I personally have the headcanon that DnD elves oblique similar reproduction laws like the elves from ElfQuest do. Basically, they can only have children if they have a natural mental connection (called "erkenning") to another elf, which happens very rarely, or they need help through magic means.
Basically, elves are not nearly as fertile as humans. This of course doesn't go for drow, who usually don't form emotional connections to each other, which is why they generally reproduce way more often than surface elves, but their children (especially the male ones) are way more expendable as well.
See, I tend to assume elves follow Errant Story rules (note: it's a great comic, but if you do look it up, it's not exactly work-safe). They live a long time, but they have serious fertility issues that prevent them from having many kids. However, they also have massively increased fertility when crossbreeding with humans, so a lot of elves opt for that instead. Try with another elf for a century and probably get nothing, or just go sleep with a human and get the next best thing. It nicely explains Coran's troubles, and why half-elves are a major playable race.
Incidentally, Errant Story elves also have no cultural nudity taboo, but they all tend to go around fully clothed anyway, because as one of the main characters points out, "having no cultural nudity taboo doesn't work that way." Seems relevant to the whole Ellisime discussion.
Cernd is a great tank. His AC is far below zero even without any items. He's not a dwarven barbarian with DoE or a Fighter/Mage, but he can hold off enemies for much of the game with little trouble.
Cernd is a great tank. His AC is far below zero even without any items. He's not a dwarven barbarian with DoE or a Fighter/Mage, but he can hold off enemies for much of the game with little trouble.
yep, except his natural attack counts as a +0 weapon (and in no way can be changed), so any enemy worth their salt is completely immune to him, wnah wnah wnaaaaaaaaaaah
Cernd is a great tank. His AC is far below zero even without any items. He's not a dwarven barbarian with DoE or a Fighter/Mage, but he can hold off enemies for much of the game with little trouble.
yep, except his natural attack counts as a +0 weapon (and in no way can be changed), so any enemy worth their salt is completely immune to him, wnah wnah wnaaaaaaaaaaah
@sarevok57: I said great tank, not great damage dealer. Also, Dispel Magic can remove his natural attack (might not be possible in EE, though) and allow him to use any weapon as a werewolf. I don't know what "wnah" means. But yes, he is a good tank.
@wubble is quite right. In SCS, shapeshifting is much more powerful, and Cernd very hard to kill.
Cernd is a great tank. His AC is far below zero even without any items. He's not a dwarven barbarian with DoE or a Fighter/Mage, but he can hold off enemies for much of the game with little trouble.
yep, except his natural attack counts as a +0 weapon
Fyi @DragonKing if you upload an image you can put your cursor over top of the attachment that appears, then click insert. You can then delete the uploaded image.
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Cernd is a great tank. His AC is far below zero even without any items. He's not a dwarven barbarian with DoE or a Fighter/Mage, but he can hold off enemies for much of the game with little trouble.
yep, except his natural attack counts as a +0 weapon
my bad, just tested it out, and it hits as a +2 weapon, so still garbage
nah, conjurer is better, you can use illusion spells, for the loss of...... LOLZ, divination spells? like identify in which you can do with an item that you can almost get right away in bg2 and true which a cleric can do faster?
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Basically, elves are not nearly as fertile as humans. This of course doesn't go for drow, who usually don't form emotional connections to each other, which is why they generally reproduce way more often than surface elves, but their children (especially the male ones) are way more expendable as well.
Incidentally, Errant Story elves also have no cultural nudity taboo, but they all tend to go around fully clothed anyway, because as one of the main characters points out, "having no cultural nudity taboo doesn't work that way." Seems relevant to the whole Ellisime discussion.
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Sorry for the double.
I total thought that was armor until now.
@wubble is quite right. In SCS, shapeshifting is much more powerful, and Cernd very hard to kill.
Too lazy to draw my own.