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minus-squareSARGEx117@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·1 year agoWhat they have: Literal magic Immortal Vulcans that are a bit more chill Personal cloaking device Weapons that are impervious to scattering fields and ionized atmospheric radiation that renders phasers inoperable. What we have (see meme) I see no downsides.
minus-squareA_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoHistorically speaking Tolkien’s elves aren’t exactly known for being chill. Ha
minus-squaretheodewere@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agopretty sure Feanor was an Elf, and that dude had exactly the least amount of chill
minus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoSure they are. They’re just a wee bit racist. “If your fitlhy dwarve wants to pass through our woods, he must be blindfolded and our lord and lady will get to decide if he leaves the woods alive or not.”
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoElves be crazy. Half the time they’re in a giant strop about something or other usually beyond human comprehension because it’s so petty.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year ago Personal cloaking device Star Trek has that, too. Weapons that are impervious to scattering fields and ionized atmospheric radiation that renders phasers inoperable. And that:
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year ago “Any sufficiently advanced technology appears to be magic to the primitive” — Picard, paraphrased Vulcans are functionally immortal (remember) ST also has personal cloaks. And transporters (better than giant eagles that only take you halfway) Worf would do like a word about the Bat’leth and other assorted slicey things
What they have:
Literal magic
Immortal Vulcans that are a bit more chill
Personal cloaking device
Weapons that are impervious to scattering fields and ionized atmospheric radiation that renders phasers inoperable.
What we have
(see meme)
I see no downsides.
I mean are they chill though?
Historically speaking Tolkien’s elves aren’t exactly known for being chill. Ha
pretty sure Feanor was an Elf, and that dude had exactly the least amount of chill
Sure they are. They’re just a wee bit racist. “If your fitlhy dwarve wants to pass through our woods, he must be blindfolded and our lord and lady will get to decide if he leaves the woods alive or not.”
Elves be crazy. Half the time they’re in a giant strop about something or other usually beyond human comprehension because it’s so petty.
Star Trek has that, too.
And that:
Also the TR-116
“Any sufficiently advanced technology appears to be magic to the primitive” — Picard, paraphrased
Vulcans are functionally immortal (remember)
ST also has personal cloaks. And transporters (better than giant eagles that only take you halfway)
Worf would do like a word about the Bat’leth and other assorted slicey things