Half-Elf Weight

[TiberiusAlaric]

Why do Elves have higher weight ranges than Half-Elves? Given the fact that a Half-Elf has a portion of the bulk of their human parent and the height of their Elven parent, you would imagine that they would be bigger than either one.  :?  

[jstorrie]

I'd imagine that elves, despite being thinner, simply have more volume due to height and thus more mass.

[TiberiusAlaric]

I'd imagine that elves, despite being thinner, simply have more volume due to height and thus more mass.

I simply do not see that as being the case. Yes, an Elf can be a foot taller than a Half-Elf, but they also have remarkably slimmer bodies. Furthermore, even if they were capable of weighing more, I don't see how it is possible for them to weigh upwards of 260 lbs. Perhaps an additional ten-stone, but three ten-stones? Come on!  :?

I propose that the weights for Elves and Half-Elves be switched since it only seems logical.  

[spawnloser]

Muscle density.

[Dakkon Black]

This is an obvious one. Nobody likes half elves. We all make them starve.

But it does seem odd... I'd think that halfbreeds could get heavier, since they do have more human in them and we've all seen american obesity rates..

[spawnloser]

Actually, I always pictured humans, half-elves and elves having the same weight ranges. 6-9 ten stone.  What is elf range again?

[TiberiusAlaric]

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[EvilRoeSlade]

Yes, an Elf can be a foot taller than a Half-Elf, but they also have remarkably slimmer bodies. Furthermore, even if they were capable of weighing more, I don't see how it is possible for them to weigh upwards of 260 lbs. Perhaps an additional ten-stone, but three ten-stones? Come on!  :?

I don't know where you're getting your information, but since a tenstone weighs 22 lbs if I've been informed correctly, the most an elf, half-elf, or human could possibly weigh while still following the norm is 198 lbs.

Half-elves have the same weight range as humans, but at the same time are taller.  This means they weigh the same, but it's distributed amongst a longer frame.  Thus half-elves are taller and thinner than humans.

[UnderSeven]

Speaking about weight and going a little off topic, I find it hard sometimes to figure out weight.  but not just that, in stat where it says you are very light.. or light.  What is the order? Where does no problem come in with that?  

I is so confuwsed.

[TiberiusAlaric]

I don't know where you're getting your information, but since a tenstone weighs 22 lbs if I've been informed correctly, the most an elf, half-elf, or human could possibly weigh while still following the norm is 198 lbs.
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Yeah, I just realized that after looking at the size chart. I thought it depicted merely the weight at first, so I was  :? , but now I'm a little  :oops: , but overall   .

Thanks.

[spawnloser]

1 ten stone = 10 kilograms
10 kilograms = 22 pounds

9 * 22 = 198, so ERS is correct.

[EvilRoeSlade]

Speaking about weight and going a little off topic, I find it hard sometimes to figure out weight.  but not just that, in stat where it says you are very light.. or light.  What is the order? Where does no problem come in with that?  

I is so confuwsed.

This has nothing to do with a character's weight, but rather their encumbrance... a measure of how much the junk they're carrying weighs them down.  Does that help?

Order:

Very light
No problem
Light
Easily manageable
Manageable
Heavy, but manageable
Very heavy
EXTREMELY HEAVY

I'm not exactly sure about the last two, truth be told.

[Melkor]

But it does seem odd... I'd think that halfbreeds could get heavier, since they do have more human in them and we've all seen american obesity rates..

Holy fuck. Never, EVER fuckin talk about America as if we are the most gluttonous country in the world... People seem to overlook that obesity rates are MUCH higher in many European countries (Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Malta and Slovakia) have a higher percentage of men are obese or overweight than the estimated 67 percent of men in the United States. Greece is the fattest fucking country in the world! Despite what you hear on the news... Get some credible research. Like this> http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/printthread.php?t=6684


(sorry for ranting a bit, there... )

[Nao]

But it does seem odd... I'd think that halfbreeds could get heavier, since they do have more human in them and we've all seen american obesity rates..

Holy fuck. Never, EVER fuckin talk about America as if we are the most gluttonous country in the world... People seem to overlook that obesity rates are MUCH higher in many European countries (Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Malta and Slovakia) have a higher percentage of men are obese or overweight than the estimated 67 percent of men in the United States. Greece is the fattest fucking country in the world! Despite what you hear on the news... Get some credible research. Like this> http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/printthread.php?t=6684


(sorry for ranting a bit, there... )

There is no way that the obesity rate in germany is higher than in the US - you're close to fattest, sorry

No idea about greece.

[flurry]

Order:

Very light
No problem
Light
Easily manageable
Manageable
Heavy, but manageable
Very heavy
EXTREMELY HEAVY

I'm not exactly sure about the last two, truth be told.

I'm pretty sure that at the top end of the scale it goes

Very heavy
VERY heavy
Extremely heavy
Unbelievably heavy

[Bebop]

I'd personally like to know also why half elves can not be as short as humans, even though at times they can pass for them, especially the young half elves at the maturity of thirteen can not be as short.

[jhunter]

I agree, I think that half-elven height and weight ranges should probably be tweaked a little.

[Maybe42or54]

As you get taller, it is only natural that you weigh more. Instead of your muscles being condensed into a smaller area the way a human does, you have an elf that has the same amount (or more, since they run everywhere) of stretched tight over a longer set of bones. Tight muscles are easier to break. Breakage means more muscles.

I agree with spawnloser anyway.