Dec. 3rd, 2019
Because it's still bothering me
Dec. 3rd, 2019 04:31 pmthe Pathfinder description if half elves that can't (or rarely) put on weight no matter what they eat
aside from conflating weight with attractiveness in a very narrow culture and time specific way
reminds me of people I know
who for many years could not gain weight
or keep it on
and were zooming around very busy
and very unwell
until they got their thyroid and celiac diagnosed and under control
at which point they could once again turn food into body
and were not
you know
starving.
So now I want to combine this description with the rules that have
different basic rations for different fantasy races
and have it be simply
food intolerances or nutritional shortages
from eating too much food from one side of the family or the wrong sort from the other.
Also
Elves adapt to their location ( Read more... )
aside from conflating weight with attractiveness in a very narrow culture and time specific way
reminds me of people I know
who for many years could not gain weight
or keep it on
and were zooming around very busy
and very unwell
until they got their thyroid and celiac diagnosed and under control
at which point they could once again turn food into body
and were not
you know
starving.
So now I want to combine this description with the rules that have
different basic rations for different fantasy races
and have it be simply
food intolerances or nutritional shortages
from eating too much food from one side of the family or the wrong sort from the other.
Also
Elves adapt to their location ( Read more... )