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Old 11-11-2020, 02:09 PM   #17
whswhs
 
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Default Re: Elves as "closer to nature and lower-tech" - give them a revulsion to metal?

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Originally Posted by Polydamas View Post
I think Poul Anderson toyed with that in "Three Hearts and Three Lions" (which is also the source of a lot of ideas in Basic and 1e AD&D: regenerating trolls, infravision, and a Law/Chaos dichotomy). He used it for fairies, and I like the idea of applying it to Tolkienesque elves.
I don't think that works for them. The Noldor, at least, were master smiths, jewelers, and artisans generally, from Feanor to Celebrimbor; and Celebrimbor and Galadriel both got along well with dwarves.
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