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    wolf13@qconline.co
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    Elven Investiture

    Elves don't have priests, right? So how do elven rulers get
    investitured? I was wondering if this was an oversite or was done on
    purpose. as a side note how do other DM's deal with this problem.
    just curious
    Wolf13

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    Bruce J. Taylor
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    Elven Investiture

    wolf13@qconline.com wrote:
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    > Elves don't have priests, right? So how do elven rulers get
    > investitured? I was wondering if this was an oversite or was done on
    > purpose. as a side note how do other DM's deal with this problem.
    > just curious
    > Wolf13
    >
    >

    This subject came up in my campaign, and the way I managed it was
    to give Elven Mages a realm spell:

    Investiture (Enchantment/Charm)
    Regency: 2/province level
    Gold: 1/province level
    Req'd source: 5
    Character Level: 5
    Duration: Permanent

    This spell allows an Elven Mage to Invest a ruler. This spell is only
    castable by elves, and requires a source in the province to be invested.

    Giving this spell to Elven Mages is based on the fact that Elven magic
    is based upon their understanding and harnessing (or collaborating and
    enhancing) the forces of nature. As mebhaighl is tied to the land,
    and Elven Magic is more closely tied to the its direct use than
    Human magic, this seems a natural extension of Elven Magic.

    The high source requirement, and the fact that it must be in the
    province
    to be invested explains the fact that Elves don't rule Human
    territories:
    they first have to rebuild the natural world to the extent that it will
    support a source 5, an undertaking that would require the forcible
    depopulation of a territory, followed by centuries of letting the land
    regenerate. Elves certainly have the time to do this, but it would
    be exceedingly difficult to hold humanity at bay (and out of the
    province concerned) for the length of time required.

    Bruce

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    Nicola Tonellotto
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    Elven Investiture

    On 17 Apr 1997 wolf13@qconline.com wrote:

    > Elves don't have priests, right? So how do elven rulers get
    > investitured? I was wondering if this was an oversite or was done on
    > purpose. as a side note how do other DM's deal with this problem.
    > just curious
    > Wolf13

    Excuse my english but I'm an italian boy and I don't know English very
    well.
    Even if Elves do not believe in any God, Elves "adore" the night-sky as a
    sort of 'helping divinity'. The stars are the souls of the great warriors
    of the past that look upon the Elves that live on Cerilia. I think that
    investituring acts are in some way related with this 'entity' in a way
    that is not much different from the way in which human priests legitimate
    their rulers. As a DM, in my campaigns, I master it this way.
    If anyone has a better idea, we are all waiting for him/her to
    show up...


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