
>>98087848Maybe I'm just imagining things, but the "after image" effect on his hand doing psyker stuff is a nice touch.
>>98087848Chuddy
>>98087915Eldar love "all the things she said" by Tatu.
Elf ear preferences? I like it when they are medium, not too small that they are almost human, but not comically big like Warcraft elves seem to have....along with their eyebrows, which just look silly
>>980880036 and 7 are elf ears
>>980880035, 6, and 7. 4 looks like some sort of goblin, the other ones half-elven more than anything.Big ears are cute. Deedlit is cute. Cute!
>>98088025Cutest elf
>>98088003>Elf ears7, with them resting relatively flat against the head instead of sticking out.>Goblin ears5 or 6, but with them being perpendicular to the head instead of resting flat like elf ears.>Fae/fairy ears4, but they are able to move in a much wider array of motions compared to other races.>Halfling ears2 or 3, but bigger relative to the size of their head.>Human ears1For a physiological feature that is often made different from humans, I think it is important to make them relatively distinct from one another for visual hierarchy and so that players can more easily tell the difference between them at a glance.
>>98088011Wish there was a higher resolution version of this.
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>>98088239Iyanden has fallen. Billions must breed.
>>980880036 is perfect
>>98088198Eugenics - posh word for racism.
>>98088537Only if you think people of a certain race are inferior
>>98088537Don't be like that. One is a study, the other is prejudice
>>98088537>>98088571haha, OOPSlefty is a secret racist!
>>98088198those high elves look so similiar I always assumed they're cousins
>>98088537Nah eugenics can mean a healthy passing down of genes as in avoiding heritable diseases within a race.
>>98088638That's just your racial blindness
>>98087639Found the modern day "umm it's akschually all gray" leftie.
>>98087639>they're just a bunch of corpses nobody uses them anymore, they're just laying there rotting and people should be happy they find a new useBased small business owner entrepreneurial spirit
I wish Bethesda did more Dunmer focused stuff in places like Call to Arms TT game
>>98087617The thing that makes a school of magic is. Is the writers of the setting saying it is evil.
>>98089587I just wish Bethesda made their elves looks as good as they do in the mods.Fuck, I just wish Bethesda made some actual fucking games and not regurgitating the same crash-riddled mess every 3 years.
>>98087848sometimes I'm annoyed how elves are supposed to be youthful and then you look at art and somehow they look 'old'>Astarion is a weird case sometimes he looks like he's in his 20's and then he looks middle aged, must be the stress drow are supposed to be pretty but BG3 gives us some questionable male faces
>>98090308Drow are supposed to be the most beautiful elves because they literally kill their own children if they deem them not pretty enough, but that is very problematic for the modern audience. They really should be stunningly beautiful. Both males and females.
>>98090308>and then you look at art and somehow they look 'old'Observe the early D&D artists not understanding anything about elves and making them all grandpas.
>>98090737They'd look so cute pregnant :)
>>98091428Pregnant waifu witch elves are only for AoS, these are proper evil WFB witch elves.Somehow having a mysandrist like Morathi as their God really improved their relationships with men.
>>980880035, 6, and 7.1 is Human. If you're that scared of making an Elf just make them NotHumans, like from Atlantis or some shit.2 is also Human. There's like some white people in Maine or some shit who have a genetic mutation that makes their ears cornered like that.3 & 4 are orc/goblins, with 4 looking like it belongs to the Green Goblin from Spider-Man or some shit.
>>98088537Yes, and?
>>98091724Never ask a misandrist the gender of her significant other.
An ocelotl knight of an elven city-state. knight is the closest analogy as these warrior societies were very similar in behavior to knightly orders, only that anyone could get in if they kicked enough ass. Except the eagles, those were nobility only.
>>98090567ill never understand the total disconnect between writers and artistsit should be the simplest of things for a company to say "okay, here is what the writer says the character looks like and wears:"but this nigger only got the barest cliff notes
>>98092691I can only imagine that before the advent of the internet, the back and forth between artists and commissioners was limited to a few exchanges of notes, and thus "60 years old elf guy" turned into this.Although, that doesn't excuse not having a good chat over the telephone.
>>98092691wasn't there like the original daughter of the drow cover artist who took his GF and just drew her and colored her black?am I misremembering that?
>>98092710If that was the case, then honestly the blame lands on the commissioner who should be aware that not everyone knows how elf aging works
>>98092736This was when fantasy was still niche and you couldn't expect every artist to know what an elf is.The LotR movies changed so much.
>>98092719beats me, never heard of that>>98092755still, it should be a trivial 5 minute phone conversation at best
>>98087848Laarthyr is actually cool and useful unlike YrlietFinally a good EldarAlso funny he has cordial interactions with the most hardcore dogmachud companion Saro
>>98092980Larry's pretty old, too old to bother about meaningless shit mon'keigh are autistic about
>>98093022His voice sounds young
