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Genis
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Posted - 04 Sep 2006 :  22:29:32  Show Profile  Visit Genis's Homepage Send Genis a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
i just wanted to know the life span of a half elf...i mean im sure i could have found out rather easily on google or something but i was already here so lets here it!....and a half elf half dwarf"if thats even possible" would be longer then a half elf half human...right? i mean since both dwarves and elfs live longer then humans...speaking of which....IS a half dwarf half elf possible?...and has it ever happened?.....maybe it should...that might be sweet...lol

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Posted - 04 Sep 2006 :  22:46:21  Show Profile Send Foxhelm a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Half-elf/Human lifespan: 128-185 years

Now first, if you want to add a Half-elf/dwarf you will have to ask DM. Now lifespan..

Half-human Elf: +55 years on human, -222 years on elf.

Human: 72-90 (Average:79 years)
Dwarves:252-450 (Average:349 years)
Elf:354-750 (Average:548 years)

Just a few numbers.

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Well I can give you some credit for being persistance.


Half elf default appears to infer human elf parents. Age is in the SRD.

I half elf and half drawf might exist, but I do not recall any at this time.

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Genis
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Posted - 04 Sep 2006 :  23:12:24  Show Profile  Visit Genis's Homepage Send Genis a Private Message  Reply with Quote
thanks guys!!!....yeah i didnt feel like checking it out at google or anything so i figured id eventually get an answer on here....by the way sorry for asking on the other wrong threads!

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Wasn't Myth Drannor named after a half-elf half-dwarf?

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Drannor Whitethistle was an elf -- Cormanthyr.

Labrad, the product of Drannor Whitethistle (an elf) and Konora Onyxhelm (a dwarf), was a dwelf.

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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 :  04:44:04  Show Profile Send scererar a Private Message  Reply with Quote
A Dwelf? Scererar pictures a pointy eared, bushy bearded, spell slinging, axe welding, nature loving, rock climbing, sort of dude

I liked the 2E chart for determining age and life spans

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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 :  05:24:49  Show Profile  Visit Genis's Homepage Send Genis a Private Message  Reply with Quote
thats awesome lol

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Jorkens
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Dwarves Deep mentions half dwarves on page 6; common earlier in some areas, but not any more. Except for some exterior differences these can be counted as dwarves. I guess the Dwelf would look something like a couple of the older elves in Elfquest.
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quote:
Originally posted by Jorkens

I guess the Dwelf would look something like a couple of the older elves in Elfquest.



Except with more fingers.

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quote:

Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Except with more fingers.


I had forgotten about that, its been to long since I read them; time to dig in the bookshelves.

And on the same note the dwelves hairy appearance will of course be the same to every one, no matter what their feelings for the dwelf is.
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quote:
Originally posted by Genis

i just wanted to know the life span of a half elf...i mean im sure i could have found out rather easily on google or something but i was already here so lets here it!....and a half elf half dwarf"if thats even possible" would be longer then a half elf half human...right? i mean since both dwarves and elfs live longer then humans...speaking of which....IS a half dwarf half elf possible?...and has it ever happened?.....maybe it should...that might be sweet...lol



The old 2E Complete Book of Elves may have a differnt lifespan of a half-elf...

And I remember some net book..."The Complete Book of Half-Elves" that split half-elves lifespans up by their elven parents...


and FYI I requested months ago on the Paizo's site for an article in Dragon magizine for a template of "half-dwarf/elf/halfling/gnome/etc." (like they have done for the half-troll and half-ogre") so you could make "dwelves" and "elflings"

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Genis
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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 :  23:05:10  Show Profile  Visit Genis's Homepage Send Genis a Private Message  Reply with Quote
thanks again guys you have been really helpful and informative

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warlockco
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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 :  23:39:17  Show Profile  Visit warlockco's Homepage Send warlockco a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Kinda varies from edition to edition.
In the Realms in 2E, Elves were effectively immortal, as far as lifespan goes.

On average though most Half-Elves in many settings, not just D&D tend to live about 300 or so years.

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