Bill Zebub
“It’s probably Matt Mercer’s fault.”
It feels odd that a goliath PC (the hero after all?) couldn't be the strongest member of his race.
("Well, in order for your Goliath fighter to be the strongest member of the strongest race in the world, that means the record is only 20. And so I'm sorry, if someone in the party wants to make a 20 Str Halfling and tie you, there's nothing I can do. If you want to not be the strongest one, I'll put a 21 Str NPC Goliath out there so you can still have that good old Goliath pride .")
* Pre-emptively insert something about the trait that lets Goliath's carry more, and a switch to half-orcs or something else that's besides the point.
And if my character concept is that my halfling is…or will someday be…the strongest person in the world, is it wrong that every other PC could tie her?
I’m sorry but I just can’t get behind “your character’s existence lessens my enjoyment of my own character” as a design principle.