D&D 5E Does the Variant Human need a boost now after Tasha's changes

[Ace]

Yep, they keep adding crap without understanding the game balance gets thrown out the window.

This happens with nearly every splatbook in every edition of D&D and almost every game except mayb e GURPS which has scientist as its line editor (Sean Dr. Kromm Punch).

 

[Don Durito]

But now that a custom race can start with a feat and with Darkvision they seem to be better than Vhuman for anyone with a class that only needs one 16.

Ehh. The way I see it custom races are a DM's tool. Not a player's

 

[Zeromaru X]

First they should fix the dragonborn. After that, they can focus on making more powerful an already powerful race.

 

[Xeviat]

You can't trade armor/weapon profs for skills ... Just tools.

 

[Horwath]

You can't trade armor/weapon profs for skills ... Just tools.

true.

But armor proficiency should be worth a skill proficiency.

 

[Xeviat]

true.

But armor proficiency should be worth a skill proficiency.

I kiiiiinda agree. Not sure about medium armor, though. If a race gave heavy armor, yes. Medium armor, though ... It does nothing for dex characters so it would just be a free feat for them. IDK.

 

[dmhelp]

I decided to use customize your origin but if you choose not to you get +1 to your standard array.

so custom lineage or a mountain dwarf w +2 int start w 16, 15, 13, 13, 10, 8 (i use a beefed array)
A vhuman or standard mdwarf start w 17, 15, 13, 13, 10, 8

 

[doctorbadwolf]

This just illuminates the fact that if you're going to have floating ability scores for all races, then all races should've been designed with those in mind in the first place. As it stands, Tasha's rules for this are just half-baked and result in the nastiest imbalance 5e has seen, by far.

It results in no imbalance whatsoever.

 

[NotAYakk]

Which race is next after we bump humans? Where does it end?

Well, if you are an Elf that bumps a human, the next is a Half-Elf.

 

[Scott Christian]

+2 to any ability score
and
2 feats