--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Peter Clark <peter-clark@B...> wrote:
> On Thursday 20 February 2003 02:38 pm, John M. Dollan wrote:
> > The Elves, otherwise
> > called the Aewylin, are the ones I am having trouble with as far
as
> > removing the stereotypical Elven image. But I have time...
> I hate elves. Seriously. (Yes, I know they are imaginary.
But I hate
> imaginary elves.) They are always the same in modern fantasy and
RPGs. Wise
> to the point of being absolute elitist snobs. Practically immortal,
yet throw
> themselves into situations that are likely to get themselves
killed. (Think
> about it: if you were practically immortal, wouldn't you be more
careful?)
> Beautiful to the point that authors trip over themselves with
adjectives.
> You know what I want? I want fat, ugly elves with bad
breath and even worse
> manners. I want elves that get drunk frequently on cheap booze and
are angry
> drunks at that, too. I want elves that are either a.) paranoid about
> everything (like Puppeteers) or b.) have half the life-span of your
average
> human (bonus points if they regularly die because they've managed
to pickle
> their liver to oblivion). I want dumb, stupid elves that are
consigned to
> shoveling horse manure in the stables because they can't be trusted
with
> anything more complex. I want elves that are the scum of society,
that cause
> good folk everywhere to quickly cross to the other side of the
street and
> bless whatever capricious RPG god they believe in that they were
not born an
> elf.
> That's the kind of elf I could love.
> :Peter
>
> --
> Oh what a tangled web they weave who try a new word to conceive!
Here is a game a good friend of mine made that I think will give you
what your looking for.
http://www.adept-press.com/elfs/
Mario