CapnZapp
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Trippy, you seem caught up on a fact that I and many others feel is insignificant in the general scope of things - and more importantly, a fact I would definitely not bring the attention to in front of a newbie.Strength 15 means, according to the rules it means that Halfling can carry more than 10 times his/her own body weight - cartoon physics in other words. If I want to create a sense of verisimilitude in the games I run, I house-rule it.
It’s not a question of ‘badwrongfun’ - the original poster asked people to criticise and discuss the statistics of that particular character, which I did. It’s up to other people whether they want to implement these thoughts or not.
There are so very many things that are... well, fantastical, about D&D, that I can't believe that you are still defending the way you chose this particular one.
I'm sure a case can be made for every single class race stats combo that it really shouldn't come into play if you "think about it".
So don't! It's a game. ALL possible characters are valid. NONE of the choices deserve to be singled out as unrealistic.
Sure, feel free to house rule away in your personal game, Trippy, but please don't bring your own assumptions into a general D&D decision. And especially not one where a newcomer asks for advice.
I sincerely hope you understand why people have responded, and that you really shouldn't feel a need to defend yourself. I am only writing this because it does not appear to me you have understood why you feel attacked: it really isn't about your opinions, it's about not needlessly complicating the choices of people new to the game.
I see that people challenge your assumptions, telling you "Str 15 Barbarians are realistic, too" but that only misses the point. The point isn't to go into some discussion about how Haflings can or cannot have Str 15 and/or lift 15x their body weight.
The point is:
Bringing up idiosyncrasies about the game is an advanced course - not something you want to do at D&D 101
Once everybody feels comfortable restricting their game, taking Str 15 Halflings, or Paladin Tieflings, or Humans with a bad haircut off the table is perfectly okay, so again: this isn't about the opinion, it's about the place for it.
Very best regards, and hope for your understanding trippy;
CapnZapp
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