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From: Peter David Boddy <pdboddy@****.carleton.ca>
Subject: Re: Sex and Race / Strange Characters
Date: Sun, 12 May 96 1:18:39 EDT
Peter writes:
>
> Sasquatch wrote:
>
>
> [snip]
>
> >ork and an elf get married. What race will thier children be? (For those who
> >think its not possible look at the Lyle Lovett/ Julia Roberts match and then
> >tell me it can't happen :)) How about a troll and a dwarf? Before everyone
> >scream baby size on birth I've got some numbers based on average weight and
> >birth weight percentage.
> >
> >All weights are averaged.
> >
> >Dwarf 3.0 kg or 6 1/2 lbs
> >Elf 3.7 kg or 8 1/4 lbs
> >Human 3.9 kg or 8 1/2 lbs
> >Ork 4.0 kg or 8 3/4 lbs
> >Troll 5.6 kg or 12 1/3 lbs
> >
> >
> >Thes assume the birth parent is the same race as the child. the race
> >description says % of mother's weight. So a dwarf could feasably give birth
> >to an underweight troll. Maybe?
> >
>
> My brother created a human character who was born to orks, and grew up in
> Cascade Ork country. I think we read somewhere that ork children are
> sometimes born human and goblinize as a part of puberty. (I'd look that up
> again, but my brother currently has _all_ of my books)

It can and does happen.

Pete

Pete aka Spitfire
Test your might...
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Peter David Boddy
Carleton University
Email address: pdboddy@****.carleton.ca
Email address: bx955@*******.carleton.ca
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