Eladrin Assassins?

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Eladrin Assassins? Mar 9, 2009 10:45:23 GMT -8

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Post by Trailfoot on Mar 9, 2009 10:45:23 GMT -8

Well, Dragon put up an article about assassins (<motorhead>Assassin! Assassin!</motorhead>) today. I noticed something a bit odd in it... all of the racial feats in the article are for Eladrin.

So I got to thinking... why are eladrin so well-suited for the job of assassination? Why do they have so many abilities that make them good at it?

Then I realized... their life spans. You get an incompetent or cruel archfey lord, they're going to be in power for longer than most human empires exist. There's really no other option... said noble HAS TO be assassinated. The fey he rules over can't just wait for him to die.

Game design is an act of social engineering. Players and gamemasters alike will behave in the way the game encourages them to.

Nephallim Slayer of Kronin Armin Shimmerman is not a bugbear! Actually a troglodyte. Posts: 401	Eladrin Assassins? Mar 9, 2009 18:54:54 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Nephallim on Mar 9, 2009 18:54:54 GMT -8 Also... bamfbackstabbamf
	Current Characters -Quel of Ashenshield: Thoroughly mercenary. . . and still not a hobo. -'Desmond Jericho': That would be telling, now wouldn't it? -Maluth Scalechanger: He does eat gnolls. Personal Quote: "God is love, but God's love is like the cold winter wind that bites and penetrates and shakes and frightens and kills."

Trailfoot Builder That... person. With that thing. I am the Game. You can't play me. Posts: 300	Eladrin Assassins? Mar 9, 2009 21:15:37 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Trailfoot on Mar 9, 2009 21:15:37 GMT -8 Okay, I give up... what IS your avatar of?
	Game design is an act of social engineering. Players and gamemasters alike will behave in the way the game encourages them to.

Nephallim Slayer of Kronin Armin Shimmerman is not a bugbear! Actually a troglodyte. Posts: 401	Eladrin Assassins? Mar 10, 2009 4:53:09 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Nephallim on Mar 10, 2009 4:53:09 GMT -8 A half-eaten loaf of challa bread I made with my mom a couple years ago. All hail Jew-bread!
	Current Characters -Quel of Ashenshield: Thoroughly mercenary. . . and still not a hobo. -'Desmond Jericho': That would be telling, now wouldn't it? -Maluth Scalechanger: He does eat gnolls. Personal Quote: "God is love, but God's love is like the cold winter wind that bites and penetrates and shakes and frightens and kills."

Myridd Prince of New Orleans <3Wombat!<3 Posts: 353	Eladrin Assassins? Mar 11, 2009 16:04:43 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Myridd on Mar 11, 2009 16:04:43 GMT -8 I knew what it was. ^_^ Heehee.
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