Gray Elves
(Fairies)
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Character Races
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Unearthed Arcana

Q: UA states that gray
elves are to receive an addition to
their initially generated intelligence
scores. Should they also receive the
addition to dexterity and the subtraction
to constitution that normally
apply to elves, as per the
Players Handbook? Does this apply
to all the elven sub-races?

A: Yes, the ability score adjustments for
each race given in the PH
also apply to all the new sub-races introduced
in UA. This also goes
for sub-races of dwarves, elves, and
gnomes. Any new adjustments given in
UA are specific only for the
case noted.
(117.54)
 

Question: Are player characters al-
lowed to be drawn from Grey Elf stock or <a? e?>
Drow stock?

Answer: Each DM must decide wheth-
er such unusual player-character types
will be allowed in his/her campaign. In
the case of unusual elf types, there
should be a possibility for a player char-
acter to become any of the elf subspe-
cies, including aquatic elves and wood
elves. However, it should be apparent
that life as a player character under such
conditions would be hard — for the
character, the player, and most of all the
DM, who must be prepared to cope with
the added responsibility of trying to in-
corporate such a “rare” character into
the campaign without sacrificing its bal-
ance and flexibility. — J. Ward, W.
Niebling
(Correction: Yes).

Fairies are members of a rare race that shares all of the abilities of <alt:origin=gray elves> high elves,

  • including resistance to sleep and charm,
  • ability with sword && bow, infravision,
  • detection of secret && concealed doors, and
  • ability to move silently when alone.

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    The 2 sub-races share the same languages.
    Fairies receive a + 1 bonus to their dice roll for INT, giving beginning PCs a max. score of 19 in this ability.
    Fairies are not as common as ^high^ elves, and do not normally associate with humanoids other than elves for long periods.
    They are thinner than ^high^ elves, with hair color of silver || gold and eyes of amber and violet. <perhaps, roll twice for weight, taking the lower result>

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PapersAndPaychecks

    Did I just see a reference to a halfling magic-user/thief?
    Played by a Gygax?
    Please don't tell my gaming group you're allowed to do that, otherwise we'll end up with a party full of hobbits again...

    Actually, reading various accounts of early D&D games, I have the impression that the "rules" on which classes could be played by which races, and how high level they could achieve, were fairly frequently ignored and might be better described as guidelines than rules.


    If the Dm allows a hanfling magic-user/tief, who am I to quibble.

    That said, most of the campaigns I played in did keep pretty close to the level limits for non-human PCs.
    none of the players had problems with that, although when their characters had reached the end of their ability to progress, most, including myself, loked for meand to move them up yet another level  the grey elf was thus the choice of many a player wanting a demi-human PC with magical ability.

    Cheers,
    Gary