• DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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    9 hours ago

    Well this is RPG memes and 100 is when an elf is considered an adult in DnD so

    That is how it works (legally and culturally)

    Of course it’s also a medievalish world and they didn’t care that it ruined brain development. I guess you might argue that dwarves and elves would though, particularly since a brain damaged drunken youth is going to be a problem for a lot longer

    • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      I think the general consensus is that it’s elven society that considers 100 the age of maturity. Elves grow to adulthood at the same rate as humans, but the knowledge and worldly experience they must gain is what elves see as being an adult.

      So, a 73 year old elf would be more than able to drink responsibly

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      8 hours ago

      Except if this was how it worked, then elves would be babies for like 10 years before being toddlers for like 30 and teenagers for 50-70 years.

      A decade as a toddler? Nah.

      I think it’s fair to say elves reach maturity almost as quickly, just age slower after reaching maturity. Same with dwarves, etc.

    • Calfpupa [she/her]@lemmy.ml
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      9 hours ago

      We don’t know what the alcohol content of the drink is, as when alcoholic drinks were the standard they were much lower AC than today’s, nor do we know how impactful alcohol is to elven physiology.