[HQ Ignorance] Elvishness and rootlessness

[Sam Elliot]

Nic Hughes <nicolas.h at virgin.net> wrote:
  I have always seen them as a balancing act - they are both Man and Plant. Initially - back in RQ days when I actually role-played an Aldryami elf - I approached them as being physically mostly Man and spiritually mostly Plant. Nowadays I'd mix it up more.

*** Yes, I do think it´s an interesting one...
   
  So, in terms of the whole Brown Elf problem have you considered tying it back to the seasonal personality idea where the personality for Dark Season is Sleepy (or something similar). I think setting the rating for the personality to be equal to their rating in Elfsense works quite well on a few levels. 
   
  *** Could be a good idea. Yes, I was thinking of one ability which changes its name through the seasons. Or one ability tied to a flaw. Easiest might be to call it a flaw and use it as a +ve ability on the odd occasion.
   
  I have to confess the more I think about it the more I personally might do something a bit more radical and play the "true elf" as a secondary character who kinda wafts around in a wierd alien way whilst the narratively important character would be the spokesperson/bodyguard. That way the elf can be as inhuman as you like while the character you spend most of your time writing about has an easier time functioning and interacting with the rest of the world. So for example you could play a centaur character who happens to be taking orders from a "follower" who is actually his boss within the game world. Remember that the game mechanic of leader/follower is not about their actual relationship it is about who is most active in the story - and hence most often takes the active role in any contests.

  *** Yes and no. I don´t want to depart too much from the elf as the central character...but I agree about the sidekick being the voice; can be a nice touch, I have seen it done extremely well on one occasion.
  
If all else fails and you get really stuck I would be willing to swap slots with you, 
   
  *** Get your grubby mitts off my elf!!!!
   
  Sam :)
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