Why are Elves considered Bad choices for Combat?

[Sinfire Titan]

Caelic doesn't like them.


Psi can take Vigor excessively to overcome any Con problems.
What Psi isn't gonna take Vigor?
Otherworldly + Alter Self or Poly/Meta + Metamorphic Transfer = 

Elves don't have brains, they have fungus. You have to kill it with fire to get rid of elves permanently.

So they're like 40K Orks?

I was thinking more along the lines of "their 'brains' and they just keep going" rather than the awesome of the Boyz.

hmm ... so Pizza with Sausage and Elf topping, then ??

[skydragonknight]

This is the heart of "Ninja Logic".

Your logic is faulty. Claiming there are no ninja elves simply because you deem elves too uncool to be ninjas is wrong simply because any elf worthy of becoming a ninja would, of course, be a very good ninja (due to their racial Dex bonus). Everyone knows that a good ninja is never seen (if he is, then he's obviously a bad ninja, because that's the whole point). Therefore, any elven ninjas would be, by definition, unperceived.
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Yeah I noticed my logic was flawed but didn't care since the topic was silly anyway. Though you not only refuted the logic but came up with a logical counterargument. Well played.

"Elves need a little something to balance them."
Proposed house rule: +2 Initiative. All the "elves are good fighters" myth is a result of their enemies quite often dying before they can act.

[SorO_Lost]

Proposed house rule: +2 Initiative. All the "elves are good fighters" myth is a result of their enemies quite often dying before they can act.

Proposed House Flavor & adventure hook: Elves say they are bad assed and bribe many innkeepers into telling false stories about them. The illusion of facts supported by the logical thinking of a Human Wizard hitting level 20 in his life time vs an Elves who lives ten times as long for the most part keeps people from debunking the myth.

Your party of adventurers, named The Mythbusters, have set out to test this theory by seeing how easy it is to kill elves and take over their cities.

[skydragonknight]

Your party of adventurers, named The Mythbusters, have set out to test this theory by seeing how easy it is to kill elves and take over their cities.

So we get to stat up Buster, a level 20 Elf-slaying Warforged?

[Rymosrac]

. . . Suddenly a mythbusters-inspired party, hired by some manner of arcane collegium, sounds like an incredibly awesome campaign.

[emaNsdrawkcaB]

. . . Suddenly a mythbusters-inspired party, hired by some manner of arcane collegium, sounds like an incredibly awesome campaign.

So long as their first job is to kill that insufferable Jay Ingram. God damn I hate that guy.

[carnivore]

i do have a Few Elf based fighter type that i will post later when they are finished, 2 Barbarian based, 1 Martial Manuver based ... to see what you think

quick note ...... if Orcs are supposed to be so Good at Combat, why does Gruumsh only have one eye? 


 

[Solo]

He lost it due to being notoriously shortsighted.

[carnivore]

  true ... he couldnt see that the opponent he was fighting was an ELF until after the battle started, then it was too late

 

[skydragonknight]

Well, when your Orc eye gets a +10 Orcbane arrow shot into it, it sort of becomes useless.

[veekie]

i do have a Few Elf based fighter type that i will post later when they are finished, 2 Barbarian based, 1 Martial Manuver based ... to see what you think

quick note ...... if Orcs are supposed to be so Good at Combat, why does Gruumsh only have one eye? 


 

Gruumsh traded it for power and because it looked freaking badass.
Unfortunately Correllon deployed the half elf misinformation squad.

[skydragonknight]

Gruumsh traded it for power and because it looked freaking badass.
Unfortunately Correllon deployed the half elf misinformation squad.

So wait...was Gruumsh the primordial Pirate?

[Senevri]

The reason elves are bad choices for Combat is because they can't wield Greatswords.


*waits for it*

*sigh* Fine. What about Uranium greatswords?

[Ian Frost]

The reason elves are bad choices for Combat is because they can't wield Greatswords.


*waits for it*

*sigh* Fine. What about Uranium greatswords?

Why would anybody bother with a greatsword when they could use a katana?
It's like D&D CO has It's own meme's or something ;P

[SorO_Lost]

It's like D&D CO has It's own meme's or something ;P

Orly?

[Bozwevial]

This is the heart of "Ninja Logic".

Your logic is faulty. Claiming there are no ninja elves simply because you deem elves too uncool to be ninjas is wrong simply because any elf worthy of becoming a ninja would, of course, be a very good ninja (due to their racial Dex bonus). Everyone knows that a good ninja is never seen (if he is, then he's obviously a bad ninja, because that's the whole point). Therefore, any elven ninjas would be, by definition, unperceived.


Yeah I noticed my logic was flawed but didn't care since the topic was silly anyway. Though you not only refuted the logic but came up with a logical counterargument. Well played.

My logic was probably flawed in some way too, I just wanted to escalate the debate.

[skydragonknight]

Though if we simply kill the elven lords, the elven ninja would commit seppoku and we wouldn't need to see them.

[Bozwevial]

Though if we simply kill the elven lords, the elven ninja would commit seppoku and we wouldn't need to see them.

I thought that seppuku was reserved for samurai?

[Solo]

I'm willing to make an exception in this case.

[skydragonknight]

Though if we simply kill the elven lords, the elven ninja would commit seppoku and we wouldn't need to see them.

I thought that seppuku was reserved for samurai?

After doing some research, apparently having a master doesn't matter, since Ninjas who run out of victims shove frisbees don their throats.